40-10-72
Section 40-10-72 When land sold is insufficiently described. In case of the sale of any real
estate, either for the collection of the taxes thereon or for the collection of other taxes
due by the owner thereof, said real estate shall be described in all the proceedings incident
to the condemnation and sale thereof, and in the certificate and deed issued to the purchaser
at said sale in the manner described in the assessment thereof, and in case of failure of
the tax collector to so describe said property in any part of said proceedings, certificate
or deed, by reason of which said deed may be held insufficient to convey the property intended
to be referred to, the said tax collector and the sureties on his official bond shall be liable
to the purchaser at said tax sale for all amounts paid by him for such land, together with
cost of suit for same. Should, however, the property be insufficiently described in the assessment
thereof, the said tax assessor and the sureties on his official...
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45-44-141
Section 45-44-141 Assessment and collection. (a) In Macon County, the Little Texas Volunteer
Fire Department may assess and collect a service charge by action of the board on all property
served by the department for fire protection services. The service charge shall not exceed
seven and one-half percent of the total ad valorem taxes due and payable on the property on
an annual basis. The proceeds of the service charge shall be used solely for equipment and
expenses relating to the delivery of fire protection services and operation of the volunteer
fire department. No portion of the service charge may be used for salaries, entertainment,
or food. (b) The service charge provided for in subsection (a) shall be assessed and collected
by the Macon County Revenue Commissioner on an annual basis at the same time as ad valorem
taxes are collected. The service charge shall be collected in the same manner as municipal
assessments. (c) Subsections (a) and (b) providing for the assessment and...
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40-5-34
Section 40-5-34 Assessment and collection of escaped taxes - Procedure. It is the duty of the
collector, when engaged in the collection of taxes for any year, if he discovers that any
person or property within his county has not been assessed with the tax or taxes lawfully
chargeable to such person or property for that year, or any preceding year, not more than
five years before that time, forthwith to assess and collect the taxes due on the same and
in writing to notify the assessor of the fact so discovered, in order that proper assessment
of unassessed taxes may be made, and the collector has the same authority to administer oaths
and propound questions as the assessor has, and any party failing or refusing to answer such
questions or to give in his property shall be liable to the same penalties as provided in
cases where parties fail or refuse to return their property to the assessor or answer the
questions required to be propounded by the assessor. In such assessments of escaped...
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40-5-4
Section 40-5-4 Commissions. The tax collector shall be entitled to receive commissions on taxes
collected by him, not including taxes on real estate bid in by the state at tax sales and
taxes which would be due on property except for the provisions of the presently applicable
law exempting homesteads from state taxes, as follows: In counties where collections, not
including taxes on real estate bid in by the state at tax sales and taxes which would be due
on property except for the provisions of the presently applicable law exempting homesteads
from state taxes, do not exceed $12,000, the rate of commission shall be 10 percent on the
first $5,000, five percent on the next $4,000 and four percent on the remainder. The commission
herein provided for is to be calculated on collections for real property and personal property,
except motor vehicles, for the general fund of the state and county. In counties where the
collections, not including taxes on real estate bid in by the state at tax...
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36-19-15
Section 36-19-15 Lien for expenses of repair, etc., paid by Fire Marshal. The expense so paid
by the Fire Marshal shall be a lien on the property, including the real estate on which the
property is located. Such lien shall be superior and prior to all other liens on such property
except the lien for taxes assessed and due the state, county and municipality wherein said
property is located and vendor's lien, and the Fire Marshal shall institute legal proceedings
within 30 days after such payment to enforce said lien in any court of record, and the Fire
Marshal may enjoin one or more parties occupying the same or different premises in the same
action. In order to make the lien against said property valid and binding, the Fire Marshal,
his deputies or assistants shall immediately upon serving the order provided in this article
upon any party or parties file a copy of said order in the probate judge's office of the county
wherein said property is located and cause the same to be...
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40-5-32
Section 40-5-32 Taxpayer about to jeopardize possibility of collection - Liability of collector
for failure to act. On failure of the tax collector to act when notified that any person is
about to leave or remove his property from the county or that such person is closing out or
going out of business or is disposing of substantially all of his personal property by a closing
out sale, bankrupt sale, fire sale, manufacturers' sale, or otherwise, and the collection
of taxes due or to become due is endangered, he shall be liable for the amount of taxes assessed
against such person. (Acts 1935, No. 194, p. 256; Code 1940, T. 51, §218.)...
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40-10-11
Section 40-10-11 Decree of sale. If service of such notice is perfected 10 days before the
commencement of the term to which the same is returnable, the cause shall stand for trial
at such term; and if no defense is interposed or if interposed and on trial thereof the same
is adjudged insufficient in law or is not sustained by the evidence adduced, the probate court
shall make and enter on such book or docket, a decree of sale substantially in the following
form: "It appearing to the court that the taxes have been assessed against the person
mentioned in this cause (or if the assessment is to owner unknown that the taxes have been
assessed on real estate mentioned in this cause) to the amount of (state amount here) dollars
for the year ___, and that the same are still due and unpaid or have been paid by the holder
of a tax lien certificate, and it further appearing that notice of this proceeding has been
given as required by law, and no valid defense has been interposed against...
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40-7-31
Section 40-7-31 Assessment to "owners unknown." Whenever the tax assessor knows or
learns of any property, real or personal, subject to taxation in his county, the owner of
which he does not know and which is not embraced in any tax return made to him on or before
the third Monday in January by any taxpayer, he shall list and make upon the proper blank
a return describing said property according to the best information he can obtain and assess
the same "owner unknown" at the amount specified by law on a fair and reasonable
market value, and in any notice or advertisement or motion for judgment of sale it shall be
described as so returned; and he shall also note the failure of the owner to make such return
and shall also note the accrual of the penalty of 10 percent of the taxes to be assessed thereon.
No lands shall be returned to "owner unknown" until the assessor shall have made
a demand upon the person, if resident in the county, or by certified or registered mail, if
nonresident,...
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45-26-142.11
Section 45-26-142.11 Service charge or fee - Approval; collection. (a) No service charge may
be assessed unless the service charge is approved at a referendum election of the qualified
voters in the district, provided that no person may vote more than once in the election. (b)
Any service charge assessed shall be collected by the revenue commissioner of the county where
the property is located and distributed to the board of the district for fire protection and
emergency medical services and for the administration of the district. (c) The expenses of
establishing and maintaining the district shall be paid for by the proceeds of the service
charge, which shall be assessed and collected from qualified property owners within the district.
The revenues collected from each district, less any costs of collection, shall be used for
fire protection and emergency medical services in the district. The service charge shall be
a personal obligation of the owner of the property served by the...
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28-3-186
Section 28-3-186 Penalties for failure to pay taxes collected, execution issued for unpaid
taxes, etc. (a) Every wholesaler licensee collecting taxes on malt or brewed beverages levied
by this article shall timely pay the same to the board as provided in this article. (b) If
any taxes levied by this article remain due and unpaid for a period of 10 days beyond the
due date, the wholesaler licensee serving as collection agent for the board shall be required
to pay as part of the taxes so levied a penalty of not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00
to be assessed and collected by the board. (c) Any wholesaler who fails timely to pay any
tax levied by this article shall be subject to disciplinary action by the hearing commission
and, upon being adjudged guilty, shall be subject to revocation or suspension of license.
(d) If any taxes or penalties imposed by this article remain due and unpaid for a period of
10 days, the board shall issue a warrant or execution directed to any sheriff of...
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