Upon receipt of the money by the trustee as provided in § 38-5-119, the trustee shall place it to the credit of the county. If it is other property, the trustee shall, within three (3) months, sell it at the courthouse of the county, at public auction, upon reasonable public notice, and shall, in like manner, place the proceeds to the credit of the county.
Code 1858, § 5316; Shan., § 7294; Code 1932, § 11895; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 38-420.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime
§ 38-5-101. Affidavit Required to Hold Inquest
§ 38-5-102. False Affidavit — Perjury
§ 38-5-103. Courts of General Sessions May Hold Inquests as Coroners
§ 38-5-105. Subpoenas for Witnesses
§ 38-5-106. Who Shall Be Summoned as Witnesses
§ 38-5-107. Surgeon or Physician as Witness
§ 38-5-108. Employment of Chemist
§ 38-5-109. Allowances to Physicians and Chemists Limited
§ 38-5-110. Service of Process
§ 38-5-112. Form of Inquisition
§ 38-5-113. Return of Inquisition
§ 38-5-114. Witnesses May Be Bound Over
§ 38-5-115. Arrest of Person if Present
§ 38-5-116. Warrant for Arrest if Person Not Present
§ 38-5-117. Effect of Coroner's Warrant
§ 38-5-118. Disposition of Body of Decedent
§ 38-5-119. Disposition of Effects Found on Body
§ 38-5-120. Duty of County Trustee as to Effects Found on Body
§ 38-5-121. Delivery of Property or Payment of Money to Legal Representatives of Deceased