Where judgment is obtained against a county, the county legislative body shall impose a tax to pay it, at the next regular imposition of taxes after the judgment; and the taxes, when levied and collected, shall be immediately applied to the payment of such judgment.
Code 1858, § 534 (deriv. Acts 1855-1856, ch. 90, § 1; 1857-1858, ch. 15, §§ 3, 4); Shan., § 681; Code 1932, § 1077; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-921.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 9 - Appropriation and Disbursement of Funds
§ 5-9-302. Vote on Appropriations
§ 5-9-304. Revenue Docket — Entry of Claims
§ 5-9-305. Revenue Docket — Jurors' Claims
§ 5-9-306. Revenue Docket — Entry Prerequisite to Warrant Issuance
§ 5-9-307. Warrant of County Mayor Required
§ 5-9-308. Bills of Cost — Certification
§ 5-9-309. Bills of Cost — Correction
§ 5-9-311. Pauper's Burial — Affidavit