No deed of conveyance for lands, in whatever manner or form drawn, shall be good and available in law, as to strangers, unless it is acknowledged by the vendor, or proved by two (2) witnesses upon oath, in the manner prescribed in Chapters 2 2 and 23 of this title, and registered by the register of the county where the land lies. All deeds so executed shall be valid and pass estates in land, or right to other estates, without livery of seisin, attornment, or other ceremony in the law whatever.
Code 1858, § 2005 (deriv. Acts 1715, ch. 38, § 5); Shan., § 3671; Code 1932, § 7596; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-504.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 5 - Conveyances of Property
§ 66-5-101. Grants or Devises Passing Full Estate
§ 66-5-103. Forms of Conveyances
§ 66-5-104. Execution by Agent or Attorney
§ 66-5-106. Authentication and Registration Required — Formal Ceremonies Unnecessary
§ 66-5-107. Correction of Errors
§ 66-5-108. Preservation, or Extinguishment and Reversion of Mineral Interests
§ 66-5-111. Identification of Specific Mineral Interests to Be Conveyed