Title 48, Chapter 4, Section 3
( 48-4-3)
The tax collector or tax commissioner may place his executions in
the hands of any constable of the county, who shall be authorized to
collect or levy the executions in any part of the county. The
constable or other levying officer to whom the tax collector or tax
commissioner delivers the tax executions for collection shall
proceed promptly to enforce by levy and sale the collection of the
executions. The levying or collecting officer shall make prompt
settlements with the tax collector or tax commissioner and in no
event shall be allowed longer than 90 days from the time the
executions are placed in his hands within which to make final
settlement with the tax collector or tax commissioner and return to
the tax collector or tax commissioner the tax collected and the
uncollected executions with proper entries on the executions. Any
constable or other levying officer who fails or refuses to make a
final return or settlement within the time provided in this Code
section shall forfeit all costs due him on the executions and shall
be subject to be ruled before any court of competent jurisdiction
and made to account as required by this Code section. |