Private Acts of 1961 Chapter 29

SECTION 1.  That the County Register of the County of DeKalb, State of Tennessee, shall not record any deed conveying real estate, in said County unless same bears the stamp of the Tax Assessor of said County, certifying that said Tax Assessor has copied the names of the vendor and vendees in said deed of conveyance for the purpose of making proper corrections on his roll of assessments.

SECTION 2.  That it shall be the duty of the Tax Assessor of DeKalb County to be available during office hours.  It shall be the further duty of the Tax Assessor to stamp or to cause to be stamped all deeds presented to him, with a stamp showing that he has copied the name of the vendor and vendee in said deed or conveyance for the purpose of making proper corrections on his roll of assessments.  It shall be the duty of the Tax Assessor to correct his tax rolls in all such cases so that the tax rolls of DeKalb County will be kept up to date and will show the correct owners of real estate to the end that property may be assessed in the name of the true owners thereof.  Failure of the Tax Assessor of DeKalb County to comply with the provisions of this Act shall constitute misconduct in office and subject him to removal from office under Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-2701, et sequa.

SECTION 3.  That this Act shall have no effect unless the same shall have been approved by a two-thirds vote of the Quarterly County Court of DeKalb County, Tennessee.  Its approval or disapproval shall be proclaimed by the Judge of the Quarterly County Court of DeKalb County, Tennessee, and shall be certified by him to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4.  That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed:  February 7, 1961.