Tennessee § 54-12-212 - Additional assessments, if first insufficient.
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§ 54-12-212. Additional assessments, if first insufficient.
If the first assessment made by the monthly county court for the original cost of any improvement as provided in this part and part 1 of this chapter is insufficient, the court may make an additional assessment in the same ratio as the first. Acts 1919, ch. 193, § 52; Shan. Supp., § 1682a66; Code 1932, § 2880; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1412. Cross-References. Authority of the monthly county court, title 5. Body exercising jurisdiction of former monthly county court, § 54-12-102 .
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