Tennessee § 6-55-205 - Tax suit — Enforcement of judgment.
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§ 6-55-205. Tax suit — Enforcement of judgment.
The court may proceed to judgment or decree against all defendants who do not settle the taxes due as provided above, and enforce the judgment or decree and the lien for the taxes due by sale of the lands upon which such taxes are assessed, under the rules applicable to other chancery sales. Acts 1897, ch. 6, § 4; Shan., § 1972a4; Code 1932, § 3383; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-707.
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