Tennessee § 69-5-831 - Proceedings in accordance with chancery procedure.
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§ 69-5-831. Proceedings in accordance with chancery procedure.
All proceedings referred to in part 4 of this chapter and authorized to correct errors, or to prorate assessments, when parts of any tract of land have been sold at voluntary sale as provided in § 69-5-815 , or when any of the lands encumbered with such assessments have been sold, for the collection of the assessments, as the result of the proceedings authorized by this part, whether in the county court or the chancery court, shall be conducted according to the rules of chancery proceedings. Acts 1921, ch. 144, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 3871a51b11; mod. Code 1932, § 4279; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-1335; T.C.A. § 69-6-831 . Compiler's Notes. The county court structure referred to in this chapter was abolished by the 1978 amendments to Tenn. Const. arts. VI and VII. Legislative functions formerly exercised by county courts now belong to county legislative bodies. Judicial functions now belong to general sessions, chancery, or circuit courts. See also § 69-5-102 .
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