Section 5-9-312 - Judgment against county - Tax levy

Where judgment is obtained against a county, the county legislative body shall impose a tax to pay it, at the next regular imposition of taxes after the judgment; and the taxes, when levied and collected, shall be immediately applied to the payment of such judgment.Code 1858, § 534 (deriv. Acts 1855-1856, ch. 90, § 1; 1857-1858, ch. 15, §§ 3, 4); Shan., § 681; Code 1932, § 1077; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-921.