The collector shall keep a book or books of receipts with duplicate sheets for each tax year, from which all receipts given to taxpayers must be taken; and, on payment by any taxpayer, the collector shall enter on the duplicate from which the receipt is taken the name of such taxpayer, the date of payment and the amount of taxes and the interest and costs as specified in the receipt prescribed in Section 40-5-10, and such duplicate and the receipt taken therefrom shall bear the same number and correspond in all respects. Such book or books at the end of the tax year shall be delivered by the collector to the chairman of the county commission, and the production thereof by the collector may be compelled by such commission at any time before such delivery.
Last modified: May 3, 2021