Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-12-219

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

The trustee, before receiving the assessment book and proceeding to the collection of the assessments, and the county clerk, before receiving the funds from the trustee, shall, respectively, enter into a bond for double the amount that will come into their hands, respectively, payable to the state, and conditioned on the faithful paying over and accounting for the funds arising from the assessment.