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Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-51-19

  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • 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 Alabama Code 1-1-1

The purchaser of property, real or personal, sold under an execution issued by the city or town clerk shall receive a title clear of all encumbrance, except of liens held by the state and county; provided, that the property sold is the property against which the taxes for the payment of which the sale is had were levied.