The county treasurer must collect the taxes on all personal property, and in the case provided in the preceding section, it is the duty of the treasurer immediately upon receipt of such report from the assessor to notify the person or persons against whom the tax is assessed that the amount of such tax is due and payable at the county treasurer’s office. The county sheriff shall at the time of receiving the assessor’s report, and in any event within thirty days from the receipt of such report, levy upon and take into possession such personal property against which a tax is assessed and proceed to sell the same, in the same manner as property is sold on execution by the sheriff, and the county treasurer may for the purpose of making such levy and sale, designate and appoint the sheriff as the treasurer’s deputy, and such sheriff is entitled to receive the same fees as the sheriff is entitled to in making a seizure and sale under execution. For the purpose of determining the taxes due, on such personal property, the treasurer shall use the levy made during the previous year, if the levy for the current year has not yet been made. Nothing herein may be construed as to prevent the county treasurer or the county sheriff from collecting taxes due on personal property by distraint thereof at any time after the expiration of the period hereinbefore mentioned.