Terms Used In Tennessee Code 6-55-603

  • County: means the county in which any such city or territory to be incorporated under chapters 30-36 of this title is located, or in which the major portion of the population of any such city or territory to be incorporated is located as indicated by the last federal census. See Tennessee Code 6-30-102
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

In the event an assessor of property is not so elected, the governing body of any municipality may adopt, by ordinance or resolution, the assessments made by the county assessor of property within the confines of the municipality, and have the assessments as made by the county assessor of property copied and entered on the tax books of the municipality.