Section 40-10-105

Section 40-10-105Warrant for fees, costs, taxes, penalty, and interest.

The Comptroller must also ascertain the amount of such purchase money which has been paid to the county in which the land is situated as fees, costs, taxes, penalty, and interest, or on other account, if any such payment has been made on account of such purchase, which amount he shall certify to the judge of probate of such county or presiding officer of the county commission where the judge of probate has no connection with such commission who shall present such claim at the next meeting of the county commission of such county, whereupon such commission shall order a warrant in favor of the state for such amount, which warrant shall be a preferred claim against the county and payable by the county treasurer to the judge of probate or presiding officer of any county commission where the judge of probate has no connection with such commission who shall forthwith forward such amount, less cost of remitting, to the State Treasury and report it to the Comptroller.

(Acts 1935, No. 194, p. 256; Code 1940, T. 51, §302.)