6-55-601 - Municipal tax assessor.
6-55-601. Municipal tax assessor.
The governing body of any municipality is authorized to:
(1) Elect a tax assessor, who shall be required to make and subscribe to an oath as provided by the general laws of the state of Tennessee for county tax assessors;
(2) Prescribe the bond that the tax assessor shall give; and
(3) Fix the tax assessor's compensation and the compensation of any and all deputies or employees.
[Acts 1957, ch. 391, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-729.]