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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt:...(Signed), Trustee. Such notice shall be inserted once a week for three weeks in some newspaper published in the county; and if none be published, then by posting said notice at the courthouse door for three weeks previous to said sale, the fee therefor to be paid by the county. Advertisement of tax sales to be shown.--The advertisement of tax sales must be shown to have been made as required by law, especially where the sales are made in summary proceedings under statute. Rule v. Parker, Cooke, 365; Bloomstein v. Brien, 3 Tenn. Chy., 64. Sec. 51. Sale of land of delinquents, when.--On the first Monday in June, if the taxes remain unpaid, the trustee shall proceed to sell land of each delinquent taxpayer to pay the amount of taxes due by him, and all costs, interests, penalties, and charges thereon, to the highest bidder for cash, and the sale shall be continued from day to day between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m. each day until all is sold, and the trustee shall enter on the tax books at the place for entering date of payment the words: "Sold to name, date." Tax deed must show tax sale at time and place required by law.--A tax deed showing that the land was sold on a day different from that designated by law is void. Conrad v. Darden, 4 Yer., 307. The deed must show that the land was sold at the time and place required by law, and the recitation of a sale "on the day of, 18--," is not sufficient. Thompson v. Lawrence, 2 Bax., 421. Sec. 52. Parties in possession become tenants of purchasers, but not liable for rents, when.--Any one in possession of land sold for taxes under the provisions of this act shall become the tenant of the purchaser at will from and after the first day of January following the date of sale; prov...