All deeds, conveyances or grants that have been, or may be, made to any officer or person for the use or benefit of the county, vest in such county the title as fully as if made to such county by name, but such conveyances hereafter shall be made to the county.
Code 1858, § 407 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 34, § 5); Shan., § 499; Code 1932, § 745; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-702.