Any deed of conveyance of the old site of the prison or courthouse, made by the project superintendents, duly proved or acknowledged and registered, shall be effectual to vest a valid title in the purchaser.
Code 1858, § 417 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 34, § 4); Shan., § 509; Code 1932, § 761; Acts 1979, ch. 12, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-714.