41-10-117. Duty of county officials to levy and collect tax; monthly payment of collections to treasurer of district; taxes to constitute perpetual lien; lien to be on parity with general tax lien.
It shall be the duty of the body having authority to levy taxes within each county to levy the taxes provided in this act. It shall be the duty of all officials charged with the duty of assessing property and collecting taxes to assess property and to collect such taxes at the time and in the form and manner with like interest and penalties as property is assessed and other taxes are collected and when collected to pay the same to the district ordering its levy and collection. The payment of such collections shall be made monthly to the treasurer of the district and paid into the depository thereof to the credit of the district. For any district the area of which is in more than one (1) county, the officials of each county shall perform said duties for the area and property therein. All taxes levied under this act, together with interest thereon and penalties for default in payment thereof, and all costs of collecting the same, shall constitute, until paid, a perpetual lien on and against the property taxed, and such lien shall be on a parity with the tax lien of other general taxes.