The violation of any ordinance or law of the town shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00), recoverable before the mayor of the town upon warrant issued as for the recovery of the debt before a judge of the court of general sessions. The judgment, when so recovered, shall constitute a lien on the realty of the defendant situate within the corporate limits of the town.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-81-403
Fines for violation of ordinances — Lien of judgment
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 26; Shan., § 2023a51; Code 1932, § 3682; impl. am
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