§40-7-17. By whom property should be listed.

The property of every minor shall be listed by his guardian, if he has one; if he has no guardian, by his father, if living; if the father is dead, by his mother, if living; if the mother is also dead or married, by the person having it in charge; of the wife, by the husband, if living and sane, and the parties reside together; if the husband is dead or insane, or he is not living with his wife, by the wife; of any person for whose benefit the property is held in trust, by the trustee; of every deceased person, by the executor or administrator, but if there be no executor or administrator by any person having an interest in the estate of said decedent by bequest or devise or under the laws of descent and distribution; of those whose property is in the hands of receivers, by such receivers; of every firm or body corporate, by the partner, president, principal officer, or agent thereof; property in the hands or custody of any public officer or appointee of a court, by such officer or appointee; of those absent or unknown, by their agents; or by the person having it in charge; of insane or idiotic persons of full age, by their guardians, if they have any; if they have no guardian, by the person having it in charge; of the lessors of real property, by such lessors; and all persons herein required to list property for others shall list it separately from their own and in the name of the owner thereof, and shall also, as far as practicable, give the residence and address of the owner, but the failure to give such residence and address shall not invalidate the assessment.

(Acts 1935, No. 194, p. 256; Code 1940, T. 51, §48.)