Sales of Property for Payment of Taxes, Etc., Generally - Title Acquired by Purchaser

The purchaser of property, real or personal, sold under an execution issued by the city or town clerk shall receive a title clear of all encumbrance, except of liens held by the state and county; provided, that the property sold is the property against which the taxes for the payment of which the sale is had were levied. (Code 1907, §1315; Acts 1923, No. 205, p. 217; Code 1923, §2130; Code 1940, T. 37, §676.)