Section 67-1-1202 - Execution of warrant(a) The sheriff, any deputy sheriff or constable into whose hands such warrant may come may execute it by distraint and sale of personal property belonging to the taxpayer. The proceedings with respect to the sale shall be the same as are provided by law for proceedings under an execution at law from a court of record. The executing officer shall be entitled to the same fees, commissions, and necessary expenses of removing and keeping the property distrained as in the case of an execution from a court of record.(b) It is the duty of the sheriff, any deputy sheriff or constable into whose hands such distress warrant may come, to make a return on the distress warrant within thirty (30) days from the date received. In the event any such officer fails to make the return as required by this section, the officer and the officer's bondspersons shall be personally liable for the amount set forth in the distress warrant.Acts 1941, ch. 36, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 1613.7 (Williams, § 1613.12); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 67-2202.