Collection of excessive tax prohibited

It is a Class C misdemeanor for a collector of taxes to collect, under the color or pretense of office, more money, in the name of taxes, than is directed by law. Code 1858, § 605; Shan., § 875; Code 1932, § 1564; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 67-1120; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113. It is a Class C misdemeanor for a collector of taxes to collect, under the color or pretense of office, more money, in the name of taxes, than is directed by law. Code 1858, § 605; Shan., § 875; Code 1932, § 1564; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 67-1120; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.