15-16-305. Disposition of delinquent list. (1) On the third Tuesday of February, the county clerk and recorder shall compare the lists with the assessments of persons and property not shown as "paid" on the property tax record. If the taxes have been paid, the county clerk and recorder shall note the fact in the appropriate section of the property tax record.
(2) The county clerk and recorder shall then administer to the county treasurer an oath, to be written and subscribed in the delinquent list, that every person and all property assessed in the delinquent list on which taxes have been paid have been credited in the list with the payment.
(3) The county clerk and recorder shall then total the amount of taxes remaining unpaid and credit the treasurer with the amount and have a final settlement with the treasurer. The delinquent list must remain in the county clerk and recorder's office.
(4) At the time mentioned in subsection (1), the treasurer shall make an affidavit, endorsed on the list, that the taxes not marked "paid" have not been paid and that the treasurer has not been able to discover any property belonging to or in possession of the persons liable to pay the taxes to collect them.