When the tax collector or tax commissioner has his insolvent list credited, it shall be the duty of the county governing authority allowing the list to retain a copy of the list and return the executions to the tax collector, who shall cause them to be placed in the hands of a levying officer for collection, to be levied and sales under the executions to be made in accordance with the laws governing sales under executions issued upon common-law judgments. The levying officer shall be entitled to the same fees as he is entitled to for other executions, plus 2 1/2 percent. After deducting the commission, the levying officer shall pay the balance to the tax collector or tax commissioner, who shall transmit the county's taxes to the county treasury and the state's taxes to the Office of the State Treasurer.
OCGA § 48-5-131