When any special tax bill has been paid to the owner or holder thereof, and marked paid upon presentation of such bill to the county clerk he shall cancel and mark paid the amount of such tax bill on the record thereof, and such entry shall be evidence of the payment of the tax bill as therein stated. When the tax bills are issued payable in installments as provided in section 249.530, upon presentation of any such tax bill showing by endorsement the payment of any of the said installments the county collector shall note the payment of such installments upon his record of said tax bill and such entry shall be evidence of payment of such installment.