§ 15-19-270 — Duties of officer upon seizure of property.

The sheriff or constable shall, immediately on making seizure under the provisions of SECTION 15-19-230, with the assistance of two disinterested freeholders, make a just and true inventory of all the property so seized and of the books, vouchers and papers taken into custody, stating therein the estimated value of the several articles of personal property and enumerating such of them as are perishable. Such inventory, after being signed by the sheriff or constable and appraisers, shall within ten days after such seizure be returned to the officer who issued the warrant, and the sheriff or constable shall, under the direction of such officer, collect, receive and take into his possession all debts, credits and effects of such debtor and commence such suits and take such legal proceedings, either in his own name or in the name of such debtor, as may be necessary for that purpose and prosecute and discontinue such suits and proceedings at such times and on such terms as the court may direct. The property so seized or the proceeds of such as shall have been sold and debts collected shall be kept to answer any judgment which may be obtained in such action.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-927; 1952 Code SECTION 10-927; 1942 Code SECTION 533; 1932 Code SECTION 533; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 506; Civ. P. '12 SECTION 285; Civ. P. '02 SECTION 254; 1870 (14) 476 SECTION 256.