2013 Mississippi Code
Title 89 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Chapter 1 - LAND AND CONVEYANCES
IN GENERAL
§ 89-1-65 - Sheriff's conveyance


MS Code § 89-1-65 (2013) What's This?

A conveyance of land sold by a sheriff under execution may be in the following form, and shall be sufficient to convey all of the title of the defendant in the execution, which any conveyance such officer might make would in such case convey; and a conveyance by a constable in like form, the proper changes being made, shall have the like effect in case of sale made by him, viz.:

"By virtue of an execution issued by the clerk of the circuit court of

county, on the day of , A.D. , returnable before said court on

the Monday of , A.D. , to enforce the judgment of said court,

rendered on the day of , A.D. , in favor of against ,

for dollars, and costs, I, as sheriff of county, have this day,

according to law, sold the following lands, to wit: [here describe the land];

when became the best bidder therefor at the sum of dollars, and he

having paid said sum of money, I now convey said land to him.

"Witness my hand, the , A. D.

Sheriff."

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