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Mississippi Code 1972 (2024)
Title 13 - EVIDENCE, PROCESS AND JURIES (§§ 13-1-1 — 13-7-49)
Chapter 3 - PROCESS, NOTICE, AND PUBLICATION (§§ 13-3-1 — 13-3-189)
- Section 13-3-1 - Provisions of chapter applicable to all courts
- Section 13-3-3 - Style and date of process
- Section 13-3-5 - The summons
- Section 13-3-7 - through 13-3-13 - [Repealed]
- Section 13-3-15 - Separate or additional summons; attachment against estate of defendant
- Section 13-3-17 - Substitution of parties in case of death of party
- Section 13-3-19 - through 13-3-23 - [Repealed]
- Section 13-3-25 - Summons by publication for unknown heirs and unknown defendants
- Section 13-3-27 - Publication of summons
- Section 13-3-29 - [Repealed]
- Section 13-3-31 - Publication; requirements and procedures
- Section 13-3-32 - Publication-in what newspaper-presumption of continued qualification
- Section 13-3-33 - and 13-3-35 - [Repealed]
- Section 13-3-37 - Sheriff to mark and return process
- Section 13-3-39 - [Repealed]
- Section 13-3-41 - Service on one carrying on business in state by or through trustee or attorney in fact
- Section 13-3-43 - through 13-3-47 - [Repealed]
- Section 13-3-49 - Service when defendant is a corporation
- Section 13-3-51 - [Repealed]
- Section 13-3-53 - Service on one of several executors or administrators
- Section 13-3-55 - Suits by or against partnerships; service on one of several partners
- Section 13-3-57 - Service on nonresident business not qualified to do business in state; survival of cause of action in case of death or inability to act; service on nonresident executor, administrator, etc
- Section 13-3-59 - and 13-3-61 - [Repealed]
- Section 13-3-63 - Service when defendant is nonresident motorist; appointment of secretary of state as agent
- Section 13-3-65 - and 13-3-67 - [Repealed]
- Section 13-3-69 - Process not void for certain defects
- Section 13-3-71 - [Repealed]
- Section 13-3-73 - Plaintiff's options when sheriff kept off by force
- Section 13-3-75 - Return of alias where first writ served
- Section 13-3-77 - Process may be executed by an officer out of his county
- Section 13-3-79 - [Repealed]
- Section 13-3-81 - When justice court judge may execute process
- Section 13-3-83 - Service of notices, summonses, subpoenas, orders, pleadings, motions, etc
- Section 13-3-85 - Notice by summons of motions against officers for neglect of duty
- Section 13-3-87 - Return of officer may be questioned by parties
- Section 13-3-89 - [Repealed]
- Section 13-3-91 - Reversal, on appeal by defendant, for want of service or defective service as an appearance
- Section 13-3-93 - Subpoenas for witnesses
- Section 13-3-95 - through 13-3-101 - [Repealed]
- Section 13-3-103 - Attachment for non-appearing subpoenaed witness
- Section 13-3-105 - Subpoenaed witness to attend until discharged; scire facias for defaulters
- Section 13-3-107 - Settlement of certain civil suits; notice to be given to subpoenaed witnesses and effect of failure to do so
- Section 13-3-109 - Issuance of process by supreme court and its return
- Section 13-3-111 - Time when executions shall be issued
- Section 13-3-113 - Issuance, execution, and return of executions
- Section 13-3-115 - Issuance of subsequent execution
- Section 13-3-117 - Issuance of execution against several defendants
- Section 13-3-119 - Effect of death of one or more of several defendants before issuance of execution
- Section 13-3-121 - Execution for costs of Supreme Court
- Section 13-3-123 - Levy of writs of execution and attachments-on land
- Section 13-3-125 - Levy of writs of execution and attachments - on personalty
- Section 13-3-127 - Levy of writs of execution and attachments - on choses in action
- Section 13-3-129 - Levy of writs of execution and attachments - on corporate stock and the like
- Section 13-3-131 - Levy of writs of execution and attachments - on interest of partners or co-owners
- Section 13-3-133 - Money, banknotes, judgments and the like may be levied on; endorsement and negotiation of seized instruments; proceeds to be applied against judgment debtor's obligations
- Section 13-3-135 - Purchaser's title to certain interests of defendant sold under execution or attachment
- Section 13-3-137 - Growing crop shall not be levied upon
- Section 13-3-139 - Lien of executions, and priority thereof
- Section 13-3-141 - Officer to care for property and allowed expenses
- Section 13-3-143 - Manner by which personal representative or successor thereof of plaintiff may have execution
- Section 13-3-145 - Effect of death of one or more of several plaintiffs before issuance of execution
- Section 13-3-147 - Assignee of a judgment may have execution
- Section 13-3-149 - Effect of death of party after execution issued
- Section 13-3-151 - Execution issued against dead defendant
- Section 13-3-153 - Motion to revive judgment
- Section 13-3-155 - Execution and garnishment on certain judgments and decrees of other courts may be issued by clerk
- Section 13-3-157 - When a bond of indemnity shall be required
- Section 13-3-159 - Remedy on bond of indemnity
- Section 13-3-161 - Where sales under execution or other process are to be made
- Section 13-3-163 - When sales of land may be made; advertising of sale
- Section 13-3-165 - When sales of personalty may be made; advertising of sale
- Section 13-3-167 - Sale of perishable goods
- Section 13-3-169 - Hours and mode of sale
- Section 13-3-171 - Lands to be sold to be offered in subdivisions and as an entirety
- Section 13-3-173 - Sale may be adjourned or continued from day to day
- Section 13-3-175 - Venditioni exponas
- Section 13-3-177 - Venditioni exponas to issue when officer taking property dies
- Section 13-3-179 - Procedure to be followed where property is not delivered by representatives of deceased officer taking property
- Section 13-3-181 - Duty of officer to examine judgment-roll; priority of liens
- Section 13-3-183 - Officer to restore money on injunction of execution
- Section 13-3-185 - How purchaser takes property sold at execution sale
- Section 13-3-187 - Conveyance of land sold under execution or other process
- Section 13-3-189 - Completion of title under justice's execution
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