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Section 39-5-3 – [Contents of sale notices.]

All notices of sale by sheriffs under execution, order or decree of any district court in this state shall contain as briefly as possible the style or title of the cause in which said judgment, order or decree was obtained, the nature of the action, the date of the rendition of said judgment, or the […]

Section 39-5-5 – [Limit on sale price of real estate.]

No real property shall be sold on any execution issued out of any court in any case at law for less than two-thirds of the appraised cash value thereof, exclusive of liens and encumbrances. History: Laws 1856-1857, p. 66; C.L. 1865, ch. 34, § 21; Laws 1884, ch. 11, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 2171; […]

Section 39-5-6 – [Sheriff to ascertain value.]

The sheriff, between the days of levying the execution and the sale of the property, shall proceed to ascertain the cash value of such property as follows: History: Laws 1856-1857, p. 66; C.L. 1865, ch. 34, § 22; C.L. 1884, § 2172; C.L. 1897, § 3120; Code 1915, § 2203; C.S. 1929, § 46-114; 1941 […]

Section 39-5-7 – [Selection of appraisers; appraisal.]

For that purpose two disinterested householders of the neighborhood where the levy is made shall be selected as appraisers, one of whom shall be selected by each of the parties or their agents, or in the absence of either party or his agent, or upon the refusal of either party, after three days’ notice by […]