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§ 4933. False wage claim; penalty.

§ 4933. False wage claim; penalty. Whoever makes an affidavit to any debt or claim mentioned in § 4931(a) of this title which is untrue, shall be fined $50. 16 Del. Laws, c. 147, § 5;  Code 1915, § 4336;  Code 1935, § 4809;  10 Del. C. 1953, § 4933; 

§ 4934. Wage claims by minors.

§ 4934. Wage claims by minors. The parent, guardian, or next friend of any minors, who render such service as is mentioned in § 4931(a) of this title, may proceed under this chapter to secure the debt or claim arising from the service or labor rendered by such minor. 16 Del. Laws, c. 147, § […]

§ 4935. Employees of insolvent corporation.

§ 4935. Employees of insolvent corporation. Employees of insolvent corporations shall have a lien for, and a preference in the payment of, wages due them from such corporation, not exceeding wages for 2 months, as provided in § 300 of Title 8. Code 1915, § 4338;  Code 1935, § 4811;  10 Del. C. 1953, § […]

§ 4936. Medical and funeral expenses.

§ 4936. Medical and funeral expenses. Whenever any sheriff or constable, by virtue of any execution process, supersedes an executor or administrator, and sells the goods and chattels of any deceased person, on whose estate there have been letters testamentary or of administration granted, he or she shall, out of the proceeds of the sale, […]

§ 4937. Payment of medical and funeral expenses by sheriff.

§ 4937. Payment of medical and funeral expenses by sheriff. In case there has been no administration or letters testamentary granted on the estate of the deceased, any sheriff or constable selling the deceased person’s goods by virtue of any execution process, shall, before applying any proceeds of the sale towards satisfying any execution, pay […]

§ 4951. Issuance.

§ 4951. Issuance. A writ of venditioni exponas for the sale of any goods and chattels, lands and tenements, taken in execution by virtue of a writ of fieri facias, may be issued and directed either to the sheriff in office, or the sheriff’s immediate predecessor (he or she having seized and taken in execution […]

§ 4909. Neglect of duty by freeholders; penalty.

§ 4909. Neglect of duty by freeholders; penalty. Whoever, being a freeholder, neglects or refuses to perform the duties required by this subchapter, shall be fined not more than $5.00. 14 Del. Laws, c. 562, § 5;  Code 1915, § 4325;  Code 1935, § 4798;  10 Del. C. 1953, § 4909; 

§ 4952. Failure or neglect in execution; penalty.

§ 4952. Failure or neglect in execution; penalty. The person to whom such writ of venditioni exponas may be directed, shall, for neglect, or failure, in the execution thereof, or in making return thereon, be subject to all such rules of court, suits, fines, and other process and proceedings, except that the sheriff shall not […]

§ 4910. Taxation or sale for taxes.

§ 4910. Taxation or sale for taxes. Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed as exempting any personal property from taxation, or sale for taxes, under the laws of this State. 14 Del. Laws, c. 562, § 8;  Code 1915, § 4328;  Code 1935, § 4801;  10 Del. C. 1953, § 4910; 

§ 4961. Procedure for public sale.

§ 4961. Procedure for public sale. By a writ of levari facias, the sheriff, or other officer, to whom the same is directed to be executed, may seize and sell, at public sale, unimproved lands, and lands yielding no yearly profit, with, or without a writ of venditioni exponas; subject to the same provisions respecting […]