§ 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 […]
§ 4911. Prohibition against levying upon goods in storage warehouse; violation and penalty.
§ 4911. Prohibition against levying upon goods in storage warehouse; violation and penalty. (a) No constable in the State shall levy upon or sell or offer to sell or to remove, by virtue of any writ or upon any claim or demand whatsoever, any goods and chattels when such goods and chattels have been placed […]
§ 4971. Time of sale of goods and chattels.
§ 4971. Time of sale of goods and chattels. Goods and chattels, taken in execution by a sheriff, or coroner, shall not be sold until the expiration of 30 days after the levy thereon and notice thereof to the defendant, unless the court, issuing the execution, shall, upon application of the plaintiff, or of the […]
§ 4912. Waiver of exemptions.
§ 4912. Waiver of exemptions. Any husband and wife jointly may make any waiver of any of the provisions of §§ 4902-4911 of this title. 14 Del. Laws, c. 562, § 9; Code 1915, § 4330; Code 1935, § 4803; 10 Del. C. 1953, § 4912; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;
§ 4972. Notice of public sale of goods and chattels.
§ 4972. Notice of public sale of goods and chattels. Public notice of the sale of goods and chattels by a sheriff, or coroner, under execution process, and of the day, hour, and place thereof, shall be given by advertisements posted, at least 10 days before the day of sale, in 5, or more, public […]