Powers and Duties of Sheriffs, Constables, Tax Collectors, and Other Officers in the New England States: With Forms and Precedents |
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... possessed and the duties which he was under in reference to his attendance upon the King , gradually ceased to exercise his powers himself , and they were in time delegated to an under - officer , called , in the Roman law , Vice- comes ...
... possessed and the duties which he was under in reference to his attendance upon the King , gradually ceased to exercise his powers himself , and they were in time delegated to an under - officer , called , in the Roman law , Vice- comes ...
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... possession of the debtor unless he can take it without doing violence to the personal security of the debtor . He is not at liberty to commit an assault upon the debtor , however slight or tech- nical it may be . In one case in the ...
... possession of the debtor unless he can take it without doing violence to the personal security of the debtor . He is not at liberty to commit an assault upon the debtor , however slight or tech- nical it may be . In one case in the ...
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... possession ; and a copy of a writ sent to him by another officer , who continues to hold the original , will not authorize him to do any act thereunder . It may not be necessary for an officer who makes an attachment of property to have ...
... possession ; and a copy of a writ sent to him by another officer , who continues to hold the original , will not authorize him to do any act thereunder . It may not be necessary for an officer who makes an attachment of property to have ...
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... possession of the property , it may not be out of place here to state the steps which may be pursued by an officer under the direction of the landlord , after the time lim- ited in the notice has expired . If the tenant is still in pos ...
... possession of the property , it may not be out of place here to state the steps which may be pursued by an officer under the direction of the landlord , after the time lim- ited in the notice has expired . If the tenant is still in pos ...
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... possession the property is , and to inquire as to the ownership thereof ; and if the prop- erty is in the possession of another person than the defendant , to inquire whether such apparent possession is in his own right or in the right ...
... possession the property is , and to inquire as to the ownership thereof ; and if the prop- erty is in the possession of another person than the defendant , to inquire whether such apparent possession is in his own right or in the right ...
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action adjournment affidavit aforesaid amount appointed appraisers arrest assessed attested copy attorney authority bail bond certificate chattels civil process Clerk Collector of Taxes committed Commonwealth Commonwealth of Massachusetts Conn Connecticut Constable corporation court creditor custody D. S. Deputy-sheriff Date debtor deed defendant delivered demand duty execution exempt fees Hampshire held hundred dollars jail jailer judgment Justice land last and usual lawfully Laws levy liable magistrate Maine manner Mass Massachusetts metes and bounds mortgage N. H. Gen named notice oath officer owner parties payment personal property place of abode place of sale plaintiff prisoner proper R. I. Pub real estate receiptor replevin return thereon Rhode Island seisin served service of process Sheriff sold statutes sufficient sum of dollars summons sureties taken thereof town true and attested usual place Vermont virtue warrant within-named C. D. writ Writ of Summons
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Page 291 - DS, his executors, administrators, or assigns, to the which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
Page 345 - Michigan in the sum of two thousand dollars, to the payment whereof, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators firmly by these presents.
Page 321 - ... the peace, shall be returned by the officer in whose hands the same was placed for service, unsatisfied for want of sufficient property whereof to levy and collect the same, and the judgment creditor in such execution, his agent or attorney, shall file an affidavit in the office of the clerk of the court, or justice of the peace, from which said execution issued, that he has good reason to and does believe that any person or corporation (naming them) have...
Page 371 - ... duly assessed the sum of dollars and cents, as owner of the real estate situated and described as follows, viz. : [Here describe the real estate.] and I further certify that...
Page 358 - ... public auction; and, if sold for more than the tax, and all charges, the collector is required to return the surplus to the owner upon demand, with an account in writing of the sale and charges.
Page 349 - ... of , and that military force is necessary to aid the civil authority in suppressing the same...
Page 344 - That the debtor has property not exempt from being taken on execution, which he does not intend to apply to the payment of the plaintiff's claim ; or, "Second.
Page 367 - ... aforesaid for the sale, to sell said land by public auction for the discharge and payment of said taxes thereon with interest, and said legal costs and charges, and, no person offering to take an undivided part of the land for the amount of the taxes and necessary intervening charges, the whole of the said real estate was struck off to of in the County of and State of for the sum of dollars and cents, being the amount of the taxes and necessary intervening charges...
Page 376 - May, 19 , in the name of upon an estate estimated to contain [here insert the area] land, situated [here insert the name, of street or other description] was invalid by reason of error in assessment; and that any deed given by you in consequence of a sale for the non-payment of such tax conveyed no valid title to the purchaser. Board of Assessors of the of , by AB, One of said Assessors.
Page 225 - A public officer intrusted with the collection and disbursement of revenue, in any of the departments of the government, has no right to refuse to perform his ministerial duties, prescribed by law, because he may apprehend that others may be injuriously affected by it, or that the law may, possibly, be unconstitutional.