Alabama Code 6-9-120. Return showing goods levied on unsold; issuance of writ; form of writ
Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-9-120
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
When goods levied on remain in the hands of the officer unsold, it is his duty to make return of the fact; and, thereupon, the clerk must issue a writ for the sale thereof in substance as follows:
The State of Alabama,
_____ County.
To the Sheriff of said County:
You are hereby commanded to sell those goods and chattels of _____, which you have taken pursuant to our command, and which, according to your return, remain in your hands unsold, to satisfy _____ the sum of _____ dollars, recovered by him of the said _____ by the judgment of our circuit (or district) court, held for the County of _____ on the _____ day of _____, 19__, and _____ dollars, cost of the action; and make return of this writ and execution thereof according to law.
Witness my hand, this _____ day of _____, 19__.
| _____ Clerk or Register. | |