The officer shall keep the goods and chattels so attached in his or her custody, as security to satisfy the judgment or decree as the plaintiff may obtain, until by due process of law either he or she shall sell the goods and chattels or they shall be withdrawn from his or her custody.

History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 537; G.L. 1909, ch. 300, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 350, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 547, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 10-5-12.