The members of the division of sheriffs, charged with the service of a writ of estrepement, shall have power to stay all waste, as shall be directed in the writ, and to take such aid as shall be necessary for that purpose.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 268, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 333, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 384, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 587, § 6; P.L. 1939, ch. 659, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 34-14-6; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 64.