Mississippi § 69-13-313 - Estrays to be sold if not claimed.
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§ 69-13-313. Estrays to be sold if not claimed.
If the estray shall not be claimed and proved within the time allowed and before actual sale, the same shall be sold by the ranger at the courthouse door, for cash, after giving three weeks’ notice of the time and place of sale by an advertisement put up in one of the most public places in each supervisor’s district, one of which shall be at the courthouse door; and the sale may be made on the first Monday of any month, and between the hours of twelve and four o’clock of the day of the sale; and estray horses, mules, jacks, jennets, and colts over two years old, and work-oxen shall be delivered at the courthouse on the day of sale. All other estrays may be delivered on the premises of the taker up.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 69-13-313 ("Estrays to be sold if not claimed.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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