Mississippi § 75-13-7 - Duties of the clerks and sheriffs with executions.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 75-13-7 — Duties of the clerks and sheriffs with executions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 75-13-7. Duties of the clerks and sheriffs with executions.
The clerk or justice of the peace shall indorse on all executions issued on judgments rendered in suits on promissory notes and bills of exchange the names of the makers, drawers, acceptors, and indorsers, so as to designate the order in which they are liable. The sheriff or other officer shall make the money on such executions out of the property of the maker or makers, acceptor or acceptors. It shall not be lawful to levy on the property of the indorsers unless sufficient property of the makers, drawers, or acceptors cannot be found by the sheriff out of which the plaintiff’s money and costs can be made; and, in that case, the sheriff may proceed with the execution against the defendant next liable, and so on, until the execution be satisfied.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 75-13-7 cover?
Section 75-13-7 ("Duties of the clerks and sheriffs with executions.") 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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