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Decrees for possession of land.
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19. All decrees for the possession of land, and all orders made by any judge of assize upon appeal from any decree relating to the possession of land, and under which the possession of land may be given or taken, shall be executed by the sheriff of the county in which the said lands or any part of them are situated, or by his bailiffs, and by no other person; and the sheriff shall himself or by his bailiffs execute such decrees and orders within one calendar month after the same shall have been delivered to him for execution, unless otherwise directed by the party delivering the same; and such decree or order shall justify the sheriff or his bailiffs in entering upon the premises named therein, with such assistants as he or they shall deem necessary, and in taking and giving possession thereof accordingly; and in every decree for the possession of land the sheriff shall be commanded to put the plaintiff into the possession of the same; and the warrant to be annexed to every such decree shall be in the form following, or as near thereto as may be :
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“County of to wit.
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I authorize and empower A.B., of , and C.D., of , bailiffs, or
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either of them, and their assistants, to execute the above decree.
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“Given under my hand and seal, this day of 18 .
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“(Seal.) L.M., sheriff of said county.”
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Provided always, that no entry shall be made upon any premises under any decree or order for the purpose of taking possession thereof except between the hours of nine in the morning and three in the afternoon, and no such entry shall be made on a Sunday, Good Friday, or Christmas Day; and whenever the sheriff shall be a party to any ejectment by civil bill, the decree for possession in such proceeding shall not be executed by the sheriff, but such decree or order as herein-before mentioned shall be directed to a special bailiff, to be named by the chairman of the county, who shall be commanded to execute the same, and no other person shall execute the same; and such special bailiff shall have all the powers and authority hereby conferred on the sheriff for giving or taking possession under any decree, or any such order of a judge of assize on appeal.
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