MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

Index for Chapter 003 of Title 13

13-3-1. Provisions of chapter applicable to all courts.
13-3-3. Style and date of process.
13-3-5. The summons.
13-3-15. Separate or additional summons; attachment against estate of defendant.
13-3-17. Substitution of parties in case of death of party.
13-3-25. Summons by publication for unknown heirs and unknown defendants.
13-3-27. Publication of summons.
13-3-31. Publication; requirements and procedures.
13-3-32. Publication-in what newspaper-presumption of continued qualification.
13-3-37. Sheriff to mark and return process.
13-3-41. Service on one carrying on business in state by or through trustee or attorney in fact.
13-3-49. Service when defendant is a corporation.
13-3-53. Service on one of several executors or administrators.
13-3-55. Suits by or against partnerships; service on one of several partners.
13-3-57. Service on nonresident business not qualified to do business in state; survival of cause of action in case of death or inability to act; service on nonresident executor, administrator, etc.
13-3-63. Service when defendant is nonresident motorist; appointment of secretary of state as agent.
13-3-69. Process not void for certain defects.
13-3-73. Plaintiff's options when sheriff kept off by force.
13-3-75. Return of alias where first writ served.
13-3-77. Process may be executed by an officer out of his county.
13-3-81. When justice court judge may execute process.
13-3-83. Service of notices, summonses, subpoenas, orders, pleadings, motions, etc.
13-3-85. Notice by summons of motions against officers for neglect of duty.
13-3-87. Return of officer may be questioned by parties.
13-3-91. Reversal, on appeal by defendant, for want of service or defective service as an appearance.
13-3-93. Subpoenas for witnesses.
13-3-103. Attachment for non-appearing subpoenaed witness.
13-3-105. Subpoenaed witness to attend until discharged; scire facias for defaulters.
13-3-107. Settlement of certain civil suits; notice to be given to subpoenaed witnesses and effect of failure to do so.
13-3-109. Issuance of process by supreme court and its return.
13-3-111. Time when executions shall be issued.
13-3-113. Issuance, execution, and return of executions.
13-3-115. Issuance of subsequent execution.
13-3-117. Issuance of execution against several defendants.
13-3-119. Effect of death of one or more of several defendants before issuance of execution.
13-3-121. Execution for costs of supreme court.
13-3-123. Levy of writs of execution and attachments-on land.
13-3-125. Levy of writs of execution and attachments-on personalty.
13-3-127. Levy of writs of execution and attachments-on choses in action.
13-3-129. Levy of writs of execution and attachments-on corporate stock and the like.
13-3-131. Levy of writs of execution and attachments-on interest of partners or co-owners.
13-3-133. Money, banknotes, judgments and the like may be levied on.
13-3-135. Purchaser's title to certain interests of defendant sold under execution or attachment.
13-3-137. Growing crop shall not be levied upon.
13-3-139. Lien of executions, and priority thereof.
13-3-141. Officer to care for property and allowed expenses.
13-3-143. Manner by which personal representative or successor thereof of plaintiff may have execution.
13-3-145. Effect of death of one or more of several plaintiffs before issuance of execution.
13-3-147. Assignee of a judgment may have execution.
13-3-149. Effect of death of party after execution issued.
13-3-151. Execution issued against dead defendant.
13-3-153. Motion to revive judgment.
13-3-155. Execution and garnishment on certain judgments and decrees of other courts may be issued by clerk.
13-3-157. When a bond of indemnity shall be required.
13-3-159. Remedy on bond of indemnity.
13-3-161. Where sales under execution or other process are to be made.
13-3-163. When sales of land may be made; advertising of sale.
13-3-165. When sales of personalty may be made; advertising of sale.
13-3-167. Sale of perishable goods.
13-3-169. Hours and mode of sale.
13-3-171. Lands to be sold to be offered in subdivisions and as an entirety.
13-3-173. Sale may be adjourned or continued from day to day.
13-3-175. Venditioni exponas.
13-3-177. Venditioni exponas to issue when officer taking property dies.
13-3-179. Procedure to be followed where property is not delivered by representatives of deceased officer taking property.
13-3-181. Duty of officer to examine judgment-roll; priority of liens.
13-3-183. Officer to restore money on injunction of execution.
13-3-185. How purchaser takes property sold at execution sale.
13-3-187. Conveyance of land sold under execution or other process.
13-3-189. Completion of title under justice's execution.

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