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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-79. Execution and levy of distress warrant; sale.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-7-79. Execution and levy of distress warrant; sale.

Whenever a distress warrant is granted pursuant to this article, the distress warrant may be levied by the marshal, the sheriff, or the deputy on any property belonging to said tenant whether found on the premises or elsewhere; and the marshal, the sheriff, or the deputy shall advertise and sell the property in the same manner as in the case of levy and sale under execution.

## History

Laws 1811, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 900; Code 1863, §§ 4011, 5101, 5102; Code 1868, § 4010; Ga. L. 1869, p. 14, § 1; Code 1873, § 4082; Ga. L. 1875, p. 23, § 1; Code 1882, § 4082; Civil Code 1895, § 4818; Civil Code 1910, § 5390; Code 1933, § 61-402; Code 1933, § 61-409, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1514, § 2.