THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 869

transferred, any shares of stock or any debt stand- ing at the time of service in the name of the de- fendant, unless the same is released, as hereinaf- ter provided, such corporation shall pay to the plaintiff in the writ under which such notice was given, the full market value of the stock or debt so transferred, to be recovered by suit.
Sec. 204. And be it enacted, That if the proceed- ings under such writ be ended by countermand, payment or any other cause before a sale, the stock seized thereunder shall be released, and the Sher- iff shall give notice thereof in writing to the cor- poration.	Ended by countermand.
Sec. 205. And be it enacted, That if the Sheriff shall make sale of any shares of stock or transfer- able debt, whether he continues in office or not, or whether he has returned the writ under which the sale was made or not, he shall transfer the said stock or debt so sold on the books of the corpora- tion to the purchaser ; or if the Sheriff making such sale shall die or remove from the county without making such transfer, the court to which the writ was returnable may appoint a person to make the same.	Sheriff to make sale.
Sec. 206. And be it enacted, That if any cor- poration or any of its officers shall refuse to per- mit any transfer authorized to be made by the pre- ceding section, the court to which the writ by vir- tue of which such such stock or debt was sold, was returnable, or any Judge thereof in vacation, may punish by process of contempt all persons so re- fusing to permit such transfer, and may also cause the proper book of such corporation to be brought before such court or Judge, and the transfer to be made, and the corporation shall -be liable for all damages sustained by reason of a refusal to per- mit such transfer.	Punish for contempt.
Sec. 207. And be it enacted, That the purchaser may refuse to accept the transfer of any stock or transferable debt, unless it be made within thirty days after the sale, and may bring an action on the case against the Sheriff, officers or corporation by whose default the said transfer was delayed or omitted, and may recover the value of the stock or debt at the time the transfer should have been	May refuse to accept.