PROCEEDINGS ON. EXECUTION AGAINST THE STOCK AND TRANSFERABLE
DEBTS OF CORPORATIONS.

What liable to execution or attachment.	198. Any interest which any defendant in a judg- ment or decree rendered by a court of law or equity, has in the capital, joint stock, or debts of a corporation, transferable on its books, shall be liable to execution or attachment, and the same proceedings shall be had as in other cases except when they are varied by the fol- lowing sections.
Duty of sheriff.	199. The sheriff or other officer, upon being in- structed to levy such writ on any such stock or debt,
Notice to presi- dent, &c , of seizure.	shall deliver to the president or chief officer, or leave at the place of business of such corporation, a notice in writing, stating that he has seized the stock or debt of the defendant, (naming him) and the purpose for which he has seized the same, and shall retain a copy of such notice, and return it with the writ.
Certificate of number of shares, &c.	200. Upon the service of such notice, the sheriff may require the president, or any other officer of the cor- poration, to certify to him in writing the number of shares of stock, and the amount of transferable debt on its books, standing in the name of the defendant at the time of said notice; and if any president or other officer, so required, shall refuse or neglect for twenty- - four hours to deliver such certificate, the sheriff or other officer shall certify the fact to the court, to which the writ is returnable, or to any judge thereof, and the ,
Attachment tor contempt against presi- dent. &c , of company.	said court or judge may order an attachment of con- tempt against such president or other officer, and may compel him to answer upon oath an oral examination as to the number of shares of stock, and amount of debt standing on the books of the corporation, in the name of the defendant, at the time of service of such