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PROCEEDINGS AGAINST CORPORATIONS. [ART. 67.

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.

Id s 200
Certificate of
number of
shares, etc

25. Upon the service of such notice, the sheriff may require the
president, or any other officer of the corporation, to certify to him
in writing the number of shares of stock, and the amount of trans-
ferable 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,

Attachment
for contempt
against presi-
dent, etc, of
company

and the said court or judge may order an attachment of contempt
against such president or other officer, and may compel him to
answer upon oath an oath examination as to the number of shares
of stock, and amount of debt standing on the books of the corpo-
ration, in the name of the defendant, at the time of service of such

Books.

notice, and may compel the production of the books of said cor-
poration, and also fine the president or other officer for not giving
the required certificate

Id. s 201
Schedule of
shares or debt.

26. When the sheriff has ascertained the number of shares of
stock, and amount of such debt standing in the name of the de-
fendant, he shall make a schedule of such shares or debt, or so
much thereof as will be amply sufficient to secure the sum of money

Notice to cor-
poration.

he is required to levy, and costs, and shall give notice to the cor-
poration that the stock or debt not included in his schedule is re-
leased.

Id s 202
Advertisement
and sale.

27. If the levy be made under a fieri facias, the sheriff shall
advertise and sell the stock or debt as if the same were real estate.

Id s 203
Transfer after
seizure

28. If any corporation or its officers, after service of notice of
seizure as aforesaid, shall transfer or permit to be transferred, any
shares of stock or any debt standing at the time of service in the
name of the defendant, unless the same is released, as hereinafter
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.

Id s. 204
Discontinuance
of proceedings

29. If the Proceedings under such writ be ended by counter-
mand, payment, or any other cause before a sale, the stock seized
thereunder shall be released, and the sheriff shall give notice thereof
in writing to the corporation.

Id s 205
Sale by sheriff
and transfer to
purchaser.

30. If the sheriff shall make sale of any shares of stock or
transferable 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 corporation
to the purchaser; or if the sheriff making such sale shall die or re-
move from the country without making such transfer, the court to
which the writ was returnable may appoint a person to make the same.

Id s 206
Punishment of
recusant corpo-
ration officers

31. If any corporation or any of its officers shall refuse to permit
any transfer authorized to be made by the preceding section, the