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Section 1Land and rights subject to execution
Section 2Estates tail
Section 3Notice and appraisal
Section 4Deposit of notice of land taken on execution or mesne process; Nantucket county
Section 5Entries by register
Section 6Appointment of appraisers
Section 7Qualifications and duties of appraisers; certificates of appraisal
Section 8Valuation of estates as fee simple; exception
Section 9Mortgaged land; appraisal
Section 10Appraisal when several parcels are levied upon
Section 11Description of land in certificate of appraisers; return
Section 12Land held jointly or in common; levy upon
Section 13Land incapable of division; levy upon
Section 14Life estates; levy upon
Section 15Rents and profits; levy upon; expiration of life estates
Section 16Leased land; levy upon
Section 17Levy on leased land where reversion of part only is taken
Section 18Homestead property; levy of execution
Section 19Delivery of seisin to creditor; debtor’s rights in remainder, etc.
Section 20Momentary seisin
Section 21Return and record of execution
Section 22Record as prima facie evidence
Section 23Officer’s return; requisites
Section 24Validity of levy as against subsequent attaching creditors and purchasers
Section 25Levy valid against creditor
Section 26Levy by sale; disposition of proceeds; lands taken on behalf of commonwealth
Section 27Conduct of sale; effect
Section 28Notice of sale
Section 29Adjournment of sale
Section 30Adjournment by court
Section 31Suspension of levy; record; effect; liability of land
Section 32Proceedings after dissolution of prior attachment
Section 33Right of redemption; time; amount required; deed or release
Section 34Ascertainment of amount due; tender
Section 35Redemption of mortgage paid by creditor or purchaser
Section 36Redemption of right to redeem from tax sale
Section 37Redemption where levy on rents and profits of life estate
Section 38Tender; refusal to release land; remedies
Section 39Action for redemption
Section 40Proceedings
Section 41Costs
Section 42Rights of debtors, creditors or purchasers exercisable by heirs, etc.
Section 43When levy considered made
Section 44Service of notice
Section 45Fees and charges
Section 46Lands, etc., in different counties
Section 47Time for bringing action for possession
Section 48Levy on land subject to lien not allowed for
Section 49Levy on right of redeeming land taken on execution
Section 49ACertain levies made void by operation of law
Section 50Waiver of levy; remedies
Section 51Invalid levy; remedy
Section 52Procedure
Section 53Levy on land of deceased
Section 54Decedent’s land; effect of redemption
Section 55Repealed, 1971, 423, Sec. 20