513.205. Sheriff in selling real estate shall proceed how--notice to be given--sales, where made. - Missouri Statutes

Sheriff in selling real estate shall proceed how--notice to begiven--sales, where made.

513.205. When real estate shall be taken in execution by anofficer, it shall be his duty to expose the same to sale at thecourthouse door, having previously given twenty days' notice ofthe time and place of sale, and what real estate is to be soldand where situated, by advertisement in some newspaper printed inthe county which may be designated by the plaintiff or hisattorney of record, if there be one regularly published, weeklyor daily, and if not, by at least six printed or writtenhandbills, signed by such sheriff, and put up in public places indifferent parts of the county; and the printer's fee for suchadvertisement shall be taxed and paid as other costs; provided,that in all cities in this state now or hereafter containing onehundred thousand inhabitants or more, such sales shall be on thefloor of the real estate exchange or at the courthouse door, asmay be announced in said advertisement.

(RSMo 1939 § 1362, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1198; 1919 § 1649; 1909 § 2218

Effective 1-2-79