Section 10-22-14 - Sheriff to check records for encumbrances against personal property--Copy ofassessment blank procured. - South Dakota Statutes

10-22-14. Sheriff to check records for encumbrances against personal property--Copy of assessment blank procured. Before making seizure of any property the sheriff shall ascertain from the records in the office of the register of deeds, the amount of any mortgages, conditional sales contracts, or other liens upon the property, and also the names and addresses of the lien holders and shall also procure from the county auditor a copy of the assessment blank upon which the tax is based, if the same is then on file with such county auditor.

Source: SL 1915, ch 246, § 5; RC 1919, § 6775; SDC 1939, § 57.1016.