"The State of Mississippi. "To any lawful officer of county: "We command you forthwith to take into your possession and dispose of, according to law, bales of cotton and bushels of corn, now in the possession of , believed to be at , in your county, as it is said, or so much thereof as will be sufficient to satisfy the claim of , who asserts an interest therein to the extent of one-half thereof, which he avers is of the value of dollars [or who claims a lien thereon for dollars, alleged to be due him for his wages as a laborer in producing said articles, or whatever the claim may be, as set forth in the affidavit], for his labor in producing said articles, and summon the said [and any others shown by the affidavit to have an adverse claim to said articles] to appear before the undersigned, a justice of the peace of said county, at , on , the day of A. D. , at o'clock, .M., to answer said claim, and have this writ there then. "Witness my hand, the day of , A. D. . ", J. P."
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