Effective - 28 Aug 1945
141.140. Execution of deed by sheriff. — The sheriff shall, subject to the provisions of section 141.130, execute to the purchasers of real estate under this law a deed for the property sold which shall be acknowledged before the circuit court of the county, as in ordinary cases, and which shall convey a title in fee to such purchaser of the real estate therein named, and shall be prima facie evidence of title, and that the matters and things therein stated are true.
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(RSMo 1939 § 11391, A.L. 1945 p. 1946 § 11386)