Upon the filing of such oath and bond, it shall be the duty of such justice of the peace [magistrate] to issue his warrant to the sheriff or any constable of the county, commanding him to seize the property of the defendant, or so much as will satisfy the demand, which warrant shall be returnable to said justice [magistrate].
History: Laws 1921, ch. 182, § 7; C.S. 1929, § 82-107; 1941 Comp., § 48-1507; 1953 Comp., § 61-6-7.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. For justice of the peace construed to refer to magistrate court, see 35-1-38 NMSA 1978. Pursuant to Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 40, "magistrate" was inserted in brackets throughout this section.