Section 4. Before such execution issues, the original recognizance shall be filed with the clerk, who shall compute the amount, deducting any payments endorsed, and shall issue an execution therefor in common form except that it shall recite the recognizance and state the amount then due. Such execution may be issued by the clerk without a special order of the court.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title IV - Certain Writs and Proceedings in Special Cases
Chapter 256 - Recognizances for Debts
Section 3 - Execution; Issuance; Service
Section 4 - Execution; Conditions Precedent
Section 7 - Death of One of Several Conusors or Conusees
Section 8 - Original Execution; Limitation on Time for Issuance