Mississippi Code
General Provisions
§ 11-5-99. Hour and adjournment of sales

A sale of real estate shall not commence before the hour of eleven o'clock on the day appointed, nor continue longer than four o'clock of the same day; but if the time be insufficient to complete the sale, it may be continued from day to day until completed, by giving public notice to the company present at the conclusion of each day's sale; and such sale on the succeeding day shall commence and end as directed for the first day.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure

Chapter 5 - Practice and Procedure in Chancery Courts

General Provisions

§ 11-5-1. Venue of suits

§ 11-5-3. Issue may be tried by a jury

§ 11-5-5. Change of venue in jury cases allowed

§ 11-5-31. Before whom answers of nonresidents may be sworn

§ 11-5-49. Answer not required in certain cases

§ 11-5-51. Answer or demurrer may be filed where answer not required

§ 11-5-75. Creditors may attack fraudulent conveyances

§ 11-5-79. Decree to operate as judgment of circuit court

§ 11-5-81. Fieri facias or garnishment on decrees for money

§ 11-5-83. Sheriff to execute decrees; clerk to issue process

§ 11-5-85. Decree to operate as a conveyance

§ 11-5-91. Reopening of judgment rendered on publication only

§ 11-5-93. Sales of realty under decrees

§ 11-5-95. Court may fix terms of sale

§ 11-5-97. Lien on land sold on credit

§ 11-5-99. Hour and adjournment of sales

§ 11-5-101. Person making sale not to purchase

§ 11-5-103. Report of sale of land

§ 11-5-105. On death of executor, or other person authorized, who shall sell or convey

§ 11-5-107. Sales, leases, partitions, may be reported and confirmed in vacation; proceedings

§ 11-5-109. Bond to prevent confirmation

§ 11-5-111. Decree for balance after sale of property

§ 11-5-113. Provisions applicable to all sales made by order or decree of the court

§ 11-5-115. Rights of infants saved

§ 11-5-123. New bond required when security insufficient in certain cases