Mississippi Code
Chapter 7 - Landlord and Tenant
§ 89-7-67. Form of the writ

The writ of attachment for rent and supplies, or either, may be in the following form, viz.:
"The State of Mississippi. "To the sheriff or any constable of County, greeting: "Complaint on oath having been made before the undersigned, an acting justice of the peace in and for County, that is indebted to for rent in arrear on the following leased premises [here describe the premises as in the affidavit], in the sum of dollars, and that the said is further indebted to for supplies furnished the said , the tenant, by his landlord, in the sum of dollars additional; and the claim having been made that there is a lien to secure the said debts on the following named agricultural products [here describe the products as in the affidavit], and bond having been given as required by law: "Now, this is to command you that you forthwith seize and take the said agricultural products to an amount sufficient to satisfy the said debts, with interest and costs; and, if there be not a sufficiency of said products so to do, then that you distrain the other goods and chattels of the said , the tenant, so that your whole seizure may be sufficient to satisfy both of said sums, with interest and costs, and that you deal with the same as the law directs. "Witness my hand, the day of , A.D. , J.P."
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The above form must be varied so as to conform to the affidavit; and if a lien be not claimed, the command will be in these words:
"This is to command you to distrain the goods and chattels of the said_______________ , the tenant, to an amount sufficient to satisfy the said demands, with interest and costs, and that you deal with the same as the law directs."

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 89 - Real and Personal Property

Chapter 7 - Landlord and Tenant

§ 89-7-1. Goods not to be removed until rent paid

§ 89-7-3. Tenant not bound to pay rent for, or to restore, buildings destroyed; exception

§ 89-7-5. Action for use and occupation where there is no contract

§ 89-7-7. Remedy by action for rent in arrear

§ 89-7-9. Death of tenant for life; apportionment of rent

§ 89-7-11. Rent assets in hands of personal representative

§ 89-7-13. Executor or administrator may sue or distrain

§ 89-7-15. Rights of assignees of lessor

§ 89-7-17. Grants of rents, good without attornment

§ 89-7-19. Attornment of tenant to stranger void; exception

§ 89-7-21. Rights of lessees against assignees of lessor

§ 89-7-23. Notice to terminate tenancy

§ 89-7-25. Tenant holding after notice liable for double rent

§ 89-7-27. Proceedings against tenant holding over

§ 89-7-29. Affidavit to remove

§ 89-7-33. Service of summons

§ 89-7-37. Defense may be made

§ 89-7-39. Continuances, subpoenas

§ 89-7-43. Judgment for defendant

§ 89-7-45. When warrant for removal may issue in cases of nonpayment of rent

§ 89-7-47. Record, appeals

§ 89-7-49. Proceedings when tenant deserts premises

§ 89-7-53. Lien for live stock, implements and vehicles

§ 89-7-55. Attachment for rent and supplies; who entitled to and for what

§ 89-7-57. How obtained

§ 89-7-59. Before whom complaint made

§ 89-7-61. Writ

§ 89-7-63. Form of affidavit

§ 89-7-65. Form of bond

§ 89-7-67. Form of the writ

§ 89-7-69. Goods sold if not replevied

§ 89-7-71. Form of bond for payment of rent

§ 89-7-73. Bond delivered to lessor, and proceedings thereon

§ 89-7-75. Remedy when claim not due in certain cases

§ 89-7-77. Goods removed before debt due, distrained

§ 89-7-79. Goods removed, seized within thirty days

§ 89-7-81. Distress may be made after termination of lease

§ 89-7-83. Sale of goods stopped without bond

§ 89-7-85. Distress to be reasonable, and property seized not to be removed from county

§ 89-7-87. Irregularities not to affect distress

§ 89-7-89. How goods replevied

§ 89-7-91. Summons or publication for party distraining

§ 89-7-93. Form of replevin-bond

§ 89-7-95. Party replevying to propound claim

§ 89-7-97. Form of declaration

§ 89-7-99. Pleas to the declaration

§ 89-7-101. The avowry

§ 89-7-103. The replication

§ 89-7-105. Replication in case rent not due

§ 89-7-107. Replevin; when triable, and judgment upon default

§ 89-7-109. Suit revived in case of death of party

§ 89-7-111. Judgment if trial results against lessor

§ 89-7-113. Papers transferred, if returned to wrong court

§ 89-7-115. Tenant's remedy against landlord

§ 89-7-117. Property of strangers not liable

§ 89-7-119. Replevin of property by strangers

§ 89-7-121. Form of affidavit by third person

§ 89-7-123. Proceedings to be as in replevin by tenant

§ 89-7-125. Burden of proof