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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-19-1001

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Acts 1873, No. 135, §§ 54, 70, 76, p. 430; C. & M

(1) Upon every judgment rendered by a justice of the peace, execution shall be issued by the justice of the peace in the manner prescribed in this subchapter, at any time on demand, unless the execution has been stayed.

(2) The execution shall be directed to any constable of the county.

(3) The execution must be dated, as on the day on which it is issued and made returnable within thirty (30) days thereafter, and may be substantially in the form used in the circuit court.

(4) Before any execution shall be delivered, the justice of the peace shall state in his docket and also on the back of the execution an account of debt, damages, and costs and of the fees due to each person separately, and the officer receiving the execution shall endorse thereon the time of receiving the execution.

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