It shall be the duty of every sheriff to keep a record, to be called the “Mesne Process Docket,” in which he shall note each writ, other than an execution, received by him for service, specifying the names of the parties, the court from which issued, the date of its reception, how executed, and when and how returned. The record shall be kept as a public record, and turned over to his successor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 19-25-59
Mesne process docket kept by sheriff
Codes, 1892, § 4127; 1906, § 4679; Hemingway’s 1917, § 3096; 1930, § 3326; 1942, § 4251; Laws, 1994, ch. 521, § 35, eff from and after passage (approved March 25, 1994
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