Delaware Statutes § 5908 Execution when costs are to be paid by contestant
Statute Text
Any order for the payment of costs by the contestant shall be enforced by a writ issued by the Speaker or President, as the case may be, of the house in which such election was contested to the Sheriff of Kent County, directing the Sheriff of Kent County to levy and make the amount thereof of the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of the petitioner, under which writ the Sheriff shall sell the same, or such part thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the writ, upon 15 days notice posted as required in cases of sale on execution process, and shall pay over the amount by the Sheriff of Kent County received upon the writ to the State Treasurer for the purpose of reimbursing to the Treasury the sums drawn therefrom to pay the costs of the contested election.
History
Code 1852, § 434; Code 1915, § 1900; Code 1935, § 2018; 15 Del. C. 1953, § 5908; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186 , § 1 .;
Explore Related Documents
This section contains links to related documents with the same tags to allow you quickly access other relevant legal materials. These links include document types and counts, enabling you to explore similar content efficiently.
- Election Administration / Election Costs (22)
-
Post-Election Challenge / Contests or Protests (33)
- Statutes (33)
- Election Law Manual
- Chapter 8: Canvassing, Certification, and Recounts, Subchapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 8: Canvassing, Certification, and Recounts, Subchapter 2: Canvassing
- Chapter 8: Canvassing, Certification, and Recounts, Subchapter 4: Recounts
- Chapter 9: Election Contests, Subchapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 9: Election Contests, Subchapter 2: Who Hears Election Contests
- Chapter 9: Election Contests, Subchapter 3: Statutory Requirements
- Chapter 9: Election Contests, Subchapter 5: Evaluating Evidence in Election Contests
- Chapter 9: Election Contests, Subchapter 6: Contest Outcomes
- Chapter 9: Election Contests, Subchapter 8: Appeals
- Chapter 10: Statutes Of Limitations and Laches, Subchapter 2: Statutes of Limitations
- Chapter 11: Extraordinary and Equitable Relief, Subchapter 2: Extraordinary Writs