Section 19-25-39 - Sheriff may employ power of the county in executing process

If the sheriff finds that resistance will be made against the execution of any process, he shall forthwith go in his proper person, taking the power of the county if necessary, and execute the same. He shall certify to the court the names of the persons making resistance, their aiders, assistants, favorers, and procurers.Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 28, art 3 (14); 1857, ch. 6, art 130; 1871, § 236; 1880, § 341; 1892, § 4131; 1906, § 4683; Hemingway's 1917, § 3100; 1930, § 3330; 1942, § 4255.