When two (2) scire facias have been returned 'not found' by the proper officer of the county in which the undertaking was entered into, such returns are equivalent to a personal service, and judgment may be made absolute.Code 1858, § 5179; Shan., § 7143; Code 1932, § 11692; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2507.
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