and

were plaintiffs, and

and

were defendants, directed to me, the undersigned sheriff of said county of commanding me to levy upon, appraise

and sell the following described real estate, to-wit: (Here describe it), to satisfy a judgment and decree of foreclosure of an attorney's lien for fee, in favor of said plaintiffs, and against said defendants, obtained and made in said court on the

in the

at the front door of the courthouse in the city of county of and State of Oklahoma, offer for sale and sell to the highest bidder for cash, said property above described, or so much thereof as will satisfy said judgment, with interest and

Sec. 368. Form for proof of publication of notice of sale.

State of Oklahoma,

County, ss.:

being first duly sworn, says that he is

of

a daily newspaper, printed and published in the city of County, State of Oklahoma, which newspaper has been legally published with a bona fide subscription list, and of general circulation in said county for fifty-two consecutive weeks next preceding the date of the first publication of the notice of which the attached is a true copy, and said notice was published once each week for consecutive weeks in said newspaper, the same being in the regular issues of

Sec. 369. Form for the sheriff's return of his proceedings

under the writ.

SHERIFF'S RETURN.

day of

Received this writ on the

19-, at

m., and, in obedience to the commands of said

day

ested householders, residents of this county, on the

of

day of

19—, and administered to them an oath, impartially to appraise the lands and tenements described in this writ, upon actual view, and afterward, on the 19-, said appraisers returned to me under their hands and oath, that they did, upon actual view, estimate and impartially appraise the real value of said property at $ I forthwith depos

ited in the office of the clerk of the district court of this county a certified copy of said appraisement, on the

day of

19. I thereupon caused public notice of the time and place of sale of said lands and tenements to be given by advertising the same for more than

a newspaper of general

days before the day of sale in circulation in said county, the

first of said publications being made on the

day of

19—, and once each week thereafter, for four consecutive weeks, until the day of sale. And, in pursuance of said notice, at the time and place mentioned therein, I did, on the 19-, at the hour of

at the north door of the courthouse of this county, offer for sale said lands at public sale, and then and there came bid for said property the sum of $ more than two-thirds of the appraised value thereof, and he, being the highest and best bidder therefor, I then and there

struck off and sold said lands and tenements to said

the sum of $

Dated this

day of

19-.

Sheriff of

for

County.

Sec. 370. The confirmation of the sale by the sheriff.

ORDER CONFIRMING SALE.

This cause coming now to be heard upon the return of the sheriff of his sale of the real estate herein, to-wit: (Here describe it), and of his proceedings under the order of sale heretofore herein issued to him by this court, and the court, having examined said proceedings, and finding the same regular and according to the statutes in such case made and provided and according to the former orders of this court, it is ordered that the same be approved and confirmed.

It is further ordered that said sheriff make, execute and deliver to a deed in due form of law of the said real

estate so sold him.

And the court coming now to distribute the proceeds of said sale amounting to $- it is ordered that the sheriff out of

the moneys in his hand pay:

First. To the clerk of the court the sum of $of this action.

$

the costs

Second. To plaintiffs on their said judgment the sum of the same being the amount found due them for their

judgment herein.

Third. To the defendant,

the hands of said sheriff.

the balance remaining in

It is further ordered that a writ of possession is ordered to

put

in possession of said real estate.

Judge of said Court.

Sec. 371. Form for sheriff's deed to the purchaser.

NESSETH:

day of

County, in the State of of the county of

State of Oklahoma, party of the second part, WIT

THAT, WHEREAS, by virtue of an order of sale issued out of the office and under the seal of the district court of the

judicial district of the State of Oklahoma, in and for

County, attested the

ment for the sum of $

of

day of

19-, upon a judgwith interest thereon, at the rate per cent. per annum from the day of

19-, in case number

judgment being in favor of

and

words and figures as follows, to-wit: (Here copy judgment and order of sale as found in the proceedings herein); and,

WHEREAS,, sheriff aforesaid, having caused said premises to be appraised by three disinterested householders, residents of said county, who having returned, under oath, their appraisement of the real value of said property at $- -; and,

WHEREAS, said sheriff, having advertised the time and place of said sale in a newspaper, printed and of general cir

culation in said county, for a period of days prior to the date of said sale, and otherwise having complied with said order and the provisions of the statutes of this State, did, on the 19-, at the front door of the courthouse

day of

in said county, at

sale, at public auction, the real estate herein described, and

thereupon,

having bid for said premises the sum of

said sum being the highest and best bid therefor, and more than two-thirds of the appraised value thereof, said premises were then and there sold to the said

-; and,

WHEREAS, the court, at its 19 Term, having examined the proceedings aforesaid, under the direction of said order of sale, and being satisfied that said sale has been held in all

respects in pursuance to said judgment and order of sale, and in accordance with the provisions of the statute regulating such sales, did order that said sale be confirmed, and that said sheriff of said county should convey said premises to said.

good and sufficient deed.

Now, THEREFORE,

by

as sheriff of County, State

of Oklahoma, party of the first part, by virtue of said writ and order, and in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, and for and in consideration of the sum of $to me in hand paid, by -, party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, does grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, the following described real estate, to-wit: (Here describe it), together with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD said premises, with the appurtenances, to said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, as fully and completely as he, the said sheriff aforesaid, by virtue of said. judgment and order of sale, confirmation and the statute in such case may or ought to grant, bargain, sell and convey the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the party of the first part has hereunto set his hand the day and year first above written.

to me known to be the identical person who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity therein stated and as his free and voluntary act and deed, for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

[SEAL.]

My commission expires

Notary Public.