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In decreeing a sale under any provisions of law<\/span>, the court<\/span> may provide for the sale of property in any part of the Commonwealth, and may direct the sale to be for cash, or on such credit and terms as it may deem best, and it may appoint one or more special commissioners to make such sale. No special commissioner, appointed by a court<\/span>, shall receive money under a decree<\/span>, until he gives bond<\/span>, with approved security, before such court<\/span> or its clerk, in a penalty<\/span> to be prescribed by the court<\/span>, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties as such commissioner and to account for and pay over as the court<\/span> may direct all money that may come into his hands as such commissioner.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECREE FOR SALE; HOW MADE; BOND OF COMMISSIONER (\u00a7 8.01-96)\n\nIn decreeing a sale under any provisions of law, the court may provide for the\nsale of property in any part of the Commonwealth, and may direct the sale to be\nfor cash, or on such credit and terms as it may deem best, and it may appoint\none or more special commissioners to make such sale. No special commissioner,\nappointed by a court, shall receive money under a decree, until he gives bond,\nwith approved security, before such court or its clerk, in a penalty to be\nprescribed by the court, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties\nas such commissioner and to account for and pay over as the court may direct all\nmoney that may come into his hands as such commissioner.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-655; 1977, c. 617.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}