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023 DISTRAINTS FOR RENT.
1 OF 1883. ]
Inventory . 15. On seizing any property under section 13 , the bailiff
shall make an inventory and appraisement of such property and
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[ * and ] shall give a copy of such inventory and appraisement* notice
in writing according to the form in schedule D , or to the like
effect, to the debtor or to any other person upon his behalf, in
or upon the said house or preroises.
Filing of
inventory, &c . 16. The bailiff shali, as soon as may be, file in the Court
copies of the said inventory, appraisement and notice.
Entry . 17. The bailiff's and officers appointed to execute distress
warrants may break open inner doors ; and if denied adnuit
tance to any building as to which they have a warrant to
distrain, after declaring their names and business ; or if, after
waiting a reasonable time, no person answers, or is in the
building, they may apply to the Court for authority to break
open outer doors and windows so far as may be necessary to
enable them to execute the warrant.
Foreille
entry. 18. The Court on being satisfied, on the aftidavit of one of
the officers baving the warrant for execution, that there are no
reasonable means of executing the warrant without breaking
such outer doors or windows, may grant an order in writing,
addressed to a bailiff of the Court, authorizing him to Before
break
open , or have broken open , such doors and windows.
executing such order', however, the bailiff shall inform any
persons or person in or about the building, that he has such
order and that he is about to act on it unless the doors or
windows are opened .
Impounding
of property 19. Tbe bailiff's may impound or otherwise secure the pro
seized . perty seized , in or on the house or premises, chargeable with
the rent, or may remove the same.
PART III .

Of application to discharge distresses and of compensation.
Suspension 20. The debtor, or any other person alleging himself to be
or release of
distress. the owner of any property seized under this ordinance, may ,
at any time within five days from such seizure, on twenty -four
hours' notice to the party who obtained the warrant and to the
bailiff, setting out the facts on which the claim is founded ,
verified on affidavit, apply to the Court, to discharge or suspend
the warrant or to release a distrained article ; and the Court
may discharge or suspend such warrant or release such article
accordingly, upon such terms as it thinks just.
Costs.
21. Upon any such application, the costs attending it and
attending the issue and execution of the warrant, shall be in
the discretion of the Court, and shall be paid as the Court
directs .