Section 44-12-70. Liability of thing hired to execution and levy; forthcoming bond  


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  •    When the period of the hiring does not exceed one year, the thing hired shall not be subject to sale under a judgment against the owner of the thing which was obtained subsequent to the contract of hire; but the thing may be levied on and a bond for its delivery at the expiration of the time for which it is hired may be demanded of the hirer.
Orig. Code 1863, § 2074; Code 1868, § 2069; Code 1873, § 2095; Code 1882, § 2095; Civil Code 1895, § 2913; Civil Code 1910, § 3486; Code 1933, § 12-211.