2A:17-48 - Deed by sheriff after expiration of term of office to real estate  sold under execution during term of office

2A:17-48.  Deed by sheriff after expiration of term of office to real estate  sold under execution during term of office
    If any real estate, levied upon by virtue of any valid writ of execution by  any sheriff, shall have been or shall be sold by him under such levy during the  term of his office, but shall not have been conveyed by deed by such sheriff  during the term of his office, or if conveyed, the deed conveying the same  shall have been lost before the record thereof, and the purchaser thereof shall  have entered into and remained in possession of such real estate pursuant to  such sale and purchase, such sheriff shall have full power, after the  expiration of his term of office, to execute and deliver to the purchaser from  him of any such real estate, a good and sufficient deed. If for any cause such  sheriff is unable to execute and deliver his deed, the sheriff then in office  is authorized and empowered to make, execute and deliver a good and sufficient  deed to effectuate such conveyance.  Either of said deeds shall have the same  force and effect as if the sheriff first-mentioned had executed and delivered  the same during his term of office.
 
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.