Rhode Island General Laws Title 44. Taxation § 44-7-17. Execution against delinquent collectors

In every execution issued by any court against any delinquent collector or his or her sureties, the words “and real estate” shall be inserted immediately after the words “goods and chattels,” and the officer charged shall immediately attach and take possession of all the estate, real and personal, of the collector within his or her precinct, and shall immediately advertise the estate to be sold within twenty (20) days after this at public auction; and he or she shall cause enough of the estate to be sold to pay the amount of the execution, and all incidental costs and expenses; and the sale may be adjourned from time to time.