Value of property attached.

The amount thus sworn to is intended as a guide to the sheriff, who must, as nearly as the circumstances of the case will permit, levy upon property fifty percent greater in value than that amount. [C51, §1850; R60, §3176; C73, §2954; C97, §3881; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 12084; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §639.7 ]