The sheriff, between the days of levying the execution and the sale of the property, shall proceed to ascertain the cash value of such property as follows: History: Laws 1856-1857, p. 66; C.L. 1865, ch. 34, § 22; C.L. 1884, § 2172; C.L. 1897, § 3120; Code 1915, § 2203; C.S. 1929, § 46-114; 1941 Comp., § 21-206; 1953 Comp., § 24-2-6.