“State of Mississippi,
____ County.
“Before me, ____, a justice of the peace of the said county, ____ makes oath that certain property to wit: eight bales of cotton [or whatever the property may be], distrained for rent by ____, a constable of said county, by virtue of an attachment for rent in favor of ____ against ____, are the property of affiant and not the property of ____, nor held in trust for his use, in any manner whatsoever; and are not liable to such distress.
“Sworn to and subscribed before me, the ____ day of ____, A.D.
“____, J.P.”