§ 1501. Execution; when and how issued.

An execution, including an income execution, upon a judgment may be
issued by the judgment-creditor's attorney or, if he does not appear by
attorney, by the clerk of the court in the district where the judgment
was entered. It shall be issued within the time prescribed by law
applicable in the supreme court.

A "judgment", as used in this article, shall be deemed to include an
order directing the payment of money.