to levy on goods and chattels

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Levy \Lev"y\, v. i.
   To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the
   operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on
   property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by
   seizing the goods.
   [1913 Webster]

   {To levy on goods and chattels}, to take into custody or
      seize specific property in satisfaction of a writ.
      [1913 Webster] Levyne