1900. ] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 1825

the Code of Public General Laws, title 'Costs, ' to follow
section 9, and to be known as 'Section. 10. '

"Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That a new section be added to Article 24 of
the Code of Public General Laws, title 'Costs, ' to follow
section 9, and to be known as 'Section 10. '

"Section 10. The defender in any action or proceed-
ing at or before the Orphans' 'Courts of this State
may have a rule on the plaintiff or plaintiffs to give

security for the payment of the costs and charges
which may be recovered against him or them in such
action or proceeding if the plaintiff or plaintiffs, is or
are not a resident or residents of this State at the time
the motion is made for such rule, on such rule being laid
the plaintiff or plaintiffs shall have until such time as shall
be fixed by said court to comply therewith; and on the
failure of the plaintiff or plaintiffs to comply with said
rule he or they shall be non-suited and this section shall
apply to the assignee or assignees of such non-resident
plaintiff or plaintiffs. "

"Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage. "

Which amendments were severally adopted, and

The bill, as amended, was read a third time and passed
by yeas and nays as follows;

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.

Speaker, Disharoon, Sanford,

King, Corkran, Knott,

Kendall, Pattison, Latrobe.

Norris, of Kent, Linthicum, Curtis,

Ditty, Merrick, Duncan,

Krems, Perkins, Martenet,

Phelps, Contee, Cover,

Feldmeyer, Norman, Robinson,

Simmons, Smith, Real,

Gibson, Buckey, Johnson,

Walbach, of G., Waters, Long,

Lancaster, Lakin, Clark,

Stewart, Mitchell, Deets,

Truitt, of Bal. co., Hopkins, Hutton,

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