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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1837.

CHAPTER 211.

A SUPPLEMENT to- an ACT, entitled, an Act to prevent the unnecessary

accumulation of Costs in Civit Suits, passed at December session,

(*1825)

eighteen hundred and thirty-five/ chapter one hundred and sixty-

seven.

Explana-
tory

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, and it

is hereby declared, That the first section of the act to which this

is a supplement, was intended to embrace, and does apply to all

bonds of every nature and kind whatsoever, whether the same

be with collateral condition or otherwise ; and the said section

of said act shall be so taken and construed in the courts of this

state, in all cases pending or to arise therein ; as well in cases at

the suit of the state, for its own use, as those in which the state

is the nominal plaintiff, and in all other cases whatsoever.

CHAPTER 217.

1835,ch.

A SUPPEMCNT to the ACT,* entitled, an Act to establish Magistrates1 Courts

201.

in the several Counties of this State, and to prescribe their Jurisdiction.

In cases of

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That

appeal.

from and after the passage of this act, in all cases of appeal from

justices of the peace or magistrates' courts, to the county courts

of this state, wherein either party shall be entitled to and de-

Trial by

mand a trial by jury, it shall be the duty of said county courts,

jury.

upon the calling of said case, and the parties being ready for

trial, forthwith to order a jury to be impanelled, and to hear and*

determine said cases upon the verdict or finding of the jury, as

Without

in cases originating in said courts, without any delay or post-

delay. ,

ponement, further than necessary to the advancement of justice.

Continu-

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act

ance.

contained, shall be construed to prevent the continuance of any

case upon appeal as aforesaid, for want of evidence, according

to the acts of assembly in such cases made and provided.

CHAPTER 246.

* 1715, ch

A further SUPPLEMENT to an ACT, entitled, an Act directing the manner

40.

of Suing out Attachment* in this Province, and limiting the extent of

them.

Attachment

SKO. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,

may issue to

That from and after the passage of this qct, it shall and may be

any county.

lawful for any plaintiff in any writ of attachment which has

been or may be hereafter issued out of any county court or court

of appeals, on which the sheriff hath or shall hereafter make

return of nulla bona, to issue a writ of attachment to any sheriff

of any other county in which it may be supposed that the de-

fendant has any goods, chattels, lands, tenements or credits,

Returnable,

liable under the existing laws of the state to be attached, re-

&c.

turnable to the court of the county to which such writ is issued.