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CHAPTER 53.
AN ACT to provide a remedy for Creditors and others against this state.
Repealed by 1820, ch. 210.
APRIL, 1787.— CHAPTER 25.
AN ACT declaring the treaty of peace between the United States and his
Britannic Majesty the supreme law within this state.
See 3d article, 2d section, of the constitution of the United Slates.
CHAPTER 30.
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AN Additional Supplement to the ACT,* entitled, an act for enlarging the
powers of the High Court of Chancery.
See notes to 1785, ch. 72, ante page 208.
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* 1785,ch,
72.
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WHEREAS, doubts have been conceived, that under the
powers heretofore vested in the high court of chancery, the
chancellor cannot grant relief in certain cases, or pronounce
any decree against persons not residing in this state, and many
cases may arise where justice requires that order should be
taken therein ;
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Preamble.
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SEC. 2. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That if in any suit which shall be hereafter commenced in chan-
cery against any defendant or defendants who resides out of this
state, to compel the conveyance of land, or real or personal pro-
perty, being in this state, or for compliance with any contract
respecting land, or real or personal property, in this state, on
affidavit being made to the satisfaction of the court, that such
defendant or defendants is or are out of the state, and that per-
sonal notice has been served on the defendant or defendants, or
that notice of filing such bill hath been given ten weeks in the
public newspapers of the state or kingdom where the defendant
or defendants may reside, then and in such case the said court
may make an order, directing and appointing such defendant or
defendants to appear at a certain day therein to be named, and
a copy of such order shall forthwith be inserted in the Maryland
Gazette, and continued therein four weeks, and if such defen-
dant or defendants shall not appear within the time limited by
such order, then on proof being made of such publication of
such order, the court being satisfied of the truth thereof, may
order the bill of the plaintiff to be taken pro confesso, and make
such decree thereupon as shall be thought just, and may there-
upon issue such process thereon as may be necessary and are
usual in other cases where decrees have been made, the plain-
tiff or plaintiffs giving such security as the said court shall
direct, touching the restitution of such land, or real or personal
property, (as the case may be,) and as the said court shall think
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In certain
suits court
may make
an order,
&c.
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