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felony in any other of the United States, when he may be delivered

on the demand of the executive authority thereof — 1809, ch. 125,

sec. 5, ...........

570

If the chancellor, judge, &c. in vacation, shall on view of the copy of

the warrant, or on affidavit of its being denied, refuse any writ of

habeas corpus as by the act required, they shall be severally liable

to the action of the party grieved — 1809, ch. 125, sec. 6,

570

Where on an application to the county court or court of chancery, &c.

for a writ of habeas corpus, by or on behalf of any person detained

in confinement within their respective jurisdictions, it shall be made

appear (hat there are strong grounds fur believing that the person

charged with confining the person making application, is about to

remove the person so confined, from the place where he is then

confined, for the purpose of evading any writ of habeas corpus, or

that the person, Sec. would not obey such writ if served on him ia

the usual manner, &c. it shall be lawful for the court, chancellor,

&.c. to issue the writ in the usual form, and to insert in such writ,

a clause commanding the sheriff to serve the said writ on the per-

son to whom it is directed, and to cause the said person imme-

diately to appear before the court, chancellor, &c. together with the

person confined, for the purpose of complying with the command

in the said writ — 1819, ch. 137, sec. 1, .....

714

It shall be the duty of the sheriff on receipt of such writ, to carry the

person to whom the writ is directed, together with the person con-

fined, before the court, chancellor, &.c. who shall inquire into the

subject matter — 1819, ch. 137, sec. 1, .....

714

The same proceedings to be had thereon as is directed by the act of

November session, 1809, ch. 125, and the act of 1813, ch. 175 —

1819, ch. 137, sec. 1, . . . . . .

711

On neglect or refusal by the sheriff, to whom such writ is directed, to

proceed to execute the same, as herein before directed, he shall for-

feit, on conviction, the sum of $500, to be paid to the person in

whose behalf such writ is issued — 1819, ch. 137, sec. 2,

714

In case such person shall not prosecute for the same, within six months

after such neglect or refusal, then one-half to go to the state, and

the other half to the person who shall prosecute for the same —

1819, ch. 137, sec. 2, .........

714

Either of the judges of Baltimore city court, may issue writs of habeas

corpus, and determine the questions arising thereon — 1826, ch. 223,

sec. 2. — See Local Law.

HABERE POSSESSIONEM.

See SHERIFF.

HALF BLOOD.

Relations of the whole blood shall be preferred to those of the half

blood in equal degree, and relations of the half blood shall be pre-

ferred to relations of the whole blood in a remoter degree — 1798,

ch. 101, sub ch. 5, sec. 16, ........

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