LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1801.

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satisfaciendum, issued at the request of the said person against
the defendant.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That if any person be arrested
upon a capias ad respondendurn, contrary to the intent of this
act, the plaintiff in the said action shall suffer a non-suit, and
pay the defendant his or her reasonable costs and charges, to be
adjudged him or her by the court from whence such process
issued ; and if any person be taken in execution contrary to the
directions hereof, the court from whence such execution issued

Plaintiff
shall suffer
non-suit in
certain
cases.

shall discharge him or her from his or her imprisonment; pro-
vided always, that nothing in this act contained shall extend to
the benefit or advantage of any person who shall abscond from
justice in the county where they live, but that such persons
may be arrested in any county wherever they may be found.
SEC. 13. Merged in 1804, ch. 55.
SEC. 14. Merged in 1805, ch 65.
SEC. 15, 16. See note to sec. 1.

Proviso.

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That the said chief justice, or
either of the associate justices, may, out of court, direct the
clerk to enter judgments by confession, or non sum informatus,
and such judgment shall be as legal and valid as if entered in
court during its sitting.
SEC. 18. See note to sec. 1.
SEC. 19, 20, 21. Discontinued by 1804, ch. 25.
SEC. 22. Repealed by 1805, ch. 97.

Justices
may direct
clerk to
enter judg-
ments by
confession.

SEC. 23. And be it enacted, That so much of the act* to
regulate elections as authorize the several county courts to ap-
point judges of elections, be and the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. 24, 25, 26. See note to sec. 19.

Part of an
act repealed
* 1799, ch.
50.

SEC. 27. And be it enacted, That the clerks of the respective
county courts shall, under the penalty of fifty dollars for every
omission or neglect, in the month of November yearly, during
the continuance of this act, make out and transcribe two fair
copies of the levy list allowed by the justices of the respective
levy courts against the said counties, containing the several
charges and sums levied and assessed on their respective coun-
ties, one copy whereof shall be transmitted to the clerk of the
senate, and the other copy thereof to the clerk of the house of
delegates, for the information of the general assembly.
SEC. 28. See note to sec. 1.
SEC. 29. As to performing duties by the courts at periods different from
those pointed out under prior laws.

Clerics to
make two
copies of
levy list
allowed
against
counties.

SEC. 30. And, whereas the office and duties of justices of the
peace are considerably increased in the several counties of this
slate, and it is reasonable that every person who dedicates his
time or labour to the public should receive a reasonable and
adequate compensation for his services, Be it enacted, That it

Justices'
fees.