LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1834.

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of the several county courts, and they are hereby authorized
and required, on the application of the plaintiff or plaintiffs, in
any judgments respectively, to issue an attachment as is autho-
rized by the seventh section of the act, to which this is a fur-
ther supplement, against the goods, chattels and credits of the
defendant or defendants in said judgments, in the said plain-
tiff's own hands, or in the hands of any other person or persons
whatever, corporate or sole, whether residing in the county in
which such judgment was or shall be obtained, or in any other
county ; which attachment shall be directed to, and served by
the sheriff or coroner, as the case may be, of the county in
which such plaintiff or other person may reside, in whose
hands the said goods, chattels and credits may be, and be by
him returned to the court of the county of which he is sheriff
or coroner ; and if the said attachment shall be made returnable
to any other county than that in which the said judgment shall
have been rendered, it shall be sufficient for the plaintiff, to
entitle him to the benefit of such attachment, to produce before
the court, to which the same shall be returnable, a short copy
of the judgment by him obtained, attested by the clerk of the

Attach-
ments to
issue— pro-
ceedings.

court, before which the same is had ; Provided, that no attach-
ment shall be issued to any other county, unless upon a pre-
vious return of nulla bona, by the sheriff or coroner, on a fieri
facias, issued in the county where such judgment hath been, or
hereafter may be obtained.

Proviso.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That in all cases of attachments
whatever, which shall hereafter issue in virtue of the act to
which this is a supplement ; or in virtue of any other act of
assembly, it shall and may be lawful for the garnishee or gar-
nishees, to come into court in person, or by attorney, on the
return day of such attachment, or within four days thereafter,
and confess the amount of goods, chattels or credits in his, her
or their hands ; and if the plaintiff or plaintiffs will not take
judgment of condemnation for the amount so acknowledged,
but shall claim a larger sum, then the said garnishee or gar-
nishees shall be allowed the costs of suit, unless on a final de-
cision, the plaintiff or plaintiffs shall recover a larger amount
than the garnishee or garnishees shall have acknowledged as
aforesaid.

CHAPTER 85.
AN ACT to prohibit the Transportation of Absconding Slaves to Hayti, of
elsewhere.
See 1796, ch. 67, ante page 334; and 1825, ch. 161.

Case of
confessing
judgment.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That no master or officer of a vessel shall hereafter receive on
board said vessel, or transport from this state any negro or mu-

Certificate
and de-
scription
required.