THOMAS SWANN! ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 971

Sec. 212. And be it enacted, That if any cor- porations or joint stock companies embraced in the next preceding section after any liability shall occur within this State, or after any contract shall have been made by it with any resident of this State, shall cease to have any agent in this State, and no President, Director or Manager of such corporation, or joint stock company or association, can be found in this State, then in such case ser- vice of any writ or process issuing from the courts of this State, on the person who was last the agent of such corporation or joint stock company in this State, shall be deemed sufficient service, if a copy of such process be served on the President or Man- ager, or two Directors of such corporation or joint stock company, wherever they may be found, and an affidavit of such service be made before any per- son authorized by the laws of this State to take the acknowledgments of deeds.	Service on agent.
Sec. 213. And be it enacted, That if any corpo- ration whatever, upon which process has been served as hereinbefore prescribed, shall fail to ap- pear during the term, or rule day for the return of process to which such process shall be returned, or by the second day of the succeeding term or rule day for the return of process, judgment by default shall be entered against such corporation, and the amount of the claim of the plaintiff shall be ascer- tained by a jury of inquiry or otherwise, as in other cases of judgment by default.	Judgment by default.
Sec. 214. And be it enacted, That when a judg- ment has been recovered against a corporation, and an execution on such judgment returned nulla bona, the person or body corporate entitled to such judg- ment may file a bill in equity against all or any persons who may be in any manner indebted to said corporation, either for the stock thereof or on any other account ; and if the court shall find such person or persons to be indebted to said corpora- tion, a decree shall pass directing such person so found to be indebted to bring the money into court, to be distributed rateably among the creditors of such corporation, in the same manner that distri- bution is made on a creditor's bill ; and any of the defendants to said bill may pray a trial at law of	Bill in equity.