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from the same, pay to the clerk of the court, (to be paid by him
at the end of every six months to the Treasurer for the use of
the State,) a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, as a fine for the
purgation of every such contempt, and the said party or person
being in court upon any process of contempt or otherwise, upon
the order of the court, shall stand committed and remain in close
custody until the said process, rule or order shall be fully per-
formed, obeyed and fulfilled, and until the said fine or fines for
such contempt imposed by the said court, and the costs, shall be
fully paid.

105. In all cases in chancery a rule security for costs "may be
laid at any time before a final decree is passed, by any defendant,
against a complainant non-resident at the time of filing the bill,
or becoming so after the filing thereof.

106. In all cases the defendant in chancery may exhibit inter-
rogatories to the complainant, which shall be answered by him
in writing, upon oath, and such answer shall be evidence in the
cause, in the same manner and to the same effect that the defend-
ant's answer to the complainant's bill is evidence, and there shall
be the same process and the same power exercised by the court
to compel the complainant to answer the defendant's interroga-
tories, as can be issued or lawfully exercised to compel the de-
fendant to answer the plaintiff's bill, and if such plaintiff be a
non-resident and shall fail to answer such interrogatories by a
certain day to be fixed by the court, the court may order that his
bill be dismissed, with costs, to the defendant. The court, in
fixing the period within which a plaintiff shall answer as afore-
said, shall give a reasonable time, regard being had to the place
of plaintiff's residence, and, if justice require it, the court may
extend the time.

107. If a complainant against whom an attachment has issued
for not answering the interrogatories of the defendant, and
such attachment is returned served, shall not put in a sufficient
answer to such interrogatories by the fourth day of the term to
which such attachment is made returnable, the court may dismiss
his bill; or the court may give such further time to answer as
may seem reasonable.

108. When a court of equity shall require bond, with or with-
out security, to be given in any case, and the parties concerned
therein shall be numerous, or if it shall appear for other reasons