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shall be computed from the date of the judgment and not from the
date of the supersedeas.
Cited but not construed in Bowes v. Isaacs, 33 Md. 540.
1904. art. 52, sec. 57. 1888, art. 52, sec. 55. 1860, art. 51, sec. 48. 1820, ch. 80, sec. 3.
59. Administrators may supersede judgments rendered against them
in the same manner that other persons may, but by doing so an admin-
istrator renders himself liable for the amount of the judgment and costs.
Ibid. sec. 58. 1888, art 52, sec. 56. 1860, art. 51, sec. 49. 1826, ch. 194, sec. 1.
60. If the form of a supersedeas above given be not precisely fol-
lowed, it shall not invalidate the supersedeas; provided it is in sub-
stance and meaning similar to said form.
Cited but not construed in Bowes v. Isaacs, 33 Md. 539.
Ibid. sec. 59. 1888, art. 52, sec. 57. 1860, art. 51, sec. 50. 1791, ch. 67, sec. 3.
1809. ch. 76. sees. 2, 3. 1834, ch. 257. 1870, ch. 80, secs. 1-3.
1886, ch. 358. 1888, ch. 282.
61. No execution shall issue on any judgment rendered by any
justice of the peace of this State, if the defendant in said judgment
shall within two months after the rendition of such judgment produce
before the justice who rendered the same a supersedeas, which shall be
substantially in the following form: State of Maryland, (city or
county,) to wit. "We, ————, do confess judgment to ———— for
the sum of ———— and costs, which were recovered by the said —————
against the said ———— on the ———— day of ————, before —————
justice of the peace for the State of Maryland, for the county or city
aforesaid; the said debt and costs to be levied of our good's and chattels,
lands and tenements, for the use of the said ————; in case the said
———— shall not pay and satisfy to the said ————— the aforesaid judg-
ment and cost, with any additional costs thereon, at the expiration of
six months from the date of said judgment." The stay on any judg-
ment rendered by a justice of the peace shall be six months from the
date of the judgment, and the said supersedeas shall be signed by the
defendant or defendants and one or more sureties, who shall make oath
before some justice of the peace that he is or they are worth each double
the amount of debt, interest and costs over and above all debts and
exemptions; which supersedeas when produced before the justice who
rendered the judgment and accepted by him as sufficient to answer the
debt, interest and costs shall be entered upon his docket as a judgment
confessed by the superseder or superseders therein.
See sec. 56. et seg. and notes.
See art. 17, sections 28, 29 and 30.
Ibid. sec. 60. 1888, art. 52, sec. 58. 1860. art. 51. sec. 51. 1809, ch. 76, sec. 3.
62. If the justice who rendered the judgment be dead or out of
office, the defendant may supersede the same before any other justice
of the same county upon a short copy of the judgment.
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