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exceeding one-half of the entire term for which such prisoner had been
sentenced prior to his escape or attempted escape; or such prisoner shall,
in the discretion of the Court, be subject to any penalties which may be by
law provided for prisoners escaping or attempting to escape from the
institution to which he had previously been committed.

An. Code, sec. 691. 1917, ch. 4, sec. 8.

726. All expenses and disbursements incurred, under Section 723, by
the Board of Welfare, for the guarding, transportation, lodging, feeding,
clothing and medical and other care and attention of prisoners working
tinder Sections 719 to 726 for the State Roads Commission, shall be paid
out of any moneys in the Treasury available therefor and not otherwise
appropriated, or out of any moneys appropriated for such purpose; in the
latter event such payments to be made, from time to time, on the order of
the Executive Committee of the Maryland Council of Defense, by and with
the sanction and approval of the Governor, such orders to be directed to the
Comptroller, who shall draw his warrant upon the Treasurer for the amount
thereof, as in law provided. The several counties, cities and towns are,
respectively, authorized and empowered to make any and all appropriations,
assessments and levies necessary to enable them, respectively, to pay the
expenses and per diem payments which Sections 719 to 726 authorize or
direct them to pay, in case Section 722 is availed of by them. The per diem
payments which are to be made by the State Roads Commission, under
Section 724, shall be paid out of that Commission's appropriation.

Process Against Corporations in Criminal Cases.

An. Code, sec. 728. 1906, ch. 403.

727. When any indictment shall be found or information filed by the
Attorney-General in this State for violation of its laws against any corpora-
tion, joint stock company or association incorporated under its laws, or
against any corporation not incorporated under its laws, but deemed to hold
and exercise franchises herein, or any joint stock company or association
doing business in this State, it shall and may be lawful for the Attorney-
General or prosecuting attorney for the State to cause a summons or notice
to be directed to the said corporation, joint stock company or association,
in its corporate name, to appear at the said court to answer to such indict-
ment or information, and such process may be served in the same manner
as provided for service of process in civil suits mentioned in sections num-
bered 411 and 412 of Article 23 of Poe's Code of Public General Laws of
1904, entitled " Corporations," sub-title " Process." 1

This section recognizes the existence of unincorporated joint stock companies or
associations doing business in Maryland. The status of real estate held by trustees
of Adams Express Company. Riffon Realty Corporation v. Adams Land, etc., Co.,
128 Md. 662.

Re. process against corporations in civil suits, see art. 23, secs. 103, 105 and 118.

'! See art. 23, secs. 118 and 345, of the An. Code.