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till of exchange, promissory note or other writing or account, or a copy
thereof, by which the defendant is so indebted, or if the action be founded
upon a verbal or implied contract shall file a statement of the particulars
of the defendant's indebtedness thereunder; if there are two or more
plaintiffs, the said affidavit or affirmation may be made by any one of them,
or if all the plaintiffs be absent from the State at the time of bringing the
suit, or if the plaintiff be a corporation the said affidavit or affirmation
may be made by any agent of plaintiff or plaintiffs, or any of them, who
will make further oath or affirmation that he has personal knowledge of the
matter herein stated; and the said affirmation or affidavit may be made
before any of the persons who may take an affidavit or affirmation to
authorize the issuing of a foreign attachment, and may be certified in the
same manner.

1910, ch. 624, sec. 29D (p. 876).

55. When any judgment by default shall be entered under any of the
preceding sections the Court may at any time thereafter assess the dam-
ages upon proof thereof without impaneling a jury to do so.

1910, ch. 624, sec. 29E (p. 876).

56. On all judgments entered in said Court there shall be a stay of
execution until the return day or the first day of the term, whichever
shall first occur next succeeding the return day or the first day of the
term at which said judgment may have been entered, with the right to
the defendant to supersede the same for six months from the expiration
of said stay as now allowed by law; provided, however, that the Court
may, on motion in writing by the plaintiff or his attorney, showing suffi-
cient reasons therefor, allow an execution or attachment or other proper
writ to be issued at any time after the entry of judgment as aforesaid
and before the expiration of said stay.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 12, sec. 30. 1878, ch. 108.

57. The judges of said court may pass such rules as may be necessary
for facilitating the business of the county, both at law and in equity.

1924, ch. 15, sec. 31.

58. When any defendant shall be returned "non est" the Clerk of the
Circuit Court shall, upon the written request of the plaintiff, or his attor-
ney, renew the summons for such defendant and make the same return-
able on the next succeeding return day, or the first day of the term next
succeeding, whichever shall first occur.

1924, ch. 15, sec. 32.

59. Whenever there shall have been filed with a declaration a bond,
bill of exchange, promissory note or other writing or account the Clerk
of the Circuit Court shall have authority, upon request of the plaintiff
or his attorney, to return to the plaintiff or his attorney the said bond, bill
of exchange, promissory note or other writing or account, provided the