ARTICLE 87.
SHERIFFS.
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Oath of Office and Bond.
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Death, Resignation or Removal from
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1. When to take oath.
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County or City.
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2. Bond.
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22. Executor to return to clerk unexecuted
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3. When to give bond.
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writs.
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4. Proceedings by attorney-general to va-
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23. Party interested may obtain from clerk
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cate office for failure to give bond;
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or register same process as if return
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appointment of successor.
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had been made by deceased.
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24. Duplicate writs to successor where
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Service of Process, and Proceedings in
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sheriff removes without making re-
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Cases of Failure to make due Return.
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turns.
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25. Amendment of return in case of death,
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5. Writs to be directed to.
6. To be served and returned by.
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resignation or removal of sheriff,
how procured.
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7. When bail-bond may be taken by.
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26. Successor to execute deed for lands
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8. How such bond shall be taken.
9. Judgment against, for failing to bring
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sold but not conveyed by prede-
cessor.
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into court any person arrested.
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10. How judgment fixed by court.
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11. Judgment against, for failure to re-
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Execution of Death Penalty.
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turn original writ.
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27. To be executed privately; special pro-
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12. Judgment against, for failure to return
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visions for.
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execution.
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13. Court may order return to writs made.
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14. Upon paying judgment, shall be en-
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Removal of Convicts to Penitentiary.
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titled to original cause of action and
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28. Sheriff to remove; expense, how to be
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all remedies thereon.
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paid; penalty.
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15. Rule upon, to bring money into court,
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when court may grant; proceedings
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Collection of Officers' Fees.
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in such cases.
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16. Returns of proceeds of sale by sheriff.
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29. When to be collected; Baltimore City
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Ratification by court. Appeal by
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and Harford County excepted.
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party aggrieved.
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30. May distrain for, when.
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17. Shall serve all writs sent from other
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31. Proceedings where debtor for such fees
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counties; penalty, fine for contempt.
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absconds.
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18. Certificate of fine for contempt to be
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32. Sales under such distraint for.
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sent to court of county wherein
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33. Account for such fees; judgment for
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sheriff resides.
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failure to account.
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19. Return of writs to other counties may
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34. Trial by jury, if demanded.
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be by mail; excuse for non-return
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35. Shall have one year after expiration
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in time.
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of office to collect fees.
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20. When fine remitted by court.
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36. Administrator may collect fees.
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21. Judgment against, for failure to return
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37. Distress or execution for officers' fees
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writs received from other counties.
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already paid; penalty.
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For a form of sheriff's deed, see art. 21, sec. 76.
No sheriff may purchase any debt held by or due from a resident of his county or
city?art. 69, sec. 10.
As to the duty of county sheriffs to see that physicians are registered, see art. 43,
sec. 140.
As to fees chargeable by sheriffs, see art. 36, secs. 29 and 30.
As to the compensation of sheriffs for services at elections, see art. 33, sec. 162.
See art. 4, sec. 44, and art. 15, sec. 8, of Md. Constitution.
