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PARENT AND CHILD. [ART. 55.

to give security
to indemnify
county.

may accrue for the maintenance of said child, and if he shall neglect
or refuse to give such security, he shall be committed to the custody
of the sheriff until he comply.

Id s 6
1785, c 47, s 2
Recognizance,
where to be re-
turned and
recorded
9 Md 21.

6. Every justice by whom any recognizance to indemnify the
county shall be taken, shall immediately return the same to the
clerk of the Circuit Court for the county where he resides, or the
clerk of the Criminal Court of Baltimore if he reside in the city of
Baltimore, and the clerk of the said court shall record the said re-
cognizance among the proceedings of the court, and the court shall,
when necessary, issue such process thereon as hereinafter pro-
vided for.

Id s 7
1796, c 34
Order on father
to pay mother
for use or main-
tenance of such
child
24 Md. 383;
6 Gill, 90,
10 G & J 380

7. Any justice of the peace, upon application of the mother of
any illegitimate child, or any person to whose custody such child
may have been committed to be maintained, verified by the oath of
such mother or other person that he or she has not received any
sum or sums of money from the father of such child or either of his
securities, his or their or either of their heirs, executors or adminis-
trators, for the use or maintenance of such child more than credit
given, shall issue an order requiring such father, his security or se-
curities, his or their heirs, executors or administrators, to pay the
mother or other person having the custody of said child, such a sum
of money as may appear adequate for the maintenance of such child,
not exceeding thirty dollars per annum, until the said child shall
arrive at the age of seven years.

Id s 8
1796, C 34.
How order
enforced
43 Md 284
Scire facias on
recognizance

8. Upon proof of the service of such order upon the person or
persons to whom the same may be directed, and demand of pay-
ment thereof, and that the money due thereon is unpaid, the clerk
of the court in which the recognizance of the father may be filed
shall forthwith issue a scire facias on such recognizance, for the
use of such mother or other person entitled as aforesaid, and there-
upon such proceedings shall be had as shall bring the matter in dis-
pute fairly to trial at the next term thereafter without any impar-
lance or delay.

Id s 9

1847, c 66
Word county to
include city of
Baltimore

9. The word county in this article shall include the city of Balti-
more.