ART. 67. ] ATTACHMENTS.

which may be levied on by virtue of such attachment, whenever the
court or judge may deem such sale expedient, on such terms and no-
tice as the order may prescribe, and such sale may be ordered before
or after the return of the attachment, and the proceeds of such sale,
after payment of the expenses incident thereto, shall be paid into
court, and deposited with the clerk, subject to the order of the court,

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on the final decision of the case
28. No writ of attachment shall be quashed by reason of the
omission or misspelling of the Christian name of any non-resident
or absconding debtor, but the court shall allow such writ of attach-

Art 10, s 28
1845, c 54,
1846, c 324-328.
Omission or
misspelling of
Christian name.

ment to be amended at any time before judgment thereon.

Amendment

29. No attachment sued out for a debt due to any minor, feme
Governor lunatic, on the oath or affirmation of the guardian, hus-
band, or committee of such minor, feme covert, or lunatic, shall be
quashed or set aside for any defect in matter of form.

ATTACHMENTS AFTER TWO NON ESTS.

Art 10, s 29.
1832, c 280, s 4.
Attachment fur
debt due minor,
feme covert, or
lunatic.

30. When two summonses have been returned non est against the
defendant in any of the courts of law of this State, the plaintiff, upon
proof of his claim as hereinbefore required, shall be entitled to an
attachment, and the judge of the court where such action is pending
shall order such attachment to issue, and the same proceedings
shall be thereupon had as in attachments issued against absconding

Art 10, c 25
1715. c 40, s 2.
Attachment on
judgment for
attachments.
27 Md 688

debtors.

ATTACHMENTS ON JUDGMENTS OR DECREES.

31. Any plaintiff -having a judgment or decree in any court of
law or equity in this State, may, instead of any other execution, issue
an attachment against the lands, tenements, goods, chattels, and
credits of the defendant in the plaintiff's own hands, or in the hands
of any other person, which attachment shall contain the clause of
scire facias required in an attachment against a non-resident or ab-
sconding debtor
32. If neither defendant, nor the garnishee in whose hands such
property or credits were attached, appear at the return of the at-
tachment and show sufficient cause to the contrarj', the court shall
condemn the said property and credits so attached, and award exe-
cution thereof.

Art 10, s 30
1715, c 40, ss
3-7, 1831, c 321,
s 4, 1834. c 189,
1853, c 375
Attachment on
judgment, when
to issue and
what to contain.
21 Md 575, 24
Md 163. 26 Md.
290, 30 Md 485,
31 Md 38, 522,
32 Md 91, 84
Md 647, 38 Md.
345 41 Md 601,
43 Md 254, 46
Md 234.

Id s 31
1715, c 40, s 7
Appearance,
condemnation,
and execution.
29 Md 636, 553,
35 Md 232, 40
Md 249

33. The plaintiff may have more than one attachment or writ of
attachment, to be laid in the hands of different persons or levied on
other property or effects than that taken under the first, though the
first be still outstanding; provided, that but one satisfaction of the
debt or demand shall be made, and that it shall be in the discretion
of the court in all such cases, whether any costs, or, if any, what
amount of costs shall be allowed on the subsequent attachment or
attachments.

1867, c 416
How many at-
tachments may
be laid or levied.