756

WITNESSES AND Evidence. [ART. 70.

his order, commanding the said delinquent witness, on some day and
at some place therein appointed, to appear before him and show
cause why he, the said witness, has so failed to attend or refused to
testify, a copy of which order shall be served upon said delinquent
witness at least five days before the day therein appointed; and if
the said witness after having had such notice of said order, shall
neglect or refuse to appear before said judge, or appearing, shall
fail to show good and sufficient cause why he, the said witness, has
so failed to attend, or refused to testify before the said commis-
sioner, then, and not otherwise, the said judge may issue an attach-
ment in the name of the State, and compel the appearance and
answer of such witness, in the same manner as any court in this
State would be authorized to do, if such witness had been sum-
moned to appear before such court, and had failed to attend or

Time extended.

refused to answer, provided, that the "said judge may extend the
time for the hearing before him, if deemed by him necessary or im-
portant

Art 37, s 34
1841, c 107, s 3.
Pay of wit-
nesses

33. All witnesses summoned under such commissions shall be
allowed the same pay for their attendance as is allowed for the at-
tendance of witnesses before justices of the peace, to be paid by
the party summoning them.

PROOF OF FOREIGN DEBTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS.

Art 37, c 35
1765, c 46, B 1
Foreign debt of
record, bow
proven
5 Md 281 , 8 Md
271 , 18 Md 504 ,
22 Md. 187.

34. An exemplification of the record, under the hand of the
keeper of the same and the seal of the court or office where such
record may be made, shall be good and sufficient evidence in any
court of this State to prove any debt of record made or entered
in any other of the United States, or in any foreign country.

Id s 36
1813, c 164.
Evidence of
foreign judg-
ment.
28 Md 426
2 G & J 445
6 G & J 159.
1 H & G 492.

35, No sentence, judgment or decree, final or interlocutory, of
any judge, court, board, council or tribunal, having or exercising
municipal, ad mil ally or prize jurisdiction without the limits of the
United States and its territories, shall be conclusive evidence in any
case or controversy in the courts of tins State, of any fact, matter,
or thing therein contained, stated or expressed, except of the acts
or doings of such foreign judge, court, board, council or tribunal;
provided, that nothing herein contained shall impair or destroy the

Legal effect of
foreign judg-
ment, etc

legal effects of any such foreign sentence, judgment or decree on the
property affected or intended to be affected thereby.

Id s 37.
1785, c 46, s 2
Copy of record
of foreign deed
or other lustru-
ment in
writing, how
proven.
J Gill 198
3 H & J 499.

36. The copy of the record or register of any deed or other in-
strument of writing which the laws of the State or country where
the same may be executed, require to be recorded or registered,
and which has been recorded agreeably to such laws, under the
hand of the keeper of such record or register and the seal of the
court or office in which such record or register has been made, or a
copy of any deed or other instrument of writing lodged for safe
keeping in any office or court agreeably to the laws of the State or
country as aforesaid, and certified as aforesaid, shall be good and