72 ATTACHMENTS. [ART. 9.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 10, sec. 16 1795, ch. 56, sec. 5.

15. In all coses of attachment, whether upon warrant, judg-
ment or decree, the plaintiff may exhibit interrogatories in
writing to the garnishee, who shall by rule of court answer each
and every of said interrogatories touching or concerning the
property of the defendant, in his possession or charge, or by him
due or owing at the time of serving such attachment, or at any
other time; and if such garnishee shall neglect or refuse so to do,
as provided in section 13, the court is hereby directed to adjudge
that such garnishee hath in his possession property of the defen-
dant, or is indebted to such defendant to an amount and value
sufficient to pay the debt, damage and interest of said plaintiff
and costs, and execution shall issue as in other cases of condem-
nation in the hands of garnishees.

Devries v. Buchanan, 10 Md 214. Boyd v. Ches. & Ohio Canal Co., 17 Md.
211.

Ibid. sec. 17 1824, ch. 74, sec. 2. 1888, ch. 507.

16. In all attachments, the garnishee may appear in court on
the return day of such attachment, or within four days there-
after, and confess the amount of goods, chattels or credits in his
hands; and if the plaintiff will not take judgment of condem-
nation for the amount so acknowledged, but shall claim a larger
sum, then the garnishee shall be allowed the costs of suit, and
reasonable counsel fees to be fixed by the court, unless on a final
decision the plaintiff shall recover a larger amount than the gar-
nishee acknowledged as aforesaid; and in all cases where, upon
a plea of nulla bona, judgment shall be entered for the gar-
nishee, the plaintiff, in addition to the taxed costs of suit, shall
be adjudged to pay to the garnishee reasonable counsel fees to be
fixed by the court.

Ibid. sec. 18. 1831, ch. 321, secs. 1-2

17. Any plaintiff in an attachment may have the same laid
upon debts due the defendant upon judgment or decrees
rendered or passed by any of the courts of law or equity in this
State, and may have judgment of condemnation thereof as upon
any other debts due said defendant; but an execution may, on
application of any party to the court rendering such judgment