ART. 49.] INTEREST AND USURY. 859

Maitland, 11 G. & J. 286. Fitzhugh v. McPherson, 3 Gill, 408. Gwynn v. Lee,
9 Gill, 137. Brown B Waters, 2 Md Ch 201. Williams v. Reynolds, 10 Md.
57. Robertson v. Amer. Homest. Asso., 10 Md. 398. Wilson v. Russell, 13
Md. 495. Wetter v. Hardesty, 16 Md. 11.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 95, sec. 4. 1845, ch. 352, sec. 4.

4. Any person guilty of usury shall forfeit all the excess above
the real sum or value of the goods and chattels actually lent or
advanced, and the legal interest on such sum or value, which for-
feiture shall enure to the benefit of any defendant who shall plead,
usury and prove the same.

Carter v. Dennison, 7 Gill, 158. Thomas e Doub, 8 Gill, 1. Ibid., 1 Md. Ch.
127. Gwynn v. Lee, 9 Gill, 137. Ibid , 1 Md. Ch. 445. Baugher v. Nelson, 9
Gill, 299. Wilson v. Hardesty, 1 Md. Ch 66. Gough v. Pratt, 9 Md. 538.
Bandel v. Isaac, 13 Md. 202. Scott v. Leary, 34 Md. 389. Williar v. Balto.
Butchers' Loan & Annuity Asso , 45 Md. 546. Woods v. Matchett, 47 Md 395,

Ibid. sec 5. 1845, ch. 352, sec. 1.

5. Every plea of usury shall state the sum of money or the
value of the goods or chattels lent or advanced, with the time at
which the same was or were so lent or advanced, and the plaintiff
shall be entitled to recover the sum of money or the value of the
goods and chattels actually lent or advanced, with legal interest
from the time the same was so lent or advanced.

Union Bank v. Ridgely, 1 H & G 325. Chambers v. Chambers, 4 G & J.
420. Gwynn v. Lee, 9 Gill, 137 Baugher v. Nelson, 9 Gill, 299. Wilson v.
Hardesty, 1 Md. Ch. 66. McKim v. White Hall Co , 2 Md Ch. 610. Hitch v.
Fenby, 6 Md. 218 Williams v. Banks, 11 Md. 198. Ibid., 19 Md. 23. Woods,
v. Matchett, 47 Md. 395. Neurath v. Hecht, 62 Md. 224.

1876, ch. 358.

6. Nothing in the preceding sections of this article shall
be so construed as to make usury a cause of action in any case
where the bond, bill obligatory, promissory note, bill of exchange,
or other evidence of indebtedness, has been redeemed or settled
for by the obligor or obligors, in money or other valuable consid-
eration, except that of a renewal in whole or in part of the orig-
inal indebtedness.

Williar v. Balto. Butchers' Loan & Annuity Asso., 45 Md 546. Second Ger-
man Amer. Build. Asso, v. Newman, 50 Md. 63. Border State Perpet. Build.
Asso. v. Hayes, 61 Md. 597.