1748 ST. MARY'S COUNTY. [ART. 19.

shall also make before the said justice a supersedeas, which shall
be substantially in the following form: " State of Maryland -——
of —— to wit: "We do confess judgment to ————, for the
sum of ———— and ———— costs, which were confessed by ————
in favor of the said———— on the ———— day of ———— before
———— a justice of the peace of the State of Maryland, for St.
Mary's county, the said debt and costs to be levied of our goods,
chattels, lands and tenements, for the use of the said ———— in
case the said ———— shall not pay and satisfy to the said ————
the aforesaid judgment and costs, with any additional costs-
thereon, at the expiration of six months from the date of said
judgment. The said supersedeas to be signed by one or more
sureties, who shall severally make oath before the said justice of
the peace, that he is worth double the amount of debt, interest
and costs, over and above all debts and exemptions; and the said
justice shall judge of the sufficiency of said supersedeas to secure
the amount of debt, interest and costs, and shall require the same
to be sufficient to secure the debts, interest and costs; and when
the supersedeas shall be filed with the justice of the peace, and
he shall be satisfied of its sufficiency as a security for the debt so-
confessed, the said justice shall issue an order to the landlord,
bailiff or agent, to release the property in his possession, and all
further proceedings in the distraint shall be null and void; pro-
vided, that this section shall not affect contracts existing on the
5th of April, 1888.

LEONARDTOWN.

P. L. L., (1860,) art. 18, sec. 38.

59. The citizens of the village of Leonardtown, in St. Mary's
county, are a body corporate by the name of " The Commissioners,
of the Village of Leonardtown," and by that name may sue and1
be sued, and may purchase and hold real, personal and mixed'
property, and dispose of the same for the benefit of the said
village, and have and use a common seal, which may be changed
at pleasure.

Ibid. sec. 39.

60. The male citizens of the village of Leonardtown bove
twenty-one years of age, who shall have resided in said village
for the space of four months, and twelve months in the State.