ART. 4.] COURTS. 345

corporation, the said affidavit or affirmation may be made by any
agent of plaintiff or plaintiffs, or any of them, who will make
further oath or affirmation that he has personal knowledge of the
matters therein stated; and the said affirmation or affidavit may
be made before any of the persons who may take an affidavit or
affirmation to authorize the issuing of a foreign attachment, and
may be certified in the same manner.

Wilson v. Wilson, 8 Gill, 192 Cumberland Coal & Iron Co. v. Hoffman
Steam Coal Co 22 Md. 499. Warwick v Chase, 23 Md. 154 Smithson v.
The United States Telegraph Co , 29 Md. 165. Jonea e Freeman, 29 Md 276.
Greff v. Fickey, 30 Md. 79 State v. Steibel, 31 Md. 37. Knickerbocker Life
Ins. Co of N Y. v. Hoeske, 32 Md 318. Evesson v. Selby, 32 Md, 345.
McAllister v. Eichengreen, 34 Md. 56. Norris v. Wrenschall, 34 Md. 499
Canton Nat. Building Asso. v. Weber, 34 Md 671 Ingalls v Crouch, 35 Md.
296 Keen v. Whittington & Co , 40 Md 497 McSherry s. Brooks, 46 Md
122. Mayor e Ideson. 47 Md. 542. The Universal Life Ins Co. v Bachus, 51
Md 31. DeAtley v. Senior, 55 Md. 479. The Orient Mutual Insurance Co. v.
Andrews, 66 Md. 371. Thorne v. Fox, 67 Md 67.

1886, ch. 184.

169. When any judgment by default shall be entered under
any of the preceding sections, the court may assess the damages
on proof thereof, without empaneling a jury to do so.

Ibid.

170. Bills of exception maybe signed in any cause pending
in any of said courts at any time within thirty days from the
rendition of the verdict of the jury or the findings of the court
upon the issues of fact in said cause, but not thereafter, unless
the time for signing said bill of exception shall have been pre-
viously extended by order of court or by consent of parties; but
nothing herein shall prevent either party from requiring the bills
of exception to be signed before verdict.

Ibid.

171. Any action taken or order passed by any of said courts
In relation to any judgment rendered by it, if taken or passed
within thirty days after the entry of such judgment, or upon a
motion or application made to it within said thirty days, shall
have the same effect and force as it would have had under the
practice heretofore existing in said court, if taken or passed