ARTS. 12 & 13] RELEASE OF RECOGNIZANCE. 17

for the maintenance of said child; and if he shall neglect or
refuse to give such security he shall be committed to the cus-
tody of the sheriff until he comply; provided that such custody
shall not continue longer than twelve months, nor less than six
months in the discretion of the court; but such personal recogni-
zance shall not entitle him to be discharged from the custody of
the sheriff, unless he shall enter into an additional recognizance,
to be taken in the name of the State, with good and sufficient
sureties, to indemnify the county from all charges that may arise
from the maintenance of such child in case he shall fail to make
his appearance and abide by and perform such order as shall be
passed therein; and such last-named recognizance shall be liable
to be proceeded against as is provided in sections 7 and 8 of this
article.

1898, ch. 54.

9. Whenever any principal, surety or other person in interest
upon competent testimony makes it to appear to the satisfaction
of any court in which a recognizance in any bastardy case is
entered up, that by reason of the death of the child, or by reason
of the payment of all dues arising under said recognizance, or
for any other reason, the recognizance should be discharged, the
court may make such order of discharge or annulment of the
recognizance or such other order as may be deemed appropriate
by the court to discharge the obligors in the recognizance and
the record of the entry of such recognizance.

ARTICLE XIII.

BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES.

9. Legal holidays. 12. No grace upon negotiable instru- ments unless therein stipu- lated to the contrary. 2

NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, CHAPTER I — General Provisions. 18. Short title. 14 Definition and meaning of terms.