ART. 63] SCIRE FACIAS. 1509

1888, art. 63, sec. 26. 1860. art. 61, sec 26. 1838, ch. 205, sec. 14

26. If the proceeding to enforce such lien is by scire facias,
the scire facias shall recite the filing of the claim with the
name of the owner of the property to be affected by the lien,
the name of the claimant and the amount of claim and the
date of filing the same, with the usual clause of scire facias to
the persons to be affected by such writ.
Plummer v. Eckenrode, 50 Md. 230.

Ibid. sec. 27. 1860, art. 61, sec. 27. 1838, ch. 205, sec 15.
1845, ch. 287, sec. 10.

27. No scire facias on such claim shall be issued in the city
of Baltimore within fifteen days nor in any county within
thirty days from the return day of such writ.

Ibid. sec. 28. 1860, art. 61, sec. 28. 1838, ch. 205, sec 17.

28. The said writ shall be served in the same manner as
other writs of scire facias upon the defendant therein named,
if he can be found within the city or county, and a copy thereof
shall be left with some person residing in the building, but if
not occupied as a residence the sheriff shall affix a copy
thereof upon the door or other front part of such building.

Plummer v. Eckenrode, 50 Md. 233.

Ibid, sec 29. 1860, art. 61, sec. 29. 1838, ch. 205, sec. 17. 1845, ch. 287, sec. 9.
29. The sheriff shall also give notice thereof to all other
claimants and persons interested by advertisement, specifying
in such notice the name of the claimant or person filing the
lien, the name of the owner or supposed owner of the building
and the name of the contractor, if any, at whose instance the
work was done or materials furnished, the amount claimed to
be due, the locality of the building against which the lien has
been filed, such as a building fronting on a named street in
the city of "Baltimore, or a building situated on a farm in a
named county occupied by a named person, or such general
description of locality as may appear to the said sheriff to be
sufficient, and the sheriff of Baltimore city, when the writ is
directed to him, shall publish the said notice in two daily news-
papers published in the city of Baltimore, the first notice to
be published at least ten days before the return day of the
writ and shall continue the same once or twice or thrice a week
as he may think proper, the expense of publication in each
newspaper not to exceed five dollars, and the sheriff of any
county shall publish the said notice in two newspapers pub-