1694 PLEADINGS, PRACTICE AND PROCESS AT LAW. [ART. 75

court, commissioner or examiner, may be punished by the court
by which such order or summons was issued for a contempt.

III.

PROCESS.

1888, art. 75, sec. 129. 1860, art. 75, sec. 84. 1796, ch. 43, sec. 9.
1801, ch. 74, sec. 11. 1852, ch. 76, sec. 1. 1884, ch. 128

141. In all civil suits or actions in the circuit courts where
capias ad respondendum formerly issued, a writ of summons
shall be issued for the defendant, in which shall be stated the
purpose for which he is summoned; and the said summons
shall be returnable on the first day of the term next after issuing
the same; and the sheriff of any county from which the writ of
summons for any defendant or defendants may be issued by the
circuit court for any such county, or the sheriff of the city of
Baltimore, in case the writ of summons is issued from any of
the courts of the city of Baltimore, may serve any such writ of
summons on the defendant or defendants named in the writ,
wherever he may find such defendant or defendants, whether in
or out of the county or city from a court of which such process
may have issued; or the writs of summons may be directed to
and served by the sheriff of any county or city where the
defendant may chance to be, returnable to the court where the
process issued; and any writ or summons, when so served and
returned, shall have the same effect as if it had been served on
the defendant or defendants by the sheriff of the county in said
county from a court of which the said writ of summons may
issue.
State v. Logan, 33 Md. 1 Ritter v. Offutt, 40 Md. 207.

Ibid. sec. 130. 1860, art. 75, sec. 85. 1796, ch. 43, sec. 2.
1852, ch. 336.

142. If the defendant is returned "summoned," and the
defendant returned "summoned" shall fail to appear, the court
shall, on the second day of the term to which the summons is
returnable, enter the appearance of any defendant so summoned
and failing to appear, and the action shall proceed in the same
manner as if the party had appeared in person.

Horner v. O'Laughin, 29 Md. 465. Sprigg v. State, 54 Md. 470.

Ibid. sec. 131. 1860, art. 75, sec. 86. 1796, ch. 43, sec. 4.

143. Where there are more than one defendant, and some
shall appear, and some who have been summoned shall fail to