ART. 9] ON JUDGMENTS OR DECREES—OF WAGES. 277

proceedings shall be transmitted to a court of law, to be tried
as in cases of attachment on judgment.

Davidson v. Beatty, 3 H. & McH. 617. Baldwin v. Wright, 3 Gill, 246
Griffith v. Etna Ins. Co., 7 Md. 103. Boyd v. Talbot, 7 Md. 404. Mayor,
etc. Balto, v. Root, 8 Md. 100. Robertson v. Beall, 10 Md. 129. Berry v.
Mathews, 13 Md. 558.. Cockey v. Milne, 16 Md. 206. First Nat. Bank v.
Jaggers, 31 Md. 48. Johnson v. Lemmon, 37 Md. 343. Rhodes v. Amsinck,
38 Md. 355. Farmers Bank v. Brooke, 40 Md. 258. Anderson v. Graff, 41
Md. 606. Cooke v. Cooke, 43 Md. 530. Manton v. Hoyt, 43 Md. 254. First
Nat. Bank v. Weckler, 52 Md. 38. Albert v. Albert, 78 Md. 338.

1888, art. 9, sec. 29. 1860, art. 10, sec. 31. 1715, ch. 40, sec. 7.

30. If neither the defendant nor the garnishee in whose
hands such property or credits were attached, shall appear at
the return of the attachment and show sufficient cause to the
contrary, the court shall condemn the said property and credits
so attached, as provided in section 13 of this article, and
award execution thereof.

Johnson v. Lemmon, 37 Md. 342. Rhodes v. Amsinck, 38 Md. 355. Lee
v. C. S. & L. Asso., 58 Md. 302.

Ibid. sec. 30. 1860, art 10, sec. 34. 1853, ch. 201, sec. 1

31. The several justices of the peace of this State may issue
an attachment by way of execution, on any judgment obtained
before any justice of the peace in all cases where a writ of fieri
facias might issue.

Attachments by Justices Against Non-Resident or Abscond-
ing Debtors.

Ibid. sec. 31. 1860, sec. 10, art. 35. 1835, ch. 201, sec. 14. 1849, ch. 269.
1852, ch. 239, secs. 1, 2.

32. Any justice of the peace may issue an attachment against
a non-resident or absconding debtor, where the sum claimed
shall not exceed one hundred dollars, but no special pleading
shall be required before a justice of the peace.

Attachments of Wages or Hire.

Ibid sec. 32. 1860, art. 10, sec. 36. 1852, ch. 340. 1854, ch. 23. 1874, ch.

45. 1686, ch. 65.

33. No attachments of the wages or hire of any laborer or
employee, in the hands of the employer, whether private indi-
viduals or bodies corporate, shall affect any salary or wages of
the debtor which are not actually due at the date of the attach-
ment; and the sum of one hundred dollars of such wages or hire