ART. 23] PROCESS. 707

if there be such office in this State; provided, nothing in this
article shall prevent or affect the issue of attachments against
corporations as now or hereafter allowed by law.

Myer v. Liverpool Ins Co , 40 Md 595. Cromwell v. Royal Canadian
Ins Co., 49 Md. 366. Universal Life Ins. Co. v. Bacchus, 51 Md, 28. Wag-
ner v. Shank, 59 Md. 322 North State Copper Co. v. Field, 64 Md. 153.
Fidelity Life Asso. v. Ficklin, 74 Md. 179. Fairfax Mining Co. v. Chambers,
75 Md. 606 Condon v. Mutual Reserve Co., 89 Md. 118. Hodgson v.
Southern Bldg. Asso , 91 Md. 445.

1888, art. 23, sec 298. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 212.

412. If any corporations or joint stock companies embraced
in the preceding section, after any liability shall occur within
this State, or after any contract shall have been made by it
with any resident of this State, shall cease to have any agent
in this State, and no president, director or manager of such
corporation, or joint stock company or association can be
found in this State, then in such case service of any writ or
process issuing from the courts of this State, on the person
who was last the agent of such corporation or joint stock com-
pany in this State, shall be deemed sufficient service, if a
copy of such process be served on the president or manager,
or two directors of such corporation or joint stock company,
wherever they may be found, and an affidavit of such service
be made before any person authorized by the laws of this State
to take the acknowledgments of deeds.

Northern Central R W. Co. v Rider, 45 Md. 24.

Ibid, sec 299. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 213.

413. If any corporation whatever, upon which process has
been served as hereinbefore prescribed, shall fail to appear
during the term or rule day for the return of process to which
such process shall be returned, or by the second day of the
succeeding term or rule day for the return of process, judg-
ment by default shall be entered against such corporation, and
the amount of the claim of the plaintiff shall be ascertained by
a jury of inquiry or otherwise, as in other cases of judgment
by default.

Ibid, sec 300. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 214.

414. When a judgment has been recovered against a cor-
poration, and an execution on such judgment returned nulla
bona, the person or body corporate entitled to such judgment
may file a bill in equity against all or any persons who may be
in any manner indebted to said corporation, either for the