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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

be fined not less than ten nor more than twenty-five

dollars, to be recovered as other small debts are recov-

ered. And all fines imposed under this act shall be

Pines — how

divided as follows: one-half to the officer making

disposed of.

the arrest, and the other half to the County Com-

missioners of Cecil county, to be applied by them

to the use and benefit of said county.

Effective.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 9, 1880.

CHAPTER 28.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments,

section fourteen of article ten of the Code of Pub-

lic General Laws, relating to attachments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

Repealed and

bly of Maryland, That section fourteenth of arti-

re-enacted.

cle tenth of the Code of Public General Laws, re-

lating to attachments, be and the game is hereby

repealed and re-enacted so that the same shall be as

follows :

Levy by way

SECTION 14. No sheriff or other officer shall levy

of execution.

by way of execution against the garnishee more

than the plaintiff's debt and costs, nor more than

what the said plaintiff shall make appear to be the

value of the property and credits attached in the

hands of such garnishee, together with such costs

only as the garnishee shall put the plaintiff to by

denying himself to be indebted to the defendant,

and contesting the same ; and upon any judgment of

condemnation nisi against any garnishee for want of
appearance or plea, the plaintiff shall be at liberty

to proceed and prove his case in the same manner as

Amount sub-

in any judgment by default ex parte, and not other-

ject to attach-

wise, by proof of his debt, and also of the amount

ment.

of the 'assets of the defendant in the hands of the