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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the county where the principal office of such corporation or com-

pany is located, or in the superior court of the city of Baltimore,

the court of common pleas or the Baltimore city court, if such

principal office be located in the said city, and the said suit shall

stand for trial at the first term after the service of the writ shall

have been made on such corporation or company, and service of

the writ aforesaid on any officer, agent or employee of said cor-

poration or company, shall be deemed and taken as sufficient ser-

vice on such company.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That if upon the return of the writ

issued against such corporation or company, and the said cor-

poration or company being duly summoned as aforesaid, such

corporation or company shall fail to appear by attorney or agent

upon the first call of the docket, it shall be the duty of the court

to cause the personal appearance of said corporation or company

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to be entered, and the cause shall stand for trial or hearing and

ings.

shall proceed and judgment shall be rendered as if such corpora-

tion or company had appeared by attorney, and if such corpora-

tion or company shall appear by attorney or agent, and either

party shall desire or require a trial by jury, it shall be the duty

of the court to cause issues to be framed, aud a jury to be em-

paneled for the trial thereof, and if the verdict of the jury shall

be for the State, judgment shall be entered without stay for the

amount of taxes so due as aforesaid, and the five per cent, addi-

tional as damages with interest and costs, and a fee of fifty dol-

lars shall be allowed the attorney for the State to be taxed in the

plaintiff's costs in said suit, and execution shall be issued on such

judgment if the same be not paid into the treasury within thirty

days after the rendition thereof.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the certificate of the comp-

troller under the seal of his office, of the amount of taxes so due

Prima
faole.

as aforesaid, and of the said penalty or damages shall be prima

facie evidence to entitle the State to judgment for said amount

of State taxes, and said penalty or damages in any case in which

suit may be brought for the recovery of such State taxes as

aforesaid.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

and after the date of its passage, and all acts or parts of acts in

conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved April 8th, 1890.