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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 408.

Where
jurisdiction
of justices
of the peace
shall extend.

Section 9. The jurisdiction of justices of the peace of
the State of Maryland shall extend to all cases wherein
executors or administrators are parties, plaintiffs or defen-
dants, except that no administrator or executor shall be
sued before a justice of the peace within thirteen months
from the date of his letters, unless such executor or adminis-
trator shall within six months of the date of such letters
dispute or reject any claim tiled against his descendant's
estate.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1902:

CHAPTER 409.
AN ACT to add five additional Sections to Section 24, Article
number 1, of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland,
title "Allegany County," sub-title "Circuit Court," and
providing for speedy judgment in now contested cases.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

New sections
added.

Maryland, That five additional sections be and they are
hereby added to section 24 of Article number 1 of the Code
of Public Local Laws, title "Allegany County," sub-title
"Circuit Court," said sections to be known as section 24 A,
section 24 B, section 24 C, section 24 D, and section 24 E, and
to follow section 24, as repealed and re-enacted by chapter 154
of the Acts of 1894, which said added sections shall read as
follows :

Return day.

Section 24 A. In addition to the first day of each term of
the Circuit Court for Allegany county, now fixed by law, the
second Monday in February, March, May, June, August, Sep-
tember, November and December, in each year, shall be return
days, and the word "return day," whenever used in this Act,
shall apply as well to the first day of each term as to the other
return day herein enumerated.

Entitled
to judgment.

Section 24 B. In any suit, when the cause of action is a con-
tract, whether in writing or not, or whether expressed or
implied, the plaintiff, if affidavit or affirmation be made, as
hereinafter stated, shall be entitled to judgment, to be entered
by the Court or the clerk thereof, on motion in writing, at any
time after fifteen days from the return day to which the defen-
dant shall have been summoned, although the defendant may
have pleaded, unless such plea contains a good defence, and
unless the defendant, or some one in his behalf, shall, under
oath or affirmation, state that every plea so pleaded by the