FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

chapter one hundred and nine (109), or any amendments or
supplements thereto.

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

Approved April 6th, 1894.

CHAPTER 631.

AN ACT to add additional sections to Article three of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, titled "Baltimore
County," sub-titled "Circuit Court," to follow section eigh-
teen of said Article, and to be known as sections 18 A, 18 B,
18 C, 18 D, 18 E, 18 F, 18 G, 18 H, 18 I, 18 K and 18 L.

Effective,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the following sections be added to article
three of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, titled
"Baltimore County," sub-titled "Circuit Court," to follow sec-
tion ]8 of said Article, and to be known as sections 18 A, 18 B,
18 C, 18 D, 18 E, 18 F, 18 G, 18 H, 18 I, 18 K and 18L.

New sections.

18 A. In addition to the first day of each term of the Circuit
Court for said county, the first Monday in February, the
second Monday in April and the third Monday in July, the
third Monday in October of each year, shall be return days for
the return of processes in civil cases.

Return days.

18 B. All original writs of execution, attachments, replevin,
ejectment, scire facias and habere facias, as well as all other
writs and process issued from or returnable to said court in
civil cases, shall be made returnable to the first return day or
to the first day of the term, whichever shall first occur, after
the issue of the same, unless otherwise ordered, in writing, by
the party directing the same or his attorney; and on the return
of an original writ, not issued or served, the same may be
renewed returnable to the next return day or to the first day
of the succeeding term, whichever shall first occur.

Original
writs, when
returnable.

18 C. If a defendant be returned summoned, and shall fail
to appear, the clerk of said court shall, on the day following
the return day to which the writ or process served on him is
returnable, enter the appearance of any defendant so sum-

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Failure of
defendant
to appear.