ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

evade the exemption laws of this state as pro-
hibited by the first section of this act.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That a copy of the

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record of the justice of the peace of the state, in
which said attachment or other proceedings were
brought, shall be complete evidence in all suits
instituted under this act of all facts of said at-
tachment or other proceedings instituted outside
of this state, as shown by said record, and said
record shall also be complete evidence of any
assignment of said claim to the plaintiff in said
attachment proceedings, by the defendant or de-
fendants, which the said record may show, pro-
vided said record shall be certified to by the jus-
tice of the peace before whom said attachment
or other proceedings were brought, and a certifi-
cate of the clerk of the circuit court for the
county in which said justice may be attached,
certifying that the said justice of the peace was
duly authorized to act in said county.

What is evi-
dence.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 29, 1888.

Chapter 175.

AN ACT to provide for the keeping and guard-
ing of the public buildings and grounds in the
city of Annapolis, and the movable property
of the state therein.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

Effective.

bly of Maryland, That for the purpose of properly
.and efficiently keeping and guarding the public
buildings and grounds in the city of Annapolis,
and the movable property of the state therein,
the governor shall appoint the following officers,
to wit : A competent person to be superintendent
of public buildings and grounds, who shall be
paid a salary of one thousand dollars per year ;
a person to take charge of the governor's man-
sion and the premises thereof, at a salary of fifty
dollars per month ; one person to watch and
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Appoint sup-
erintendent.