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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Liens not to be
prior to judg-
ments.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That during the
continuance of this act judgments rendered by
Justices of the Peace within any of the counties of
this State to which this act is made applicable,
shall be liens on the real estate of the defendants
in said judgments upon their being recorded as
hereinafter provided for, upon their being filed with
the Clerk of the Circuit Courts of the several counties
of the State, in which the defendants shall reside,
and recorded in a record kept for that purpose,
(for which the Clerk shall receive twenty-five cents
in each case,) but the lien of said payments shall
not be considered as prior to judgments rendered
in the Circuit Courts of this State at the term of
said courts next succeeding the filing of the judg-
ments rendered before Justices of the Peace as
aforesaid, but shall be considered only equal as
lien to them.

Not to apply.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the securities
provided for as to a Mortgage of personal proper-
ty, and also the immunity of the lien of judgments
in the second section of the original act referred
to shall apply to all cases covered by this act, and
that this shall not apply to debts contracted after
the passage of this act.

Not to be
computed.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the period allow-
ed by this act shall not be computed as a portion
of the three years within which an execution may
issue on any judgment or decree to which the stay
of execution provided for by this act is applicable.

Officer not re-
sponsible.

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That where any exe-
cution has been levied upon personal property at
the time of the passage of this act, the officer serv-
ing said execution shall not be held responsible
for said property unless he shall have taken and
held said property in his actual possession.

Not to apply.

Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That nothing in this
act shall apply to judgments or decrees rendered
in favor of the State, or in any way effect, limit or
restrain attachments on warrant or judgment a-
gainst the lands, good and chatties, rights and
credits of non-residents or absconding debtors as
practiced under existing laws.

Not to pre-
vent sale.

Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That nothing con-
tained in this act, shall be construed to prevent
the sale of any real or personal estate under any