JAMES THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1832.

CHAPTER 280.

CHAP. 280.

A supplement to the act entitled, an act, directing the man-
ner of suing out attachments in this province, and limiting
the extent of them.

Passd Mar. 21, 1833

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Ma-
ryland, That from and after the passage of this act, the
provisions of the act, entitled an act, directing the man-
ner of suing out attachments in this province, and limiting
the extent of them, passed the third of June, seventeen
. hundred and fifteen, and the supplements thereto, shall be
held to apply to all debfs due from, and claims against,
and judgments recovered against any corporations, and to
all debts due, and claims accruing to any corporations, to
the same effect, as if such corporations were natural per-
sons; and where any two successive writs or summonses on
suit against a corporate body, shall be returned that such
corporate body is not to be found, such case shall be deem-
ed and taken to be within the provisions of the third section
of the act, to which this is a supplement; and the act pass-
ed at November session, of the year seventeen hundred and
ninety-five, chapter fifty six, being also a supplement to
said act, shall be taken to extend to all the corporate bo-
dies, not incorporated by this state, and to all corporate
bodies, although incorporated by this state, not having the
president and directors, or managers, or a majority of the
said president and directors, or managers residing in this
state; and all such corporate bodies, shall be within the

this state, or not residing therein.

Applicatoin of the

laws &c to corpo-

rations

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That in all cases aforesaid,
of debts from, or claims, or judgments against any corpo-

minor, feme covert, or lunatic, the guardian, husband or com-
mittee of said minor,feme covert or lunatic, shall be compe-

Case of corpora-

tions with minors,

feme coverts or lu-

natics

tent to make the oath or affirmation required by the act to
which this is a supplement, or the supplements thereto,
and the oaths or affirmations of said guardian, husband or
minor, shall have the same force and effect, as if made by a
creditor, not under any legal disability.

Oaths of guardians

&c. admitted.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That in all cases of debts of
claims aforesaid, due or accruing to any corporations as
aforesaid, the president, treasurer, cashier, or other officer
of said corporation, for the time being, shall be competed
to make the oaths or affirmations required by the act to

Oath of President
of Cashier admit-

ted