WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1757

CHAPTER 706
(House Bill 187)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
147 of Article 75 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1939 Edition), title "Pleadings, Practice and Process at
Law", sub-title "Supplementary Proceedings", providing
for summons by registered mail in certain cases.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 147 of Article 75 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Pleadings, Practice and
Process at Law", sub-title "Supplementary Proceedings", be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

147. At any time within which an attachment or execu-
tion might issue upon judgment or decree upon satisfactory
proof being made to the court by affidavit or otherwise by
the judgment creditor that it is probable that the judgment
debtor has property or credits which would be liable to said
attachment or execution and that the said judgment debtor
is concealing or has concealed or disposed of the same with
intent to evade the effect of said judgment, or at any time
after the expiration of sixty (60) days from the entry of any
final judgment or decree where said judgment or decree has
not been paid or satisfied, the court, wherein said judgment was
rendered shall issue an order requiring said debtor to attend
and be examined concerning said property or credits at a
time and place specified in said order, either in open court
or before a standing commissioner or examiner as therein
directed; the judge, commissioner or examiner may adjourn
the proceedings under such order from time to time as he may
think proper, and at any stage of the proceedings the court
may in its discretion make a further order that any other
examination or testimony be taken by a commissioner or
examiner designated therein. The order requiring said debtor
to attend to be examined shall be served upon the Defendant
by the Sheriff where the Defendant resides or has his place
of business or by notice issued by the Clerk and served on the
Defendant by registered mail, such registered letter to be
served on the addressee only; and upon the failure of the De-
fendant to appear after being summoned by said Sheriff, he
may be punished by the Court by which said order or summons
was issued for contempt.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1949.

Approved May 6, 1949.