WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1838.

also be left with some person residing in the building,
if occupied as a place of residence, but if not so oc-
cupied, it shall be the duty of the sheriff to affix a copy
of such writ upon the door, or other front part of such
building.

CHAP. 205.

Sec. 17. And be it enacted, That it shall also be the
duty of the sheriff, to whom any such writ of scire
facias may be directed, to give notice thereof to all
other claimants and persons interested, by advertise-
ments in two daily newspapers published in the city of
Baltimore, at least ten days before the return day of
the writ.

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thereof.

Sec. 18. And be it enacted, That upon the return of
such writ, it shall be lawful for any other person,
having filed a claim as aforesaid, to cause to be entered
on the record of the same suit, a suggestion, setting
forth the amount and nature of his demand, and there-
upon he may have a rule upon the defendant, to appear
and plead thereto as in other actions.

On return of writ.

Other claimants

may suggest.

Sec. 19. And be it enacted, That if the defendant
shall appear and plead to such suggestion, and issue,
either in fact or law, be joined upon any plea, such
particular issue shall be tried and determined as in
other cases; if the defendant shall not plead to such
suggestion, after due notice, judgement shall bo enter-
ed for the claimant filing the same, and the amount of
the claim shall be ascertained as in other cases.

Defendant shall
appear to such

suggestion.

Trial.
If failing to plead.
Judgment, &c.

Sec. 20. And be it enacted, That the execution for
every judgment shall be by a writ of levari facias, in
the following form: Baltimore County to wit, ss. The
State of Maryland, To the Sheriff of said county,
greeting: We command you, that without any other
writ from us, of the following described building and
lot of ground, of A. B. to wit: (describing the same

to be levied, as well a certain debt of which

the consideration of the said court, recovered of the
said A. B. to be levied of the said building and lot of
ground, as also the interest thereon from the
day of also, the further sum of
amounting in the whole to the sum of and
also the sum of for the costs which accrued
thereon, according to the form and effect of the acts of

Writ of levari faci-

as.