1849.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 493.

the Legislature hereby reserves to itself the right to alter,
amend, change and annul this act of incorporation at
its pleasure.

CHAPTER 493.

Passed Mar. 9,
1850.

An act supplementary to the act of eighteen hundred
and twenty-eight, chapter fifty.

To take bonds

from defend-

ants.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That from and after the passage of this
act, it shall and may be lawful for all and every of the
sheriffs of this State, and of their deputies, whenever
the same shall he demanded of them, to take bonds of
any or all defendants that now are, or hereafter may be,
in their custody, under and by virtue of any writ or
writs of capias ad satisfaciendum, returnable to any of
the county courts of this State, with such security as
the said sheriffs or their deputies may think necessary,
with reference to said writs in their hands for service at
the time of taking said bonds, conditioned for the ap-
pearance of the said defendant or defendants in court
on the day when the said writ or writs are or may be
returnable, and the surrender of themselves on that day
to the sheriff or sheriffs, who may have the same in
hand for execution, the said bond or bonds, in case of
the breach of the condition thereof, in be sued on and
recovered as other bonds now are; provided however,

Proviso.

that no plaintiff shall be required to accept from any
sheriff the assignment of any bond to be taken under
the provisions of this act, but the same shall be deemed
and taken only as indemnity to the sheriff taking the
same, and said sheriff upon failure of the defendant
principal to appear to the condition of the said bond,
and refusal of plaintiff or plaintiffs to accept assignment
thereof, shall be in all respects subject to existing penal-
ties and liabilities in such cases made and provided.

Writs to be se-
parately served.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That from and after the,
passage of this act, it shall be the duty of the sheriffs
of this State, and their deputies, and they are hereby
required, to serve separately each writ of capias ad sa-
tisfaciendum in their respective hands against the same
defendant, where the said writs are returnable to the
same term, so that the service of one writ shall not be
considered as the, service of. any other that may thereafter
come to their hands.