222 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 85

trate, upon motion in writing made by the plaintiff or his attorney,
at any time thereafter, before the defendant shall have pleaded,
unless the court, or the justice of the peace, or trial magistrate, for
good reasons, shall have granted said defendant further time to
plead; and upon such entry of judgment, the plaintiff may forth-
with sue out his writ of inquiry, or otherwise enter up final judgment,
according to the course of the court.

The court, or the justice of the peace or trial magistrate in which
the action is pending may order such continuances as may be neces-
sary to afford the defendant a reasonable opportunity to defend the
action.

The fee of $5. 00 paid by the plaintiff to the Manager at the time
of service shall be taxed in the costs of the proceedings and the
Manager shall keep a record of all such processes which shall show
the day and hour of service, and he shall account for all funds so
coming into his hands for such services, to the proper officer or
department of this State.

(f) The provisions of this section shall apply in any action or
proceeding against the personal representative, executor, adminis-
trator, committee or otherwise, of a person owning or operating an
uninsured motor vehicle when such action or proceeding arises out
of any accident or collision in which said person may have been
involved.

(g) Form of notice. —The following form of notice, to the defend-
ant, shall be sufficient:

To......................................... Defendant. You are hereby notified

that suit has been filed against you by........................................ _f Plain-
tiff, in the.......................................... Court..........................................

State of Maryland, or before a Justice of the Peace or Trial Magis-
trate, in the.................................... election district of........................

........................ County, Maryland, (or before the Justice of the Peace

or Trial Magistrate at large for said County or in the People's Court
of Baltimore City), to recover cause of action or titling attached
hereto; and that service of process against you has been made by
leaving a copy of such process in the hands of the Manager, or in
his office; and that you must plead to said declaration, cause of action
or titling within sixty days from the date of delivery noted upon
your return receipt to this letter, or else judgment by default may be
entered against you.

(h) Residents who leave Maryland. —A resident of Maryland who
is involved in an accident in this State, and who removes himself to
another state within three (3) years of such accident, thereby
appoints the Manager his agent and may be sued by substituted serv-
ice of process, on the Manager as in the case of a nonresident, as
heretofore provided by this sub-title.

(i) Construction and definition of this section shall so far as
practicable, be determined by the construction of and definitions con-
tained in the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund Law.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1960.

Approved March 23, 1960.