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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 289

4-18.   Same;   when salary paid.

4-19.   Same;   duties, vacancy, fees.

4-20.   Same;   daily attendance.

4-21.   Same;   substitutes.

4-22.   Same;   costs in equity cases.

4-23.   Same;   grand jury sessions.

4-24.   Same;   compensation for grand jury work.

4-25.   Same;   violation of duty of secrecy.

Grand Jury

4-26. Visitations.

Bailiffs

4-27. Bailiffs; duties, compensation.

4-1. Repealed by Ch. 797, Acts of 1974.

4-2. Return days in civil cases.

In addition to the first day of each term of the circuit
court for [said] THE county, the first Monday of January, April,
July, and October, in each year, shall be return days for the
return of process in civil cases.

Speedy Judgement Act

4-3. Certain writs, when returnable.

All original writs, writs of execution, attachment,

replevin, ejectment, scire facias and habere facias, as well as
other writs and process issued from or returnable to [said] THE
court in civil cases, shall be made returnable to the first
return day, or to the first day of the term, whichever shall
first occur after the issue of the same, unless otherwise ordered
in writing by the party directing the same, or his attorney; and
on the return of an original writ, not executed, the same may be
renewed, returnable to the next return day, or to the first day

of the succeeding term, whichever shall first occur. (P.L.L.,

1888, Art. 22, sec. 61; 1930, sec. 98; 1957 Code, sec. 126. 1886,
ch. 264.)

4-4. Defendant failing to appear; appearance.

If a defendant [be] IS returned summoned and [shall fail]
FAILS to appear, the clerk of the Court, on the day following the
return day to which the writ or process served on him is
returnable, shall enter the appearance of any defendant so
summoned and failing to appear, and the action shall proceed in
the same manner as if the party had appeared in person. (P.L.L.,
1888, Art. 22, sec. 62; 1930, sec. 99; 1957 Code, sec. 127.
1886, ch. 264.)

4-5. Cases entered on trial docket.