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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
Volume 194, Page 881   View pdf image (33K)
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1 ANN. CAP. 6, ESCAPES. 881
Counties, Cities, Towns, and Precincts, to seize and re-take
such Person or Persons so escaped, or going at large; and
such Person or Persons so re-taken upon such Warrant forth-
with to convey and commit to the Common Gaol of such
County where such Person or Persons so escaped, or going at
large, shall be re-taken, there to remain without Bail or Main-
prize, or being thence upon any Account whatsoever delivered or
removed, until he, she, or they shall have made full Payment
or Satisfaction to the respective Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, Cred-
itor or Creditors, in such Action or Actions, Execution or Exe-
cutions, named, or until the Judgment or Judgments, on which
such Execution or Executions was or were sued out against
such Person or Persons, shall be reversed or discharged by due
Course of Law, or until Judgment in such Action or Actions be
given for such Person or Persons so committed, as aforesaid, or
until the said Contempt or Contempts, for which such Person
or Persons were or shall be committed, be cleared and dis-
charged; except such Person or Persons be charged with Trea-
son or Felony, or any other Crime, Matter, or Cause, for and
on the behalf of the Queen's Majesty, her Heirs, and Succes-
sors; and if he or she, for any such Cause, on the Behalf of
the Queen, her Heirs and Successors, be removed to any other
Gaol or Prison, he or she shall be, in the Custody of such Gaol
charged, with all the Clauses with which he or she is or shall be
charged in the Gaol from whence he or she shall be removed;
and every Mayor or other Officer, as aforesaid, after Delivery
of such Prisoner so re-taken, together with such Warrant to the
Sheriff, shall take a Note in writing from such Sheriff, testifying
the Receipt of such Prisoner, which said Sheriff is hereby re-
quired to receive such Prisoner and give such Note: And every
such Sheriff, as aforesaid, after the Execution of such Warrant,
shall forthwith make a Return thereof to the Court where the
Action shall be depending, or Judgment, Order, or Decree had or
obtained; which shall be entred and filed upon Record.
II. And be it further enacted, That if any such Person or
Persons so re-taken by Warrant, as aforesaid, shall at any
Time make any Escape out of the Gaol to which he, she, or
they shall be so conveyed and committed, as aforesaid, the
•Sheriff, in whose Custody he, she, or they was or were, 648
shall be liable to answer for such Escape, as in the Case of any
other Escape; any Law, Usage, or Custom to the contrary in
any wise notwithstanding.

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