JOHN LEE. CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

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Vernon Factories or at any place within three-fourths

of a mile thereof.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

In force.

effect from and after the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1876.

CHAPTER 285.

AN ACT to add new sections to article ten of the

Code of Public General Laws, entitled "Attach-

ments," and to be sub-title "Claimants of Prop-

erty."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That article ten of the Code of Public

Amended.

General Laws, entitled "Attachments," be amended

by adding thereto the following sections under the

sub-title of "Claimants of Property."

SEC. 45. In all attachments and writs of execution

whenever the same shall be levied upon any personal

property, goods or chattels, which are claimed by a

File petition .

person or persons or corporation other than the de-

fendant or defendants in said attachment or writ of

execution, such person or persons or corporation

may file a petition with the court issuing such at-

tachment or writ of execution, or with the court

before whom such attachment or writ of execution

is returnable, if it be returnable before a court other

than the court issuing the same, which petition shall

clearly set forth the claim and right to the property

so levied upon and be verified by the oath or affirma-

tion of the petitioner or some person in his

behalf; and it shall be the duty of the clerk to

Duty of clerk.

docket a suit against both the plaintiff and defend-

ant in euch attachment or writ of execution, and

issue a summons directed to said plaintiff and de-

fendant giving notice of such claim, which summons