The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-05-05
CHAPTER 524.

AN ACT to add five additional Sections
to Section 20 Of Article number II of
the code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title Garrett County"
subtitle Circuit Court, and proVid-
ing for speedy judgment in non con-
tested cases.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
five additional Sections be and they are
hereby added to Section % of Article
number II of the code of Public Local
Laws, title Garrett county," subtitle
Circuit Court, said Sections to be
known as Section 29A, Section Dob, Sec
ton 29C, Section 29D and Section 29E,
and to follow Section %, which SAID
added Sections shall read as tolows
SEC. 29A. In addition to the first day
of each term of the Circuit Court for
Garrett county, now fixed by law the
second Monday in January, February,
April, May, July, August, October and
November, in each year, shall be return
days, ard the words return day,
whenever used in this Act shall apply
as well to the first day of each term as
to the other return days herein enumer-
ated.
SEC. 29B. In any suit, where the
cause of action is contract whether in
writing or not, or whether expressed or
implied the plaintiff. if affidavit or af-
frmation be made, as hereinafter stated
shall be entitled to Judgment. to be en-
tered by the Court or the Clerk thereof.
on motion in writing, at any time after
fifteen days from the return day to
which the defendant shall have been
summoned, although the defendant may
have pleaded unless such plea contains
a good defense, and unless the defend
ant, or some one in his behalf, shall.
under oath or affirmation, state that
the every plea so pleaded by the de-
PENDANT is true; and shall further state
the amount Of plaintiffs demand if
ANYTHING admitted to be due or owing,
and the amount disputed; and further,
that the affidavit really believes the de
PENDANT will be able, at the trial of the
cause, to produce sufficient evidence to
support the plea as to the portion dis
puted, and that he is advised by counsel
to file the said plea; and such plea shall
be accompanied by certificate OF coun-
sci that he is so advised that the party
making such oath or affirmation, and if
the copartnership or incorporation Of
any of the parties to the suit shall be
alleged in the declaration and the aft
davit to be filed herewith, as herein
after provided; or if there shall be filed
with the declaration in said cause any
paper purporting to be signed by any
defendant therein, the fact of alleged CO.
partnership, incorporation and the gen
uineness Of such signature shall be
deemed 10 be admitted for the purpose
Of said cause. unless the said affidavit
shall further state that the aifiant
knows or has good reason to believe
such allegation of cOpartucrship or in
corporation to be untrue, or that the
signature was not written by or by the
authority of the person whose signature
it purported to be- In ease part OF the
debt or damages claimed to be admitted
to be due, the plaintiff shall be Untitled
forthwith to an entry of judgment
therefor with costs, in full satisfaction
and discharge of action; provided. the
amount SO admitted to be due shall not
be below the jurisdiction of the Court,
or the defendant may pay such admitted
part into Court, and then upon such pro-
ceedings shall be had as are provided by
law in other cases of payment OF money
into Court; provided, that the Court. for
good cause shown, may, by its order in
writing passed at any time before judg-
ment, extend the time for filing such
plea and affidavits. which extension
shall suspend until the expiration there
OF the plaintiff S rights to enter judg-
ment under this Section.
SEC. 29C. The plaintiff shall not be
entitled to judgment under the preced-
ing Sections unless at the time of bring