WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 559
Chapter 355.
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AN ACT to repeal sections one, two, three, four,
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five and six of article fifty-three of the Code of
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Public General Laws, title " Landlord and Ten-
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ant," sub-title " Tenant holding over," and sec-
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tion two of said article, as repealed and re-
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enacted by chapter four hundred and fourteen
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of the acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-
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four, and enact the following in lieu thereof.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
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of Maryland, That sections one, two, three, four,
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five and six of article fifty-three Code of Public
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General Laws, title " Landlord and Tenant," sub-
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title "Tenant holding over," and section two of
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Repealed and
enacted in lien
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said article, as repealed and re-enacted by chapter
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four hundred and fourteen of the acts of eighteen
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hundred and seventy-four, be and the same are
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hereby repealed, and the following sections are
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eracted hereby in lieu thereof:
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SECTION 1. In all cases where any interest in real
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estate shall be let or leased for any definite term
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or at will, and the lessor, his heirs, executors,
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administrators or assigns shall desire to repossess
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Repossession.
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the same after the expiration of the term for which
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it was demised, and shall give notice in writing
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one month before the expiration of said term or
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determination of said will, to the tenant or to the
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person or persons actually in possession of the
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premises to remove from the same at the end of
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said term; and if the said tenant or person or
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persons in actual possession shall refuse to comply
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therewith, the lessor, his heirs, executors, admin-
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istrators or assigns may make complaint thereof
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To whom
make com-
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in writing to any justice of the peace of the
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plaint.
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county or city wherein such real estate is situate.
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SEC. 2. The said justice shall forthwith issue
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his summons to the tenant, or person in pos-
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session, that he or she be and appear on a day in
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Issue sum-
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said summons mentioned, before said justice, to
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mons.
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show cause (if any he or she have) why restitution
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of the possession of the said estates so demised
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