Sec. 6. And be further it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from and after the date of its pas-
sage, and the General Assembly reserves the
right to amend or repeal this Act at pleasure.

In force.

CHAPTER 223.

AN ACT to add additional Sections to Article
forty-five of the Code of Public General Laws,
relating to husband and wife, and to define the
rights and liabilities of married women as ten-
ants for term of years.

Passed Mar.
19,1867.

WHEREAS, married women are authorized by the
aforesaid, recited Article of the Code of Public
General Laws, to acquire any property to her own
use without the intervention of a trustee; and
whereas, doubts are entertained in regard to the
validity of covenants of married women, invested
in any deed to them, and in regard to the rights
of Landlords to recover the demised premises in
case of non payment of rent or breach of other con-
ditions on the part of married women who are les-
see's of real estate, and it is proper that such doubts
be removed; therefore,

Preamble.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That in all cases, where leases for a
definite term or for a term of years renewable for-
ever, have been, or may hereafter be made to a
married woman, and the rent therein stipulated to
be paid, shall be in arrear and unpaid for the space
of ninety days, it shall be lawful for the Landlord
to levy said rents by distress, in the same manner
as if the lessee was a femme sole; and in case of
no sufficient distress be being found on said premi-
ses, to make such re-entry, or bring such action
for recovery of the demised premises as lie or she,
might do if the lessee were femme sole, and had
covenanted for the payment of said rents, and to
suffer such re-entry to be made.

Distraint for
rent.