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Execution.
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the lessor, to be enforced by execution, as in cases of judgment
ordinarily recovered before a justice of the peace ; and in like
manner if the jury shall be of opinion, upon the trial of the
case, that the landlord has not shewn good cause for instituting
such proceedings, they shall so find by their verdict or inquisi-
tion, and shall assess such damages as they shall deem just to
be paid by the landlord to the tenant, for which amount and
costs, judgment shall be rendered and enforced as aforesaid ;
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Case of
omission to
assess.
Jury re-
summoned.
Notice
thereof to
tenant.
Complete
the panel.
Compel at-
tendance.
This act
extend to
heirs, exe-
cutors, &c.
Where
more than
one tenant;
each one.
Extend to
several
kinds of
tenants.
Thirty days
notice
sufficient
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and if the said jury shall omit to assess said damages, the said
justices may, at any time before the eleventh day after, and ex-
clusive of the day of rendering the verdict aforesaid, by warrant
to the sheriff of their county, order said jury to be re-summoned
to make said assessment and render a verdict as aforesaid
thereon, which verdict shall have the same effect as if ren-
dered immediately on rendering said principal verdict ; a rea-
sonable notice, however, being given to the said tenant, such as
said justices shall deem proper, of the time of the second meet-
ing of said jury, and the said justices being hereby authorized
to summon other jurors in place of any of said jury who shall
have died, or who shall be returned by the sheriff as sick or not
to be found; and in all cases of a summons of a jury, under
the said original act, or under this supplement thereto, it shall
be lawful for the said justices to enforce, by attachment, the at-
tendance of the jurors who shall have been summoned.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this act
shall be taken to extend to the heirs, executors, and adminis-
trators, and assigns, of lessors, and the executors and adminis-
trators of tenants ; and also to cases where there are two or
more tenants of the demised or let premises, in which case each
of such tenants shall be entitled to the notices in this act men-
tioned, and the benefit of each condition therein contained.
SEC. 7. And fa it enacted, That this act, and the act to which
this is a supplement, shall be deemed and taken to extend to
all cases of tenancy, for years or for a shorter period, and pur
autre vie, and to all tenancies at sufferance, or at will, or for no
fixed or definite period or term, or where no such period or term
shall appear in evidence ; it being hereby provided that the said
notice of thirty days shall be deemed sufficient after the termi-
nation of said estate pur autre vie in the place of the notice re-
quired by said original act ; and in order to the benefit of the
proceeding aforesaid, for recovery of the possession of the de-
mised premises ; and that no other notice shall, in order to such
proceeding or to terminate such tenancy by sufferance, or at will
or tenancy aforesaid, for no fixed or definite period, be necessary
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