560
Lessor or
landlord shall
recover judg-
ment.
To hold pre-
mises discharged from
lease
Lands lie
contiguous,
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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
vailing the arrears then due, and that the lessor or
landlord had power to re-enter, then and in every
such case the lessor or landlord shall recover judg-
ment and execution in the same manner as if the
rent in arrear had been legally demanded, and a re-
entry made; and in case the lessee or his assignee, or
other person claiming or deriving under the said
lease, shall permit and suffer judgment to be had and
recovered, on such trial in ejectment, and execution
to be executed thereon, without paying the rent and
arrears, together with full costs, and without proceed-
ing for relief in equity within six callender months
after such execution executed; and in every such
case the said lessee, his assignee, and all other per-
sons claiming and deriving under the said lease,
shall be barred and foreclosed from all relief or rem-
edy in law or equity than by bringing error or appeal
for reversal of such judgment, in case the same shall
be erroneous, and tire said lessor or landlord shall
from thenceforth hold the same demised premises
discharged from such lease; and if, on such eject-
ment, a verdict shall pass for the defendant, or the
plaintiff shall be non-suited therein, then and in
every such case the defendant shall have and recover
his costs; provided, that nothing herein contained
shall extend to bar the right of any mortgage of such
lease, or any part thereof, who shall not be in pos-
session, so as such mortgagee shall and do, within six
calender months after such judgment obtained and
execution executed, pay all costs and damages sus-
tained by such lessor or person entitled to the re-
mainder or reversion as aforesaid, and perform all
the covenants and agreements which, on the part and
behalf of the first lessee, are and ought to be per-
formed.
SEC. 47. When the lands sued for lie contiguous
to each other, and in adjoining counties, suit may be
brought for the whole in any of said counties in
which any of the defendants reside; and if none of the
defendents reside in any of said counties, then the suit
may be brought in the county where the largest part
of the land lies, and the sheriff and surveyor of the
county in which the suit is brought shall have power
to execute and return the warrant of resurvey of all
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