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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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988 11 GEO. 2, CAP. 19, USE AND OCCUPATION.
Hereditaments, in that Part of Great Britain, called England,
Dominion of Wales, or Town of Berwick upon Tweed, shall
forthwith give Notice thereof to his or her Landlord or Land-
lords, or his, her, or their Bailiff or Receiver, under Penalty
of forfeiting the Value of three Years improved or Rack Rent
of the Premisses so demised or holden in the Possession of
such Tenant, to the Person of whom he or she holds; to be
recovered by Action of Debt to be brought in any of His
Majesty's Courts of Record at Westminster, or in the Counties
Palatine of Chester, Lancaster, and Durham, respectively, or
738 in Use Courts of Grand-sessions* in Wales, wherein no
Essoign, Protection, or Wager of Law shall be allowed, nor
any more than one Imparlance.
XIII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid,
That it shall and may be lawful for the Court where such Eject-
ment shall be brought, to suffer the Landlord or Landlords to
make him, her, or themselves Defendant or Defendants, by
joining with the Tenant or Tenants, to whom such Declaration
in Ejectment shall be delivered, in case he or they shall appear;
but in case such Tenant or Tenants shall refuse or neglect to
appear. Judgment shall be signed against the casual Ejector
for want of such Appearance; but if the Landlord or Land-
lords of any Part of the Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments.
for which such Ejectment was brought, shall desire to appear
by himself or themselves, and consent to enter into the like
Rule that by the Course of the Court the Tenant in Possession,
in case he or she had appeared, ought to have done; then the
Court, where such Ejectment shall be brought, shall and may
permit such Landlord or Landlords so to do, and order a Stay
of Execution upon such Judgement against the casual Ejector,
until they shall make further Order therein.
XIV. And to obviate some Difficulties that many Times
occur in the Recovery of Rents, where the Demises are not by
Deed, be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That
from and after the said Twenty fourth Day of June, it shall
and may be lawful to and for the Landlord or Landlords,
where the Agreement is not by Deed, to recover a reasonable
Satisfaction for the Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments, held
or occupied by the Defendant or Defendants, in an Action on
the Case, for the Use and Occupation of what was so held or
enjoyed; and if in Evidence on the Trial of such Action any

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