EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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in said City of Annapolis, to follow Section 74, and to be

designated as Sections A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That six new sections be and the same are hereby added

Relations of
landlord and

to Article 2 of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Anne

tenant.

Arundel County," sub-title "Annapolis," defining the relation

of landlord and tenant in said City of Annapolis, to follow

Section 74, to be designated as Sections A1, A2, A3, A4, A5

and A6, and to read as follows :

A1. Whenever the tenant under any demise or agreement

of rental, express or implied, verbal or written, of lands or ten-

Failure to pay
rent.

ements within the limits of the City of Annapolis, shall fail to

pay the rent thereunder when due and payable, it shall be

lawful for the lessor to have again and repossess the premises

so rented.

A2. Whenever any lessor shall desire to have again and re-

possess any premises to which he is entitled under the pro-

Repossessing

visions of the preceding section, he, or his duly qualified agent

premises.

or attorney, shall make his written complaint under oath or

affirmation before any justice of the peace of the City of An-

napolis, and describing therein in general terms the property

sought to be had again and repossessed as aforesaid, and also

setting forth the name of the tenant to whom the same is

rented, or his assignee or under tenant or tenants, with the

amount of rent thereon due and unpaid ; and paying by war-

rant to have again and repossess the premises, together with

judgment within two days thereafter; provided, however, that

if the said tenant, or someone for him, shall at said trial or

Complaint to
be entered

due adjournment thereof as aforesaid, tender the rent to be

satisfied.

found clue and unpaid, together with the costs of said suit, the

said complaint shall be entered satisfied, and no further pro-

ceedings shall be had thereunder.

A3. In ease judgment shall be given in favor of said lessor

in the manner aforesaid, and the tenant shall fail to comply

Judgment in

with the requirements of the said order within two days afore-

favor of
lessor.

said, the said justice of the peace shall, on or at any time after

the expiration of said two days, issue his warrant, directed to

any constable of the City of Annapolis that the lessor may

elect, ordering him to cause said lessor to have again and re-

possess said premises by putting him, or his duly qualified

agent or attorney for his benefit, in possession thereof, and for

that purpose to remove from said premises by force, if neces-

sary, all the furniture, implements, tools, goods, effects or other