1831.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 318

jury shall thereupon proceed to assess against the tenant,

Damages for hold-

damages for the holding over of the demised or let premises,

ing over.

not exceeding double the rate of the rent of said tenancy,

and also tor the expenses of said lessor, in and about said

proceeding over and above the legal costs thereof; and

Judgment,

shall, for said damages, render a verdict in one amount

against said tenant; for which amount, as well as the costs,

as provided for by the act aforesaid, the said justices shall

render judgment in favor of the lessor, to be enforced by exe-

Execution.

cution, 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 inquisition, and shall

assess such damages as they shall deem just to be paid by

the landlord to the tenant, for which amount and costs, judg-

ment shall be rendered and enforced as aforesaid; and if

Case of omission

to assess

the said jury shall omit to assess said damages, the said jus-

tices may, at any time before the eleventh day after, and

exclusive of the day of rendering the verdict aforesaid; by

warrant to the sheriff of their county, order said jury to be

Jury resummon-

resummoned to make said assessment and render a verdict

ed.

as aforesaid thereon, which verdict shall have the same ef-

fect as if rendered immediately on rendering said principal

Notice thereof to

verdict; a reasonable notice, however, being given to the

tenant.

said tenant, such as said justices shall deem proper, of the

time of the second meeting of said jury, and the said jus-

Complete the

tices being hereby authorised to summon other jurors in

penal

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

Compel atten-

act, or under this supplement thereto, it shall be lawful for

dance.

the said justices to enforce, by attachment, the attendance

of the jurors who shall have been summoned.

This act extend
heirs, execute

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this act

&c.

shall be taken to extend to the heirs, executors, and admin-

istrators, and assigns, of lessors, and the executors and ad-

ministrators of tenants; and also to cases where there are

Where more than

two or more tenants of the demised or let premises, in which

one tenant.

each one

case each of such tenants shall be entitled to the notices in

this act mentioned, and the benefit of each condition therein

contained.

Extend to several

Sec. 7. And be it enacted. That this act, and the act to

kinds of tenants.

which this is a supplement, shall be deemed and taken to

extend to all cases of tenancy, for years or for a shorter pe-

riod, and pur autre vie, and to all tenancies at sufferance,

or at will, or for no fixed or definite period or term, or