490 ARTICLE 16.

An order of publication, on a bill to redeem a ground rent, held to substan-
tially describe the property. Hollander v. Central Metal Co., 109 Md. 149.

Where the order of publication was only published for three weeks, instead of
one month (as provided by the act of 1842, ch. 229), the decree was reversed.
Central Bank v. Copeland, 18 Md. 320.

The act of 1896, ch. 38 (providing a method of service in lieu of an order of
publication), does not give equity courts jurisdiction of non-residents in actions
in personam. Fisher v. Parr, 92 Md. 272.

The act of 1896, ch. 38 (providing a method of service in lieu of an order of
publication), applied. Chappell v. Clarke, 94 Md. 182.

For a case dealing with the act of 1799, ch. 79, sec. 1, see Burd v. Greenleaf,
1 Bl. 557.

Cited but not construed in Neale v. Hagthorp, 3 Bl. 573; Buckingham v. Peddi-
cord, 2 Bl. 457; Contee v. Dawson, 2 Bl. 306.

See notes to sec. 138.

As to the issue of orders of publication by the clerks of the courts having juris-
diction, see art. 17, sec. 38.

An. Code, sec. 136. 1904, sec. 128. 1888, sec. 115. 1884, ch. 268.

143. Upon application for a renewal of a lease containing a covenant
for renewal, where any person or persons interested in the reversion re-
served in said lease, and who should be the party or parties to the proceed-
ings, is or are unknown, it shall be sufficient to substantially describe such
unknown person or persons in the bill as the unknown person or persons
interested in said reversion, by, through or under the original lessor or
lessors, naming him or them; and the court shall order notice by publication
to be given to such unknown person or persons, according to his or their
description in the bill, and the same proceedings shall be had against such
unknown person or persons as are had against non-resident defendants
named in a bill in chancery; 'and any decree which may be passed shall
have the same effect against such unknown person or persons, whether
claiming by descent, purchase or in any other manner, and against his or
their heirs, executors or administrators and assigns, as if such unknown
person or persons had been made a defendant or defendants by name in
said bill.

See art. 16, sec. 111; also art. 21, sec. 96.

Abatement of Places of Lewdness.1

An. Code, sec. 136A. 1918, ch. 84, sec. 136A.

144. Whoever shall erect, establish, continue, maintain, use, own or
rent any building, erection, or place used for purposes of lewdness, assig-
nation, or prostitution in the State of Maryland, is guilty of a nuisance,
and the building, erection, or place, and the ground itself in or upon which
such lewdness, assignation, or prostitution is conducted, permitted or car-
ried on, continued, or exists, and the furniture, fixtures, musical instru-
ments, and other contents thereof are also declared a nuisance, and may be
enjoined and abated as hereinafter provided.

An. Code, sec. 136B. 1918, ch. 84, sec. 136B.

145. Whenever a nuisance is kept, maintained, or exists such as is
defined in this sub-title, the State's Attorney-of any County or of Baltimore

1 Secs. 144 to 151 were effective only during the World War and two years after its
termination.