LANDLORD AND TENANT 2269

1937, ch. 529, sec. 24A.

27. In all cases of any demise or agreement for rental, express or im-
plied, verbal or written, hereafter to be made of lands or tenements,
whether real estate or chattels real, within the State of Maryland, except in
Prince George's County, for less term than three calendar months, the
remedy of distress for rent due be and the same is hereby taken away and
altogether superseded.

1937, ch. 529, ch. 24B.

28. Whenever the tenant under any demise or agreement of rental,
express or implied, verbal or written, of lands or tenements, whether real
estate or chattels real within the State of Maryland, 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.

1937, ch. 529, sec. 24C.

29. Whenever any lessor shall desire to have again and repossess any
premises to which he is entitled under the provisions of the preceding
section, he or his duly qualified agent or attorney, shall make his written
complaint under oath or affirmation, before any justice of the peace of the
county or city wherein such property is situated, 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 praying by warrant to have again
and repossess the premises, together with judgment for the amount of
rent due and costs; and it shall thereupon be the duty of said justice of
the peace forthwith to issue his summons, directed to any constable of
the county or city wherein such complaint has been filed, and ordering
him to notify said tenant, assignee or under tenant forthwith to appear
before the said justice of the peace, at the trial to be held on the second
day after the filing of said complaint, to show cause why the prayer of said
lessor should not be granted as aforesaid, and the said constable shall forth-
with proceed to serve said summons upon said tenant, assignee or under
tenant in said premises, or upon his or their known or authorized agent, but
if for any reason, neither said tenant, assignee or under tenant, nor his
or their agent can be found, then said constable shall affix an attested
copy of said summons conspicuously upon said premises, and such affixing
of said summons shall, for the purposes of this sub-division of this Article,
be deemed and construed a sufficient service upon all persons whomsoever.

1937, ch. 529, sec. 24D.

30. If at the trial on the second day aforesaid, the justice of the
peace shall be satisfied the interest of justice will be better served by an
adjournment to enable either party to procure his necessary witnesses, he
may adjourn the trial for a period not exceeding one day, except by con-
sent of all parties, and if at said trial or due adjournment thereof as afore-
said, it shall appear to the satisfaction of the justice of the peace before
whom said complaint has been made and tried as aforesaid, that the rent
or any part of the rent for said premises is actually due and unpaid, then
the said justice of the peace shall give judgment in favor of said lessor for