894 LANDLORD AND TENANT. [ART. 53.

claimed by some person whom he shall name, by virtue of a
right or title accruing or happening since the commencement of the
said lease or letting, by descent or deed from or by devise under
ithe last will or testament of the lessor, and if thereupon the person
so claiming shall forthwith appear, or upon a summons to be
immediately issued by said justice and made returnable within
six days next following, shall appear before said justice, and
shall, on oath, to be administered by him, declare that he verily
believes that he is entitled, in manner aforesaid to the said
premises so leased or demised, and shall, with two sufficient
securities, enter into bond to the plaintiff, his heirs or assigns, in
such sum as the said justice shall think is a proper and reason-
able-security to said plaintiff or parties in interest, to prosecute
with effect his claim at the next term of the circuit court for the
county, or the next term of the Baltimore city court, as the case
may be, then the said justice shall forbear to give judgment for
restitution and costs; provided, that if the said claim shall not be
prosecuted as aforesaid, the said justice shall proceed to give
judgment for restitution and costs, and issue his warrant within
ten days after the end of said term of court.
Gelston v. Sigmund, 27 Md. 345

P. G. L , (1860,) art. 53, sec. 6. 1874, ch. 414. 1882, ch. 355. 1886, ch. 470.
6. The provisions of the preceding sections shall apply to all

cases of tenancies from year to year, tenancies by the month and
by the week; provided, that in cases of tenancies from year to
year in the counties, a notice in writing shall be given six months
before the expiration of the current year of the tenancy; and in
monthly or weekly tenancies, a notice in writing of one month

or one week, as the case may be, shall be so given; and the same
proceedings shall apply, so far as may be, to cases of forcible
entry and detainer; and the benefit of all such proceedings shall
inure to the heirs, executors, administrators or assigns of the
owner of such estate, as the case may be. In case of removal of
such proceedings under a writ of certiorari, a sufficient record
thereof shall be the original papers, with a copy of the judgment
and entries by the justice, under his hand and seal. This section,
so far as the same relates to notices, shall not apply to Baltimore
city.

Hall v. Hall, 6 G & J. 386. Burrell v. Lamon, 67 Md. 582.