ART. 53] RENEWAL OF LEASES—EXTINGUISHMENT. 1399

1888, art. 53, sec. 23. 1868, oh. 292. 1870, ch. 279. 1876, ch. 384.

1884, ch. 67. 1886, ch. 182.

23. In all cases of renting land wherein a share of the
growing crop or crops shall be reserved as rent, or wherein
advances by the landlord have been made upon the faith of
the crops to be grown, said rent reserved and such advances
made shall be a lien on such crop or crops, which shall not be
divested by any sale made thereof by the tenant, or by any
administrator of a deceased tenant, or by the assignment of the
tenant in insolvency, or by process of law issued against the
tenant; provided, that at the time of the said renting, the con-
tract under and by which the said advances are made shall be
reduced to writing, duly attested and executed by the said land-
lord and tenant. The provisions of this section shall only apply
to the counties of St. Mary's, Prince George's, Charles, Calvert
and Worcester.

Ibid, sec 24. 1884, ch. 485. 1888, ch 395. 1900, ch 207.

24. All leases or sub-leases of land made in this State
between the 8th day of April, 1884, and the 5th day of April,
1888, for a longer period than fifteen years, shall be redeem-
able at any time after the expiration of fifteen years, at the
option of the tenant, for a sum of money equal to the capital-
ization of the rent reserved at the rate of six per centum in gold
coin of the United States, or its equivalent, unless some other sum
not exceeding four per cent, capitalization of said rent in said
coin shall be specified in said lease, in which event said rent shall
be redeemable for the sum fixed in said lease or sub-lease. All
rents reserved by leases or sub-leases of land made in this State
between April 5,1888, and April 5,1900, for a longer period than
fifteen years shall be redeemable at any time, after the expira-
tion of ten years from the date of such lease or sub-lease, at
the option of the tenant, after a notice of six months to the
landlord, for a sum of money equal to the capitalization of the
rent reserved at a rate not to exceed six per centum. All rents
reserved by leases or sub-leases of land made in this State
after April 5, 1900, for a longer period than fifteen years shall
be redeemable at any time after expiration of five years from
date of such leases or sub-leases, at the option of the tenant,
after a notice of one month to the landlord, for a sum of money
equal to the capitalization of the rent reserved at a rate not
exceeding six per centum.*

Erb v. Grimes, 94 Md. 106. Plaenker v Smith, 95 Md. 394. Swan v.
Kemp, 97 Md. 691

* See art al, secs 88, 89