WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 559

Chapter 355.
AN ACT to repeal sections one, two, three, four,
five and six of article fifty-three of the Code of
Public General Laws, title " Landlord and Ten-
ant," sub-title " Tenant holding over," and sec-
tion two of said article, as repealed and re-
enacted by chapter four hundred and fourteen
of the acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-
four, and enact the following in lieu thereof.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That sections one, two, three, four,
five and six of article fifty-three Code of Public
General Laws, title " Landlord and Tenant," sub-
title "Tenant holding over," and section two of	Repealed and enacted in lien
said article, as repealed and re-enacted by chapter
four hundred and fourteen of the acts of eighteen
hundred and seventy-four, be and the same are
hereby repealed, and the following sections are
eracted hereby in lieu thereof:
SECTION 1. In all cases where any interest in real
estate shall be let or leased for any definite term
or at will, and the lessor, his heirs, executors,
administrators or assigns shall desire to repossess	Repossession.
the same after the expiration of the term for which
it was demised, and shall give notice in writing
one month before the expiration of said term or
determination of said will, to the tenant or to the
person or persons actually in possession of the
premises to remove from the same at the end of
said term; and if the said tenant or person or
persons in actual possession shall refuse to comply
therewith, the lessor, his heirs, executors, admin-
istrators or assigns may make complaint thereof	To whom make com-
in writing to any justice of the peace of the	plaint.
county or city wherein such real estate is situate.
SEC. 2. The said justice shall forthwith issue
his summons to the tenant, or person in pos-
session, that he or she be and appear on a day in	Issue sum-
said summons mentioned, before said justice, to	mons.
show cause (if any he or she have) why restitution
of the possession of the said estates so demised