ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

make his written complaint, under oath, before
any justice of the peace of the city of Baltimore,
describing therein in general terms the property
sought to be had again and repossessed as afore-
said, and setting forth the name of the tenant
to whom the same is rented (with the names of
the assignees or under-tenants in said premises
should there be such known to said lessor) with
the amount of rent thereon due and unpaid, and
praying, by warrant, to have again and repos-
sess the premises accordingly ; and it shall there-
upon be the duty of said justice of the peace
forthwith to issue his summons, directed to any
constable in his bailiwick, and ordering him to
notify said tenant, assignee or under-tenant
forthwith to yield up said premises, or at a trial,
to be held on the tenth day after filing of said
complaint, to show cause why the prayer of said

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lessor should not be granted as aforesaid ; and
the said constable shall forthwith 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 said agent can be found,
then the 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 act, be deemed and
construed a sufficient service upon all persons
whatsoever.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if, at the trial
on the tenth day aforesaid, the justice of the
peace shall be satisfied that the interests of jus-

Serve sum-
mons.

tice will be better served by an adjournment to
enable either party to procure his necessary wit-
nesses, or by consent of all the parties who ap-
pear, he may adjourn the trial for a period not
exceeding five days in all, except by consent of
all parties ; and if, at said trial or due adjourn-
ment thereof as aforesaid, 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 for said premises is act-
ually due and unpaid, as set forth in said com-
plaint, then the said justice of the peace shall give
judgment in favor of said lessor, and shall order

May adjourn
the trial.