490 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

or tenements, whether real estate or chattels real within the
limits of the City of Baltimore, shall fail to pay the rent there-
under when due and payable, it shall be lawful for the lessor to
have again and re-possess the premises so rented.

652. Whenever any lessor shall desire to have again and re-
possess any premises to which he is entitled under the provis-
ions of the preceding section, he, or his duly qualified agent or
attorney, shall make his written complaint under oath or affir-
mation, before any Justice of the Peace of the City of Balti-
more, and describing therein in general terms the property
sought to be had again and re-possessed 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 re-possess 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 sum-
mons, directed to any constable of the City of Baltimore, 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 said complaint,
to show cause why the prayer of said lessor should not be
granted as aforesaid, and the said constable shall forthwith pro-
ceed to serve said summons upon said tenant, assignee or under
tenant in said premises, or upon his or their known or author-
ized 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 conspic-
uously 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.

653. 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