HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1599
CHAPTER 742.
(Senate Bill 20)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tions 753 and 754 of Article 4 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (1938 Edition), title "Baltimore
City", sub-title "Landlord and Tenant", providing for
the granting of certain extensions in the time for the
surrender of premises in certain landlord and tenant
cases in Baltimore City under certain circumstances.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Sections 753 and 754 of Article 4 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1938 Edition),
title "Baltimore City", sub-title "Landlord and Tenant",
be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

753. 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 necessary witnesses, he may adjourn
the trial for a period not exceeding one day, except by
consent of all parties, and if at said trial or due adjourn-
ment thereof as aforesaid, it shall appear to the satisfac-
tion of the Justice of the Peace before whom said complaint
has been made and tried as aforesaid, that the rent or any
part of the rent for said premises is actually due and
unpaid, then the said Justice of the Peace shall give judg-
ment in favor of said lessor for the amount of rent found
due, with costs of suit, and shall order that said tenant
and all persons claiming or holding by or under said tenant
shall yield and render up possession of said premises unto
said lessor, or unto his duly qualified agent or attorney
within two days thereafter; provided, however, that upon
presentation of a certificate signed by a practicing
physician certifying that surrender of said premises
within said period of two days would endanger the health
or life of any occupant thereof, said Justice of the Peace
may, at the trial or subsequent thereto, extend the time
for such surrender of the premises upon such terms and for
such period or periods as he shall deem necessary and
just, but in no event shall the date for such surrender be
extended beyond the tenth day after the date of such judg-
ment in favor of said lessor; and provided further, that if
the said tenant, or some one for him, shall at said trial
or due adjournment thereof as aforesaid, tender the rent