WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 575
CHAPTER 211
(Senate Bill 118)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections
753 and 755 of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland and Baltimore City Charter (1938 Edition),
title "Baltimore City", sub-title "Landlord and Tenant", as
said sections were amended by Chapter 441 of the Acts of
1943, clarifying the provisions of said sections.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 753 and 755 of Article 4 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland and Baltimore City Charter
(1938 Edition), title "Baltimore City", sub-title "Landlord
and Tenant", as said sections were amended by Chapter 441
of the Acts of 1943, be and they are hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

753. If, at the trial aforesaid, the Judge shall be satisfied
the interest of justice will be better served by an adjourn-
ment, he may adjourn the trial for a period not exceeding
three days, except by consent of the parties, and if at said
trial or due adjournment, as aforesaid, it shall appear to the
satisfaction of the Judge before whom said complaint has
been tried as aforesaid, that the rent or any part of the rent
for said premises is actually due and unpaid, then the said
Judge shall give judgment 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, how-
ever, that upon presentation of a certificate signed by a prac-
ticing physician certifying that surrender of said premises
within said period of two days would endanger the health or
life of any occupant thereof, said Judge 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 judgment, in favor of said lessor; and
provided further, however, that if the said tenant, or some
one for him, shall at said trial or due adjournment thereof
as aforesaid, or prior to the date fixed by said Judge for the
payment thereof, tender the rent found to be due and unpaid,
together with the costs of said suit, the said complaint shall
be entered satisfied and no further proceedings shall be had
thereunder. If the interval between the filing of the land-