THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                   255

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved March 29,1955.

CHAPTER 176
(Senate Bill 56)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 459 and
460 of the Charter and Public Local Laws of Baltimore City
(1949 Edition), title "Miscellaneous Local Laws", sub-title "Land-
lord and Tenant", giving Judges of People's Court discretionary
power in rent cases to increase the period of adjournment of a
rent trial from three to seven days, to extend time for payment
of rent by the tenant to immediately prior to actual execution of
warrant of restitution and to pass necessary orders for revesting
possession of property in landlord and setting absolute limit of
sixty days for lessor to order a warrant of restitution.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 459 and 460 of the Charter and Public Local Laws of
Baltimore City (1949 Edition), title "Miscellaneous Local Laws",
sub-title "Landlord and Tenant", be and they are hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

459. If, at the trial aforesaid, the Judge shall be satisfied the
interest of justice will be better served by an adjournment, he may
adjourn the trial for a period not exceeding [three] seven days,
except by consent of the parties, and if at said trial or due adjourn-
ment, as aforesaid, it shall appeal 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 attor-
ney within two days thereafter; provided, however, that upon pre-
sentation 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
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 pro-
vided further, however, that if the said tenant, or someone 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, or prior to

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[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.