1582                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 915

39G. Same—For advances in certain counties.

In all cases of renting land wherein a share of the growing crop
or crops shall be reserved as rent, or wherein advances by the land-
lord have been made upon the faith of the crops to be grown, said
rent reserved and such advances made shall be a lien on such crop or
crops, which shall not be divested by any sale made thereof by the
tenant, or by any administrator of a deceased tenant, or by the
assignment of the tenant in insolvency, or by process of law issued
against the tenant; provided, that at the time of the said renting,
the contract under and by which the said advances are made shall be
reduced to writing, duly attested and executed by the said landlord
and tenant. Provided, however, that before such advances shall be
a lien in Charles County the contract under which such advances
are made shall be recorded as other liens are recorded and the clerk
of the Circuit Court for said county shall record and properly index
the same in a well bound book to be used solely for that purpose. The
provisions of this section shall only apply to the counties of St.
Mary's, Prince George's, Charles, Calvert and Worcester.

Stripping and Marketing of Tobacco
39H. Tenant failing to strip and market tobacco.

Whenever tobacco is grown on leased premises and the tenant fails
to make reasonable progress within eight months from the first day
of September in each year to strip and place such tobacco on the
market, the landlord may, at any time after the first day of May in
each year, strip, pack, ship and sell at the tenant's expense any and
all tobacco grown on the premises by said tenant in the previous year
or years, provided, that as to Charles County, the above provisions
shall not apply until after the first day of June, and as to St. Mary's
County the first day of July in each year. Any and all expenses paid
by the landlord in the stripping, packing, shipment or sale shall be
a first and prior lien on said tobacco and the proceeds thereof, not-
withstanding any agreement or obligation of the tenant or provision
of law to the contrary.

A tenant, or anyone acting on his behalf, interfering in any way
whatsoever, directly or indirectly, with the stripping, packing, ship-
ment or sale of said tobacco by the landlord, is guilty of a misde-
meanor, and shall be punished, upon conviction, by a fine of not less
than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment for not less
than ninety (90) days nor more than six months, or both.

Miscellaneous Provisions
39-I. Back rent or renewal of lease.

Whenever the lessee named in a lease or the assignee of a lease
applies to his landlord for a renewal of the lease under covenant
contained in it giving him the right to demand and have such re-
newal, the landlord shall, in case the tenant cannot produce
vouchers or satisfactory evidence showing the payment of the rent
accrued for three years next preceding his demand and application,
be entitled to demand and recover three years' back rent and no more
(in addition to any renewal fine that may be provided for in the
lease), before executing or causing to be executed such renewed lease,