2042                             Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 731

or undertenant or tenants, with the amount of rent thereon due
and unpaid; and praying by warrant to have again and repossess
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 summons, directed to any constable of
the county or city wherein such complaint has been filed, and order-
ing him to notify said tenant, assignee or undertenant forthwith
to appear before the said justice of the peace, at the trial to be
held on the [second] DAY EXCEPT THAT IN BALTIMORE
CITY THE TRIAL SHALL BE HELD ON THE fifth day
after the filing of said complaint, to show cause why the
prayer of said lessor should not be granted as aforesaid, and
the said constable shall forthwith proceed to serve said
summons upon said tenant, assignee or undertenant in said
premises, or upon his or their known or authorized agent, but if
for any reason, neither said tenant, assignee or undertenant, nor
his or their agent can be found, then said constable shall affix an
attested copy of said summons conspicuously upon said premises,
and such affixing of said summons shall, for the purposes of this
subtitle, be deemed and construed a sufficient service upon all per-
sons whomsoever.

39-Q.

In case judgment shall be given in favor of said lessor in the
manner aforesaid, and the tenant shall fail to comply with the re-
quirements of said order within [two] five days TWO DAYS (EX
CEPT THAT IN BALTIMORE CITY THIS PERIOD SHALL BE
FIVE DAYS) aforesaid, the said justice of the peace shall, on or at
any time after the expiration of said [two] five days TWO DAYS
(EXCEPT THAT IN BALTIMORE CITY THIS PERIOD SHALL
BE FIVE DAYS), issue his warrant, directed to any constable of the
county or city wherein such complaint has been filed, that the lessor
may elect, ordering him to cause said lessor to have again and re-
possess said premises by putting him (or his duly qualified agent
or attorney for his benefit) in possession thereof, and for that pur-
pose to remove from said premises, by force if necessary, all the
furniture, implements, tools, goods, effects or other chattels of every
description whatsoever belonging to said tenant, or to any person
claiming or holding by or under said tenant.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT SECTION
9-3 OF ARTICLE 9 OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS
OF BALTIMORE CITY (1969 EDITION, BEING ARTICLE 4 OF
THE CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF MARYLAND), TITLE
"BALTIMORE CITY," SUBTITLE "LANDLORD AND TENANT,"
BE AND IT IS HEREBY REPEALED AND RE-ENACTED, WITH
AMENDMENTS, TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

9-3.

WHENEVER ANY LESSOR SHALL DESIRE TO HAVE AGAIN
AND REPOSSESS ANY PREMISES TO WHICH HE IS EN-
TITLED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE PRECEDING SEC-
TION, HE, OR HIS DULY QUALIFIED AGENT OR ATTORNEY,
SHALL MAKE HIS WRITTEN COMPLAINT UNDER OATH OR
AFFIRMATION, IN THE PEOPLE'S COURT OF BALTIMORE