BALTIMORE CITY. 1143

LANDLORD AND TENANT.

1888, ch. 487. 1890, ch. 327. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 634.

650. In all cases of any demise or agreement for rental, express or
implied, verbal or written, hereafter to be made of lands or tenements,
whether real estate or chattels real, within the limits of the City of Bal-
timore, for less term than three calendar months, the remedy of distress
for rent due be and the same is hereby taken away and altogether super-
seded.

See sec. 656 1/2.

1888, ch. 487. 1890, ch. 327. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 635.

651. Whenever the tenant under any such demise or agreement of
rental, express or implied, verbal or written, of lands or tenements, whether
real estate or chattels real within the limits of the City of Baltimore, shall
fail to pay the rent thereunder when due and payable, it shall be lawful
for the lessor to have again and re-possess the premises so rented.

1888, ch. 487. 1890, ch. 327. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 636.

652. Whenever any lessor shall desire to have again and repossess any
premises to which he is entitled 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, before any Justice of the Peace of
the City of Baltimore, and describing therein in general terms the prop-
erty sought to be had again and re-possessed as aforesaid, and also setting
forth the name of the tenant to whom the same is rented, or his assignee
or under tenant or tenants, with the amount of rent thereon due and un-
paid; and praying by warrant to have again and re-possess 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 City of Baltimore, and ordering
him to notify said tenant, assignee or under tenant forthwith to appear
before the said Justice of the Peace, at the trial to be held on the second
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
under tenant in said premises, or upon his or their known or authorized
agent, but if for any reason, neither said tenant, assignee or under tenant,
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 sub-division
of this Article, be deemed and construed a sufficient service upon all per-
sons whomsoever.

1888, ch. 487. 1880, ch. 327. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4. sec. 637.

653. 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