1382 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 854. 1901. as aforesaid, with a minute of the dates and amounts thereof, and said judgments, decrees, and recognizances shall be indexed in the names of all the principals and sureties bound thereby. CHAPTER THIRTY—NINE. ml;imrllor<l and ten- When noticeto quit = Sec. 1218. WHEN NoT1GE TO QUIT NOT NEcEssARY.—When real ""“""’°“’""‘ estate is leased for a certain term no notice to quit shall be necessary, §. but the landlord shall be entitled to the possession, without such notice, `immediately u on the expiration of the term. 5 Netieeeto quit. Sec. 1219. §OTICES TO QU1T.—A tenancy from month to month, or from quarter to quarter, may be terminated by u thirty days’ notice in writing from the landlord to the tenant to quit, or by such a notice from the tenant to the landlord of his intention to quit, said notice to expire, in either case, on the day of the month from which such tenancy commenced to run. · Teuwcv M will- Sec. 1220. TENANCY AT w1LL.—A tenancy at will may be terminated by thirty days’ notice in writing by either landlord or tenant. _ m'1;_2¤¤¤<>Y bw ¤¤*i€r· Sec. 1221. TENANCY BY sUFFERANGE.——A tenancy by suiferance may ' be terminated at any time by a notice in writing from the landlord to the tenant to quit the remises leased, or by such notice from the tenant to the landlord of Xhis intention to quit on the thirtieth day after the day of the service of the notice. If such notice expires before any periodical installment of rent fall due, according to the terms of the tenancy, the landlord shall be entitled to a proportionate part of such installment to the date fixed for quitting the premises. Notice not to be Sec. 1222. NoT1oE NoT TO BE RECALLED.——N€lth8P landlord nor ten- '°°“u€d‘ ant, after giving notice as aforesaid, shall be entitled to recall the notice so given without the consent of the other party, but after the expiration of the notice given by the tenant as aforesaid the landlord shall be entitled to the possession as if he had given the proper notice to quit; and after the expiration of the notice given by the landlord as aforesaid the tenant shall be entitled to quit as if had given the proper notice of his intention to quit. Service <>f¤<>tic€- Sec. 1223. SERVICE or NOTICE.——EV€Ty notice to the tenant to quit shall be served u on him personally, if he can be found, and if he can not be found it shall be sufhcient service of said notice to deliver the same to some person of proper age upon the premises, and in the absence of such tenant or person to post the same in some conspicuous place upon the leased premises. Refusal to quit. Sec. 1224. REFUSAL T0 QUTT, DOUBLE RENT.———If the tenant, afte1· °°“bl€ M"' having given notice of his intention to quit as aforesaid, shall refuse, without reasonable excuse, to surrender possession according to such notice, he shall be liable to the landlord for rent at double the rate of rent payable according to the terms of tenancy for all the time that the tenant shall so wrongfully hold over, to be recovered in the same way as the rent accruing before thegstermination of the tenancy. Ejectment or sum- Sec. EJECTLIENT OR SSUMMARY PROCEEDINGS.-Wh€D€V€P 3 “““Y p’°°"€d“’gs‘ lease for any definite term shall expire, or any tenancy shall be terminated by notice as aforesaid, and the tenant shall fail or refuse to surrender possession of the leased premises, the landlord may bring an action of ejectment to recover possession in the supreme court of the District; or the landlord may bring an action to recover possession ` before a justice of the peace, as provided in chapter one, subchapter one, aforesaid. _ cieimsiurerreetrsuf Sec. 1226. ARREARS or RENT AND DOUBLE RENT.——In either case {§§£ *{,'Qdjg§§§2°(i€$F§ the landlord may join with his claim for recovery of the possession of Claim fm ’€°°""’Y· the leased premises a claim for all arrears of rent accrued to the termi-
