Section 6Part 2 — Rights of Landlords
Landlord may break open and enter with the aid of a constable
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Where any goods or chattels fraudulently or clandestinely conveyed or carried away by any tenant or lessee, his servant or agent or other person aiding or assisting therein, are put, placed or kept in any house, barn, building, stable, outhouse, yard, close or place locked up, fastened or otherwise secured, so as to prevent such goods and chattels from being taken and seized as a distress for arrears of rent, it shall be lawful for the landlord or lessor, his steward, bailiff, receiver or other person empowered to take and seize as a distress for rent such goods and chattels (first calling to his assistance a constable or other peace officer who are hereby required to aid and assist therein; and in case of a dwelling-house oath being also first made before some Justice of a reasonable ground to suspect that such goods and chattels are therein) in the daytime to break open and enter into such house, barn, building, stable, outhouse, yard, close or place, and to take and seize such goods and chattels for the said arrears of rent as he might have done by virtue of this or any former law, if such goods and chattels had been put in any open field or place.