In all cases the tenancy mentioned in this subheading, if the tenant, after notice, fail to quit at the end of the term, or at a period when he shall begin as aforesaid to be holding over, such tenant, his executors or administrators, may, at the election of the lessor, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, be held as a tenant and bound to pay double the rent to which the said tenancy was subject, and payable and recoverable in all respects and to every effect as if, by the original agreement or the understanding as to such tenancy, said double rent were the reserved rent of the demised premises, according to the terms and conditions of payment of such originally reserved rent. P.L.L., 1860, §899 1888, §872 1915, §859 1927, §859 1930, §859 1938, §1140 1949, §743 1969, §9-29 1898, ch. 123, §859