Acts. 405

An Act for the Makeing Good and Valid a Certain Indenture or Deed
of Bargain and Sale from Bartholomew Atkison & Sebere his
wife late of Baltemore County to John Hurd of Ann" County.

Whereas the said John Hurd has Petitioned this present Generall
Assembly that an Act may pass for the Confirming the Recording
a Certain Deed of bargain and Sale made by the said Bartolomew
Atkison and Sebera his wife to the said John Hurd for all that Tract
or parcell of Land Called Aliens Rest lying on the South side of
Potapsco River in Baltemore County (but now in Ann^ll County) the
same being part of a Tract of Land Laid out for Maurice Baker and
Called Bakers Addition which said Deed bears date the Twenty
ninth day of November in the year of our Lord God Seventeen hun-
dred & twenty one and the said John Hurd Alledges further by his
said petition that the said Deed is Duly Executed and Acknowledged
According to Law but not recorded within the time Limited by Law
that he is not relievable in the premisses but by the Aid of this
Generall Assembly, the said Bartholomew Atkison and Sebera his
wife being run away some years past out of this province to some
Other Place Unknown to the said John Hurd so that its not in the
power to get new deed Executed by them and for as much as the said
John Hurd has made Appear to this Generall Assembly the Severall
Allegations by him above in the premisses Alledged to be true it is
humbly prayd that it may be Enacted.
And be it Enact by the R^t Honble the Lord Proprietor by and with
the Advice & Consent of his Lordships Govern^r and the Upper and
Lower houses of Assembly and the Authority of the same that the
said Deed shall be deemed had and held as Effectuall in Law to all
Intents Constructions and purposes whatsoever as if the same Deed
had been Duly Recorded According to the Directions of An Act of
Assembly of this province Entituled an Act for Quieting Possessions
Inroleing Conveyances & Secureing the Estates of Purchasers any
thing in the Last menconed Act or any Other Law Statute or useage
to the Contrary Notwithstanding Provided that the said John
Hurd his heirs or assignes shall procure the same Deed to be Recorded
in the Land Records of Ann Arundell Co^ty within Six months after
the End of this present Session of Assembly Saveing to our Sover-
eigne Lord the King his heirs and Successors the Lord Proprietor
his heirs & Successors and all bodies politick and Corporate and all
Others not Menconed in this Act their Severall and Respective
Rights.

Liber LL, 5
Acts
Acts of 1727,
ch. 15
p. 163

An Act for the Makeing Good & Valid in Law a Certain Deed of
bargain & Sale from John Brown of Prince Georges County to
John Frazer of Calvert County Mariner.
Whereas Ephraim Gover of Calvert County by his humble Petⁿ
to this present Assembly hath set forth that he has heretofore Viz.

Acts of 1727,
ch. 16
p. 164