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42 CÆCILIUS Lord BALTIMORE
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1674. |
Acts made at a GENERAL ASSEMBLY, held at
the City of St. Mary's, the 19th Day of
May, and
ended the 6th Day of June, in the 42d
Year of
the Dominion of the Right Honourable CÆCILIUS,
&c. Annoq. Domini 1674. |
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His Excellency CHARLES CALVERT, Esq; Governor.
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CHAP. I.
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An Act of Gratitude to his Excellency Charles Calvert, Esq;
Governor. Lib.
C and WH. fol. 222.
Lib.
WH. fol. 63. and Lib. WH and L. fol. 73.
EXP.
This Act continues
the 2 s. per Hogshead on all Tobaccoes exported, granted to his
Lordship
by the Revenue Act of 1671, ch.
11, for and during the Life of his Excellency Charles Calvert,
Esq; Son and Heir apparent of the
Lord Proprietary. |
Passed 6th of
June 1674.
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CHAP. II.
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An Act for the enrolling of Conveyances, and securing the Estates
of Purchasers. Lib. C and WH.
fol. 226. Lib. WH.
fol. 118. and Lib. WH and L.
fol.
76.
This Act is confirmed by 1676, ch.
2. and is also approved, and all the Purchases made under
it, are confirmed
by the Act of 1715, ch. 47, §. 4. |
Ditto.
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For the better establishing of a Way and Method of Conveying of
Manors, lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, within this Province,
for the future; and for the avoiding of all Abuses and Deceit, in incumbering
Estates by Mortgages, and otherwise, by the owners of Lands and
Hereditaments, to the prejudice of Purchasers, for valuable Considerations,
and such as Lend their Monies upon real Securities; |
Preamble.
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II. Be it Enacted
by
his Lordship the Lord Proprietary of this Province, by
and with the Advice and Consent
of the Upper and Lower Houses of this present
General Assembly, That from
and after the Publication hereof, no Manors,
Lordships, lands, Tenements or Hereditaments
whatsoever, within this Province,
or any the Lands, Islands, Territories
or Places thereunto belonging,
shall pass, alter or change from
one to another, whereby the Estate of Inheritance,
or Freehold, or any Estate for Years
(other than such upon which
the improved yearly Rents reserved
to be paid) shall be made to take Effect
in any Person or Persons, or any
Use or Trust thereof, except the Deed or
Deeds, Conveyance or Conveyances,
by which the same shall be intended to
pass, alter or change, be made by
Writing indented and sealed; and that the
same be acknowledged in the Provincial
Court of this Province, or before
two of the Privy Council of this
Province, or in the Court of the same County,
or before two of the Justices of
the Peace of that same County, where
the same Manors, Lordships, Lands,
Tenements and Hereditaments do lie;
and be enrolled, or the Substance
of the same (That is to say) the certain
Dates, Names, Surnames, and Additions
of the Parties thereunto, with the
certain Considerations for which
the same are made, and the Certainty of the
Premises, and of the Estate and
Estates thereby intended to pass, be enrolled
in the Provincial Court of this
Province, or in the County Court where the
Land doth lie: The same Enrolment
to be made within twelve Months, next
after the Date of the said Writings
indented; for the Caption of which said
Acknowledgment, there shall be paid
to the parties taking the same, Twelve
Pence Sterling, and no more.
And for which said Enrolment, there shall be
paid to the Clerk of the said Provincial
or County Court, in case the same
do not exceed half a Side of a Leaf
in Folio, in the Record Book, wherein
the same shall be enrolled, the
Sum of Eight Pence only; and if the same do |
All Conveyances
to be
made by
Writing indented
and
sealed, and
to be
acknowledged
and enrolled. |
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