112 LAWS OF MARYLAND.—1766.
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of the same county being endorsed thereon, that the said ac-
knowledgment was made in open court, if made in court, or if
before two justices, that they were, at the time of making the
said acknowledgment, justices of the said court, duly commis-
sioned and sworn, such deed .or conveyance shall be taken,
deemed and reputed, and shall be as good and valid as if the
same had been acknowledged in manner first herein mentioned;
and such certificate shall be a sufficient warrant for the clerk of
such county, where the lands, tenements and hereditaments
aforesaid do lie, to enrol such deed or conveyance, and the
endorsements thereon. |
Non-resi-
dent may
acknow-
ledge, &c. |
SEC. 4. And, if any person or persons conveying, limiting or
declaring as aforesaid, shall not be a resident of this province at
the time of the execution of such deed or conveyance, so as
the same cannot be acknowledged as is before directed, or en-
rolled within the time for that purpose herein before limited,
then and in every such case the deed or conveyance shall be
acknowledged by letter of attorney, well and sufficiently proved,
either in the provincial court, or county court where the land
intended to be conveyed, or the use thereof limited or declared,
doth lie, or before one justice of the provincial, or two justices
of the county court as aforesaid, and be enrolled as aforesaid
within six months from the time of such acknowledgment, any
thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
See 1798, ch. 103. |
Deeds,
when to
take effect. |
SEC. 6. And be if further enacted, by the authority aforesaid,
That every such writing, to be acknowledged and enrolled as
aforesaid, and every deed of bargain and sale of any lands,
tenements or hereditaments whatsoever, hereafter to be made,
executed, acknowledged and enrolled, shall have relation as to
the passing and conveying the premises, and the estate thereby
intended lo be passed or conveyed, by and from the day of the
date thereof, any thing contained in this present act, or any
other act or acts to the contrary notwithstanding. |
Feme
covert ac-
knowledg-
ing to be
barred, &c. |
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That any feme covert, not
being a minor, joining with tier husband in any of the several
kinds of conveyances herein before mentioned, and acknow-
ledging them, or any of them, upon private examination,
according to the directions of the said recited act, where such
femes covert have the right, title or interest of the lands, tene-
ments or hereditaments, or any part thereof, by such convey-
ances intended to be given, granted, released, surrendered,
declared, settled, or otherwise disposed of, shall by such execu-
tion of the said conveyance or conveyances, examination,
acknowledgment and enrolment, be barred and foreclosed to
all intents and purposes whatsoever, and that such examina-
tion, and acknowledgment and enrolment, without her joining |
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