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sons taking the acknowledgment shall examine her privately, out of

the hearing of her husband, 'whether she doth make her acknow-

ledgment of the same willingly and freely, and without being in-

duced thereto by fear or threats of, or ill usage by her husband, or

fear of his displeasure' — 1715, ch. 47, sec. 11,*

40

Such examination and acknowledgment to be certified by the person or

persons taking the same, and the certificate enrolled upon record —

1715, ch. 47, sec. 11, . .

40

All acknowledgments of dceds,under any of the former recited acts, by

those having a right, before one provincial justice, or one or two of

the council, and enrolled according to the directions of those acts,

confirmed — 1715, ch. 47, sec. 12, ......

41

The acknowledgment and examination of any feme covert residing out

of the province, taken before the mayor of any corporation in Great

Britain or Ireland, or before one justice of the supreme court of

any province or colony within his majesty's dominions, and certi-

fied t by endorsement on such deed, under the hand of such magis-

trate, and seal of the corporation or colony respectively, shall be

good in law to bar such feme covert of her right of inheritance or

dower, as the case may be — 1752, ch. 8, sec. 2, .

96

Indenting not necessary to the validity of a deed hereafter to be

made— 1794, ch. 57.

An acknowledgment that the lands, &cc. are the right or estate of the

grantee, or an acknowledgment tantamount thereto, or in any words

declaratory of the intention of the grantor, &c. to convey to the

grantee, shall be as available as if the grantor had acknowledged

the said instrument to be his act and deed — 1797, ch. 103, sec. 3,

354

But not to change the mode prescribed for taking the acknowledgments

of feme coverts— 1797, ch. 103, sec. 3, .

354

Deeds formerly so acknowledged to be available against the grantors —

1797, ch. 103, sec. 2, ........

354

Conveyances by non-residents to be acknowledged in the manner set

forth in the act of 1715, ch. 47, within eighteen months afier the

time of execution, if without the United States, or if without the

state, but in the United Slates, within six months — 1798, ch. 103,

416

Deeds for lands in the territory of Columbia, may be acknowledged as

in other cases, or before either of the commissioners of the city of

Washington — 1791, ch. 45, sec. 8, ......

273

The clerk shall endorse on every deed the time of receiving it, shall

enrol it, and alphabet the names of both parlies, and endorse and

sign the enrolment and folio — 1715, ch. 47, sec. 8, . .

38

A certificate from the clerk, with the seal of the county where the

grantor resides, shall be a sufficient warrant to the clerk where the

land lies to enrol the deed — 1715, ch. 47, sec. 9, ...

39

Deeds acknowledged by letter of attorney, where the grantor lives in

another state, to be enrolled as aforesaid — 1715, ch. 47, sec. 9, .

39

Such writings, acknowledged and enrolled as aforesaid, shall be con-

strued more favourably for the grantee, and more strongly for bar-

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