LAWS OF MARYLAND—1715. 38
CHAPTER 47.
AH ACT for quieting possessions, enrolling conveyances, and securing
the estates of purchasers.
Supplemental and other laws are, 1715, ch. 8; 1725, ch. 8; 1752, ch 8
Nov. 1766, ch. 14; Nov. 1773, ch. 3; Nov. 1779, ch. 10; Nov. 1783, ch. 23
1785, ch. 9, 66, 72; 1791, ch. 45; 1794, ch. 57; 1796, ch. 43; 1797, ch. 103
1798, ch. 103; 1801, ch. 74; 1805, ch. 65; 1807, ch. 52, 154; 1808, ch. 73
1809, ch. 133, 164; 1816, ch. 71, 171; 1813. ch. 102, 104; 1816, ch. 74
119; 1818, ch, 104, 191; 1820, ch. 172; 1821, ch. 249; 1822, ch. 104
1825, ch. 50, 58, 203; 1827, ch. 67; 1830, ch. 164, 1831, ch. 116, 205,304
1832, ch. 128; 1833, ch. 63, 88; 1834, ch. 80; 1835, ch. 165, 211, 332
1836, ch. 93; 1837, ch 97. |
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Forasmuch as a good and beneficial law, entitled, an act for
quieting of possessions, was made the twenty-seventh day of
March, anno domini one thousand six hundred and seventy.
one, in this province, which by the use thereof hath been found
very much conducing to the benefit of the said province. |
Preamble. |
SEC. 2. Be it therefore enacted by the King's most excellent
majesty, by and with the advice and consent of his majesty's
Governor, Council and Assembly of this province, and the au-
thority of the same. That all sales, gifts and grants, at any time
before the thirteenth day of April, one thousand six hundred
seventy-four, (and not after,) of any lands, tenements or here-
ditaments, within this province, by any person or persons what-
soever that had right to sell, give or grant such lands, tene-
ments or hereditaments, made by writing only, with or without
seal, shall forever hereafter be accounted good and available in
law to bar the heirs of such vendors, donors or grantors, any
error in the form only of such writing to the contrary notwith-
standing. |
Sales to be
good, &c. |
SEC. 3. And, forasmuch as divers assignments of patents;
written on the backside of such patent for land, are now worn
out, and also other sales in paper either worn out or quite lost,
for which the purchase money hath been bona fide paid, Be it
further enacted by the authority, advice and consent aforesaid,
That all sales, gifts or grants, at any time before the said thir-
teenth day of April, one thousand six hundred seventy-four,
made by persons that right had as aforesaid, if either the sale,
gift, grant or payment, bona fide, can be proved by witnesses,
such sale, gift or grant, shall for ever hereafter be accounted
good and available in law to bar the heirs of such vendors,
donors or grantors, or any person claiming dower from such
vendor, donor or grantor, any law, usage or custom to the
contrary thereof notwithstanding. |
Other sales
available,
&c. |
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, by the authority, advice
and consent aforesaid, That all sales and grants of any lands,
tenements and hereditaments, made by deed indented and
enrolled since the said thirteenth day of April, one thousand |
Sales of
land good,
&c. |
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