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LAWS OF MARYLAND.-1807.

shall appear by the acknowledgment thereof, that she made the
same voluntarily, and out of the presence and hearing of her
husband, and that the said deeds shall be, in all other respects,
executed, acknowledged and recorded, agreeably to the provi-
sions of the law.
* By 1808, ch. 73, it is declared, that by an error in engrossing this act, the
word 'heretofore' had been inserted instead of the word 'hereafter,' and it
was enacted that this act shall receive the same construction, as if the error
had not been committed.

And deeds
by attor-
neys to be
good, &c.

SEC, 5. And be it enacted, That all deeds for the conveyance
of property as aforesaid, which may be hereafter acknowledged
by any attorney in fact, in his own name, shall be as good and
valid in law as if acknowledged by him in the name of his
principal ; provided, that in all other respects the said deeds
shall be executed, acknowledged and recorded, agreeably to
law.

Not to
affect cer-
tain cases.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted. That nothing in this act contained
shall affect, or be construed to extend to, any case where a reco-
very has been actually had in opposition to any defective deed
or deeds in any court of justice in this state, or when any per-
son or persons are in the possession of the property in virtue of
a compromise with the persons executing such defective deed,
or those claiming under him, her or them.

CHAPTER 79.

*1797, eh.
94.

AN additional SUPPLEMENT to the ACT,* entitled, an Act to ascertain
the allowance to Jurymen and Witnesses of the General Court, and the
several County and Orphans Courts in this State.

Allowance
to jurymen,
&c.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act, there shall be
allowed to each grand and petit juryman attending the county
courts, and each petit juryman attending the orphans courts, in
the several counties within this state, the sum of two dollars for
each and every day such grand and petit juryman shall attend
for the discharge of his duty as such, to be allowed, assessed
and levied, in the same manner as the allowance to jurymen

Proviso.

has heretofore been assessed and levied ; Provided, that nothing
in this act contained shall in anywise extend to Baltimore, Alle-
gany, Harford, Calvert, Somerset and Frederick counties.
Local laws have departed from this act. The per diem allowance of
jurymen, in the several counties, can be ascertained by consulting sub-
division 'Public Local Law.'

Laws

repealed.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all laws heretofore passed,
whereby any allowance is directed to be made to any juryman
for his attendance as aforesaid, be and the same are hereby
repealed, so far as the same shall be repugnant to, or in any
manner inconsistent with, the provisions contained in this act.