492 CONVEYANCING. [ART. 21

The clerk's certificate under this section, held sufficient. Warner v. Hardy,
6 Md. 537; Hall v. GIttlngs, 2 H. & J. 380. See also, Johns v. Reardon, 3
Md. Ch. 62.

For acknowledgments held defective, see Sitler v. McComas, 66 Md. 139;
Gittings v. Hall, 1 H. & J. 14; Johns v. Reardon, 3 Md. Ch. 58.

See notes to sections 1 and 2.

1904, art. 21, sec. 4. 1888, art. 21, sec. 4. 1860, art. 24, sec. 4.
1856, ch. 154, sec. So.

4. If acknowledged without this State, but within the United States,
the acknowledgment may be made before:
1st. A notary public.

2d. A judge of any court of the United States.
3d. A judge of any court of any State or territory having a seal.

4th. A commissioner <>f this State to take acknowledgments of deeds.
For a form of acknowledgment, see sec. 70; note also, sec. 71.
See also, notes to sections 2 and 3.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1SSS, art. 21, sec. 5. 1860, art. 24, sec. 5. 1S56, ch. 154, sec. 86.

1882, ch. 63.

5. If acknowledged without the United States the acknowledgment
may be made before :

1st. Any minister, consul-general, consul, deputy consul, vice-consul,
consular agent, or consular officer of the United States.

2d. Any notary public.

3d. A commissioner of this State to take acknowledgments of deeds.
See notes to sections 2 and 3.

Ibid. sec. 6. 1888, art. 21, sec. 6. 1860, art. 24, sec. 6. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 87.

6. Every officer, before whom any acknowledgment shall be made
shall give a certificate thereof and endorse on or annex to the deed such
certificate, and the certificate shall be recorded with the deed.

The acknowledgment must be recorded along with the deed, and if it is
not so recorded, the record gives no additional validity to the deed. Budd
v. Brooke, 3 Gill, 230.

In making the certificate of acknowledgment, the Justice acts ministerially.
How the sufficiency of the acknowledgment is determined. Lewis v. Waters,
3 H. & McH. 432.

This section referred to in construing sections 1 and 3. Sitler v, McComas,
66 Md. 139.

See notes to sections 2 and 3.

Ibid. sec. 7. 1888, art. 21, sec. 7. 1860, art. 24. sec. 7. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 88.

7. To every certificate of acknowledgment, taken without this State,
before the judge of any court having a seal, the seal of such court shall
be affixed.

Ibid. sec. 8. 1888, art. 21, sec. 8. 1860, art. 24. sec. 8. 1856, ch. 154. sec: 89.

8. The certificate of acknowledgment shall contain:
1st. The name of the person making the acknowledgment.
2d. The official style of the officer taking the acknowledgment.