514 CONVEYANCING. [ART. 21

1904, art. 21, sec. 67. 1888, art. 21, sec. 66. 1860, art 24, sec. 68.
1856, ch. 154, sec. 94.

Form of Acknowledgment of Husband and, Wife.
69... State of ————, ———— county, to wit:
I hereby certify, that on this ———— day of ————, in the year

————, before the subscriber, (here insert the official style of the per-
on taking the acknowledgment,) personally appeared (here insert
name of the husband,) and (here insert name of the married woman
making the acknowledgment,) his wife, and did each acknowledge
the aforegoing deed to be their respective act.

Ibid. sec. 68. 1888, art. 21, sec. 67. 1860, art. 24, sec. 70. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 95.

Form of Acknowledgment taken out of this State.
70. State of ————, ———— county, to wit:
I hereby certify, that on this ———— day of —————, in the year

————, before the subscriber, (here insert the official style of the officer
taking the acknowledgment), personally appeared (here insert the
name of the person making the acknowledgment) and acknowledged
the aforegoing deed to be his act.

SEAL OF In testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the

court to bo affixed, (or have affixed mv official seal.)
THE COURT. this ———— day————, A.D. ——

Ibid. sec. 69. 1888, art. 21, sec 68. 1860, art. 24, sec. 71. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 91-

71. Any form of acknowledgment containing in substance the afore-
going forms shall be sufficient.

This section referred to in upholding an acknowledgment, notwithstanding
a clerical omission therein. Basshor v. Stewart, 54 Md. 383.

Ibid. sec. 70. 1888, art. 21, sec. 69. 1864, ch. 252, sec. 1.

72. When in a deed conveying real estate, the words "the said

———— covenants' are used, such words shall have the same effect as
if the covenant was expressed to bo by the covenantor for himself, his
heirs, devisees and personal representatives, and shall be deemed to be
with the grantee in the deed, his heirs, devisees and personal repre-
sentatives and assigns.

This section applied to a covenant In a deed to a railroad company that
the company will maintain a station on the land conveyed. This section
being in derogation of the common law, will be strictly construed. Mary-
land, etc., R. R. Co. v. Silver, 110 Md. 517.

No words of Inheritance are now necessary to create a fee simple estate—
sec. 11.

Ibid. sec. 71. 1888, art. 21, sec. 70. 1864, ch. 252, sec. 2.

73. A covenant by the grantor in a deed conveying real estate,
"that he will warrant generally the property hereby conveyed," shall
have the same effect as if the grantor had covenanted that he, his
heirs, devisees and personal representatives, will forever warrant the
said property unto the grantee, his heirs, devisees and assigns, against
the claims and demands of all persons whomsoever.