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MORTGAGES.

34. How to he executed, acknowledged, and recorded 35 Affidavit to consideration 36 By and before whom affidavit to be made 37 Assignment of mortgage, to be recorded at foot of mortgage 38 Effect of such assignment. 39 Releasing mortgage.

40 May be entered at foot of recorded mort- gage 41. Where release indorsed on original mort- gage. 42 Where mortgage with release thereon filed, clerk to retain. 43 Effect of release. 44. Release by executor or assignee.

BILLS OF SALE AND MORTGAGES OF CHATTELS PERSONAL.

45 When necessary to pass property 46 What to contain. 47 Before whom acknowledged within State 48 Before whom out of State. 49. When and where to be recorded

50 Mortgage of personal property 51 To imply covenant to pay. 52 When to take effect 53 How to be assigned and released. 54. Affidavit of consideration.

FORMS OF CONVEYANCING.

55 Form of deed in fee 56 From husband and wife 57 For life estate. 68 Deed of trust. 59 Officers' deed 60. Trustee under decree. 61 Commissioners 62 Executors 63 Mortgage of real estate 64 Bill of sale 65 Mortgage of chattels personal. 66 Lease 67 Covenants. 68 General warranty.

G9 Special warranty. 70 Seizin 71 Right to convey 72 Quiet possession 73 Perfect title 74 Further assurances 75 Deeds made valid 76 What forms sufficient. 77. Same 78 Acknowledgment within State 79 Acknowledgment of husband and wife 80 Acknowledgment out of State 81 What form of acknowledgment sufficient

1. No estate of inheritance or freehold, or any declaration or limitation of use, or any estate for above seven years, shall pass or take effect, unless the deed conveying the same shall be executed, acknowledged, and recorded, as herein provided. FORM AND EXECUTION.	Art 24, s 1 1856, c 154. ss 81, 82, 1766, c. 14, s 2 Deeds to be executed, ac- knowledged and recorded. 21 Md 578, 29 Md 60, 31 Md 106, 38 Md 501, 41 Md 506, 666
2. All deeds conveying real estate which shall contain the names of the grantor and grantee, or bargainer and bargainee, a consid- eration in cases where a consideration is necessary to the validity of a deed, and a description of the real estate sufficient to identify the same with reasonable certainty, and the interest or estate in-	Id a 9. 1856, c 154, s. 24. What deeds must contain.
tended thereby to be conveyed, shall be sufficient, if executed, ac- knowledged, and recorded, as herein required. 3. Every deed conveying real estate shall be signed and sealed by the grantor or bargainer, and attested by at least one witness. 4. No words of inheritance shall be necessary to create an estate in fee simple, but every conveyance of real estate shall be construed to pass a fee simple estate, unless a contrary intention shall appear by express terms, or be necessarily implied therein.	Id s 10 1858, c 154, s 25. How to be executed 33 Md 235, 40 Md 331 Id s 11 1856, c 154, ss. 10. 11 Words of In- heritance 36 Md 83
5. The word " grant, " the phrase " bargain and sell, " in a deed, or any other words purporting to transfer the whole estate of the grantor, shall be construed to pass to the grantee the whole interest	Id s 12 1856, c. 154, ss. 12-26 What words