ART. 44. ] ALIENATION BY DEED.

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5 0, A mortgage of personal property shall be executed, acknowl-
edged, and recorded as bills of sale.

erty 33 Md 181, 38 Md 242

Id s 47
1856, c 154, s 142.
Mortgage of
personal prop-

51. A mortgage of personal property shall be deemed to contain
an implied covenant (unless the contrary is therein expressed), by
the mortgagor to pay the debt and interest specified in said mort-
gage.

Id s 48
1836, c 154, s 139.
To imply
covenant to pay

52, Mortgages of personal property shall be valid and take effect,
except as between the parties thereto, only from the time of record-
ing, and in case of more than one mortgage, the one first recorded
shall have preference.

Id s. 49.
1856. c 154, s 143
When to take
effect.

53. Mortgages of personal property may be assigned and re-
leased in the same manner as mortgages of real property, according
to the rules hereinbefore prescribed for the assignment and release
of the same.

Id s 50
1856, c 154, s 141.
How to be as-
signed and
released

54. No bill of sale or mortgage of personal property shall be
valid, except as between the parties, unless the bargainee, or vendee,
or mortgagee, or some one of them, or the agent of some one of
them, shall make the affidavit required to be made by mortgagees of
real estate, and such affidavit may be made at any time before re-
cording, and before any person authorized to take the acknowledg-
ment of such bill of sale or mortgage.

FORMS OF CONVEYANCING.

Id s 51
1846, c 271, s 1,
1847, c 305, s 1.
Affidavit of
consideration
3 Md 82, 9 Md.
481, 13 Md 892,
16 Md 207, 17
Md 301, 27 Md
73, 200, 242, 257,
29 Md 211, 31
Md 550, 33 Md.
598, 39 Md 598,
40 Md 96, 137.
46 Md. 260

55. The following forms shall be sufficient to convey real or per-
sonal property:

Form of a Deed conveying a Fee Simple in Real Estate.

Art 24, s 52.
1856, c 154, ss.
26-62.

This deed made this ———— day of ———, in the year ——, by
me (here insert the name of grantor), witnesseth, that in consider-
ation of (here insert consideration), I, the said ————, do grant
unto (here insert the name of grantee), all that (here describe the
property).
Witness my hand and seal.
Test:
A. B.
[SEAL. ]

Form where Married Woman is a Party.

Form of deed
in fee
33 Md. 233.

56. This deed, made this ———— day of ————, in the year
——, by us, ———— and ————, his wife, witnesseth, that in con-
sideration of ————, we the said ———— and his wife do grant unto

Witness our hands and seals.
Test:
A. B.

[SEAL. ]

Id s 53
1856, c 154, s 63.
From husband
and wife.