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SETTLEMENT OF DECEDENTS' ESTATES. [ART. 50.

the time of the acknowledgment a justice of the peace; or before the
mayor of a corporation; and if so, the fact of his being mayor shall
be certified under the seal of the corporation; or before a notary;
and if so, the fact of his being a notary shall be certified under his
notarial seal; or before a judge of the Orphans' Court; and if before
a judge of the Orphans' Court of any other county than that in
which it is to be recorded, there shall be a certificate of the register
of wills of his county, under the seal of his office, that at the time of
the acknowledgment he was a judge of the Orphans' Court; or be-
fore a judge of the Circuit Court; and if before a judge of any other
judicial circuit than that in which the county in which it is to be re-
corded is situated, there shall be a certificate from the clerk of the
Circuit Court for the county in which it is acknowledged, that he
was a judge of the Circuit Court for that county at the time of the
acknowledgment; or before a register of wills; and if before a regis-
ter of wills of any other county than that in which it is to be re-
corded, there shall be a certificate of the chief judge of the Orphans'
Court of the county in which he is register, that he was register at
the time of such acknowledgment; but if the acknowledgment is
made before a justice of the peace, jud^e of the Orphans' Court, or
register of wills of the county in which the release or receipt is to be
recorded, or before a judge of the judicial circuit in which said
county is situated, no such certificate shall be necessary.

Id s 3.
1809, c 168, s 3,
1831, c 305, s 4
Acknowledg-
ment out of
State, etc.

182, Such releases may be acknowledged out of this State be-
fore the mayor of a corporation, notary public, judge of any court
of record, justice of the peace, alderman, consul-general, consul or
vice-consul of the United States residing in a foreign country. If
acknowledged before the mayor of a corporation, there shall be a
certificate of the fact under the seal of the corporation. If acknowl-
edged before a notary public, there shall be his certificate of the fact
under his notarial seal. If acknowledged before a judge of a court,
there shall be a certificate from the clerk of the court of which he is
judge, under the seal of the court, certifying to the facts that at the
time such acknowledgment was made he was a judge of such court,
and that such court is a court of record. If acknowledged before a
justice of the peace, there shall be a certificate, under seal, from the
governor, chief magistrate, or clerk of a court of such State or
county, certifying to the fact that the person before whom such ac-
knowledgment was made, was at the time a justice of the peace. If
acknowledged before an alderman, there shall be a certificate from
the mayor under the seal of the corporation, or from a notary pub-
lic under his notarial seal, that he was an alderman at the time of
such acknowledgment. If acknowledged before a consul-general,
consul, or vice-consul, there shall be a certificate of the fact under

Id s 4
1825, c 160, ss.
1, 2, 1831, c 305,
ss 1, 2
May be executed
by attorney
28 Md 370
Proviso.

his seal.
183. Any release or receipt mentioned in the two preceding
sections, may be executed in virtue of a power of attorney for that
purpose; provided, such power of attorney, if executed within this