252 CONVEYANCING. [ART. 21.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 24, sec. 2. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 83.

2. If acknowledged in the county or city, within which the
Teal estate or any part of it lies, the acknowledgment may be
made before:

1st. Some justice of the peace for said county or city.
2d. A judge of the orphans' court of said county or city.
3d. The judge of the circuit court for the county.
4th. The judge of the superior court, court of common
pleas, Baltimore city court, or circuit court of Baltimore city.

Griffith's Lessee v. Ridgely, 2 H & McH. 418. Sims' Lessee v. Deakins, 3
H. & McH. 46. Lewis' Lessee v. Waters, 3 H. & McH. 430. Hoddy's Lessee
v. Harryman, 3 H. & McH. 581. Ridgely v. Howard, 3 H. & McH 321. Git-
tings' Lessee t. Hall, 1 H & J. 14. Harper v. Hampton, 1 H. & J. 687. Hall

v. Gittings' Lessee, 2 H. & J. 380. Lawrence's Lessee v. Heister, 3 H. & J 371.
Teackle v. Nicoll's Lessee, 3 H. & J. 574. Wicks v. Caulk, 5 H. & J 36. Beall's
Lessee v. Lynn, 6 H. & J. 355. Carroll v. Tyler, 2 H. & G. 54. Johns v. Rear-

don, 3 Md Ch 62. Budd v. Brooke, 3 Gill, 198. Gardner v. Lewis, 7 Gill, 394.
Barry v. Hoffman, 6 Md. 78. Warner v. Hardy, 6 Md 525 Henderson v. M.
& C. C. of Balto , 8 Md. 302. Haney v. Marshall, 9 Md. 195. Hutchins v.
Dixon, 11 Md. 29. Wilson v. Carson, 12 Md 55. Phelps v. Phelps, 17 Md.
121. Fouke v. Fleming, 13 Md 409. Central Bank f. Copeland, 18 Md. 505.

Cecil Bank v. Barry, 20 Md 295. Grove v. Todd, 41 Md. 633.

Ibid. sec. 3 1856, ch. 154, sec. 84.

3. If acknowledged within the State, but out of the county or

city in which the real estate or any part of it lies, the acknowl-

edgment may be made before:

1st. Any justice of the peace for the county or city where
the grantor may be at the time of the acknowledgment; the
official character of the justice being certified by the clerk of
the circuit or superior court, under his official seal.

2d. Any judge of the circuit court for the circuit in which
the grantor may be.

3d. The judge of the superior court, court of common
pleas, Baltimore city court, or circuit court, if the grantor be
in Baltimore city.

Grove v. Todd, 41 Md. 633. Dyson v. Simmons, 48 Md. 213. Sitler v.
McComas, 66 Md. 137.

Ibid. sec. 4. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 85.

4. If acknowledged without this State, but within the United
States, the acknowledgment may be made before: