ART. 21.] POWER OF ATTORNEY. 259

executed in pursuance of such power of attorney; but a corpora-
tion shall have power to appoint an attorney for the same purpose,
by its corporate seal.

Onion's Lessee s. Hall, 1 H. & McH. 173. Elliott v. Osborn, 1 H. & McH.
146. Davidson's Lessee v. Beatty, 3 H. & McH. 594. Harper v. Hampton, 1
H. & J. 622. Smith's Lessee v. Perry, 1 H. & J. 706. Citizens' F. Ins. Co. v.
Doll, 35 Md. 80. Rosenthal v. Ruffin, 60 Md. 326.

P. G. L., (1860,) art 24, sec. 26. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 22.
226. Such power of attorney shall be deemed to be revoked
when the instrument containing the revocation is recorded in the

office in which the deed should properly be recorded.

Ibid. sec. 27. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 23.

27. Any person executing a deed conveying real estate, as agent

or attorney for another, shall describe himself in and sign the deed
as agent or attorney.

Citizens' F. Ins. Co. v. Doll, 35 Md. 89. Posner v. Bayless, 59 Md. 56.

1865, ch. 47.

28. Every bond, writing obligatory or contract for the convey-
ance of real estate, or any interest or estate of, in, or relating to
real estate, and every bond, writing obligatory or contract for the
leasing and demising for any term of years, of real estate, may be

executed, acknowledged and recorded in the same manner as deeds

of real estate are required by this article to be executed, acknowl-
edged and recorded, and as if such bonds, writings obligatory and

contracts were deeds as aforesaid; and a certified copy of the
record of any such bond, writing obligatory or contract shall be
received as evidence of such bond, writing obligatory or contract,
as fully as a like copy of the record of any such deed duly exe-

cuted, acknowledged and recorded in the manner aforesaid, would

be evidence of such deed.

Mortgages.

P. G. L. (1860,) art. 24, sec. 28 1856, ch. 154, sec 111.

29. Deeds of mortgage conveying any use, estate or interest in
land shall be executed, acknowledged and recorded as absolute
deeds of the same.

Aldridge v. Weems, 2 G & J 36 Gill v. Griffith, 2 Md Ch. 270. McKim
v. Mason, 3 Md. Ch 186. Aldersgn v. Ames, 6 Md. 52 Fouke v. Fleming, 13