ARTS. 20 4 21] CONSTABLES—CONVEYANCING. 15

1900, ch. 289.

42. No part of any appropriation made by the State to any
institution or association the character of which is set forth in the
preceding section shall be applied to the purchase of any land or
erection of any building, unless permission to purchase such land
or erect such building be directly given in the act making such
appropriation.

ARTICLE XX.

CONSTABLES.

Police Duties of Constables.

1900, ch. 352.,
25. This section not to apply to Frederick county.

ARTICLE XXI.

CON VEYANCING.

	Mortgages, 37. Mortgages when filed with total release thereon shall be re- tained by clerk; otherwise where release is of part only of mortgage. Defective Conveyances. 82. Defectively acknowledged con-	veyances subsequent to 1888 made valid. Provisos. Leases or 8ub-Lease«, 85A. Leases or sub-leases for more than 15 years redeemable after 5 years at not more than 6 per cent.

Mortgages.

1900, ch. 542.

37. When the mortgage, with the release thereon, is filed for
the purpose of recording the release, the clerk shall retain such
mortgage in his office and not permit the same to be again with-
drawn; provided, however, that if the release is partial in its
character, after the recording of the same, the clerk may permit
the mortgage to be withdrawn.