ART. 54] CERTIFICATES OF SURVEY. 1413

1888, art. 54, sec. 36. 1860, art. 54, sec. 29. 1861, ch 3. 1894, ch 191.

39. Every certificate of survey shall be returned to the land
office within six months from the date of the warrant.

Hammond's Lessee v. Warfield, 2 H. & J. 151. Steuart's Lessee v. Mason,
3 H. & J. 507.

Ibid. sec. 37. 1860, art. 54, sec. 30. 1795, ch. 88, sec. 7. 1902, ch. 270.

40. All certificates of survey returned under this article
shall be examined by the commissioner of the land office, and
if found to be correct shall be by him recorded, and if found
to be incorrect he shall return them to the surveyor returning
the same, or to some other surveyor, as he may order and
direct, ordering such surveyor to correct such certificate; and
a corrected certificate shall be returned to the land office within
two months from the date of such order; provided, however,
that the commissioner may for good cause shown extend the
time for the return of the corrected certificates.

Stone v. Boreman, 1 H. & McH. 1. Lloyd's Lessee v. Tilghman, 1 H. &
Mc. H. 85. Young's Lessee v. Hawkins, 1 H. & McH. 146. Kelly's Lessee
v. Greenfleld, 2 H. & McH. 121. Lloyd v. Gordon, 2 H. & McH. 254. Car-
roll's Lessee v. Norwood, 4 H. & McH. 287. Peter's Lessee v. Mains, 4 H.
& McH. 423. West's Lessee v. Hughes, 1 H. & J. 6. Hall's Lessee v.
Gough, 1 H. & J. 119. Ringgold's Lessee v. Malott, 1 H. & J. 299. Garrett-
son v. Cole, 1 H. & J. 370. Hammond's Lessee v. Norris, 2 H. & J. 130.
Hammond's Lessee v. Warfield, 2 H. & J. 151. Tolson's Lessee v. Lanham,
2 H. & J. 174. Cookey's Lessee v. Smith, 3 H. & J. 20. Henderson's Lessee
v. Paiker, 3 H. & J. 117. Karn's Lessee v. Hughes, 3 H. & J. 210. Saunder's
Lessee v. Webster, 3 H. & J. 432 Mundell's Lessee v. Clerklee, 3 H. &. J.
462. Steuart's Lessee v. Mason, 3 H. & J. 507. Carroll v. Norwood, 5 H.
& J. 155. Boring v. Lemmon, 5 H. & J. 223. Hammond v Ridgely, 5 H.
& J. 245. Cunningham v. Browning, 1 Bl. 199. Hughlett's Case, 3 Bl. 474.
Baker v. Naylor, 4 Md. Ch 542.

Ibid. sec. 38. 1860, art. 54, sec. 31. 1782, ch. 38, sec. 2.

41. If a certificate of survey shall be returned within the
time herein prescribed and shall be found to be correct, and the
whole composition or purchase money has been paid, and such
certificate has laid six months in the land office and no caveat
has been entered thereto, the person having such certificate
returned, his assignees, devisees or heirs shall be entitled to a
patent thereon; or if the certificate is released by adjudication
or by the operation of law from the effect of the caveat, a
patent shall issue thereon as if no caveat had been filed.

Seward's Lessee v. Hicks, 1 H. & McH. 22. Beall's Lessee v. Diggs, 1 H.
& McH. 26. Tyler's Lessee v. Carroll, 1 H & McH. 78. Proprietary v Jen-