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of the act of eighteen hundred and eighty-
four, relating to the public records of Calvert
county, be and the same are hereby repealed
and re-enacted so as to read as follows:
SECTION 1. And be it enacted, That all deeds,
wills, mortgages, papers or other instruments of
writing which have been re-recorded, whether
from the original or certified copies thereof,
either in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Calvert county, or in the office of
Register of Wills of said county, since the
third day of March, eighteen hundred and
eighty-two, or which may hereafter be re-re-
corded in said offices, the original records of
which were destroyed by fire, shall have the
same force and effect in law and equity that
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Repealed and
re-enacted.
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the original had; provided, that all such deeds,
mortgages, wills, papers and other instruments
of writing which may be re-recorded after six
months from the passage of this act, recording
whereof was made necessary by law, shall be
re-recorded in conformity and compliance with
the laws of this State relating to conveyancing
and recording, and shall be subject to the con-
ditions and regulations thereof, the same as
now, deeds, mortgages, wills and other instru-
ments of writing; provided, that the existence
and recording of any deed, mortgage, will or
other instrument of writing destroyed by said
fire or lost, may be proven by parol or other-
wise, in accordance with the rules of evidence,
and when so proven shall have the same force
and effect as the original would have had.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the Judges
of the Circuit Court for Calvert county, or a
majority of said Judges, upon petition or other-
wise, are hereby authorized and empowered
to hear and determine all matters relating to
or concerning the contents of the lost records
and dockets of said county, and to order the
restoration and reinstatement of any and all
judgments, decrees and other matters at law
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To make valid
records.
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