360 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 385

as enacted by Chapter 297 of the Acts of 1939, Section
320 of Article 17, Section 192 of Article 18, as amended by
Chapter 104 of the Acts of 1935, Section 57 of Article 19,
Section 39. of Article 20, as amended by Chapter 475 of the
Acts of 1937, Section 154 of Article 22, Sections 30 and 31
of Article 23, as amended by Chapter 70 of the Acts of
1935, all of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition), and Chapter 110 of the Acts of 1931.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 14 of Article 21 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Conveyancing", sub-title
"Conveyances in General7', be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

14. (1) Every deed of any of the interests or estates men-
tioned in the first section of this Article shall be recorded
within six months from its date, in the county or city in
which the land affected by such deed lies; and where it lies in
more than one county, or in the City of Baltimore and a coun-
ty, it shall be recorded in all the counties and the said city in
which such land lies.

(2) No deed for the conveyance of real estate shall be re-
ceived for record by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of any
County until the property conveyed has been transferred on
the assessment books; or records of the county where the prop-
erty is located to the grantee or assignee named in such deed.
Upon the transfer of any such property on the assessment
books, the Clerk to the County Commissioners or other person
making such transfer, shall evidence the fact of such transfer
on the deed, which endorsement shall be sufficient to authorize
the receipt of such deed for recordation by the Clerk of the
Circuit Court.

(3) No property shall be transferred on the assessment
books or records unless and until all public taxes, assessments
and charges due on said. property shall have been paid to the
treasurer, or tax collector of the county where said property
is assessed, and until all taxes on personal property due by
the transferor have been paid when all of the real estate owned
by him in such county is being transferred. The certificate of
the treasurer or tax collector showing that all taxes have been
paid shall be endorsed on the deed and such endorsement shall
be sufficient authority for transfer on the assessment books.

(4) At the time of submitting the deed for transfer on the
assessment books, the person offering same shall, on request,
furnish the Clerk to the County Commissioners, or other person
having charge of the assessment books, with a statement of the