HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 517

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 65 of Article 17 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Clerks of Courts", sub-title
"Clerks of Circuit Courts", be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

65. The Clerks of the Circuit Courts for the several counties
and of the Superior Court of Baltimore City shall record all
deeds, mortgages and other instruments affecting the title to
or any interest in land, required to be recorded, in a well-
bound book or books to be styled "Land Records"; and shall
record all bills of sale chattel mortgages and other instru-
ments affecting the title to or any interest in personal prop-
erty, required to be recorded, in another well-bound book or
books to be styled "Chattel Records"; any such instrument
affecting1 the title to or any interest in both land and personal
property shall be so recorded in such Land Records only, and
not in such Chattel Records, but in such case the index of
Chattel Records provided for herein shall include a notation
that such instrument has been recorded among such Land,
Records, and such notation in such indices shall have the same
effect as if such instrument were recorded in full among such
Chattel Records; all of which books shall be provided by said
clerks and each of which books shall contain an alphabetical
index of the names of all the parties to such instruments of
writing as are recorded therein; provided that they shall not
be required to record or receive for recording, any deed, mort-
gage, bill of sale, chattel mortgage, or other instrument of
writing, unless the fees for recording the same as regulated
by law shall first be paid by the person offering the same for
record.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June'1, 1945.

Approved March 29, 1945.

CHAPTER 511.
(House Bill 510)

AN ACT to amend Flack's 1943 Code of Local Laws of Prince
George's County by adding thereto, immediately following
Section 1163, a new Section 1163(a), to supplement the
powers of the Mayor and Common Council of Riverdale.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Flack's 1943 Code of Public Local Laws of Prince