LAWS OP MARYLAND.

1843.

CHAPTER 153.

CHAP 155.

An act to cure a defect in the acknowledgement of a deed
therein mentioned.

Passed Feb.
24, 1844,

Whereas Samuel Norman and Dorcas Norman, his
wife, made a deed of mortgage of certain lands lying in
Anne Arundel county, in the State of Maryland, to Israel
Griffith of the city of Baltimore, dated on the twenty-third
day of October in the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven,
which said deed was acknowledged before two justices of
the peace of the Stale and city aforesaid; and whereas
the said deed of mortgage although duly recorded among
the land records of said county, yet doubts may hereafter
arise whether the said deed is available to every intent and

Preamble.

purpose as contemplated by the parties thereto—Therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the said deed of mortgage shall be as valid to all in-
tents and purposes as if the same had been duly acknow-
ledged in conformity with the existing laws of the State
of Maryland.

Made valid.

CHAPTER 154,
An act to regulate the form of the Corn Barrel in this State.

Passed Feb.
24, 1844.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That whenever any difficulty or dispute shall
occur between the buyer and seller of corn in the ear
in this State, on account of the corn barrel mea-
sure, the size and dimensions of the corn barrel measure
shall be as follows, namely, twenty-one inches in diame-
ter (clear of staves) at bottom, and twenty three inches in
diameter, (clear of staves) at top and shall hold five struck
bushels of corn

Dimensions of
Corn Barrell.

Sec 2. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this
act shall not go into effect until the first day of October
next.

In force in
October.

CHAPTER 155.

An act for the relief of Jesse Selby of Queen Ann's county.

Passed Feb.
24, 1844.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That it shall be lawful for Jesse Selby, of Prince George's

To hold ne-
groes.