LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1843

WHEREAS a small portion of said land lies within the state
of Maryland, and will not pass by the said deed, though
intended so to do—therefore,

CHAP. 167.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the title to a part of a tract of land lying in the state
of Maryland, conveyed or intended to be conveyed to John
H. Murray by Isaac Murray senior, by a deed of bargain
and sale executed on the tenth day of March eighteen hun-
dred and thirty-four, according to the laws of Delaware,
be, and the same is Hereby confirmed and made as good
and valid to all intents and purposes as if said deed had
been executed and recorded in accordance with the acts of
assembly of this state in such case made and provided, and
the said John H. Murray is hereby enabled to have a copy
of said original deed, regularly certified from the courts of
Delaware, recorded among the land records of Worcester
county, and such record or a certified copy thereof shall
be admitted as evidence in any court of law or equity in

Made valid.

this state; provided nevertheless, that the deed aforesaid
shall have been regularly executed and enrolled in accor-
dance with the laws and usages of the stale of Delaware.

Proviso.

CHAPTER 167.

An act confirming certain proceedings of Justices of the
Peace of Worcester county.

Passed Feb.
27, 1844.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That all judgments heretofore rendered by any
justice of the peace, in any case in which the warrant of
the justice made the same returnable, before the justice is-
suing the same, or some other justice of the peace without
mentioning any other justice by name, or in any case in
which the warrant made the same returnable before some
justice of the peace without mentioning any justice by name,
and all executions issued by any justice of the peace and
made returnable as aforesaid be, and the same are hereby
declared to be good and valid judgments and executions,
in the same manner and to the same extent that they would
have been good and valid if said judgments and executions
had been made returnable specially before the justice issu-
ing the same, or before some other justice named and spe-

Proceedings
confirmed.

cified in said warrant or execution; provided, that this act
shall have no effect or operation with respect to judgments
rendered as aforesaid, which prior to the passage of this

Proviso.