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LAWS OF MARYLAND,

Grants.

13. Grants of rents or of reversions, or remain-
ders, shall be good and effectual without the attorn-
ment of the tenants.

Married wo-
men.

14. A married woman may convey any of her real
estate, or relinquish her dower in any of the real es-
tate of her husband, by joint deed executed by her-
self and husband, or she may relinquish her dower by
her separate deed.

Exceptions.

15. No covenant in any deed, conveying the real
estate of a married woman, shall bind her or her heirs,
or personal representatives, except so far as may be
necessary, effectually to convey, from her and her
heirs, all her right and interest expressed to be con-
veyed in such conveyance.

Contingent
remainder.

16. A contingent remainder limited by deed shall,
in no case, fail for want of a particular estate to sup-
port it.

Alienation.

17. The alienation of a particular estate upon
which a contingent remainder depends, or the union
of such estate with the inheritance by purchase or
descent, shall not defeat, impair or affect such re-
mainder.

Contingent re-
mainder.

18. Contingent remainders may be limited on es-
tates, for a term not exceeding twenty-one years.

Fee simple.

19. A fee simple or other less estate may be lim-
ited by way of contingent remainder, after a fee sim-
ple by deed, in like manner as is now allowed by law
in wills, and with like limitations and restrictions.

Freehold.

20. Any estate of free hold or inheritance may be
made to commence in future by deed, in like manner
as can now be done by will, and with like limitations
and restrictions.

Power of at-
torney.

21. Every power of attorney, authorising an
agent or attorney to sell and convey any real estate,
shall be attested and acknowledged in the same man-
ner as a deed and recorded with the deed, executed
in pursuance of such power of attorney; but a cor-
poration shall have power to appoint an attorney for
the same purpose by its corporate seal.

Revoked.

22. Such power of attorney shall be deemed to
be revoked when the instrument containing the re vo-
cation is recorded in the office, in which the deed
should properly be recorded.

Agent.

23. Any person, executing a deed conveying real
estate as agent or attorney for another, shall describe
himself in and sign the deed as agent or attorney.