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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 178.

Passed Mar.
8, 1856.

AN ACT entitled an act to make valid a deed from
the Llangollen Mining Company, to Andrew Mul-
len.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, It is represented to this General Assem-
bly, That on the eighth day of August, one thou-
sand eight hundred and fifty-three, the Llangol-
len Mining Company executed their deed to An-
drew Mullen, of Allegany county, purporting to
convey a certain parcel of land lying and being in
Allegany county, and which said deed was regu-
larly recorded in Liber H. R., No. 10, folio 655,
one of the land records of said county; and which
said deed is signed by James Wynne, Vice-Presi-
dent of said Mining Company, and the corporate
seal of said Company affixed by the said Vice-
President; And whereas, doubts exist as to the
validity of said deed, by reason of certain defects
in the acknowledgement of the same; therefore,

Hade valid.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the acknowledgement of the
aforesaid deed from the Llangollen Mining Company
to the said Andrew Mullen, be and the same is here-
by ratified and made as valid in law, to all interests
and purposes, as if the said deed contained a power
of Attorney from the said Llangollen Mining Com-
pany, authorising and empowering the said James
Wynne, Vice-President, as aforesaid, to make said
acknowledgement; and as if said acknowledgement
were made in conformity to all and every of the laws
of this State, regulating the acknowledgement of
deeds by corporate bodies.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the title of said
Andrew Mullen, under anil by virtue of said deed, is
made as valid in law as if said deed and acknowledge-
ment were made and executed in accordance with

Proviso.

the laws of this State; Provided, nothing in this act
contained shall affect the rights of bona fide purcha-
sers or creditors without notice, who may have be-
come so before the passage of this act.

In force.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.