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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

hundred fifty-four, the Llangollen Mining Com-
pany, executed their deed to Silas Kight of Alle-
gany county, purporting to convey a certain par-
cel of land, lying and being, in Allegany county,
and which said deed was regularly recorded in li-
ber H. R. No. 12, Folio 181, one of the land re-
cords of said county, and which said deed is sign-
ed by Clement March, President of said Mining
Company, and the corporate seal of said Company
affixed by the said President; and whereas doubts
exist as to the validity of said deed, by reason of
certain defects in the acknowledegment of the said
deed; Therefore,

Made valid.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly of Maryland, That the acknowledgement of the
aforesaid deed from the Llangollen Mining Company
to the said Silas Kight, be and the same is hereby
ratified and made as valid in law to all intents and
purposes as if the said deed contained a power of
attorney from the said Llangollen Mining Company,
authorising and empowering the said Clement March,
to make said acknowledgement, and as if said acknow-
ledgement were made in conformity to all and every
of the laws of this State, regulating the acknowledge-
ment of deeds by corporate bodies.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the title of said
Silas Kight under and by virtue of said deed, is made
as valid in law, as if said deed and acknowledgement
were made and executed, in accordance with the

Proviso.

Jaws of this State; Provided however, that nothing
in this act contained, shall affect the rights of bona
fide purchasers or creditors, without notice, who may
have become 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.