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tions of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid pro-
vision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Act are
declared to be severable.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts of Acts
which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby-
repealed to the extent of such inconsistency, but such repeal shall not
affect pending proceedings.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
on June 1, 1957.

Approved March 1, 1957.

CHAPTER 95
(Senate Bill 4)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 64 of
Article 17 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1956 Supplement),
title "Clerks of Courts", sub-title "Clerks of Circuit Courts", gen-
erally amending the laws as to certain instruments offered for
recordation in the offices of the clerks of the court in this State and
concerning the photostating or microfilming of such instruments.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 64 of Article 17 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1956 Supplement), title "Clerks of Courts", sub-title "Clerks of
Circuit Courts", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

64. Any person, firm or corporation offering for recordation in
the Clerk's office of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, or in the
Clerk's offices of the Circuit Courts for the several counties, any deed,
mortgage, lease, agreement, conditional sales contract, chattel mort-
gage, or any other recordable instrument upon a printed form [, or
any typewritten instrument, not upon a printed form,] shall cause
said printed [forms or typewritten instrument] form to be printed
[or typed in good, clear, readable type,] in not less than eight-point
type, in black letters and upon white paper of sufficient weight and
thickness as to be clearly readable. If such recordable instrument
shall be wholly typewritten or typewritten on a printed form, the
typewriting shall be in black letters, in not less than elite type and
upon white paper of sufficient weight or thickness as to be clearly
readable. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISIONS RE-
LATING TO THE SIZE TYPE AND COLOR SHALL NOT APPLY
TO MANUSCRIPT COVERS OR BACKS CUSTOMARILY USED
ON DOCUMENTS OFFERED FOR RECORDING. The recording
charges for any such instrument not conforming to the requirements
of this section but offered for recordation shall be three times the

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.