Police Duties of Constables.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 23, sec. 25. 1780, ch. 24, sec. 21. 1852, ch. 344. 25. Each constable shall be sworn up at every circuit court for the county, or criminal court of Baltimore, to the grand jury.

Ibid. sec. 26. 1842, ch. 190, sec. 11.

26. They shall visit all places within their respective city or counties where it is suspected that gaming tables are kept, and shall give information of all violations of law to the next circuit court for their county or criminal court of Baltimore.

Ibid. sec. 27. 1784, ch. 37, sec. 23.

27. They shall require any person carrying goods from place to place for sale, to produce a license, and in case of refusal or neglect to produce the same, shall carry such person before a justice, who shall take recognizance from him with security, to appear at the next circuit court for the county, or criminal court of Baltimore.

Ibid. sec. 28. 1806, ch. 31, sec. 3.

28. They shall make strict inquiry, and call on all persons who do not reside in their respective counties or city, and who are retailing spirituous liquors, for their license, and upon their refusal to produce the same, shall give information to some justice of the peace, under the penalty of ten dollars, to be recovered before a justice of the peace.

Ibid. sec. 29. 1784, ch. 7, sec. 10. 1784, ch. 37, sec. 27.

29. Every constable shall, upon complaint, enter into the house of any retailer, and there call for and inspect the measures used by such retailer.

Ibid. sec. 34. 1801, ch. 62, sec. 5.

30. Every constable shall deliver to the sheriff at the jail, any person who may be committed to his custody for that purpose by a justice of the peace or other officer having the power to

commit.

ARTICLE XXI.

CONVEYANCING.

1. What estates may not pass with- 26. Revoked, when.

8. What acknowledgment must con- 34. Release of mortgage.

tain.

9. General requisite of a good deed. 10. To be signed and sealed by grantor. 11. No words of inheritance necessary. 12. Meaning of "grant" and "bargain and sell."

13. How and when to be recorded.
14. Deed to take effect from date, as
between parties.

15. Acknowledgment and record es-
sential.

16. Priority of record, effect of.

17. Record of trustee's deed in several counties, when necessary.

18. Recording deeds between death of clerk and qualification of his

successor.

35.

May be written in record book at foot of mortgage.

36. Or endorsed on original mortgage. 37. Original to be retained by clerk,

Bills of Sale.

40. When necessary.
41. General requisites of.

42. Acknowledgment within the State.
43. Without the State.

44. How and when recorded.
45. Chattel mortgages like bills of sale-
46. Implied covenant to pay mortgage
debt.

19. Effect of record after expiration of 47. When to take effect; priority of.

time fixed by law.

20. Effect of possession by grantee.

21. Saving as to creditors.

22. Acknowledgment before a com

missioner of deeds.

23. Livery of seisin and indenting not

necessary.

24. Tenant of estate tail may grant in 52. Where wife unites.

25. Power of attorney to be acknowl- 54. Deed of trust.

edged as a deed.

55. Sheriff's deed.

56. Trustee's deed.

74. Quiet enjoyment.

57. Deed of commissioners to make 75. Has done no act to encumber.

partition.

58. Executor's deed.

59. Mortgage of real estate.

60. Bill of sale.

61. Chattel mortgage.

62. Lease.

63. Sufficiency of prescribed forms.
64. Similar forms to be sufficient.
65. Form of acknowledgment within
the State.

66. By husband and wife.
67. Without the State.

68. Any form substantially equivalent sufficient.

69. Effect of the word "covenants."

70. General warranty.

71. Special warranty.

72. Covenant of seisin.

73. Right to convey.

67. For further assurance.

77. Such covenants in deeds heretofore

executed to be valid.

78. Deeds of real estate by executors.
79. Defectively acknowledged deeds
cured.

80. Further provisions as to same.
81. Further provisions as to same.
82. Further provisions as to same.
83. "Die without issue," legal effect
of.

84. When title to remain in vendor of
railroad rolling stock until pur-
chase money paid.

85. What leases to be redeemable;
how.

86. Renewal of leases by decree.
87. Conclusive presumption of re-
newal, when to arise.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 24, sec. 1. 1766, ch. 14, sec. 2. 1856, ch. 154, secs. 81-821. No estate of inheritance or freehold, or any declaration or limitation of use, or any estate above seven years, shall pass or take effect unless the deed conveying the same shall be executed, acknowledged and recorded as herein provided; and all such deeds shall be acknowledged before some one of the following officers.

Peter v

Hays .. Anderson v.

Brown v. Lynch, 1 H. & McH. 218. Calvert's Lessee v. Eden, 2 H. & McH.. 279. Hoddy's Lessee v. Harryman, 3 H. & McH. 581. Carroll's Lessee Norwood, 1 H. & J. 178. Hawkins' Lessee v. Burress, 1 H. & J. 513. Hall v. Gittings' Lessee, 2 H. & J. 380. Dorsey . Gassaway, 2 H. & J. 402. Schley's Lessee, 3 H. & J. 211. Buchanan . Deshon, 1 H. & G. 282. Richardson. 1 G. & J, 366. Houston v. Nowland, 7 G. & J. 480. Critcher, 11 G. & J. 420. Mackall v. Farmers' Bank, 12 G, & J. 176. Chase's Case, 1 Bl. 230. Salmon v. Clagett, 3 Bl. 125. U. S. Ins. Co. v. Shriver, 3 Md. Ch. 381. Addison v. Hack, 2 Gill, 221. Budd v. Brooke, 3 Gill, 198. George's C. C. & I. Co. v. Detmold, 1 Md. 240. Stewart r. Redditt, 3 Md. 67. Carter v. Harlan, 6 Md. 30. M. & C. C. of Balto. v. Williams, 6 Md. 235. Mayhew . Hardesty, 8 Md. 479. Haney v. Marshall, 9 Md. 195. General Ins. Co. v. U. S. Ins. Co., 10 Md. 517. Howard . Carpenter, 11 Md. 275. Wilson v. Car-son, 12 Md. 77. Cooke's Lessee v. Kell, 13 Md. 469. Phelps v. Phelps, 17 Md. 121. Bratt . Bratt, 21 Md. 578. Lester v. Hardesty, 29 Md. 50. Polk v. Reynolds, 31 Md. 106. Sixth Ward Bldg. Ass'n v. Wilson, 41 Md. 506. Grove Worthington v. Lee, 61 Md. 539. Balto. & Han, R. R Co. v. Algire, 63 Md. 320. Sitler v. McComas, 66 Md. 139.

. Todd, 41 Md. 633.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 24, sec. 2. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 83.

2. If acknowledged in the county or city, within which the real estate or any part of it lies, the acknowledgment may be made before:

1st. Some justice of the peace for said county or city.

2d. A judge of the orphans' court of said county or city. 3d. The judge of the circuit court for the county. 4th. The judge of the superior court, court of common pleas, Baltimore city court, or circuit court of Baltimore city. Griffith's Lessee v. Ridgely, 2 H. & McH. 418. Sims' Lessee v. Deakins, 2 H. & McH. 46. Lewis' Lessee v. Waters, 3 H. & McH. 430. Hoddy's Lessee v. Harryman, 3 H. & McH. 581. Ridgely v. Howard, 3 H. & McH. 321. Gittings' Lessee r. Hall, 1 H. & J. 14. Harper v. Hampton, 1 H. & J. 687.. Hall v. Gittings' Lessee, 2 H. & J. 380. Lawrence's Lessee v. Heister, 3 H. & J. 371. Teackle v. Nicoll's Lessee, 3 H. & J. 574. Wicks v. Caulk, 5 H. & J. 36. Beall's Lessee v. Lynn, 6 H. & J. 355. Carroll v. Tyler, 2 H. & G. 54. Johns v. Reardon, 3 Md. Ch. 62. Budd v. Brooke, 3 Gill, 198. Gardner v. Lewis, 7 Gill, 394. Barry v. Hoffman, 6 Md. 78. Warner v. Hardy, 6 Md. 525. Henderson v. M. & C. C. of Balto., 8 Md. 352. Haney v. Marshall, 9 Md. 195. Hutchins ♥. Dixon, 11 Md. 29. Wilson r. Carson, 12 Md. 55. Phelps v. Phelps, 17 Md. 121. Fouke v. Fleming, 13 Md. 409. Central Bank r. Copeland, 18 Md. 505. Cecil Bank . Barry, 20 Md. 295. Grove v. Todd, 41 Md. 633.

3. If acknowledged within the State, but out of the county or city in which the real estate or any part of it lies, the acknowledgment may be made before:

1st. Any justice of the peace for the county or city where the grantor may be at the time of the acknowledgment; the official character of the justice being certified by the clerk of the circuit or superior court, under his official seal.

2d. Any judge of the circuit court for the circuit in which the grantor may be.

3d. The judge of the superior court, court of common pleas, Baltimore city court, or circuit court, if the grantor be in Baltimore city.

Grove. Todd, 41 Md. 633. Dyson v. Simmons, 48 Md. 213. Sitler . McComas, 66 Md. 137.

Ibid. sec. 4. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 85.

4. If acknowledged without this State, but within the United States, the acknowledgment may be made before:

1st. A notary public.

2d. A judge of any court of the United States.

3d. A judge of any court of any State or territory having a seal.

4th. A commissioner of this State to take acknowledgments of deeds.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 24, sec. 5. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 86. 1882, ch. 63. 5. If acknowledged without the United States the acknowledg ment may be made before:

1st. Any minister, consul general, consul, deputy consul, vice consul, consular agent, or consular officer of the United States.

2d. Any notary public.

3d. A commissioner of this State to take acknowledgments of deeds.

Ibid. sec. 6. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 87.

6. Every officer, before whom any acknowledgment shall be made, shall give a certificate thereof and endorse on or annex to the deed such certificate, and the certificate shall be recorded with the deed.

Lewis' Lessee v. Waters, 3 H. & McH. 432. Beall v. Lynn, 6 H. & J. 355.. Sitler v. McComas, 66 Md. 139.

Ibid. sec. 7. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 88.

7. To every certificate of acknowledgment, taken without this State, before the judge of any court having a seal, the seal of such court shall be affixed.

Ibid. sec. 8. 1856, ch. 154, sec. 89.

8. The certificate of acknowledgment shall contain:

1st. The name of the person making the acknowledgment.. 2d. The official style of the officer taking the acknowledg

ment.

3d. The time when it was taken.

4th. A statement that the grantor acknowledged the deed to be his act, or made an acknowledgment to the like effect. Kelly v. Rosenstock, 45 Md. 389. Frostburg Mut. Bldg. Ass'n v. Brace, 51 Md. 510.