Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-05-19


yond the limits Of the District of Columbia, there
shall accompany such certificate of acknowledge
ment certificate of the clerk other public officer
having olcial.cognizance OF the fact under his Off
cal SEAL that such persons were at the date Of their
said certificate in fact, justices as they purpor TO
be- u
SEc. Q find be 1t further enacted, That every con-
veyaDce, covenant, agreement and other deed, lex
cept deeds of trust and mortgages) which shall be
acknowledged or proved, and certified, according TO
law and delivered TO the clerk of the proper court,
to be recorded within six months after the sealing
and delivery thereof shall take 4flect and be valid
as to all persons from the time Of such acknowledge
ment or proof; but all deeds OF trust and mortgages
whatsoever they shall be- delivered to the clerk of
the proper court to be recorded, and all other con-
veyances, covenants, agreements, and deeds which
shall not he acknowledged, proved, or certified and
delivered to the clerk OF the proper court to he re-
corded within six months after the sealing and de-
Iiverng thereof shall take effect and be valid as to
all subsequent purchasers for valuable consideration,
| without notice. and as to all creditors, from the
time when such deed Of trust or mortgage, or such
other conveyance, covenant agreement, or deed,
shall have been so acknowledged, proved or cert-
fed and delivered TO the clerk of the proper court to
| be recorded, and from that time only; PROVIDED,
| however, That if two or more deeds containing the
same property, after having been so acknowledged,
or proved and certified, be delivered TO the clerk to
be recorded on the same day, that which shall have
been first sealed and delivered shall have preference
in law
SEC. 8. Ind be 10 further enacted, That every
tite-bond, or other written contract IN relation to
land, may be proved, acknowledged, certified, and
recorded in the same manner as deeds for the cot
veyance Of land /; and such proof or acknowledge
ment, and certificate and the delivery of such bond
or contract to the clerk Of the proper court to be
corded, shall be taken and held to be notice Of al
subsequent purchasers Of the existence OF such bond
or contract
Sec. 4. ind be It further enacted That if any
leme covert shall be party executing such deed
and shall only be renquiShing her right Of dover il
such estate or interest or when husband and IN
wife shall have sealed and delivered writing pur
porting to be conveyance Of any estate or interest
and such feme covert shall appear before any twt
justices Of the peace of any State or Territory 0
the United States, or OF the District OF Columbia
and, being by them examined prvily and apar
from her husband, and having the deed fully ex
planned to her, shall acknowledge the same to he he
act and deed and shall declare that she had willing
~ signed sealed, and delivered the same, ana ma
she wished not to retract it, and such prVy exam
nation acknowledgment, and declaration, ehail y
certified by such justices under their hands and seas
by certificate annexed TO such writing and 70 IN
following effect that is to say:
T -- county for corporation, &C. 10 wit
: We, A and d. justices Of the peace in tn
county Tor corporation sci aforesaid in the STAT
Tor Territory, &c.l of -, do hereby certify tina
: z 7 the wile Of Il, party 20 certain deed bear
ing date on the - day of - and hereunt
annexed, personally appeared before We IN our coun
y Tor corporation, &el aforesaid The said = ; bt