The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-17

sire bas MADE improvements OF the value of not
less than huodred dollars TIE lands not
sold within one year as hereihbetore proyided
sha be brought INTO market and sold at not less
than the minimum prices fixed by this act
Approved, March 8, 1865.
AN ACT to quiet TITLES in Favor of Parties in &C..
tnai Possessions OF Lands situated in tba BIZ
iriot of Columbia
| Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of Rep.
resentattves OF the United States of America IN
| Congress assembled. that sll deeds b retofore
recorded in Ine land r cords of the ID strict of
Columbia, which have been executed and scknow,
| ledg d by feInmes covert Cher husbands having
sjgned and sealed the same) for conveying apy
ga. estaee, interest therein, situated IN said
dist'ct; and all acknow Judgements of deeds
her totore recorded az aforesaid, which have been
mada by femmes covert (whcther they have xe.
ruted tbe deed or not) for the purpose of reless-
ing their claims 10 d1wer in the lanes described
| therein; siussfd as aforesaid. in which ackpows
Il GENE ms the form prescribed BIZ law has NOT
been followed; and all deeds heretofo a recorded
as aforesaid, which have been executed and acs
kpowledged by an attorneysin fact, duly appoint.
ed for conveying real estate situated in said diS
tIict and all deeds heretofore recorded as afore.
said, executed and acknowledged, or only acs
knowledged by such attorney.in-f fact, for convey
ing resl estate situated in said district ns 10
which the acknowledgements was made before
efcers different from those before whom nroof of
The power OF attorney was made, and as to which
one justice OF the peace and all deeds bereto-
fore executed and recorded as aforesaid for the
purpose of conveying land situated in said dis.
trict acknowledged out of the District Of CoIum.
bia before judge of United States cosrt. or
before two aldermen ola city, or the chief maois-
trate of city, or before n0t.ry public: and
all deeds heretofore executed and recorded as
aforesaid for the purpose OF conveying lands
situated in said district, acknowledged by an at
torney in-act, duly appointed, or by an officer
of corporation, duly authorized who has &C.
knowiedged the same to be his act and deed i'm
stead of the act and deed OF the prantor ef the
corporation: and III deeds heretofore executed
and recorded as aforesaid for the purpose of con
veying land situated in said district to which
there is annexed legal certificate as to he off
cal character of the officer or officers taking tho
aeknowledg ment, shall be and the same are here
by declared 10 be Of the same effect and vaI;d;
ty TO pass the fee simple other estate intended
to be conveyed, and bar dover the in real estate
therein mentioned in favor of parties in actual
possession, claiming under and through such
deeds, if such deeds had been by such femmps
covert executed and acknowledged or aeknow
LEGGED in dover right, in the form beretofore
prescribed by law: it such deeds had been
executed and acknowledged by the grantor in the
deed il such power of attorney had been
proved before the ohcer or officers taking The
ack edgment; as if such power of ettornev
sad been made before any Judge of State courf
or before two justices OF the peace as il such
attoJ ney -instsct for officer of CORPORATION had
acknow lodged the deed to be the deed of the
graptor or of the corporation as if such daad,
had hereto annexed certificate, in the lepal
form that the officer OF officers ia king the 60,
knows Judgement were really what they purnort 10
be Provided, That the certificate of ack now.
Judgement by a femme covert shall show th at tbs
acknow Judgement was made aparls' or .tpriyi'v'
from her husband, use some other term i'm
porting that her acknowledg ment was made mt
of hisspresence, ard slso that she acknotyledgad
or declared that she willingly executed or b 1t
she willingly acknoH legged. the deed, or that
the same was her voluntary act or to that eff.et
And provaded, also, That. W hea the power of
| attorney shall have [been1 executed by a femme
covert the shall be effectual and sufficient
if there hall have been such an ackpomledo..
pent OF the same as would be sufficient. mar
the Drov ions Of this act, 10 pass her estate ana
interest therein we're she party executing n q
deed OF conveyance, the record and COPY thereof
of any deed corded as aforesaid to be evidapca
Thereof iu he same manner and tn have a. n
alne effect as if such deed had BEEN oronaj .
executed acknowledged and recorded accor ding
| to law. AftI. 81
Sec. 2. and be itturther enacted, That all ex.
ceptons in favor OF parties beyond the District of
Columbia, which may by existing laws be replied
or relied on IN any action or proce edug brouoht
in said district, are hereby repealed and abroea-
ted PYopided, That II is section shs IL nat effect
he rig hit of parties in actions now pending and
such as may be brought within three wears from,
the passage of this act
Sec 8. And be It further enacted That the acts
of Congress approved May thrty-frst, eighteen.
| hundred anu thirtytwo, and April twenty
| eighteen hundred and thrty.eight, in reference
| to the acknowtd sement and recording of deeds
Of land situated in sad district shall be taken and
| cons rued scumuatve with the acts of Mary-
std on the sane subject in force in said district
at be- passage thereof and that an acknowledge.
ment made and certified in compliance with any
one of SAID acts, and before sny officers authorize
ed by either ot said acts take an acknow ledge
! tarni, (whrthsr in or out of the District of Co..
lu Dbia,) shall be good and effectual; aud if il
! sta appear that the grant "acknowledged
said deed" it shall have the same effect as if he
or she acknowledged me deed to he his or her act
and deed And any acknowledgements made by
femme eov,tt nader either Of said acts of Con.
gress iwhi, h shall be sufficient under the pro.