Chapter IX. *in Relation to the Acknowledgment of Deeds in the District of Columbia.*March 26, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Deeds for the conveyance of real estate in the District of Columbia, how may be acknowledged
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CHAP. IX.— An Act *in Relation to the Acknowledgment of Deeds in the District of Columbia.*March 26, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Deeds for the conveyance of real estate in the District of Columbia, how may be acknowledged.That hereafter acknowledgments of deeds for the conveyance of real estate in the District of Columbia may be taken by the recorder of deeds for said District, or by a single justice of the peace; and any such acknowledgment heretofore taken by a single justice of the peace is hereby made and declared to be a valid Former conveyances.acknowledgment: *Provided,* That nothing in this act shall be held to impair the title of bona fide purchasers who, by conveyances and formal acknowledgments, have, prior to the passage of this act, acquired paramount titles under existing laws.
Approved, March 26, 1867.