LAWS AFFECTING LAND AND LABOR 



statement as to the amount paid invalidate 

 the deed. 



The description of the land conveyed 

 should be as minute and careful as possible, 

 and preferably in the exact language of 

 former deeds. In case former description 

 is in error, it should be referred to and cor- 

 rect description given. Where land is con- 

 veyed by metes and bounds, this description 

 governs, although it may not convey the 

 number of acres of land stated. In describ- 

 ing boundaries the location of monuments 

 takes precedence of distances mentioned. 



EXECUTION OF THE DEED 



A deed must be signed, witnessed, 

 acknowledged, delivered and recorded. In 

 some states deeds must be sealed, but in 

 other states the law has dispensed with this 

 formality. Witnesses to deeds are not re- 

 quired in all states. Some states require one, 

 but usually two witnesses are required. The 

 parties signing the deed are required to 

 appear before an official designated by 

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