New Jersey § 46:6-1

§ 46:6-1.

All deeds, grants, sales, leases, assurances, or other conveyances whatsoever, heretofore

made by virtue of letters of agency, powers of attorney, or other powers or authorities

whatsoever, and entered on the public books of records of the province of New Jersey

or the public books of records of the eastern or western divisions thereof, prior

to July fourth, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six, whereby any real estate

whatsoever within this state or province were granted, sold, conveyed, assured, released,

or transferred to any person pursuant to such powers and authorities whatsoever, shall

be, and are hereby declared as good, valid and sufficient title in law, to all intents,

constructions and purposes whatsoever, unto the grantees therein, and to their heirs

and assigns, as if the constituent or constituents had then and there sold and conveyed

such real estate, and had executed deeds according to the true intent and meaning

of such grants, deeds or conveyances, and such grants, deeds or conveyances shall

be of force against, conclude and bind all and every the constituents, employers,

grantors of such powers and authorities, and their and all and every of their heirs,

and all and every other person or persons claiming or to claim estate from or under

them, or any of them, severally and respectively and when any real estate heretofore

has been or hereafter shall be sold, conveyed or disposed of by virtue of any such

powers or authorities as aforesaid, such powers or authorities having been first acknowledged

or proved and certified and entered upon the public records in the books appropriate

therefor in the proper record offices of this state, the grants and conveyances, deeds

and instruments made pursuant to the powers thereby granted shall be as good, valid

and sufficient titles against all and every the constituents, employers and grantors

of such powers and authorities, against all claiming or to claim estate under them

severally and respectively as aforesaid, as if the constituent or constituents had

then and there sold and conveyed the same real estate.