Sec. 14.18.01.13. Patents

After the Commissioner has prepared, sealed, and signed the patent, he shall forward it to the assistant attorney general assigned. The assistant attorney general shall then examine the patent as to form and legal sufficiency, and, if the contents be deemed in order, he shall endorse the patent in the space beneath the Commissioner's signature with the statement, "Approved as to form and legal sufficiency this ____ day of __________ , 19____ ", and affix his signature. The patent shall then be forwarded by the Commissioner to the Board of Public Works as required under Real Property Article, §13-502, as amended by Acts of 1977, Chapter 162. If the patent is approved, the patent shall be endorsed, "Approved by the Board of Public Works this ____ day of __________ , 19____", and signed by the Secretary of the Board of Public Works.