Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-04-28
For s5e Ps,stasa Gaxstts.

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AS p-ccsps are iucd for spcter trial for the choice
az Resi.ser Deeds Cunb riand beg leave fusseR
T. my feow cssnss few ohervsfious upon the fubctf
4 have heea ufprfed tho tent spectator Of the
procerdns. AZ the late sria The mporan Of The
Gee 10 iaphssderss aad the magnitude of the object
havS man duly qualified .ni informed for its duties
fhoad fsem, woula be very Obvious ;yei candid view
OF the circumstances attending the late trial, fully fhew,
that the peopN large do jnty appreciate its i'm
psrsant confe4uences to the pubic
To the County Reger is con6ded the evidence Of all
our real properly. Ia recording deeds many nitances
occur Of rsfurvs ntencs atoms npeilings &c &c &c.
~hich to underRand rightly. and record with accuracy.
require fcmcthne more IN an <ommna education and
certainly render necsary The excrcifc Of nnder
Handing, mature judgment, and habits Of correttnefs
and accuracy in buincis dcpre legal information
more than i. uiualy found excep, in profei NAL men
very often necefary. and mutt, evidently, be very s-
full TO Rcgiaer.
Tis lssr error that aay who copy 10 COM
petcnt to dchsrgs the duties Of this office. This know
beth from nv rience ana the experience Of 9TH
have fccn dceds produced in Court, which have
puzzled belt lawyers sead and understand. by
ioa Of che rreguAritic, before Should then
b. fad that e,N faily able difcharsc the du-
ties Of Couny Rcgiler Idle opaion may declare this
but common fenfe, aud uniform experience proclaim
Deceive negative The fecrets Of the unfortunate, who
1uetncs compelled to mortgage their property to
fecure crediors and which fave their feelings well
credit, they w9 10 conceal, much As Is cenitent
with legal duty con6dcd 20 his keeping
Prudence aud d'fcretion therefore rs4u6te in Re
sier cait he tould be above the temptations
Of idle vanity, and fapcior to the ebfng habit OF tel
kna all he knows Ga ~
The conlaat prace Of this county, ever ince its in
eorporsiton has made neceGary that the Reser oud
he competent the ordinary 5u6ncfs Of conv4yancng;
for il kn,~n, that thee fourths q rely hin
draw desds eaes, mortgages, relcafes &c. &C.
Ii thcrsfsre this office honld be filed by unqaal
fed ia this reipea the nifchefs with which the county
would DC thre Atsaed, beyond calculation Many no
neil yeomsu may he pped of the hard earnings Of in
duliry. sad lea without remedy, &c driven the
sedous proccf. Of a fuit Tor redief,
Imprelrd with the importance OF theie obfcrvstions.
have witncItd, with aonhnient. the exertisns made,
and R making favor OF fonc of the candidates. who
doubt very honef and good eitiseus; but
sanly unqualified for the office Of Regiaes Of Deeds.
viii nor particular in theIe remsrksMy fellow citi
sens they duty condrr the immediate sud incidental
Ss,es Of se Office, and the qualifications indpcnfably
quiiite the proper dfeharge Of thofe du,;e viii need
no Information upon the fubjea
have pretty correA Intelligence, that Mr.. Frothina
ham, MIR. Waite. Mr.. L. Wait, MIR. Gutter. Mr.
Patsea. Mr. Vaughan, Mr.. Moody. aud Mr. sandfsid
have reaqulhed their prerenGons Among the rand;.
date. which re main Mr. Eiss M0yH feens the mon Ike
~ to fucceed, he has the greatel number of
soieis tome who is really better qualified (without
icGcning the qualifications Of Mr.. Merrl,) can
be held u the public eye No objection be raade
sga,tl the private character of MIR Nsgiili; aAnds
unmpeached and It is, l hciicve, unimTeashable bat
Jet ak. is MIR Merrill acquainted with the asties OF
,hi. Office is he arcady writer rate d.cypherrr
Of bad writings bad ipe'ns nterliucatons, erapes and
all the inaceusces which fomc,mcs fis deed Is he
acquainted With dr.~ns iseds Of various dssra'ions