The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-08-28
WILLIAM KING.
AN ACT concerning Registers Of Deeds.


SECT nsses IN Is l sn s, a1 DE z Rrs
shall be chosen by bal ia each county within this Sta
by such persons qualified representative
A. the town and plsntat rtngs The
or September the az Lord, thousand e1gh
hundred and twenty and five years thence follow
ng some discreet and suitable person Register OF
De- d And thr seecnen OF tow ana plant
atoms snail sort and count OF the qua6eu
electors present. md declare tse the lev or
plantation CLERK shall torn aist Of the persons voted for
win the numoer OF votes Tor each person against bis
and wing recorded thu shall certified ccpy
the county, betoreAthe day of tht term Of
Court after Ihe said month OF September and II nm
be he duty OF sad Court on The second day term
examine the cert copies OF the ~ aforesaid
ed by the clerks OF the and plantations Thin
county ana the person having majority all che votes
legally shall be declared r, gislcr Of an5
shall hold his ofe for the Of five years and nt;
place and The said register shall b. 10 the airhf
discharge of the duties or his Office, and shall pive bI
Of thousand dollars for the faithful discbsr" -
IFS PrGvded. That whenever the register Of Ads
| The Gle K OF the Court ot Sessions. "
SECT q Re it further enacted. Thar whenever II ,hau
legally etdrnen for register Of deeds any county within
this STATE shall be chs duty Of he OF Sessions Ia
issue their warrants tothe Selecmen uf towns ana ~
assessors ct pantsations call meetings of be oua6d
electors 70 Tor Register Deeds ard tie vor sbs
recorded md certified the sessions in the
prescrib in the first section; of this acr which
ned sts shall be rtrurned 20 the clerk rhe eourt az
sonS previous tothr time which said court N ri
! tor The pun. Sc Of examining the same.
SECT :. b Il further enacted That every regiser If
deeds in its sta each deed or instrument made for
n convey ofsnd. title therein brought to his
chce 70 be recorded shall, before he record the same de-
mand and receive of the person bringing h- same seventeen
cehrs; and on or before the first DIV az April annually
county, all the duties that SHAH Be 50 received ard
said register shall be allowed receiving and the
said duties az the rate OF two p ctnt thereon.
SEC Bsit further enacted, that WHEN register
OF DIS, upon The OF the Grand Iary
nation ct The Attorney General in the Supreme Judicial
Court shall by conf ssion, denurre, verdict default
rIe2son'be notice, b found guilty of mseooduc
rs
Ity Of body mind, he i Of deharpug the du-
ties tht eaf' rte sid 81 M ~ Judgment thereon
that tn same register be removed dSp cd from rhe
same county, take THE books and papers the said Of
nee belongings and them deliver the ele ~ said
@ ~ oe ey h1 s. e'ny krp until register shall be
SfCI s. Be ~ Further enacted. Thar upon the delrh re
SVhon or Te'vs OF register OF De eds two or more
Justices of the Sessions living the shire Of
the county. shall their warrants directed the e
leemen q h~ several Assessors o. ri NATIONS
within ugh country, directing them convene the uhah
aforesaid. md pyoceed 10 e choice OF qua
ied IS 2toreSad All up the and The said JUS
toes h II Ike th~ir rerurnsbe themselves Il
day certain md shall give notice rhe other Justices
81 he Sessions their proceedings thcr and request
tn 70 the day spIon I'd ~ re return y the
said certain place Ia the shire toni and
u the time and pSce assigned aforesaid. shall
toe mad before iFec-ed ant the vig
ne molrvof votes se- being sworn and giving bonds
atn d Shsr b. TIE REGISTER ~ Deeds for such county,
I'll the tim appointed this rhe election OF Rrg
/ tiers of D, a througAout the State
SECT. p !. firth enacted That whsnevera vacancy
n the Office az REGISTER If DEEDS county sh9ll hap
Gle k}he seprrmr y !eia Court q such county
birg fIst th- hf fsh1Ite q th5 ,rss, shalI
ard convevst ces az : M recorf d. together with he
deed AID crher ~ to The sid oic= boogrg. And rhr
si5 Clerk h7g fcsN. ~ drsds ardother boaght
10 & dsd duris sh Vacancy and he shall note there