Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-06-27
Public Lands-Official Regulations.
Attorney General Black has issued III.
following important circular:
ATTORNEY GENERALS OtFrE
June 1, 1857.

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ATTORNEY GENERALS OtrrcE !
June 1, 1851
Tie following regulations have been pre-
pared for the convenience OF {, .ose WHO max
have occasion TO draw conveyances. make
abstracts, or collect evidence of title t. land.
in cases where It may be the duty of the of
flee to certify concerning the validity of IT,
tie. A strict observance OF them will grea. IL
facilitate the examination, as well as tend
TO cor. ect conclusions
|. The deed from the vender to the Unit.
ed states and their assigns must be acknowl
edged according to the laws OF the state,
District or Territory where the land lie..
2. A pot or draft of the land should be
furnished, showing the boundary lines, their
courses, and distances and the adjoining
owners streets, rivers, or other waters.
3. Where the properly proposed TO be
sold consists of more han one piece, the ii.
ties to which are derived through different
persons, the dividing ines must be traced
on the draft, and the separate pieces di-
stinctly marked.
4. 1t i necessary to have an accurate and
full abstract of the titles, showing lis trans
action from the original source to the vei
cor, with each transfer noted in the PREF er
order of time, the name Of each grantor al d
grantee written at length, with dates show.
ing when the several COW cyl nces were ex-
ecuted, acknowledged and recorded. The
abstract must note every fact on which the
validity Of the title depends, whether it be
proved by matter of record, by deed or en-
pals.
5. The abstract must be verified by ben :,
accompanied, either with the original docu-
ments it refers to, or else with copies legally
authenticated
t. The title papers mus: all be marked
with numbers corresponding to the num-
bers under which they are arranged in the
abstract
Z. When an estate in the land has pas sed
by devise, the will and the probate must be
shown, and if the devisee is named. proof OF
his identity will be required.
8. Where it has descended from an intes-
tate ancestor to his heirs, satisfactory proof
Of the condition and number of the descen-
dant'- family must be given.
.. II the estate has passed by judicial
SALE or by the sale under the order of any
court, or il it has been divided by proceed
ings in partition, the regularit, of the sale
or partition must be shown by copy of the
record.
In. The foreclosure Of the mortgage can
be shown only by an authentic copy of the
proceedings he'd for that purpose.
IL. When the wife Of grantorss has not
joined in deed, some evidence must be
given that he was unmarried at the date of
the deed from her.
ID. When deed ;s executed By the
heirs If "a person within twenty-one wears
after his death. evidence will be required to
show that they were of full age at the time
Of the grant.
ii. When the title has passed through a
corporate body, the charter must be pro-
duced, and the authority Of the officer who
granted away the estate must be shown
Is. When the estate has been conditional.
it will be necessary 10 furnish clear proof
that the conditions have been fulfilled or
lawfully excused
L. When the title depends on statute law.
other than the public laws Of the United
States upon local law differing from the
general rule Of the common law; upon .
public document, or upon history, the books
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