Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-08
OFFICIAL.
LAMS VF fHE UNITED STATES,
Passed 81 Third Session Of Fortieth Coneress
OFFICIAL
UPUBLIC-NO. .G1


An ACT 70 tenne The fees OF recorder OF deeds
and 20 provide for the appointment Of warden
Of ne Jaii IN the District OF ColumoIs, and
FOR oihSr purposes.
re enacted by the .Ssnats ard IEoase or n pse-
ScEtGft- o. H~ Ihi'sd Stars Of i.,eFica ne t,a-
ertSs GsyspttIed. That from and after The pa.
sage OF this act be style of the Register dee
OF tie Dis;riCt Of Columbia" shall he '.recorder
Of deeds of The District Of Columbia"
SEC =. ARd ts a. fH~1tsr e1G~fSd, That the
legal fees for the services OF said recorder vi
dssds shall oe as follows, VIZ
The flnE, reco ding. and indeNing. or for
making cerufi-d copy OF any InstIGne It con- =
LSIDlLg two hundred words OF les, fifty ,-nts.
and hiieen cents for each addI IOual hundred
word, 10 - COllSC ted "a the time of fiing, and
when the copy Il mad.
For each certificate and seal. twentv-n 2
cents.
Pr searching records extending back tive
years or less next preceding current date,
twenty five cents and We cents Tor zach ad-
dI;Ioual year, TO or paid by the party for whom
the search may be made
For recording a town pla', three cents for
each lot suCh plat may contain
For recording plat or survey, five cents tor
each course such survey may contain.
For filing and IndeXiug any paper required
by law to pe filed IN ms Office, fifteen cents
For each examination Of title by the party OF
hIs attorney, ffiy cents
For taking any aCknOwledg. ment fifty cents.
SEC- J. And be it further eHdctsd. That all
deeds of conveyance, leases, powers Of attOr-
nry, and other written Instruments required
OF InstI uments and records aud csrtiic ttes au =
thorIzed hy law, FLED, recorded. made, a nd GER.
titled oy William Ci Flood, as acting register
of deeds for said District since the death of
Edward T.. Ed1ie ia.e register up 10 the date
of the appointment and qualification of his
successor shall be. and are hereby, declared 10
~ legally performed, the same as n the stid
William q. Flood had be-n legally appointed
and qualified as register of deeds. And the
ssId William G.. Flood Is hereby declared to be
entitled TO aD he legal fees and enoiumants of
said Office for his said services which have been
hitherto allowed tie register OF deeds, and
which aecured during said period.
SEC. Z. And Dc IL fHrssST snact>d. That from
and after the passsg- of this act the supreme
court of the District of Columbia shall have
authority TO app int a suitable person 70 act a 8
warden of tn. lail of SAID District. and IN re.
move sald officer whenever in the opinion of
aid court the puelic Interests may req uire IL
and 70 MI Gil Nacancies which may occur.
SK'- D IHd Be - tUTtscr enacted, Tnat the
warden of said Jail snail hTve authority 10 ap-
Paint such subordinate officers, guards aud
emplOysIels j a. are necessary for the proper
managem. MT snd safe-keepIDg of prisoners
which now are or nav hereafter be- authorized
by law. subject 10 the approval of the chief
Justice of said court.
SEC. .. And BE- AZ further enacted, That all
acts and parts of act. inconsistent with the p-o-
visions VI TINS &C: sre hereby repealed
Approved, March 3 1-G'-