New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-08

disputed questions nnaly ana would give tue judges
a certain oversight and control Of these officers: He
shoud deposited with the Register, as an additional
70 ss Of Of @ and County in
long conversation with TRIBUNE reporter, made the
Register OF the County has in consequence
of the number and ignorance OF the Notaries Public
Srantor or mortagor is ignorant the itself
CORRECTLY traced and the Of Notary or
Commissioner of Deeds Is given In proper FORM although
soe the may not have been dented in
fact recording OF such instrument in the Regis
the recording paper is absolutely necessary
make transaction valid II deed is forged the fraud
ulent act committed whether the paper recorded
not and the Register cannot refuse to accept such
paper for record when 1t IS executed IN proper FORM
that there is fraudulent action connected with 1t; In
which case 1t clearly his duty TO have the matter
investigated and to take such steps as circumstances
may demand.
The preparation of frauds is facilitated and strict
control OF real estate transactions made impossible by
reason Of the great number OF authorized by
law to take acknowledgements and the FREQUENT changes
accustomed by the expiration OF their term OF oice.
There now 2OOo notsries public In the City OF New
York oyer 1000 IN Brooky and about 200 " the csaI
authorized 10 take acknowledGnsnts, BESIDE sS9 COM
several states OF the Union dong business in NewYork
and Brooklyn This number should be reduced as far
a. ess Sed AND proper QUALIFICATIONS required
the candidates for the performance OF their important
mssioners Of Deeds should be fled in the Registers
office Just well with the County Clerk, and all
siRnations and other changes Immediately communi-
Gated by the Secretary OF State to these two Offices The
present system OF appointment, expiration reappont
ment or substitution OF Others is full OF danger TO the
public How Is It possible TO keep track OF this whole
army OF officials, who appear and disappear without
any notice, aud whose signatures are not ey law re-
Qured To be filed In the Office OF the Regiser or course
precauon has been taken In this respect ana lists
OF Names including those Of consuls abroadcoped
and prnted-have been procured and are consulted !;
but the and labor to do this could be greatly
duced and much greater safety attained by the rene
dies indicated.
A. to the system OF the original instrument
with the nOtares and issuing copies 10 the parties utter
ested, do not believe that 1t could be well applied TO
our state Of affairs since real estate transactions In this
country and especially In large cities, almost
incOmparably more frequent than in Europe. The
papers would be scatered-even with reduced force
OF notaries thousand points and the search
ing OF titles thereby greatly impeded. The bcrs In
which records are preserved cannot so easily be
destroyed the papers themselves and with the
assistance OF good ndces and maps they furnish all the
information required. Concentration or "centraliEa-
ton relative TO place and working material seems to
me In this peculiar case not Objectionable.
There 10 ut present ~ RESTRICTION IN Waiting