New-York tribune., 1879-02-04

is accused of unfair practices. The Register claims
that he could have erred only in the construction
of the law, the provisions OF which the Court OF
Appeals has pronounced doubtful.
MAIN FEATURES OF TIE ANSWER.
Register Loew sent to Governor Robinson
yesterday his amended To the charges preferred
against HIM by the Bar Association Committee. The
question will come up before the Governor to-morro"
for settlement of his action I'm the matter In his
amended answer Mr. Locw states that owing TO physical
disabilities unable 10 take part In the preparation
OF his former answer and hence 1t incomplete. lie
discaims any intention to aduit that he had committed
any either from ignorance of the statutes or other
wise. He states his desire To do what is right and the
belief that his feow-ciiscns will give him credit for
that Intention and rectes that the members OF the bar
have found fault with the charges In the Registers
Office since tho rates were established In 1866 at IA meet
ing of lawyers wne General Halplne was Register.
The main points OF his answer are Rs follows:
Although the scale OF prices act forth IN the second Of
the charges against neither axcd cauoel to
be established by me- IL Is true that charges have been
made at substantially those hut would have
approved that scale OF prices because some Of the Items
OF the legal rates but fortunately no fees
have been collected accordance with tnOse Items
proceed to show. not only. as | expressly stated
In my former answer, that those charges, except
as above stated are not In disregard cOnrlvcnton
that they are not IN of rhe fees allowed by law
The statute In relation 10 tho of the follow
ing PROVISIONS:
Sealing every writ exenplfcatlon cert .fcate when
required, 12ls cenisj every certificate, I22 cents out
tor the copying OF which he shall be paid rccordiH-
cOuveyances or real esiatr and al OTHER instruments
which by law may be recorded, 10 cents Tor cnc Ol'
receiving aud ming every paper drppHtcd win MN lot
saieReepng, 3 ccuts sraIcuug FOR every such paper
request, cents for each paper examined
OF ice for recording includes 1deNing and
ali other writing necessary III recording, FOR which
oher provision u made The is con aimed IN ,hr ihiid
OF the charges Ealn-t embraces 40 documents, Oi
corded by me up 10 pjcnDct % the per LOT covered bY
the Ch0i gc- numbered l2,239, of which There Wrr'
5.2sl accds. The total number recorded during ISIS
Was 1867 As my accu-rrs nave carefully selected
particular papers recorded upon DAYS Sc TERED turOuh
ihe whole months uded In Their charges, The
ouud Diners which exception comb te taken. on "t
least that they selected for complaint the worst in
stances they could find OF alleged oYerthnI@es.
METHOD OF PROCEDURE N THr OFFICE.
It would DE- utterly mpracticaDl 10 count the number
o.! icilos contained in Il paper at the time 1t was
presented Tor record. |, IS necessity tnat the foi0s
should he estimated at proXimate number and II Aat
is honestly done there he reasonable ground for
exception. The numbers Of iolos stimocd for the sew
cra papers embraced the scale prices forth in
the second charge such proXmate numbers and
are uhout the usual numbers Of fplios contained IN
such papers. have never hcarj OF q complaint by
any person that tdtF are. Wrongly 'sImdttd must
point out eXtr'Or mary preceding on The part
a. .C
against mc. II IS the interpolation OF the words or
les. IN scale Ot IrCc-, for the manifest purpose oi
ldyng II undcT-l. oi tEa directed charges to be made
the rates Tor any lesser number OF ioliO. am
informed that 10 such I>t was ever known in the
Registers occ, ana no ~uch list ever shown TO any
of those gentlemen. leave them - make such eS.
plauatiOn they can Of their cOnduct. The scale Of
prices more or the guidance OF tue profession thn OF
the REGISTER. When the papers eIt Tor record. the
folios estimated, nearly be- al tee correct
same number Of fOos. As the law does not provide
Tor fractions number of words less than fu folio
certificate the recording. under seal, il apreodcd
10 each paper rcc0rdci aud a certificate Is aI-
po nacd to ue record The time OF the record and at
whose request II made. For tntsr tWO ccrthc e.,
must be added 70 the cLaIgr ior the folio, contained Ia
& tnY DIV ind ,xed in book called ire ticFlcT under
the name OF the maker, whlcu entry shows that such
paper been recorded and thaddr Of the record II
!, also entered phaOetcally under the name Of the
parly in whose favor made, in book called the
grantee book" which entry shows some Of the facts
rtirIrcd to the first OF charges against Eacu
paper also lndcxed under tno name Of each OF TIE
parties. book called the "biOtt"r," and hray
under Tie name o. oaci OF the parties, in the general
indlccS" Thus ther" cntrrs, OF fOnO each
IN the OF paper; Tor whcn SIX folOs the Reg
ad ed to the other above stated recording tine
uaper. In cases there are parties al more than
Two parts ana III very many cases mere are several
uaTto. OF the same part, ana the paper h- To be- md Xcd
under cavn name; but no more than foiips ar
included OF these tnule> IN any estimate OF charges
made in this paper pald last Sctr c44OJ 10 the c,Iks
VINO made the entities ia tIc "uchrr" tAc " grantee
book ana Inc keuria HdlctS' tAclus YrN for That
service Adding 60 O37l2 cents makes - o. which me
L
besides 10 cents "i t''h I"lo t"HHh'I ID The paper
In the recording Of "SssnInchis oI leases and mort
cages rcic'c' Of part oi Inoreaged premises aud Of
revocation, OtpOwers OF attorney, TWO additional euries
are made IN tAo inalgn OF the record tue fist
one the other which additional entries tn Regis
ter is entitled TO charge 20 cents. making tOal of
paper csides the charge for the fpus contained ~ IT,
Besides above Hargcs claim THAT the Register ia.
% ceE"f or n I the SAM Ion ro M an"
ivory lf gF,Flf u hon the
fact stated mat although u is not part Of duty.
papers after they ERE recorded 10 the proper
tics such places tney designate nd nearly all
returned in ina way ana rc trcn The fees FOR
rnrlmc il the same are NOT pad at the frp The napers
arc Ir Ur r,cord. FoI thI- responsible dury employ
two messengers At an cXpens. Of -, 100 year As
stafcd In nv former answer for tba fra orrio ser
vice charge o - cents cach paper woulf be-
arlc but as do not Wsh 10 include any charges to
wnch clearly entitled, mono or toe charges
computations contained IN th!s answer.
RECORD OF CHARGES.
The scale prIces contained IN the second charge
omting the iuicrpoated words " or less" and ADDING
the charges am entitled to make for such papers, to
10 cents for each folo 97i3 are added in cases
o: assignments releases and reyOcltions ~ l7I M
part here reproduced:
Power OF auoru"y containing 10 foios, - -, entitled
ErvUcatioa power Of attorney containing 10 folio.
81 -. entitled to charge - l. -
Deed brgaln ard sale. containing Il fol0s s. "5
tiort,agc mere. aud Insurance clauses containing
20 iOl o., - 3D. entitled 10 cHhie" - -
QnI. clam dccd containing II io!Js, - enti'Ied 20
ci..fgr - i a.
.rr:i, orrd, containing l. olios - - entitled
tO charge - G1le
Assignment oI Judgment containing 10 folios ~ %
entitled to cDarEc ~ 80 y.
Columbia JOie1e ! containing - iJiOs, 81 -,
entitled to charge % 31lY
sailors snug Hlrb. J-.toe containing 20 fOu- - -
entitled 10 charge - l1l2.
Only the last items are IN o; the rates a
tDorzed by llw, and IT is not claimed tho thr charge
thai any cJnycvancrs Of the kinds specified 10 these
classes nave been recorded.
admit tuat the papers specified ~ the third charge
were record up"n the days stated ana that
received for recording tLr the ices therein a.