The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-13

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Now, Smith, don't sneak around the
stump any more and go to daring, but
please point out the error in the above,
and prove your position. If you VIII be
unable to borrow d copy of the statute,
or to find the different sections, you may
come down to the Office and We will help
you examine the copy provided by the
state
Smith allows US rs follows: First 100
words, % cents; folios, $40 words-35
cents; certificate and filing, 10 cents;
each entry on index, including descrip-
ton of property-5 cents
1t seems very strange, that man could
live in legal atmosphere, until bald
headed, (unless Smiths head was always
as barren on the outside as it is on the in
! side, and not know, that there was no
such thing as IA part of folio, and that
all conveyances were entered two or
more times in general index. We would
respectfully call his (honor's) attention
to Dassler's statute, page 202, as to how
general index shall be kept. 1t is also
very peculiar that S. could be ignorant
of the fact that the county commissioners
have provided a numerical index. He
will find, to his establishment, l have no
doubt, on page 293 Of the same statute he
borrowed the other day, the following
"Section 1913. THE register of deeds
shall receive from the county for INDEX
I u, nan
stations us the county commissioners may
'.deem sufficient; and for indeXing every
tract of land thereafter, in such numeri'
''cal index the sum of ten cents each to
abe paid by the person having the instru,
"ment recorded"
According to Smiths counting we
would be allowed as follows: First folio
p cents; four additional, 20 cents; Ger
tificaie, filing and recording, 10 cents
general index (two entries, 10 cents; nu
merical index Zone description or lott
10 cents, amounting to 80 cents. Thi.
is the fee at the least calculation. Blu
we must differ with the gentleman as IL
the number of folios. Many of the in
struments amount to over 800 words
making six folios. Taking for example
a deed which has six folios, three lot
and two quarters, the legal fee would b'
$3.50; but Mr. S. informs us that IN NJ
l. case are we entitled to more than a
/ cents. You can find copy OF q deed il
the post office for which Smith gives IL
Z 20 or rs cents, but the law gives us S2.OJ
F" The MORTGAGES are in the same proper
< ton. The charges of 81 and 81 % ar
y not always demanded. That is what ii
struments ordinarily amount to- W
Is frequently record and transfer deed fo
p 81, when it is short. We have recorded
during the past month, % quit clair
y deeds for which we charged 20 cent
ID each, but the legal fee was from So cent
O. to 81. Also, 5S chattel mortgages for
ut cents each, the legal fee being from 3
r. to 40 cents each.
ie We hesitated considerably before r
- plying 10 the article of Smith. If v
deserve to be reprimanded, we desire son
i" one with clean hands to do the wor
d. We want man who regards publ
Nv opinion in actions Us we'll as words.
az +. L. Smith was elected justite of Il
vi peace of Emporia township, in 1915, a,
'' served one term. The law concerniI
III strays contains the following: ID;
stat p. 925, sec, 5I07) 1t gives the fe
on and then reads as follows:
tic "Pgortded, That the fees charged
to- such Justice of the peace, in any o
on lease shall not he greater than one doll
he land fifty cents
~, In stray docket in the county clerl
80, Office, on page AL, we find that Smitl
he fees as justice of the peace, amount
of $3.50 and on page 1872 lie again charg
,o, S2G0 This is the gentleman, who Ii
nd so much regard for public intere
.ho Unless some substantial argument is
n. fered, we shall close with this artic
NJ, We want TO inform the gentleman l
a., on another point, that is, the law dC
Inv not require US to present bills for reco
nd ing fees. This, he will find in the S
,,,p tute Everything we have stated
NO this and our previous article is sustain
.a by law, and is true; and Mr.. S. adm
that our statements in regard to his I
waite affairs were as true as any OH
part ofour article, and they were. c,
teh fession is one step toward repentar
nat and we hope the other steps will folio
len We have no mule story to cl'
IAN with; but Smiths proposition to apo
the two or more attorneys 10 investigate
eat matter, and see who has misrepresen
y" the facts meets our hearty approx
""- We wish them 10 Investigate the stl
'ii cases also, and give their opinion in
'<r gard 10 that ". !. JoNES
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