Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-10-31

The GenuM .~lss,mbIy Of Nor1h
Curoliuu do enact:
SECTION |. That section one thou
Sand two hundred anti tortN-tiVc of The
Code be stricken out. AMI he following
inserted in lieu thereof: o~rnnNcyaucc
OF land. nor c~ontrlctto convey. or lease
of land. for more than three Wears shall
be valid to pass ally property. IL a.ai u
creditors tr purchasers. Tor :; valuable
consideration from the ,lnnor. bargain
uCZur lessor. but from the registration
thereof within the county where the
land !ielh Prunidci Ia,,n nrr, that TN,
provisions of this act >hill not apply 10
contracts. leases or dre.S already exc
culc,. until the first ,laA at J:ll,,ary
one thousand eight ilnntlrfA a:ni ii III -
~iN PrOridcd t@urthri. that no pure !aSc
tr"m ANY such donor, bargainor or les
~nr shall avail or pass ulle rs against
any unregistered deed executed plior to
the first day ct December. one thousand
eight hundred and ciYhty-tivc. when
lie person oI persons holding. or claim
M under such Unregistered deed shall
be III the actual POSSESSION and enjoy
lncnt OF such land. either n~per>On r
by his. her or their tenants. at the time
OF The cNc ution OF such second deed. az
When TIC person or PERSONS ciiinin"
under Or taking such >econd deed. ha,
AT the time OF taking"r purchasing ml-
der such deed actual or cons ructive
notice of such unregistered deed. or the
claim of The person or persons holding
or claiming l~hereunticr.
SEC. ,. That any person on persons
holding any ullreyl> cred deed or claim
ing title t!ierculHier. executed pripr ia
t e first day OF january. one thousand
eight hundred and iti%N-tivc. may ilaA &
t e same recorded without proof AT The
execution thereof !: PrOridt,I. that >llcl,
person o. persons Shall make al aft Ia
Wit before the officer having jurisdiction
to tai probate OF such deed. that the
praHtOr. DalTallIOr or maker of such
deed. and the Wltlle>>c>.lhertto alc dea,
or cannot be found. and that he. She Oh
they cannot make proof OF their hand
writing. Said affidavit >llalGi,e written
upon or attached to such deed. and tn,
same. together with such deed. BE- emit
tied TO registration III the same manner
and with the same effect lis il proven III
the manner prescribed by law Tor other
deeds.
SEC. j. That all deeds. ont cts Oh
leases. before registration. except tlin>.
III wv 11tlttl. SIlsti
he acknowledged by the wrautor: lessor
or the person executing the same, OF
their signatures proven Oh oath hy one ol
more witnesses in the manncrpre~cribed
by law. and all deeds 50 executed and
registered Shall be valid. AMI pass title
and estates without livery ot >tiIiu. AT.
torIlmenI OF other ceremony whatever
SEC. 1. That tor the probate OF al
deeds. llclullag the ptivy examination,
OF amy tome corcrt executing the same
executed prior To %.Ianuary first. out
thousand eight hundred and ci.hty-tivc
the clerk shall receive fifteen cents foI
each llalne, and the register. for record
llg the same. fifty cents Tor the frs
three copy sheets. ani five cents toI
each additional copy sheet.
SEC. >. That this act shall he j,
force from and after the first day of De
cclnbcr. one thousand eight hundred
ana e~lgnty-ilye. ami the Secretary @
State shall r;tll>e the same To he pub
Il>he Ill III least three il
each judicial district in the state fo
SIX weeks before said dav. and shall fur.
nl>h to each clerk and register IN ia,
state Il copy thereof. To be posted il
their offices. The register Of deed, o
each county shall post or cause To b,
posted i'll four public places in eacl
township Of his county. for sixty day
pr1or 10 tlle time when the act >hall .,
into effect. printed notices cxplaiuln:
the provisions thereof and notifying al
persons Interested 10 comply with til.
provisions Of said act.
In the General Assembly read thre
times. and ratified this the 27th day O
February. y. II. lsoJ.
>lAlE or NORTH C.AROLINA.
OFFICE or SECRETARY Or STATE.
Raleigh. Octot or 9Th. ISL
|. w. J.. SAUNDERS. Secretary q
State. hereby certify ihatthe ~foreyoin.
Is true copy OF the act on file in hi