Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-10-24
The General assembly Of NWtl
Carolina do enact:

The General ASSEMBLY Of North
Carolina do enact:
SECTION ]. That section one thou
SAINT two hundred and torty-ive Of The
Code be stricken out. and. he following
inserted III lieu thereof conveyance
OF land. mon contract 10 convey. Oh lease
OF lanri. f,r more than three Wears shall
be valid TO pass ally property. a> agai It
creditors or purchasers, Tor 4 valuable
consideration from the donor. bargain
OF or lessor. bat from the registration
thereof within he county where the
,lint lleth PTorideL lpiryDcr. that the
provisions Of this act shall not apply IL
cOitl acts, leases or deeds already e
c,ited. until the first day Of january.
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
six: Provided further, that no purchase
from amy such donor, bargainor or les
>Ir shall avail or pass title as against
any unregistered deed executed plior to
the first day OF DECEMBER. one thousand
eight hundred and eiyhty-tivc. when
HE person OF persons holding or claim
i'll. under such unregistered deed shall
be i'll the actual possession and enjoy
ment Of such land, either in person rr
by his, her or their ttllhil,S. at the time
OF the Xe. utiOn OF such second deed. or
when the person Or persons claiming
under or taking such second deed, had
at the time OF taking or purchasing uu-
der such deed actual or constructive
notice of such unregistered deed. or the
claim OF the person or persons holding
or claiming hereunder.
SEC. ,. Tha! amy person or persons
holding any unregistered deed or claim
my title tlIereuIier, executed prior to
t c first day OF January, one thousand
eight hundred and 1iily-iive. may have
t G same recorded without proof of the
execution thereof Proridcd, that such
, person or persons Shall make an atfiil-
Wit before the officer having jurisdiction,
to take probate OF such deed. that the
SrilitOr. baryalilOr or maker of such
deed. and the witnesses thereto aie dea.
or cannot be found, aud that he. she o,
they cannot make proof OF b il hand
writing. Said atfiuavit shall tie write.
upon or attached TO such deed. and The
same. together with such deed, be emit
tied to registration in the same manner
and Withthe same effect as if proven IL
the manner prescribed by law tor other
deeds.
SEC. ;. That all deeds. cOntr Jets @,
leases, before registration. except those
mentioned in section two hereof, shall
be acknowledged by the grantor. leSso,
or the person executing tie same, OF
their signatures proven on oath hy one OF
more witnesses in the manner pre>cribeL
BY law, and all deeds So executed an(
registered shall be valid. un1 pass title
and estates without liyeryalOt seizin, at.
tornment or other cereIn6uy whatever
SEC. 1. That tor the probate of al
deeds. inciuning the privy examination
OF any 1enle coucft executing the same
executed prior to january first, ON,
thousand eight hundred and eighty-tive
the clerk shall receive fifteen cents 70,
each name, II the register. for record
ing the same. fifty cents tor the frs
three copy sheets. and five cents TO
eich additional copy sheet.
SEC 3. That this act shall be i,
force from and after the first dav of De
cember, II thousand eight hundred
and eighty-five, and the secretary 0
State shall cause the same to be pub
lishe III at least three newspapers il
each judicial district in the State 70
six week before said day. and shall fur
nlsh to each clerk and register in tn,
State a copy thereof. to be posted il
their offices. The register of deeds o
each county shall post or cause to b
posted III four public places in eacl
township of his county, for sixty day
prior 10 the time when the act shall =,
INTO effect, printed notices explainin,
the provisions thereof and notifying al
persons interested TO comply with tn
provisions of said act.
III the General Assembly read thre,
times, and ratified this the 27th day O
February, A. ID. 1855.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
Raleigh Octote or 9TH. losJ
1. W. l. SAUNDERS. Secretary o
State. hereby certify that the ioregoin:
Is a true copy of the act on file in thi
office.
W. L. SAUNDERS.
Secretary Of State
oct LIS weeks.