The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-04
ACT Sc.
TITLES To LAND.


TITLES TO LAND.
By Legislature of Territory of Ha.oai
l. Act shall be cited as the Land Regstra-
ton
SECTION 3 hereby established to called the
Court of Land Registration which exclusive
original Jurisdiction of all applications the registration of
title land within Territory power hear and
determine all questions arising upon applications
also have jurisdiction such other questions may
before under this Act subject however right of
appeal hereinafter provided The proceedings upon
applications shall be proceedings against the land
the DEGREES shall operate directly
establish title thereto
The Court shall hold its sittings Honolulu but may
adjourn from time time other places public
conyenences may require The Supervisors in each
County shall provide suitable the ngs
Court of Land Registration in the building with
convenient to the Probate Court the Registry
and shall provide all books and such printed blanks
and stationery for in registration proceedings
by the Court The Court shall have jurisdiction
throughout the Territory shall always open except
Sundays and holidays established by law.
1t shall be Court Record shall made
SEAL and be sealed Herewith all process papers
made by or proceeding from the Court and requiring SEAL
All notices. orders and process of said may
any judicial circuit and be as the Court may
direct.
The Court shall from time time make general rules and
forms for procedure conforming may be to the
practice the Probate Courts subject express pro-
vision of this Act and to
before taking effect shall approved Judicial
Court a Justice thereof
In this Act except where the requires
construction the word court" shall
Registration.
with the advice and consent of
the Senate shall appoint Judge of the Court of Land
registration who shall be appointed commissioned quail
lied Judge of Land Registrations shall
be filled in the provided by the Laws of the Territory
Said Judge shall hold office until or until his
appointed commissioned qualified
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Governor until his appointed qualified
Said Judge at the time of his appointment shall
resident of the Territory predecessor for at
least five years next preceding such appointment
SECTION The authority jurisdiction the Court of
Land Registration shall begin as soon after
July 1903 the Judge thereof appointed and qualified
The Judge shall the prompt
discharge of the business of the Court.
SECTION Citations orders of all other pro-
issuing from the Court of the Judge of
Land Registration and be under the seal of the and
signed by the clerk.
SECTION 6. In of a vacancy Judge
Land Registration his absence or inability to perform
his duties the Governor shall appoint competent Judge
who shall perform them, until the vacancy is filled any
disability is removed at like compensation.
SECTION The Judge of the Court of Registration
shall appoint Registrar who shall be Clerk of the Court and
who shall hold Office until a. 1904 until his
appointed and qualified thereafter his of Office
shall be for four years until his appointed and
qualified.
He his deputy and
keep docket of all and shall ax the seal of the
Court 10 all process OF proceeding
requiring seal
shall supervision of the Clerk of the
Supreme Court in all respects provided by the Judi
ciary Act of 1892
SECTION Registrar shall be direction of
Court, shall the custody all
papers documents filed with him under the provisions
this Act, and shall carefully number and index the
Said papers and documents shall be kept in Honolulu in
called the Registration Office, which shall
be the Court of Land Registration The Registrar shall
authority, with the sanction of the Court to employ
such assistance and messengers may be necessary
o. The Registrar in judicial Circuit
and after lands have been registered under this Act he may
make all memoranda affecting the title and enter and issue
certificates of title provided herein.