The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-02-26
A NEW RECORDING BILL.
Full Text OS Fsill Recently Passed by
Congress- and Effective In Iudlsn
Territory.

recording Dill Whloh nhe passed
Congress and will become law Ia
I Indian Territory;
An act providing for the record oI
deeds and conveyanoes and In
struments in writing in Indian
Territory and for other purposes,
Be Il enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the
United States Of America Ia Con.
grees assembled.
That each place where court OF
record is now held In Indian Ter
ritory shall be a recording district,
with jurisdiction to record sll in.
struments permitted or proper to
be recorded under the laws now in
force in said Territory. The dep.
uty clerk in charge Of said court
shall keep in his Office all neces
sary books of record for the pur.
pose OF recording said instruments.
The same feee shall be allowed
said deputy clerk for such services
as are now allowed the clerks Of
the recording districts in said Ter.
ritory.
The deputy CLERK at each place
OF holding said court shall be, and
IL hereby, made the ex.ofiicio
recorder thereof. Said three re.
cording districts now existing are
hereby continued, but their juris.
diction 10 hereby limited to the
actual limits OF the jurisdiction Of
the court held in their respective
districts. The new recording dis
tricls hereby created shall have
jurisdiction over all OF the Terri.
&ory covered by the jurisdiction Of
their respective courts.
The judges 4 said respective
sourts shall, Immediately after the
passage Of this act, define by an
order duly entered on their dock.
sts the boundaries Of each record.
ng district herein provided for and
shall make ell orders necessary to
sarry into effect the provisions Of
his act; and chapter twenty.seven
Il the Digeats Of the Statutes OF
Arkansas, known as Mansfeld's
ees 81 1854, isihereby extended
the Indian Territory. so far ss
.lb same be applicable aud not in-
consistent with any law Of Con.
ress: Provided, That the clerk
7 deputy clerk OF the United
hates court Of each Of the courts
said Territory shall be ex otfioio
1corder for his district and per.
abe duties required Of record
he chapter aforesaid, aud
e seal of such court in cases
Aing a seal, and keep the
%rde OF such office at the Office
{ said clerk or deputy clerk.
II shall be the duty OF each clerk
7 deputy Of such court TO record
the books provided for his Office
Il deeds, mortgages, deeds OF
.ust, bonds, leases, covenants, de-
asances, bills Of sale, and other
istrumenls Of writing Of or con.
srning land-, tenements, goods OF
1attele; and where such instru.
rents are for a period of time linn.
ed on the face Of the instrument
icy shall be died and iudexed, II
ssired by the holder thereof, and
sch filing for he period Of twelve
onlhs from the Cling there ofshall
ave the same effect In Law ~ u
corded at length The lees for
ling. indexing aud cross indexing
.ch Instruments shall b. twenty.
70 cents, and for recordingoshall
as set iofih 10 section thlrtr.
70 hundred aud forty three Of
anefield's Dieest Of 1884
That The aid clerk or deputy
ERIK Of sue. court shall recsive
compenssif ~ such ex.oilicio
eofder Tor a- district all fees re
.ved BY hiin iar recording in
auments provided for Ia this ACT
bunting = Que Thousand eight
hdred dol rs per aunun or less;
dali fees r-celv4i by him as