The San Francisco call., 1906-06-24
HOW To OBTAIN
YOUR NEW DEEDS
Statute Provides Process
for Settling Realty
Ownership.
County Clerk Estab-
fishes Three Addi-
tional Departments.

county CLERK MulereVy, despite the
odds against which he has been work
ing since the late catastrophe, in which
many records were destroyed, has
proved equal to the emergency and
will shortly have one of the best sys-
tematized Offices in the United States
On July l Mulcrevy will create three
new departments in his Office to take
charge of the great volume of business
that viii be transacted under the pro-
visions of new acts of the Legislature.
These departments will handle re-
spectively the suits TO quiet title to
real property in case of the loss or de-
struction of public records; for restora
tion of records and for the naturaliza-
tton of aliens and the restoration of
naturalization records
The Call has explained fully the acts
covering these matters during their
preparation by the committee and also
during their Consideration by the Leg
islature.
FOR EsTABLIsETING TITLE.
The act for quieting title provides as
follows:
That whenever the public records
are lost or destroyed by flood, fire or
earthquake" all these who have any
right in property, the title to which is
obscured by the loss of record, may
bring an action in rem against all the
world TO establish title and determine
adverse claims: that any number of
separate parcels of land may be in
cluded in the same action; that a sum
mons TO all persons claiming interest
| in or lien on the property, which must
be particularly described, must be pub
liShed once week for two months
and also posted on the property; that
summons shall be served personally, If
any of the parties are known; that at
any time within three months any per-
son interested may appear and make
himself a defendant; that the plaintiff
and every defendant claiming affirma-
corder OF the county notice of the pen
dency of action or defense and a de-
scription of the property. which shall
be recorded in book devoted exclu-
| SlVely TO that purpose and the Record
er shall note 1t upon map; that no
Judgment by default shall be en-
tered. but the court must require proof
and other pleadings; that the judg-
ment shall be comprehensive as 10 all
rights, titles and interests, present or
future, vested or contingent, noting
mortgages and liens, and shall be bind
ing upon every person claiming any
right, title or interest at the time of
beginning the action; that certified
copy of the Judgment shall be record
ed and any party in interest or his sue
ceSsor may record the entire Judgment
roll; that the County Clerk shall num-
ber conSecutively in Il distinct series
all these actions and keep an index and
register thereof; that after judgment
has been entered concerning any piece
of real property no other action rela-
tive to that same piece shall be main
tanned until proof is made that all per-
sons who appeared in the first action or
their successors in interest, whether
within or without the State, have been
served; that all actions under this
statute must be commenced before
July !, 1909.
The statute for the restoration of
court records provides that upon prop
/ er petition being made and proper
/ notice being given the court may have
! certified duplicates issued, providing
/ the statements in the petitions are
4 found to be correct. Certified copies of
/ transcript on appeal may also be is
sued