The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25

covering III Their sCSPO li4c C-eA-
matter OF the replacing OF the legal
documents and the suppiementing Of
the records destroyed in the recent
conflagration, the proposed burnt
records acts were submitted 10 the
Joint committee on call for special
session of the Legislature yesterday
by the subcommittee. consisting Of
r. H. Countryman and Code Commis-
sioner Davis. The proposed legisla-
ton, involving prolonged and arduous
labor on the part of Countryman and
Davis. was ordered embodied in the
record by Chairman Tirey l. Ford and
will come up for consideration by
members of the committee at today's
session.
In accordance with the work al
ready done by the joint committee.
but few minor changes viii be made
in the acts, which win be indorsed by
the Joint committee and will be en-
bodied in the proposed legislation
given 10 the Governor for submission
to the Legislature. sitting in special
session.
As the acts represent the best fea-
lures OF the burnt records legislation
of Illinois and Maryland. after the
Chicago and Baltimore fires. there
will be practically but little change
made in them by the Legislature.
The subcommittee also submitted
an amendment to the act OF eminent
domain, giving the cities the power
TO condemn the plants Of title insur-
ance companies for the purpose Of
completing destroyed real estate rec
ords.
The proposed acts and the amend
ment 10 the statute of eminent do
main are as follows:
An act TO add new section to the
Political Code, TO be known and num-
bered as section 424S. relating to County
and City and County Recorders Offices.
and to the recording OF instruments
therein.
The people of the State Of California.
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section l. The Political Code of the
State of California is hereby amended by
adding thereto new section 10 be num-
bered and known as section 424s. and 10
read as follows:
424S. Sec l. The Recorder OF any
county, or city and county. Of this State
is hereby authorized and directed, when
presented 10 him for record. 10 record
any instrument of writing entitled 10
record under the provisions Of article
VII, chapter V. part ~, of this code,
which instrument Of writing had been
previously recorded in his Office. In
recording the same. the Recorder shall
record the certificate of the previous
record and the date appearing in such
certificate as the date of recording the
previous record shall be deemed and taken
as the date of the previous recording Of
such instrument. Such record and eerti-
fed copies thereof, duly certified by the
Recorder of any such county or city and
county, under his seal OF Office. may be
introduced in evidence with the same
force and effect as the original record or
certified copies of the original record
Sec The Recorder Of any county.
or city and county. of this State, is here
by authorized and directed. when pre-
sented to him for record. to record any
instrument Of writing entitled to record
under the provisions of article VII, chap
ter v, part ". of this code, which said
instrument Of writing shall have been or
shall be duly certified by the Recorder
of any other county, or city and county.
of this State, as being of record in his
office In recording the same. the
Recorder shall record all certificates at
tached thereto. and II any of such certifi-
Gates shows the previous recording of
the same in the county. or city and
county, where the said certified copy
of the said instrument is presented for
record. the date appearing in such GER
tificate OF such record shall be deemed
and taken as the date of the previous
recording thereof in said county. or city
and county Recorders Office. where the
said certified copy is so presented for
record. Said record and certified copies
of any such record. duly certified by the
Recorder of any such county or city and
county. under his seal of Office. may be
| introduced in evidence with the same
| force and effect as the original record or