The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-27

or any fraction thereof; 40 per cent OF the next
$1,000, or any fraction thereof; 20 pei. cent OF
the next $1,000, or any fraction thereof; III per
cent of the rest and residue.
Sec. 2. Each official shall appoint his deput-
les, clerks or assistants. The Board Of County
Commissioners shall fix the number and COM
ants.
pensation of said deputies, clerks, or assist
Sec. g. Each official shall render to the
Board of County Commissioners on or before
the first day of each month sworn state
ment showing in detail the expense OF such
office, fees and commissions and also the gross
and net income. Provided that said Board OF
County Commissioners may at any time re-
qure from any such official any further state
ment or oral explanation which the said Board
deems advisable, and may at any time check
or audit said statements or accounts.
Sec. a. This Act shall take effect as to each
Office included herein at the expiration or
present term thereof, provided 1t shall not at,
feet any official elected at the last general
election or appointed PRIOR to July l. l9lh
Approved June |, 1917.
CHAPTER 7335-(No. 10
AN ACT to Amend Section 1881 and Section
1882 of the General Statutes of the State OF
Florida, Relating to the Duties of Clerks OF
Circuit Courts, with Reference to the Keep
ing of Certain Records and Dockets.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the State
Section i. That Section 1881 of the General
Statutes of the State of Florida be and the
same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"1S31-To Keep Records and Dockets.-lle
shall keep:
Minute Books, in which he shall keep regu,
lar and fair minutes of all the proceedings OF
the Circuit Court, and of the Judge, in term,
which shall be signed by the Judge before the
adjournment of each term.
A progress docket, in which he shall note
the filing by each party to any cause, at COM
mon law in equity, of any appearance or,
pleading therein, and of any step taken in
the Clerks office in connection with said
cause, such noting to be at the time of such
filing and of taking such step.
A Default Docket, in which shall be entered
in full, all defaults and final judgment by de
fault taken in his Office.
A judgment and execution docket, in which,
respectively he shall index all judgments rem
dered, in term time or vacations and all exc
cutons issued thereon, stating therein the
names of the parties, the amount OF Judgment
and costs and the date of rendition of the
same, the page OF the record upon which it
shall have been entered, and the uate OF the
issuance of execution.
A Chancery Order Book in which shall be
entered all orders and DEGREES taken in chan
Gerry, including those required to be signed by
the Judge exclusively.
A Trial Docket, which shall be kept in
court during all terms thereof while in ses-
sion. upon which shall be entered before each
term of court:
All cases OF law tryable at that term.
All cases Of claims to property and alleged
illegaity of seizures under execution.
All cases in equity pending
All writs of error, appeals and certorarls
from lower courts pending.
All criminal cases.
One copy of such trial docket shall be made
up for the Court and for members OF the bar.
A Subpoena Docket in which he shall enter
the name of each witness i'll each cause sub
poenaed, with the date of the issuance of the
subpoena.
n Oh, ali he
tered by attorneys all motions to be submit
ted to the court.
A Judgment Assignments and Satisfaction
Record, in which shall be entered at length
all assignments and satisfactions of judgments,
DEGREES or orders rendered or of record in said
court. No assignment or satisfaction shall be
entered, elsewhere than in said book, and any
assignment satisfaction shall, to entltle II
to record, be in writing and duly acknowedg
ed in the manner provided for the acknowedg
ment of deeds He shall enter note of the
satisfaction on the margin of the record OF
the judgment decree or order No satistac
ton by an alleged assignee OF judgment
shall be entered until an assignment as here
inbefore provided shall have been produced
to the clerk and entered.
A Record of Foreign Judgments, in which
he shall enter all transcripts OF judgments IN
other counties of the State, and OF judgments
of the peace courts, and judgments and de
crees of United States Courts held in this
State.
A Lis Pendens Docket in which shall be
recorded all notices of lis pendens.
Indexes, alphabetical, direct and inverse, tt
all of the foregoing books
Sec. 2. That Section 1882 of the Genera
Statutes of the State of Florida be and the
same is hereby amended to read as follows:
1882 Record Book to Be Reptile shal
be, in the county in which he is Clerk, the
recorder of deeds, and of all other papers no
pertaining to the Circuit Court which he may
be required by law to record.
For the purposes OF such recording ne snail
keep:
A Record of Deeds, in which he shall re
cord all deeds, and all leases of land, and al
powers of attorney to execute any such IN
struments, and all agreements relating to con
veyance of land which may be in form entitled
to record.
A record of mortgage on real or persona
property and powers of attorney embracin'
power to execute mortgages which may D.
in form entitled to record.
A record of liens in when he shall record al
statutory liens required or permitted to b.
recorded.
A mortgage and lien assignment book, il
which shall be recorded, all assignments o
mortgages or statutory liens presented to hin
for record No assignment shall be entered
elsewhere than in such book, and any assign
ment shall. to enttle it to record, be in writ
ing and duly acknowledged in the name
provided for the acknowledgment OF deeds
margin of the record of the mortgage or hen
A mortgage lien and satisfaction book IL
which shall be recorded satisfaction OF NOR,
cages and liens. No such satisfaction shai
be entered elsewhere than in such book, an,
any satisfaction to enttle it to record, sinai
be in writing and duly acknowledged in TN
manner provided for the acknowledgment o
deeds No satisfaction by an alleged assigne
of mortgage or lien debt shall be entered
until an assignment as hereinbefore provided
shall have been presented to the clerk an'
entered He shall enter a note OF satisfaction
on the margin of the record of the mortgag
or lien. H.:
A register, in which he shall, at the tim
of filing any instrument for record, enter tn
names of the parties to such instrument, wiz
the number thereof under the respectiv
head of "Grantor" and Grantee" the KIM
of instrument and date and hour OF filing.
Also, an Incorporation Book, in which h
shall record all articles OF incorporation re
quired by law.
Inaexes, alphabetical direct and inverse, t
all of the foregoing books.
Sec. g. That all laws and parts OF laws Il
conflict herewith be and they are hereby re
pealed.
Approved June l, 1917.
CHAPTER 7336-(No. 7S).
AN ACT to Authorize the Counties OF florid
to Establish and Maintain TubercMlosi
Hospitals, to Provide for the Levy OF lake
for the Establishment and Maintenance
Such Hospitals, and for the Creation
County Boards of tuberculosis Commi'
sioners. and Defining Their Powers, and 10
Other Purposes Properly Connected There