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MI Comp L § 565.17 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.17 - Deed; Proof of Execution; Certificate of Court.

565.17 Deed; proof of execution; certificate of court.  Sec. 17.  At the time mentioned in the summons, or at any time to which the hearing may be adjourned, the due execution of the deed may be proved by the testimony of 1 or more of the subscribing witnesses; and if proved to the satisfaction of the court, it shall certify the same, and in the certificate he or she shall note the presence or absence of the grantor, as the fact may be. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2736 ;-- CL 1871, 4219 ;-- How. 5667 ;-- CL 1897, 8972 ;-- CL 1915, 11704 ;-- CL 1929, 13292 ;-- CL 1948, 565.17 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991
MI Comp L § 565.18 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.18 - Deed; Refusal to Acknowledge; Proof of Execution by Proving Handwriting.

565.18 Deed; refusal to acknowledge; proof of execution by proving handwriting. Sec. 18.  If any grantor residing in this state shall refuse to acknowledge his deed, and the subscribing witnesses thereto shall all be dead, or out of the state, it may be proved before any court of record in this state, by proving the handwriting of the grantor, or of any subscribing witness; the said court first summoning the grantor for the purpose, in the manner before provided in this chapter. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2737 ;-- CL 1871, 4220 ;-- How. 5668 ;-- CL 1897, 8973 ;-- CL 1915, 11705 ;-- CL 1929, 13293 ;-- CL 1948, 565.18
MI Comp L § 565.19 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.19 - Subscribing Witnesses; Subpoenas for Attendance.

565.19 Subscribing witnesses; subpoenas for attendance.  Sec. 19.  The court before whom any deed may be presented to be proved, as provided by this act, may issue subpoenas to the subscribing witnesses or others, as the case may require, to appear and testify touching the execution of the deed. The subpoenas may be served in any part of this state. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2738 ;-- CL 1871, 4221 ;-- How. 5669 ;-- CL 1897, 8974 ;-- CL 1915, 11706 ;-- CL 1929, 13294 ;-- CL 1948, 565.19 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991
MI Comp L § 565.20 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.20 - Subscribing Witnesses; Refusal to Appear or Testify; Civil Liability; Contempt; Penalty.

565.20 Subscribing witnesses; refusal to appear or testify; civil liability; contempt; penalty. Sec. 20.  Every person who being served with a subpoena under this act, shall without reasonable cause, refuse or neglect to appear, or appearing shall refuse to answer on oath, shall be liable to the injured party in the sum of 100 dollars damages, and for further damages as the party may sustain, and may also be committed to prison for contempt by the court who issued the subpoena, there to remain until he or she shall submit to answer upon oath. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2739 ;-- CL 1871, 4222 ;-- How. 5670 ;-- CL 1897, 8975 ;-- CL 1915, 11707 ;-- CL 1929, 13295 ;-- CL 1948, 565.20 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991
MI Comp L § 565.21 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.21 - Unacknowledged Deed; Filing of Copy by Person Interested; Effect.

565.21 Unacknowledged deed; filing of copy by person interested; effect. Sec. 21.  A person interested in a deed that is not acknowledged may at any time before or during an application to the circuit court file in the office of the register of deeds of the county where the lands are situated, a copy of the deed compared with the original by the register, which shall in the case of proceedings before a court of record, for the space of 10 days after the first day of the next term of the court, have the same effect as the recording of the deed, if the deed shall, within that time be duly proved and recorded. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2740 ;-- CL 1871, 4223 ;-- How. 5671 ;-- CL 1897, 8976 ;-- CL 1915, 11708 ;-- CL 1929, 13296 ;-- CL 1948, 565.21 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991
MI Comp L § 565.22 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.22 - Unacknowledged Deed; Effect of Filing; Continuation.

565.22 Unacknowledged deed; effect of filing; continuation.  Sec. 22.  If at the expiration of the time mentioned in the preceding section for that purpose, the proceedings for proving the execution of the deed shall be pending before the circuit court, the effect of filing such copy shall continue until the expiration of 7 days after the termination of the proceedings, if such deed shall within that time be duly proved and recorded. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2741 ;-- CL 1871, 4224 ;-- How. 5672 ;-- CL 1897, 8977 ;-- CL 1915, 11709 ;-- CL 1929, 13297 ;-- CL 1948, 565.22 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991
MI Comp L § 565.23 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.23 - Certificate of Acknowledgment or Proof of Execution; Effect on Right to Have Deed Recorded.

565.23 Certificate of acknowledgment or proof of execution; effect on right to have deed recorded. Sec. 23.  A certificate of the acknowledgment of any deed, or of the proof of the execution thereof before a court of record, signed by the clerk of such court before whom the same was taken, as provided in this chapter, and, in the cases where the same is necessary, the certificate required by section 11 of this chapter shall entitle the deed with the certificate or certificates to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county where the lands lie. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2742 ;-- CL 1871, 4225 ;-- How. 5673 ;-- CL 1897, 8978 ;-- CL 1915, 11710 ;-- CL 1929, 13298 ;-- CL 1948, 565.23 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991 Former Law: From 1805 to 1815, deeds might be recorded in the office of any clerk of a court. Woodward Code, p. 52, sec. 87; Act of Aug. 29, 1805, Terr. Laws, vol. 1, p. 38; Act of Jan. 19, 1811, Terr. Laws, vol. 1, p. 162. The act of Nov. 4, 1815 required them to be recorded in the office of the register of probate of the district in which the lands were situate. Cass Code, p. 80; Terr. Laws, vol. 1, p. 176. See also Act of July 27, 1818, Terr. Laws, vol. 2, p. 140. By the act of Mar. 27, 1820 deeds were to be recorded in the office of the register of probate for the county, or register of the city, in which the lands were situate. Code of 1820, p. 157; Terr. Laws, vol. 1, p. 517. And see the Act of 1827, Rev. Laws of 1827, p. 258; Rev. Laws of 1833, p. 279; Terr. Laws, vol. 2, p. 261. See Starkweather v. Martin, 28 Mich. 477. The office of register of probate was abolished by the act of Jan. 29, 1835, and deeds, except of lands in Detroit, were required to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds elected for each county. Laws of 1835, p. 79; Terr. Laws, vol. 3, p. 1360. See also R.S. 1838, p. 260, Sec. 20; Amendatory Act 115 of 1839, Sec. 19, p. 219, to R.S. 1838; Act 108 of 1840, p. 167. As to recording in Detroit, see Act of July 28, 1818. Terr. Laws, vol. 2, p. 141; Act of Mar. 27, 1820; Terr. Laws, vol. 1, p. 518; Act of Apr. 12, 1827; Terr. Laws, vol. 2, p. 362; Rev. Laws of 1827, p. 259, of 1833, p. 280; Act of July 14, 1830, Rev. Laws of 1833, p. 282. See Laws of 1834, p. 38. The office of city register of Detroit was abolished by Act 115 of 1837, p. 268 and his duties conferred upon the register of deeds for the county of Wayne. Act 116 of 1837, p. 268. See Act 47 of 1844, p. 60, as amended by Act 108 of 1846, p. 156; Act 228 of 1850, p. 232.
MI Comp L § 565.24a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.24a - Assignment of Liber and Page or Unique Identifying Number; Satisfaction of Recording Requirements; Delivery of Instrument Rejected on Prior Occasion.

565.24a Assignment of liber and page or unique identifying number; satisfaction of recording requirements; delivery of instrument rejected on prior occasion.Sec. 24a.  (1) The register's assignment of a liber and page or other unique identifying number is prima facie evidence that the instrument has satisfied all recording requirements, including the payment of fees, and has been accepted for recording.   (2) An instrument is deemed to be recorded at the date and time of delivery to the register if the instrument is later determined to have satisfied all recording requirements, including the payment of fees.  (3) When an instrument that was rejected on a prior occasion is delivered, a new delivery date and time shall be noted on the face of the instrument as required by section 24 of this chapter, and the later date and time shall be rebuttably presumed to be the date and time of delivery. History: Add. 2008, Act 357, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2008
MI Comp L § 565.26 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.26 - Repealed. 2008, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2008.

565.26 Repealed. 2008, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2008. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the use of a different set of books for recording of deeds and mortgages.
MI Comp L § 565.27 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.27 - Recorded Instruments; Contents.

565.27 Recorded instruments; contents.Sec. 27.  The register may note upon every instrument he or she records the date and time when it was accepted, after the instrument met all recording requirements including the payment of fees. The register also shall note a reference to the liber and page, or other unique identifying number, where it is recorded. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2746 ;-- CL 1871, 4229 ;-- How. 5681 ;-- CL 1897, 8986 ;-- CL 1915, 11719 ;-- CL 1929, 13302 ;-- CL 1948, 565.27 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2008
MI Comp L § 565.28 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.28 - Register of Deeds; General Index; Contents; Computerized Index; Securing Computerized and Primary Indexes.

565.28 Register of deeds; general index; contents; computerized index; securing computerized and primary indexes.Sec. 28.  (1) Each register of deeds shall keep a general index of instruments accepted for recording, after the instruments have met all recording requirements, including the payment of fees, by means of books or computerization or a combination of both. The index shall include the following information:   (a) Liber and page, or other unique identifying number, which shall be sequentially, not randomly, assigned.  (b) Instrument type.  (c) The name of each party to each instrument.  (d) Date processed, after having met all recording requirements, including payment of fees.  (e) Location of land: section, town and range, platted description, or other description authorized by law.  (f) Other reference information as required.  (2) Each computerized index shall be maintained to allow for an alphabetical search of the names of each party to each instrument, except as provided in section 1a(g) of 1915 PA 123, MCL 565.451a, recorded by the register of deeds.  (3) Each computerized index shall be secured by a duplicate index maintained at a separate location from the primary index.  (4) The primary index shall be secured by a code, key, or other system designed to prohibit an unauthorized person from altering the index. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2747 ;-- CL 1871, 4230 ;-- How. 5682 ;-- Am. 1893, Act 80, Eff. Aug. 28, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8987 ;-- CL 1915, 11720 ;-- CL 1929, 13303 ;-- Am. 1941, Act 263, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- CL 1948, 565.28 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 95, Imd. Eff. Apr. 16, 1980 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 212, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 1992 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2008 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 349, Imd. Eff. Oct. 17, 2014
MI Comp L § 565.29 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.29 - Unrecorded Conveyance; Validity Against Subsequent Purchaser; Relation of Quit Claim Deed to Good Faith.

565.29 Unrecorded conveyance; validity against subsequent purchaser; relation of quit claim deed to good faith. Sec. 29.  Every conveyance of real estate within the state hereafter made, which shall not be recorded as provided in this chapter, shall be void as against any subsequent purchaser in good faith and for a valuable consideration, of the same real estate or any portion thereof, whose conveyance shall be first duly recorded. The fact that such first recorded conveyance is in the form or contains the terms of a deed of quit-claim and release shall not affect the question of good faith of such subsequent purchaser, or be of itself notice to him of any unrecorded conveyance of the same real estate or any part thereof. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2748 ;-- CL 1871, 4231 ;-- How. 5683 ;-- CL 1897, 8988 ;-- Am. 1915, Act 199, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11721 ;-- CL 1929, 13304 ;-- CL 1948, 565.29
MI Comp L § 565.30 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.30 - Deeds of Church Pews and Slips; Recording.

565.30 Deeds of church pews and slips; recording. Sec. 30.  Deeds of pews or slips in any church, may be recorded by the clerk of the township in which such a church is situated, or by the clerk of the society or proprietors, if incorporated or legally organized; and such clerks shall receive the same fees as the register of deeds is entitled to for similar services. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2749 ;-- CL 1871, 4232 ;-- How. 5684 ;-- CL 1897, 8989 ;-- CL 1915, 11722 ;-- CL 1929, 13305 ;-- CL 1948, 565.30
MI Comp L § 565.32 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.32 - Unrecorded Deed of Defeasance; Validity Against Person Without Notice.

565.32 Unrecorded deed of defeasance; validity against person without notice. Sec. 32.  When a deed purports to be an absolute conveyance in terms, but is made or intended to be made defeasible by force of a deed of defeasance or other instrument for that purpose, the original conveyance shall not be thereby defeated or affected, as against any person other than the maker of the defeasance, or his heirs or devisees, or persons having actual notice thereof, unless the instrument of defeasance shall have been recorded in the registry of deeds of the county where the lands lie. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2751 ;-- CL 1871, 4234 ;-- How. 5686 ;-- CL 1897, 8991 ;-- CL 1915, 11723 ;-- CL 1929, 13306 ;-- CL 1948, 565.32
MI Comp L § 565.33 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.33 - Assignment of Mortgage; Effect of Recording.

565.33 Assignment of mortgage; effect of recording. Sec. 33.  The recording of an assignment of a mortgage shall not, in itself, be deemed notice of such assignment to the mortgagor, his heirs or personal representatives, so as to invalidate any payment made by them, or either of them to the mortgagee. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2752 ;-- CL 1871, 4235 ;-- How. 5687 ;-- CL 1897, 8992 ;-- CL 1915, 11724 ;-- CL 1929, 13307 ;-- CL 1948, 565.33
MI Comp L § 565.34 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.34 - Purchaser; Definition.

565.34 Purchaser; definition. Sec. 34.  The term "purchaser," as used in this chapter, shall be construed to embrace every person to whom any estate or interest in real estate, shall be conveyed for a valuable consideration, and also every assignee of a mortgage, or lease or other conditional estate.  History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2753 ;-- CL 1871, 4236 ;-- How. 5688 ;-- CL 1897, 8993 ;-- CL 1915, 11725 ;-- CL 1929, 13308 ;-- CL 1948, 565.34
MI Comp L § 565.35 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.35 - Conveyance; Definition.

565.35 Conveyance; definition. Sec. 35.  The term "conveyance," as used in this chapter, shall be construed to embrace every instrument in writing, by which any estate or interest in real estate is created, aliened, mortgaged or assigned; or by which the title to any real estate may be affected in law or equity, except wills, leases for a term not exceeding 3 years, and executory contracts for the sale or purchase of lands. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2754 ;-- CL 1871, 4237 ;-- How. 5689 ;-- CL 1897, 8994 ;-- CL 1915, 11726 ;-- CL 1929, 13309 ;-- CL 1948, 565.35
MI Comp L § 565.36 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.36 - Power of Attorney to Convey Lands; Inapplicability of Preceding Section; Executory Land Contract; Recording; Recording as Evidence.

565.36 Power of attorney to convey lands; inapplicability of preceding section; executory land contract; recording; recording as evidence.  Sec. 36.  The preceding section shall not be construed to extend to a letter of attorney, or other instrument containing a power to convey lands as agent or attorney for the owner of such lands; but every such letter or instrument, and every executory contract for the sale or purchase of lands, when acknowledged or proved in the manner prescribed in this chapter, may be recorded in the registry of deeds of any county in which the lands to which such power or contract relates, may be situated; and when so acknowledged or proved, and the record thereof when recorded, or a transcript of such record duly certified, may be read in evidence in the same manner, and with the like effect, as a conveyance recorded in such county. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2755 ;-- CL 1871, 4238 ;-- How. 5690 ;-- CL 1897, 8995 ;-- CL 1915, 11727 ;-- CL 1929, 13310 ;-- CL 1948, 565.36
MI Comp L § 565.37 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.37 - Power of Attorney to Convey Lands; Recording of Revocation.

565.37 Power of attorney to convey lands; recording of revocation. Sec. 37.  No letter of attorney or other instrument so recorded, shall be deemed to be revoked by any act of the party by whom it was executed, unless the instrument containing such revocation be also recorded in the same office in which the instrument containing the power was recorded. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2756 ;-- CL 1871, 4239 ;-- How. 5692 ;-- CL 1897, 8998 ;-- CL 1915, 11730 ;-- CL 1929, 13311 ;-- CL 1948, 565.37
MI Comp L § 565.38 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)|R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)|Section 565.38 - New County; Transcription of Instruments; Effect, Compensation of Register.

565.38 New county; transcription of instruments; effect, compensation of register. Sec. 38.  When a new county shall be organized, in whole or in part from an organized county, or from territory attached to such organized county for judicial purposes, all the records of deeds and other instruments relating to real estate in such new county, may be transcribed into the proper books by the register of deeds of such new county; which records so transcribed, shall have the same effect in all respects as original records, and the register shall be paid for transcribing the same, such sum as the board of supervisors of his county may deem just and reasonable. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2757 ;-- CL 1871, 4240 ;-- How. 5693 ;-- CL 1897, 8999 ;-- CL 1915, 11731 ;-- CL 1929, 13312 ;-- CL 1948, 565.38