LAND REGISTRATION.
No. 1 of 1844.
17
Miscellaneous.
22. It shall be lawful for any person to deposit in the Land Office for safe custody any deed, conveyance, power of attorney, or other instrument in writing whatsoever, or his last will and testament, of which deeds, conveyances, powers of attorney, or other instruments, wills, and testaments the Land Officer shall (first giving a receipt for the same) immediately make an entry in a book to be kept for that purpose, to which book he shall keep an accurate alphabetical index having reference as well to the name of the testator or parties to each such deed or instrument as to the person depositing the same; and the Land Officer shall carefully and securely keep all such deeds, conveyances, powers of attorney, or other instruments, wills, and testaments in his office until required by the party depositing the same to deliver them back again: Provided that every such will or testament shall be enclosed within a cover or envelope, sealed with the seal of the testator, whose name shall be indorsed by the Land Officer thereon, and every such will or testament shall remain in the said office until the decease of the testator, unless he previously requires the same to be delivered back, and on the death of the testator the Land Officer shall (after examining such will or testament) deliver the same to the executor first named therein, or to such other person as may be duly authorized to receive the same.
Deposit of deeds, etc., in Land Office for safe custody.
23. If the Land Officer or any other person employed in the Land Office wilfully neglects or omits to number, register, or enter in manner hereinbefore directed any certificate delivered into the said office, he shall be liable in damages to the party injured to the extent of the loss or injury sustained.
Penalty on officers for wilful neglect.
24. If the Land Officer or any clerk or person whosoever wilfully destroys, embezzles, or secretes, forges, counterfeits, razes, defaces, or alters any memorial or any part thereof, or any indorsement thereon, or any entry or registry thereof in any book in the said office, with intent to defraud or injure any person, such Land Officer, clerk, or person so offending shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen years.
Penalty for destroying memorial, etc., with intent to defraud.
LAND REGISTRATION.
No. 1 of 1844.
17
Miscellaneous.
22. It shall be lawful for any person to deposit in the Land Office for safe custody any deed, conveyance, power of attorney, or other instrument in writing whatsoever, or his last will and testament, of which deeds, conveyances, powers of attorney, or other instruments, wills, and testaments the Land Officer shall (first giving a receipt for the same) immediately make an entry in a book to be kept for that purpose, to which book he shall keep an accurate alphabetical index having reference as well to the name of the testator or parties to each such deed or instrument as to the person depositing the same ; and the I and Officer shall carefully and securely keep all such deeds, conveyances, powers of attorney, or other instruments, wills, and testaments in his office until required by the party depositing the same to deliver them back again: Provided that every such will or testament shall be enclosed within a cover or envelope, sealed with the seal of the testator, whose name shall be indorsed by the Land Officer thereon, and every such will or testament shall remain in the said office until the decease of the testator, unless he previously requires the same to be delivered back, and on the death of the testator the Land Officer shall (after examining such will or testament) deliver the same. to the executor first named therein, or to such other person as may be duly authorized to receive the same.
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Deposit of deeds, etc., in Land Office for safe custody.
officers
23. If the Land Officer or any other person employed in Peualty on the Land Office wilfully neglects or omits to number, register, for wilful
enter in manner hereinbefore directed
memorial or neglect. any certificate delivered into the said office, he shall be liable in damages to the party injured to the extent of the loss or injury sustained.
intent to
24. If the Land Officer or any clerk or person whosoever Penalty for
destroying wilfully destroys, embezzles, or secretes, forges, counterfeits, memorial razes, defaces, or alters any memorial or any part thereof, or etc., with any indorsement thereon, or any entry or registry thereof in defraud. any book in the said office, with intent to defraud or injure any person, such Land Officer, clerk, or person so offending shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen years.
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