Page:1862 Territory of Dakota Session Laws.pdf/272

CHAP. XXIII.] four times in any one year. And no one session shall continue for a longer period than six days.

. 7. All orders of the board of county commissioners shall be signed by the chairman and attested by the register of deeds.

. 8. The register of deeds shall attend all meetings of the county commissioners, and shall act as clerk of the same, for which he shall receive the same compensation allowed to county commissioners.

. 9. The register of deeds shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board of county commissioners in a book in kept for that purpose, and the record of each meeting shall be signed by the chairman and attested by the register of deeds.

. 10. The register of deeds shall keep a true record (in proper books kept for the purpose) of all deeds, mortgages, bonds, and bills of sale handed him for record, provided the person or persons handing him the same for record, shall first pay to him twelve and a half cents per folio for recording the same. He shall record at large and in full, word for word. Every register of deeds, before he enters upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe an oath before the clerk of the court of his county, or some other person duly empowered to administer oaths, to support the constitution of the United States and the organic act organizing the Territory of Dakota, and faithfully and impartially to perform his duties as prescribed by law to the best of his ability, which said oath shall be indorsed on the back of his election certificate or appointment, recorded in a book kept in his office for the purpose, and filed in the office of the clerk of the court of the county, or if there is no such officer, with the clerk of the court of the county to which his county is attached for judicial purposes. He shall also give bonds with good and sufficient sureties, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, to be approved by the board of commissioners of his proper county, conditioned that he will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office.

. 11. The registers of deeds in the several counties of this territory, are hereby authorized to appoint deputy registers, who shall be appointed in writing, and shall, before entering upon the duties of their office, take and subscribe an