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476 chapter; noticing and particularly [describing] the donation of lands or otherwise, to individual societies, bodies politic, or for common or public purposes: Provided, That if the lots shall have been differently numbered and sales made, and they cannot be well changed, they shall be returned as originally stated, but in all other respects the plat or map shall conform to the requisitions of this chapter.

. 8. The surveyor who shall lay out, survey, and plat any town or addition, shall be entitled to receive twenty-five cents for each and every in and out lot the same may contain, unless otherwise agreed; and the register of deeds of the county recording the same, shall receive the sum of two cents for each and every lot as aforesaid, the said plat and survey to be by him transcribed or copied into a book to be provided for that purpose.

. 9. If any person or persons shall dispose of, offer for sale, or lease for any time, any out or in lots in any town or city, or in any addition to any town or city, or any part thereof, which shall hereafter be laid out, until all the foregoing requisitions of this chapter shall have been complied with; every person so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars for each and every lot or part of a lot sold or disposed of, leased or offered for sale.

. 10. If any county officer or other person or persons whose duty it is to comply with any of the requisitions of this chapter, shall neglect or refuse so to do, he or they shall forfeit and pay a sum of not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars, for each and every month he or they shall delay a compliance.

. 11. All towns heretofore laid out, shall be platted or mapped in accordance with the provisions of this act, and the plats or maps of the same shall be recorded within three months from the passage of this act, in the office of the register of deeds of the proper county.

. 12. All forfeitures and liabilities which may be incurred or arise under this act, shall be prosecuted for and recovered in the name of the county treasurer; and any officer or officers paying over any money to the said treasurer, received under any of the provisions of this act, shall take his receipt therefor, and forthwith file the said receipt with the clerk of the board of county commissioners, and the said clerk