mortgagors alphabetically, and shall note therein the time of filing such instrument or copy.
Sect. 3. The register of deeds shall receive the same fees for recording chattel mortgages as is provided for recording of mortgages of real estate.
Sect. 4. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.
- Approved May 12, 1862.
NOTARIES-PUBLIC.
CHAPTER 62.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE OFFICE OF NOTARY-PUBLIC, AND TO DEFINE THE DUTIES OF THE SAME.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota:
Section 1. The governor shall appoint in each of the organized counties in this territory one or more notaries-public, who shall be considered territorial officers, and shall hold their office for the term of four years, unless sooner removed by the governor, and who shall have power to act by virtue of their office throughout the territory.
Sect. 2. Each and every notary-public, before he enters on the duties of his office, shall take an oath to support the constitution of the United States, and to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his said office, and shall give bond to the governor, with sufficient surety in the penal sum of five hundred dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his said office; [and] shall have his commission, oath of office, and bond recorded in the office of register of deeds in the county where said notary-public may reside.
