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COMMISSIONER OP THE LAND OFFICE— SEC
declared a court of record.................................................. 1
power to punish contempts and enforce obedience.................... 1
may summon and compel attendance of witnesses.................... 2
may order depositions in writing to be taken.......................... 2
to keep docket of disputed land cases.................................... 3
papers and orders in, to be recorded...................................... 4
fees of.............................................................................. 5
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to keep seal and issue process under. ........ . .... .................... 6
moneys payable for public land to be paid to......................... 8
bond of, penalty of, how approved and where kept.................. 7
to keep account of public money and account for with comptroller. 8
what commissions entitled to............................................... 8
to record certificates and issue patents................................... 9
to issue patents for confiscated lands............................. ....... 10
to order notice of application for.......................................... 11
how to be given................................................................ 11
to issue patent, if no objection............................................. 12
if objection, to fix day for hearing........................................ 12,13
within what time to decide.................................................. 13
to determine disputes concerning surveys and issuing patents..... 14
who to act when disqualified................................................ 15
when to determine caveats ...... ........................................... 32
may award costs in discretion.............................................. 33
may prescribe rules to govern surveyors................................ 35
proceedings of, how regulated............................................. 35
COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC WORKS—
salary of.................................................... ...................... 1
COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS—
Governor to appoint, and where.......................................... 1
authority of............................................. ........................ 1
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oath of office and before whom taken.................................... 3,8
impression of seal and signature to be sent to Secretary of State. 3,8
in United States may administer oaths.................................. 4
effect of...... ...................................................................... 5
names to be entered on civil list........................................... 6
Secretary of State may certify to qualification of..................... 6
authority in foreign countries.............................................. 1
defective acts of, cured.. ..................................................... 22
COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE TESTIMONY—
out of the State when to be appointed at law.......................... 15
how commission to be executed............................................ 15
in the State how appointed at law........................................ 16
oath of............................................................................ IT
when depositions may be taken before, and how and upon what
notice........................................................................... 18,21
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how to be returned............... ............................................. 19
subject to exceptions.. ........................................................ 20
where minor interested, guardian to be appointed...........!....... 22
when a party is absent, how notice to be given....................... 23
how depositions to be certified and recorded........................... 24
when to be evidence... ........................................................ 24
fees of, and how paid........ ................................................. 25
commissioners in equity may take in eases at law ................... 28
commissions to take testimony, how issued in chancery............ 141
clerks may issue........................ ........................................ 28
may be issued to one by consent.......................................... 142
when issued to two, one may act.......................................... 143
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