NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 835

SENATE BILL 363

 

 

AN ACT TO VALIDATE ACTS OF ALL ASSISTANT AND DEPUTY REGISTERS OF DEEDS UPON VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS BY DEATH OR OTHERWISE, PENDING FILLING OF THE VACANCY UNDER G.S. 161-5.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  Article 2 of Chapter 161 of the General Statutes, as the same appears in the 1964 Replacement Volume 3D, is amended by adding a new Section, to be designated "Sec. 161-28", appropriately captioned, and to read as follows:

"§ 161-28.  Any and all acts and duties performed by any and all assistant or deputy registers of deeds appointed and acting under the provisions of G.S. 161-6 or any other provisions of law, general, local, or special, after a vacancy may have occurred from any cause in the office of register of deeds, including, but not restricted to, a vacancy occurring as a result of the death in office of any incumbent register of deeds, and before the board of county commissioners shall have filled such vacancy by the appointment of a successor and his qualification for office as required by law, under and pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 161-5 and any other applicable provisions of law, shall be and the same are hereby validated, ratified and confirmed to all intents and purposes as if performed by an incumbent in the office of register of deeds and to all intents and purposes as if performed under and pursuant to specific provisions of law authorizing and empowering the register of deeds, or any assistant or deputy registers of deeds, to perform all such acts and duties. The provisions of this validating Act shall include, but not be restricted to, all acts and duties of the office of register of deeds, or of the office of assistant or deputy register of deeds, as enumerated and set forth under the specific provisions of this Chapter, or under the provisions of any other general laws as set forth in the General Statutes of North Carolina, or in any other provisions of law, private, local or special."

Sec. 2.  The provisions of all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act, to the extent of said conflict, shall be and the same are hereby amended or repealed.

Sec. 3.  This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification, and shall validate all acts and duties performed prior to the effective date of this Act.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 8th day of June, 1965.