§ 98-12 – Court records as proof of destroyed instruments set out therein.
98-12. Court records as proof of destroyed instruments set out therein. The records of any court in or out of the State, and all transcripts of such records, and the exhibits filed therewith in any case, are admissible to prove the existence and contents of all deeds, wills, conveyances, depositions and other papers, copies whereof […]
§ 98-13 – Copies contained in court records may be recorded.
98-13. Copies contained in court records may be recorded. The copies aforesaid of all such deeds, wills, conveyances and other instruments proper to be recorded or registered, as are mentioned in G.S. 98-12, may be recorded or registered on application to the clerk of the superior court and due proof that the original thereof was […]
§ 98-14 – Rules for petitions and motions.
98-14. Rules for petitions and motions. The following rules shall be observed in petitions and motions under this Chapter: (1) The facts stated in every petition or motion shall be verified by affidavit of the petitioner that they are true according to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief. (2) The instrument or paper […]
§ 98-15 – Records allowed under this Chapter to have effect of original records.
98-15. Records allowed under this Chapter to have effect of original records. The records and registries allowed by the court in pursuance of this Chapter shall have the same force and effect as original records and registries. (1865-6, c. 41, s. 14; Code, s. 68; Rev., s. 340; C.S., s. 379.)
§ 98-16 – Destroyed court records proved prima facie by recitals in conveyances executed before their destruction.
98-16. Destroyed court records proved prima facie by recitals in conveyances executed before their destruction. The recitals, reference to, or mention of any decree, order, judgment or other record of any court of record of any county in which the courthouse, or records of said courts, or both, have been destroyed by fire or otherwise, […]
§ 98-17 – Conveyances reciting court records prima facie evidence thereof.
98-17. Conveyances reciting court records prima facie evidence thereof. Such deed of conveyance, or other paper-writing, executed as aforesaid, and registered according to law, may be read in any suit now pending or which may hereafter be instituted in any court of this State, as prima facie evidence of the existence and validity of the […]
§ 98-18 – Court records and conveyances to which Chapter extends.
98-18. Court records and conveyances to which Chapter extends. This Chapter shall extend to records of any court which have been or may be destroyed by fire or otherwise, and to any deed of conveyance, paper-writing, or other bona fide evidence of title executed before the destruction of said records. (1871-2, c. 64, s. 2; […]
§ 98-9 – Action on destroyed bond.
98-9. Action on destroyed bond. Actions on official or other bonds lodged in any office which are destroyed with the registry thereof may be prosecuted by petition against the principal and sureties thereto, and the proceedings shall be as in the former courts of equity. (1865-6, c. 41, s. 7; Code, s. 62; Rev., s. […]
§ 98-10 – Destroyed witness tickets; duplicates may be filed.
98-10. Destroyed witness tickets; duplicates may be filed. The court having jurisdiction of the action may allow other witness tickets to be filed in place of such as may be destroyed, upon the oath of the witness or other satisfactory proof. (1865-6, c. 41, s. 8; Code, s. 63; Rev., s. 335; C.S., s. 374.)
§ 98-11 – Replacing lost official conveyances.
98-11. Replacing lost official conveyances. Where any conveyance executed by any person, sheriff, clerk and master, or commissioner of court has been lost, and registry thereof destroyed as aforesaid, and there is no copy thereof, such persons, whether in or out of office, may execute another of like tenor and date, reciting therein that the […]