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53.89 Register of deeds; bond; penal sum; approval; surety.

Sec. 89.

As determined by the county board of commissioners, the register of deeds either shall be covered by a blanket bond or shall give a bond to the people of this state in the penal sum of at least $3,000.00. The individual bond shall be approved by the county board of commissioners and secured by a surety company authorized to do business in this state.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 14 ;– CL 1857, 437 ;– CL 1871, 579 ;– How. 607 ;– CL 1897, 2610 ;– CL 1915, 2472 ;– CL 1929, 1373 ;– CL 1948, 53.89 ;– Am. 1964, Act 255, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1964 ;– Am. 1974, Act 24, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1974 ;– Am. 1978, Act 635, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1979
Compiler’s Notes: This section as originally enacted was numbered section 90.