THE SUBSTANCE, FORM, AUTHENTICATION AND REGISTRATION OF
DEEDS AND OTHER WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS AUTHOR-

IZED BY LAW TO BE RECORDED, TO HAVE

EFFECT AS CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE.

Compiled and Edited by

WILLIAM ALEXANDER,
formerly Attorney General, etc.

A construction which repeals former statutes by implication is not favored in any
case.-Neill v. Keese, 5 Texas, 23.

AUSTIN, TEXAS:

JOSEPH A. NAGLE, PUBLISHER.

WILLIAMS & MCLAUGHLIN, PRINTERS, 126 PECAN ST.

1877.

Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1877, by

JOSEPH A. NAGLE,

Bookseller, of the city of Austin, Texas,

in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.

TO THE

JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT,

THE JUDGES OF THE DISTRICT COURTS,

THE CLERKS OF DISTRICT AND COUNTY COURTS,

THE NOTARIES PUBLIC,

AND THE

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AS EX OFFICIO NOTARIES PUBLIC,

OF THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Who are the officers within that State authorized, under the Constitution of 1876, to take acknowledgments and proofs for record -an official list of whom is to be found in the Appendix-this volume is respectfully inscribed by the Compiler and Editor,

WILLIAM ALEXANDER,

Counsellor-at-Law,

City of Austin, Texas.

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In the Preface, on the following page, for "Section 14 of Chapter 84," read Section 4 of Chapter 84; and for Sections 6, 8, read Sections 6, 7.

PREFACE.

This volume is intended to be used as a book of reference by all who have anything to do with conveyancing and registration.

It has been made as brief as possible, so that the existing law may be readily found by those who are not lawyers ; and in general, the kind of type employed has been made to show the character of the matter.

It has been prepared by reducing the MS. designed for a much larger work, giving the earlier law and tracing its modification down to the present time; hence it may, owing to the omissions made, appear not to be so full as might be desired. It is intended to contain only the law now in force. Where any repealed or unconstitutional laws, or sections thereof, are inserted, it is done because it was unavoidable, and solely to construe the existing law. Certain references have not been made, because foreign to the scope of this work and because of doubts as to their validity. For example: Section 14 of Chapter 84 of the General Laws of 1876 is not cited on page 97, § 37, c, because it does not in terms amend or repeal any part of "An Act concerning wills," of March 16, 1840, 167, Secs. 6, 8 (P. D., 914, 915, Arts. 5366, 5367), and it is not clear that under the Constitution the general repealing clause could have either an amending or repealing effect. (See Neill v. Keese, 5 Texas, 23.)

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