Translation of General Regulations for the Execution of the Mortgage Law for Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. (1893.) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1899 Excerpt: ... GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE MORTGAGE LAW FOR CUBA, PUERTO RICO, AND THE PHILIPPINES. TITLE I. INSTRUMENTS REQUIRING RECORD. Article 1. Registries of real estate shall be divided into three classes, according to the amount of fees collected by them. The classification of Registries may be changed every ten years, according to the results of experience during the last five years, and after the formalities prescribed in the following article, necessary for the transfer of their location, have been complied with. Art. 2. The Government may order the change of the location of Registries, subject to the following rules: First. That reasons of public convenience exist sufficiently proven in the proceedings which for this purpose are instituted in the Registry amd Notarial Division of the Colonial Department. Second. That in said proceedings a hearing be given to the municipal councils of the towns situated within the jurisdiction of the Registry. Third. That the Register of property, the Judge of First Instance, the Governmental Division of the proper Audiencia, the Governor of the Province, and the Governor-General report as to the usefulness, advantages, and disadvantages of the transfer. Fourth. That the Council of State be heard. Art. 3. When the transfer of the seat of a Registry has been ordered, in accordance with the provisions of the preceding article, the President of the Audiencia shall issue the orders necessary to carry it out immediately, proceeding so that due compliance may be given to the rules mentioned in Articles 6, 7, and 8 of these Regulations, with such modifications as are required by the nature of the case. Art. 4. The provisional transfer of offices shall be permissible when Registers, by reason of extraordinary circumsta...