161-26. Duties unperformed at expiration of term.
Whenever, upon the termination for any cause of the term of office of the register of deeds, it appears that he has failed to perform any of the duties of his office, the board of commissioners shall cause the same to be performed by another person or the successor of any such defaulting register. Such person or successor shall receive for his compensation the fees allowed for such services, and if any portion of the compensation has been paid to such defaulting register, the same may be recovered by the board of county commissioners, by suit on his official bond, for the benefit of the county or person injured thereby. (1868, c. 35, s. 14; Code, s. 3655; Rev., s. 2669; C.S., s. 3566.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds
§ 161-14 - Registration of instruments.
§ 161-14.01 - Registration of instruments for business and other purposes.
§ 161-14.02 - Registration of documents or instruments purporting to impact official birth records.
§ 161-14.03 - Registration of documents purporting to impact official marriage records.
§ 161-14.1 - Recording subsequent entries as separate instruments.
§ 161-15 - Certify and register copies.
§ 161-16 - Liability for failure to register.
§ 161-17 - Papers filed alphabetically.
§ 161-18 - Transcribe and index books.
§ 161-19 - Number of survey in grants registered.
§ 161-20 - Certificate of survey registered.
§ 161-21 - General index kept.
§ 161-22 - Index of registered instruments.
§ 161-22.1 - Index and cross-index of immediate prior owners of land.
§ 161-22.2 - Parcel identifier number indexes.
§ 161-22.3 - Minimum standards for land records management.
§ 161-23 - Clerk to board of commissioners.
§ 161-26 - Duties unperformed at expiration of term.
§ 161-27 - Register of deeds failing to discharge duties; penalty.