This ordinance establishes that the county clerk shall not receive for recording any deed, mortgage, or assignment of mortgage unless the post-office address of the grantee, mortgagee, or assignee of the mortgagee is contained therein. The requirement does not affect the validity of the record of any instrument which has been or may be recorded. The ordinance has been amended and re-enacted multiple times since its initial enactment in 1895.
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recording of certain documents
Summary
This ordinance establishes that the county clerk shall not receive for recording any deed, mortgage, or assignment of mortgage unless the post-office address of the grantee, mortgagee, or assignee of the mortgagee is contained therein. The requirement does not affect the validity of the record of any instrument which has been or may be recorded. The ordinance has been amended and re-enacted multiple times since its initial enactment in 1895.