KFLCC Kingdom Law 2nd Ed.

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REGISTER

REGISTRY

istry;** as the register for the probate of wills. A book containing a record of facts as they occur, kept by public authority; a register of An officer of the courts of bankruptcy, under the earlier acts of congress in that behalf, having substantially the same powers and duties as the "referees in bankruptcy" under the act of 1898 (U. S. Comp. St 1901, p. 3418). See REFEBEE.— Register of deeds. The name given in some states to the officer whose duty is to record deeds, mortgages, and other instruments af fecting realty in the official books provided and kept for that purpose; more commonly called "recorder of deeds."— Register of land office. A federal officer appointed for each federal land district, to take charge of the local records and attend to the preliminary matters connected with the sale, pre-emption, or other disposal of the public lands within the district. See Rev. St. U. S. •§ 2234 (U. S. Comp. St 1901, p. 1366).— Register of patents. A book of patents, directed by St. 15 & 16 Vict c. 83, § 34, passed in 1852, to be kept at the specification office, for public use. 2 Steph, Comm. 29, note t. — Register of ships. A register kept by the collectors of customs, in which the names, ownership, and other facts relative to merchant vessels are required by law to be entered. This register is evidence of the nationality and privileges of an American ship. The certificate of such registration, given by the collector to the owner or master of the ship, is also called the ship's register." Rapal je & Lawrence.— Register of the treasury. An officer of the United States treasury, whose •duty is to keep all accounts of the receipt and •expenditure of public money and of debts due • o or from the United States, to preserve ad justed accounts with vouchers and certificates, to record warrants drawn upon the treasury, to sign and issue government securities, and lake charge of the registry of vessels under United States laws. See Rev. St. U. S. §§ 812, 313 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 183).— Regis ter of wills. An officer in some of the states, whose function is to record and preserve all wills admitted to probate, to issue letters testa mentary or of administration, to receive and file accounts of executors, etc., and generally to act as the clerk of the probate court Register of 'writs. A book preserved in the English court of chancery, in which were en tered the various forms of original and judi cial writs. some official register or record or list. — Registered bond. The bonds of the United States government (and of many municipal and private corporations) are either registered or "coupon bonds." In the case of a registered bond, the name of the owner or lawful holder is entered in a register or record, and it is not negotiable or transferable except by an entry on the register, and checks or warrants are sent to the registered holder for the successive installments of interest as they fall due. A bond with interest coupons attached is trans ferable by mere delivery, and the ooupons are payable, as due, to the person who shall pre sent them for payment. But the bond issues of many private corporations now provide that the individual bonds "may be registered as to principal," leaving the interest coupons payable to bearer, or that they may be registered as to both principal and interest at the option of the holder. See Benwell v. New York, 55 N. J. Eq. 260, 36 Atl. 668.— Registered ton nage. The registered tonnage of a vessel is the capacity or cubical contents of the ship, or the amount of weight which she will carry, births, marriages, and burials. —Register in bankruptcy. REGISTERED. Entered or recorded in

as ascertained in some proper manner and en tered on an official register or record. See Reck v. Phoenix Ins. Co., 54 Hun, 637, 7 N. Y. Supp. 492; Wheaton v. Weston (D. C.) 128 Fed. 153.— Registered trade-mark. A trade mark filed in the United States patent office, with the necessary description and other state ments required by the act of congress, and there duly recorded, securing its exclusive use to the person causing it to be registered. Rev. St U. S. § 4937. See U. S. Comp. St 1901, p. 3401.— Registered voters. In Virginia, this term refers to the persons whose names are placed upon the registration books provided by law as the sole record or memorial of the duly qualified voters of the state. Chalmers v. Funk, 76 Va. 719. American law. A court in the state of Pennsylvania which has jurisdiction in matters of probate. REGISTRANT. One who registers; par ticularly, one who registers anything (e. g., a trade-mark) for the purpose of securing a right or privilege granted by law on condi tion of such registration. An officer who has the custody or keeping of a registry or register. This word is used in England; "register" la more common in America. —Registrar general. In English law. An officer appointed by the crown under the great seal, to whom, subject to such regulations as shall be made by a principal secretary of state, the general superintendence of the whole system of registration of births, deaths, and marriages is intrusted. 3 Steph. Comm. 234. REGISTER'S COURT. In REGISTRAR. REGISTRATION. Recording; Inserting In an official register; the act of making a list, catalogue, schedule, or register, particu larly of ari official character, or of making entries therein. In re Supervisors of Elec tion (C. C.) 1 Fed. 1. —Registration of stock. In the practice of corporations this consists in recording in the official books of the company the name and ad dress of the holder of each certificate of stock, with the date of its issue, and, in the case of a transfer of stock from one holder to another, the names of both parties and such other details as will identify the transaction and preserve a memorial or official record of its essential facts. See Fisher v. Jones, 82 Ala. 117, 3 South. 13. REGISTRY. A register, or book author ized or recognized by law, kept for the re cording or registration of facts or documents. In commercial law. The registration of a vessel at the custom-house, for the purpose of entitling her to the full privileges of a British or American built vesseL 3 Kent, Comm. 139; Abb. Shlpp. 58-96. —Registry of deeds. The system or organis ed mode of keeping a public record of deeds, mortgages, and other instruments affecting title- REGISTRARIUS. In old English law. A notary; a registrar or register. REGISTRUM BREVTUM. The regis ter of writs, (g. v.)