Okla. Stat. tit. 67, § 67-20
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Restoration of records by means of abstracts
Official statutory text
It shall be the duty of the judge of the county court, or the
judge of the district court of any county in this state, in which
any public records have been lost or destroyed to examine into the
state of the records in such county, and in case he finds any
abstracts, copies, minutes or extracts from said records existing
after such destruction as aforesaid, and finds that said abstracts,
copies, minutes or extracts were fairly made before the destruction
of the records by any person, in the ordinary course of business,
and that they contain a material and substantial part of said
records, and, that such abstracts, copies, minutes and extracts tend
to show a connected chain of title to the land in said county, the
said judge shall certify the facts found by him in respect to such
abstracts, copies, minutes and extracts, and said judge, shall cause
all evidence produced as to said abstract books to be reduced to
writing, and shall cause all such evidence to be spread of record,
as a part of the order of said court.
R.L. 1910, § 7279.
judge of the district court of any county in this state, in which
any public records have been lost or destroyed to examine into the
state of the records in such county, and in case he finds any
abstracts, copies, minutes or extracts from said records existing
after such destruction as aforesaid, and finds that said abstracts,
copies, minutes or extracts were fairly made before the destruction
of the records by any person, in the ordinary course of business,
and that they contain a material and substantial part of said
records, and, that such abstracts, copies, minutes and extracts tend
to show a connected chain of title to the land in said county, the
said judge shall certify the facts found by him in respect to such
abstracts, copies, minutes and extracts, and said judge, shall cause
all evidence produced as to said abstract books to be reduced to
writing, and shall cause all such evidence to be spread of record,
as a part of the order of said court.
R.L. 1910, § 7279.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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