Of the powers and duties of the General Land Registration Office.
Section 15
SEC. 15. Of the powers and duties of the General Land Registration Office.—The General Land Registration Office, under the direction of its chief, shall: (a) Receive and keep in its archives duplicate copies of all the maps of lands and of the applications for registration and amendments thereof, duplicate copies of all replies and other documents, and of the orders, resolutions, and decisions issued by the Courts of First Instance or the Supreme Court in registration cases. (b) Take care of, preserve, and have under his power of and control all papers, documents, maps, and other articles which on the date when this Act takes effect are under the custody, care, control, and supervision of the clerk of the Court of Land Registration; and all papers, documents, maps, and other articles which in future must be kept and preserved, under Act Numbered Four hundred and ninety-six and its amendments, and any other laws relative to the registration of lands: Provided, That all the original records of cases, with all the documents, notes of the testimony of witnesses, and other papers attached thereto, after the issuance of the decree of registration, shall be kept, and preserved by the clerk of the Court of First Instance of the province in which the land lies. (c) Keep a separate index of all applications and registration of land, tration decrees and also classify and index all papers or documents received in his office relative to the registration of lands. (d) Keep a separate classification and index of all papers, documents, and maps concerning proceedings for the reservation of land in accordance with Acts Numbered Six hundred and twenty-seven, Eight hundred and six, and Eleven hundred and thirty-eight. (e) Order a seal made for authenticating all documents, papers, and maps which require this requisite upon issuance, or certification by this office. (f) Use the seal of the General Land Registration Office for the authentication of all proceedings or papers coming from any Court of First Instance of the Islands.