Of the powers and duties of the chief of the General Land Registration Office.
Section 16
SEC. 16. Of the powers and duties of the chief of the General Land Registration Office.—The Chief of the General Land Registration Office shall— (a) Give bond, before assuming office, in favor of the Government of the Philippine Islands, in the sum fixed by the Insular Auditor, conditioned on the faithful performance of his official duties, and he may require certain officers and employees of his office, by reason of their official positions, likewise to give bond in favor of the Government of the Philippine Islands, in the sum fixed by said Insular Auditor. (b) Comply with all orders, decisions, or decrees addressed to him by Courts of First Instance relative to the registration of lands. (c) Prepare regulations in order to make the registration, indexing, classification, and filing of all documents, papers, and maps relative to the adjudication of land titles uniform in the General Land Registration Office, the offices of the clerks of Courts of First Instance, and the registers of property, but said regulations shall first be approved by the judge of the fourth branch of the Ninth Judicial District. (d) Prepare and have printed all blank forms necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act and of Act Numbered Four hundred and ninety-six, but said blank forms shall first be approved by the judge of the fourth branch of the Ninth Judicial District. (e) Keep an exact account of all funds received by him for fees, or otherwise, which accounts shall be subject to revision and approval by the Insular Auditor. It shall be his duty at the end of each month to pay these funds over to the Insular Treasurer, except those of which another disposition must be made under the law. (f) Have charge of the custody and preservation of all documents delivered to him by virtue of this Act, which he shall number and index. (g) Be ex officio clerk of the Court of First Instance in registrat on matters. registration matters and as such have the necessary authority to appoint deputies, and perform the duties at present imposed upon the clerk of the Court of Land Registration under Act Numbered Four hundred and ninety-six, as amended, except the duties imposed by the provisions of this Act upon the clerks of the Courts of First Instance of the provinces.