Recorder in United States
Recorder Definition
A judicial officer of some cities, possessing generally the powers and authority of a judge. 3 Yeates (Pa.) 300; 4 Dall. (Pa.) 299. But see 1 Const. (S. C.) 45. The recorder in New York city was the chief judge of the criminal courts. There were recorders in various other cities in New York state, and also in the counties thereof, having various powers. See Rev. St. N. Y. Anciently, “recorder” signified to recite or testify on recollection, as occasion might require, what had previously passed in court; and this was the duty of the judges, thence called “recordeurs.” Steph. PL note 11. An ofiicer appointed to make record or enrollment of deeds and other legal instruments authorized by law to be recorded.
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A judicial officer of some cities, possessing generally the powers and authority of a judge. 3 Yeates (Pa.) 300; 4 Dall. (Pa.) 299. But see 1 Const. (S. C.) 45. The recorder in New York city was the chief judge of the criminal courts. There were recorders in various other cities in New York state, and also in the counties thereof, having various powers. See Rev. St. N. Y. Anciently, “recorder” signified to recite or testify on recollection, as occasion might require, what had previously passed in court; and this was the duty of the judges, thence called “recordeurs.” Steph. PL note 11. An ofiicer appointed to make record or enrollment of deeds and other legal instruments authorized by law to be recorded.
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