Filing of notices and affidavits with county recorder; copies as prima facie evidence.
1. The district attorney shall file in the office of the county recorder a copy of each notice published or posted, with the affidavit of the publisher or foreman in the office, setting forth the date of each publication of the notice in the newspaper in which the same was published.
2. The officers shall file a copy of the notices posted, with an affidavit of the time and place of posting.
3. Copies so filed or certified copies thereof shall be prima facie evidence of all the facts therein contained, or contained in the affidavit, in all courts in the State.
4. The publishers shall be entitled to not more than the legal rate for each case for publishing a notice, including the making of the affidavit.
5. The county recorder shall be entitled to 50 cents for filing each notice of publication, including the affidavit.
6. The sums so allowed shall be taxed and collected as other costs in the case from the defendant, and in no case shall they be charged against or collected from the county or State.
Last modified: February 27, 2006