ORDINANCE NO.	6-2016	
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CLAY COUNTY, INDIANA

AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE RECORDER OF CLAY COUNTY, INDIANA

TO WATERMARK BULK FORM

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Clay County, Indiana (“Clay County”) has the responsibility of and jurisdiction over the maintenance of certain public records; and

WHEREAS, documents recorded with the Recorder of Clay County, Indiana (“Recorder”) are part of said public records; and

WHEREAS, Indiana Code 36-1-3 (“Home Rule”) grants Clay County the authority necessary or desirable in the conduct of its affairs, even though not granted by statue; and

WHEREAS, Indiana Code 36-2-7-10.1(k) prohibits bulk users from reselling bulk form; and

WHEREAS, Clay County now finds it is in its best interest to exercise its authority and require bulk form to contain a watermark explicitly prohibiting its resale.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of Clay County, Indiana the following:

1. The Recorder shall watermark all bulk form with the following: “Not for resale per I.C. 36-2-7-10.1(k).” The aforementioned language is the minimum the watermark must contain.

ORDAINED AND PASSED by the Board of Commissioners of Clay County, Indiana, this 7th day of November, 2016.

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

OF CLAY COUNTY, INDIANA

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Paul Sinders

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Bryan Allender

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Jim Bowman

ATTEST:

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Jennifer M. Flater

This instrument prepared by Eric D. Somheil, Attorney at Law, of Brown & Somheil, 711 East Jackson Street, Brazil, Indiana 47834.

I affirm, under the penalties for perjury, that I have taken reasonable care to redact each Social Security number in this document, unless required by law. Eric D. Somheil