Illinois Statutes Chapter 55. Counties § 5/3-5037. Instruments to be re-recorded; fee; penalty

§ 3-5037. Instruments to be re-recorded; fee; penalty. In all cases where the records of any county have been or shall hereafter be destroyed by fire or other casualty, it shall be the duty of the recorder of such county to re-record all deeds, mortgages or other instruments in writing which may have been recorded or filed for record prior to the destruction of such records, together with the certificates of such original recording, that may be filed in the office for re-recording; and the recorder may charge and receive, as a fee for re-recording such deeds, mortgages and other instruments aforesaid, and the certificate of such recording, 5¢ for each 100 words or fractions thereof, and no more; and any recorder who shall charge a greater fee than the foregoing, or who shall refuse to re-record such instruments in writing, for the fee aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance in office, and subject to all the penalties prescribed by law for such offense.