Reitler v. Harris

Citations

• 223 U.S. 437
• 32 S. Ct. 248
• 56 L. Ed. 497
• 1912 U.S. LEXIS 2245

Syllabus

<p>A state statute which makes special entries in public records prima fade, but not conclusive, evidence, of the validity of the proceedings referred to deals with rules of evidence and not with substantive rights.</p> <p>One is not deprived of his property without due process of law by a statute making entries in public records prima facie, but not conclusive, evidence', of the validity of the proceedings referred to.</p> <p>A contract of sale of state lands, on which periodic payments are to be made, with forfeiture in case of non-payment is not impaired by a subsequent state statute making the official entries in public records prima facie, but not conclusive, evidence, of the validity of proceedings for forfeiture.</p> <p>The statute of Kansas of 1907, c. 373, making entries of default and proceedings for forfeiture made in usual course of business in the records of sales of school lands prima facie, but not conclusive, evidence of the validity of forfeiture proceedings, is not unconstitutional either as depriving one who had previously purchased lands under the act of 1879, c. 161, § 2, of his property without due process of law, or as impairing the obligation of the contract under the act of 1879.</p>