Section 479:16 Decree; Record.
Upon such amount being brought into court and lodged with the clerk, the court shall decree that the mortgage be discharged, and a copy of such decree recorded in the registry of deeds for the county in which the lands lie shall have the same effect as a release duly executed by the mortgagee.
Source. RS 131:10. CS 137:10. GS 122:10. GL 136:10. PS 139:10. PL 215:13. RL 261:13.