Whenever the public record of any plat or map, which is required by law to be kept by the register of deeds, has been lost, injured or destroyed by fire or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the district attorney of the county in which such injury, loss or destruction has occurred, forthwith to file in the district court an information setting forth substantially the fact of such injury, loss or destruction, with the circumstances attending the same, as near as may be; and thereupon the clerk of such court shall cause such information to be published in full in one or more newspapers published in such county, for the period of four (4) weeks, together with a notice, addressed to "All whom it may concern," that the court will, at a term therein designated, to be held not less than four (4) weeks from the first publication of such information and notice, proceed to hear and determine the matters in said information set forth, and will take testimony for the purpose of reproducing and reestablishing such records of maps and plats as the court shall find to be injured, lost or destroyed.
R.L. 1910, § 7274.