, 1873-12-02

moss III ita tloorooa ? This bill ignores tho din.
sbilltea !,a usually protesting married womon,-
oyo Of tho law, but tho thral Of man. Bit.
under ollr, pronent laws, men have but feH
property rights wlleh their wlves noed roBpeot.,
II tho honost opinion Of our lawyers could
dor tho forms OF Iav." They aro proceedings Ia
obtatn,a logat right by tho doing moral wrong,
IL duo proportion OF those wrongod being wonl-
Gu aud children. but fow suits for dover to
1art|a alroady conveyed grow onL Of the want Of
bignaturey Of wvoa, but bocauIe OF Informal or
defective Acknowledgements, aud aro source Of
Shame 10 our trle wunon, who nre endowed with
a high aonso OF right.
1hird-It is beloved that ncnrly every tract
and lot Of land In the county e represented bya
resident owner or agont. II by agent, iB tha
probability that such agent will DO 30 unmindful
Ct Ills Trusts as to fail to npprae is principal Of
an objection to tho bill3 But, out Of Rbundant
prooaution, advertisements ara ordorod through3
out the Union,. 60 rs to insure notice to every
person itltcresscd In Cook County lands slnca
sotorioy la tho 0'1 gosue.soa os a'u'o Of sa sad
II ats neignborhood iB probably known to tl3
1riondB ,and noighbors Of oyory such loldor.{
ETHER t; directly Or indirectly therefore, notice.
ans m somn'Gsy IN noyg te to foach every pcraon owning
90 valuable TINT it Ia exceedingly improbable
that auy minor or porHon OF unnouud mind iH|
not represented by somo guardian or cuatodian
and agont' This bill malses It tho duty Of It'd
Commissioners to prepare tract-inioos, Ia whioi1
tho namo OF overy claimant will bo writtou un-
dor eaoh particular tract lot, or parcel OF land:
and these indcos arc to bo opon to tho public,
suro to inspect this index an1 will thus l1nyo
timely warming II tI,crc bo any adverse claim to
bis property. 1t Ii tile intoroaf Of every one to-
know II thore DO any such claim. For 'ho viii
thus bo prepared to dofaud his rights, inBtoad Of
boing kept in tho dark Until trap il
sprung upon him, or upon hlB in
nocont grantoo or heir. Tho notorioty of the
proceedings untor this bill will ronilor such pro-
oeedings much safor to all, and particularly to
non-restdonts, than ordinary Judicial procool-
ings arc. In which constructive notice is given;
through b local newspaper, sought because Of
tho oheapness OF ita columns, tho result of ita
being but little road. You seem, sir, exercised
On tho oppresBivoncsa of dragging nor-rosdenta
here to put in their claims. AFRO thoy not
dragged hcro once yoar to pay their taxes
And, if they fail to bo 80 dragged, aro they not
subtoot to costly redcmptious3 And does not
to 80 into tho rapacioua maws Of tax-bnyera1
Will this bill cause much greater hardsilips Z
TO preserve ono'B rights to land in thia growing
county is vol WORTH ali tho trouble such Ian
oven possible, that m exemption from as1ch
trouble will bo followed by loss OF tho pronartv
itself. It is fact, however, that 1ion-rosl-
dents are. even now, far moro uneasy
resident owners, whom quiet poasosHion has
lulled into tancicd security. Agents are in cou-
stant receipt Of letters on the subject. Undor.
this bill, II conflicting claims arise, tho Commis-
sionors drop tho disputed property from their,
their cauacs according to the ordinary forms OF
law. If, too, a claimant iH satisfied with lia
muniinonts Of title he can, by rule OF the
Court, have his lands dropped out of the pro-:
oeedings This provision sir, you seem to hayo
overlooked. The bill, however, makes 1t inoum-
bout upon any ono satisfied with Lis muuin,enta
to got such order. The reason Of this provision
was the fear that somo ono, knowing Of some
aofs thea sSo eT e poped s e. y ' to in onsbo Gs h
manufacture a tito at lis leisure. 4 sharp tax~
buyer, generally we'll informed as to such ncg-,
1octed property, would bo tho one to take adyaa-,
tnge Of this, II tho bill did not nuke it
the duty OF tho Court to inquire into hi4
roasons for wishing such piece OF land left out.
I can Hco no hardship to IN honest owner inI
making him get such III order, especially ~ II
pats MN Tt TO- no EXPENSE. II any wrong IL done
decree. Can the rights Of riglitful owners a.lt-
fer by this bill7
Fourth-There are In this county some 225.000
tracts or lots Of laud, many Of them Of small
by comparatively fow individuals. OF these
separate parcels there will probably not bot 000-
possibly not 1,O0o,-in which tliero will bo ang
contcBt OF ownership. Nearly ovory tract will
W E1hlIueus NJ tuAt tAe .EFAF1uE process Oh
which you ani1nadyert will not 10 necessary!
Abstracts covering tho earlier chain Of titles to-
lands in the ncighborhood Of the city aud tho
principal villages arc in exlBtauce. III the
farming portions of the county, tho ti-
ties Of noarly all land is of nolghborhood:
notorioty. Existing abstracts will 10 eyidenca
Of titlo to large tracts, to q cortan point, Hub-
soquent'y passing in many lots to various owns
ers. The examination Of tho title in Ogden'a
Addition, for example, will satisfy tic Conln,ia~
sionors through Mr. 0gden's ownership. Living
witueas can bo had from him down as to every
subsequent conveyance. aud thus with other,
subdivisions. Neghbofhood proof eau 10 easily
obtaiued in all OF tho farming portion Of t4sa
county. For the change Of q fito is generally
discussed among rural population go TINT il
a believed that tl,o title to nearly oil tho land in
tho county will be settled within two ycarp.
What courto could bo moro npecdy?
FEfh-Thcro will be three Commissioners
Fix ther salaries at 81, 600 each. This sum will
ret ablp aud honest men. Commissioners sn!a-
a. other expensais. a nn We shan haye total IN