Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-03-31

~nsFt tne tanfs lie. nor On anx -.-,-s -.
Nnien hy turning up some dav Win vrc-s -
uelpated changes in title, make the nr--h..-.
iiaose ior rents and PrO1ts and r,aks IT, s--...'
nnent ron which he had expected = f,-,,,,.,,
soufee ot bankruptcy. We all kn.y- th,. -
s4nseS and many that I have No, allr,s,s,s -
'.ls N every title, and M aan Wha has ~, r,,-.
s.- -. ~s.i'oaies os diefy than the lawyer u-os.
- eSh ensire'S protect his client from th.v..
ou' khes ~ many n the titles, uhleh
we approve arc fatally Defective s,s 4, ....s,.
unes not arise more often II fs b.e.,,.s
aiation has shifted and men aua fsri,,~s -.
nekiec'ed TO assert their legal rights for :, -.
time that they have forgotten them n. -
sfe1' deal upon the statute of Limitation
s.te''iles mink We rely upon il too much for
eousin"ooes aiverSe Possession Is not Away.
easS 20 prove, and unless il is known that the
sons In whom Is the true title xere o, are as a,
sound mind. reliance on the statute nav r,o,s
the undosng Of our clients
Ahe iaads 81 the State are heronlnx mora ARA
mofe sNiaaoie on the whole. and with ,his lr-
crease OF value comes the tesrpfafioa 10 s.,-s,
out, nuy up and assert rights which have to,.
iafn Dormant I know Of ore PERIODICAL r,,hl,-
cation which. although of recent fOunda,so, h,x
some circulation in this state. AMI the purrs AZ
which Is TO advertise for missing heirs ,nd
Claimants TO real estate 1t Is perhaps hest that
soen CONSIDERATIONS b. not always kept in mins
ior Sn". then would recommend sny title; aai
we atHnan sne~ ofall these risks would he be
willing 10 invest in real estate AZ aIrg
). We now enme 10 the third. or Torrr,S sv.-
lem cf registered lansi titles The prsneipal dis
JUNCTION between tn Torrens systeu, a re~iS
tered land titles and the system nov in toro~ IN
the STATE Il Mississippi Is that whereas. up,er
TIE fora-r. the eject q n CONVEYANCE Is aloDe
reeorded In the puhlie laad reeor,is, under our
system the eo1yeyaaess themselves are recors-t
2oc ne iawyer 90 other person examining th~
FeenE1s = iefi % determinc ihcir effect for him
self.
he Iorren< system - very similar ,s thas
which s in foFce in all states q ths Unna IN r.
gard 10 the transfer q shareS oE stock in private
corporations II yoa dessre to parrhsSe ne
stock ot in a corporation you ssuargy ass~r..tn
shesher the SharsS whieh VOC ur,st.-s. In rs,r-
chase arr registered in his nzrn~ On tn. h.,.,s ~
the company II 50 y0l can purrhas@ Win
safesy- should iE have hapV~a-i ihat IN the
past the shares had hsen impruvsriy trans
ferress 10 A. the reEnriy e the fe-us~r owp.r
would nnt - aEzias; ysg. ami csssEa aos s-prize
you ef yoGr sharss- lie Wogia sue the corpora-
u"a Ter d~l2srs for res1sferinS an iaTzlsa
transfer
70 new cozrriry she's tSnsfs are lust hssnx Fsr-
chased iron ihe sovereign ant sefilesi upoa- As
patents are tss1e-1 ths nanae ef the pa.e-se~ Is
registered .s Owa~r- Bzf IN sach a STATE a,
inss. where li1les aafe hack far 1fty years or
Dore- y Nuai1 - n-csSssry as pF~resgztsi.e %
the esfzhsshmraf Il tAe system. tAas the title 10
eaen tr7rt ot za1 uAica i so1kht % Ae uaass-
szHters 10 The arw sys-eza- shah receive caase
t1siteial scrufiuy-sErh 4 serzfizy. in fact. a
II a1ly have the lr-zl eject q 4 chanrery suit
against ali the uorsa 10 gziG title but a. all
przesiczisy satisfy ths coGTs that the title. ss
matter q fact. Is free frcm reasonable danzer
This latter point protects Land owners frou
fraudulent esor1s 10 register their lani in fhe
name of others IL. IN addition 20 this. the
owner of the land i required To pay snail Zee
prcpor1is1zie 10 the value of the land. the state
vtll accumulate fund Wherewiih 10 eomp~n-
safe any Persons injury BY error in the action og
the judge
The system. as il would b, proposed to Apply
TO the State of Mississippi. Nould ee about A.
follows.
An Irfericr eours sitting at Jackson. presided
over BY iui-e Sh0 sAzll have The assistance of
such cxSzinsrs q titles as the business of the
court shall frorn tine 70 llEs- r-quire- LIT earh
person wao a=ssr~s % bring his lzni unsser the
rev system make proper aFpiie1rion TO tais
land title cozrE AZ I1rkson. accompanying his
application with oeFtsa-1 copy q every cru
Veyance which 1-eeis his Land. WEfa 1rst1yits
stating xcy matters N pszts-sach zs who uere
ihe heirs q given p~rsoa. farts shSxinx nature
an dEF1fscn q possession. 1n1 - en-1nd eer-
tEE~d erpSes q 1sy wills. etc. thsf Ha7y b
n sxznining the title Let him make |
afzazyn tAaf he has nsenfion-d al f4ets which |
have cozne 20 his kDozie<S-. z21 prctaeel AL !
30cumenss rexzr1ilx the title. ard let his arrer-
aey certify that H. transcript shows every eea-
seyznee whsch a-erfS fhe tifie 10 the Land /
Vita the pefiTion sz1 stzteznens are Eloi fhs /
>arae< of rrrSDns whom the applicant desires 20 1
zaEe served with process. neir a9areSses, or Il /
wazf Ae kzo1s. o. after Inquiry. can /
.nz oct skour then IAis petition and trans
serips are referre3 by the j1dge q the laRd title
-surr 20 eue cf TIE -exzn4iners q titles" Who /
rakes critical examination ok the s1n1e. after /
zhleh BE makes rpport 10 the judge, stating /
ais epanioo regarding the title. ant Il any in re-
'peet IL Is q SnesIionahse ene. BE- reports upo0 1
he natter 1t saeh Iengfh As 70 enable the judge /
% determine the e1ref a the difficulty II The
has any dogst about any question of Law he
an request the opini0n of the supreme Court
IL The examiner Of titles wili also. In his Il
xport. stafefh. names Of sach further persons as
= thinks ouzhf 20 hr served with notice There
xilI Be an effort Enz6e 10 serve perscually the in
.iytduaIs named by the apPiiczni and BY the sx-
Iminer Of titles II they e@nnot ee served there
rilI then Be a publication 10 the world and also
" names 20 each one Of the persons who have
,os ben served BY actual zotice- The pueliea-
iou will state that the applicant made zPp4ie4-
ion 10 have certain land tdeScrsoing IL intro
.rced under the system. and tha; anyoEs hAS-
N an interest in the matter 5 called Hpoa 10
osne forward BY a certain day and lie their oo-
rrttops. In any event. whatever might be the
.ppezranee Of the zbsts act. ana however perfoe;
h. titie nigh, appe2s thsre would be this pub
,r.t,on 20 the woxia. IN order 10 insure due pro-
esS Of the law-
ON the day appointed. the tudxs. he found
ne title subssaata ally good. would decree the
and 10 the applicant. provided there had bern
70 objections Urged II there had been oo-
eetions and fney were Of \ very simple
haracter. the j1dge or IS h> is called IN C1n7da.
n master of rirleS, might be authorized to de-
rrmIne them himself. with right % appe7i 10 tne
-n.,rrrx Court Of the county in whsch the land
RS .oe=.e,t. .hen the case wonld. of course, oe
orfuetrf a In any other suit 10 quiet title. and
hs matter would remain in sszta quo In the
DaS,er Of ri,ies' once until the hnai decision Of
he case " the master Of titles Hnds there is no
b,ectiou, and Is OF the opinion that the uile
hcwn by The abstract Is good In the aPPsieani
he apcl.ea:ion IS registered as the owner Of the
md in question. and Is given eertineste
this fact. which certificate Is \ nar 70
nv suit at law or equity BY any one iof
be possession Of the land. saving. Of eourse'
ases OF frard in the obtaining Of iae certificate.
Lppeal lies from the decisions Of the master o.
ties as in regard TO other courts Of the state
An that the register In the once OF the master
titles would show AZ this stage would Dc =
esrripticr Of s<he land ~ TIE top. followed
v the name Of the owner. and TIE GATE ~hea ne
as registered as owner II any one cesired 70
urchzse the land. all he would have 70 40 No1.1
: :. .-,r,Ins m. record. or n he were nOt in