Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-03-24
from Mr.. Theodore Shedon's pamphlet
on the Torrens system:

NTATE OF ILLINOIS, county Oi OOok.-NO
1865. Register volume II, folio 128
This is to certify that John Anderson
of the state and county aforesaid, is now
seized of an estate in fee simple, subject
to membranes, liens and interests
noted he: elm, in the following described
property IN the state of Illinois, and
county of Cook, to wit: Lot eleven 11)
in block twenty-five (22) in Kinzie's addi-
ton to Chicago.
| In witness whereof have hereunto set
my hand and seal this t*enty-fifth (25th>
day OF July, A. D., 1883.
[sEAL.] SAMUEL WILLIAMS,
Registrar.
INCUMBRANCEs, LIENS AND INTERESTS.
MORTGAGE Document No. 44O, O60),
dated August /, 1888, from above-named
John Anderson and wife to Owen Jones,
of Chicago. ILL.,. b, for $4,000, due in two years
with semi-annual interest at per cent.
Recorded August 3, 1888, in book 230
OF mortgage, on page IL.
lsEAL.] SAMUEL WILLIAMS,
Registrar
LEASE document No. 442 ,028), dated
January 4, 1884, from above-named John
Anderson to James Smith for five wears.
Rent, $1,000 per annum, payable monthly
in advance.
Recorded January Z, 1884, at 4 p. M,
in book l7S OF lease, at page 347.
[sEAL. SAMUEL WILLIAMS,
Registrar.
ASSIGNMENT Document No. 443,2SD
OF MORTGAGE document No. 10000,
dated March 4, 1884, from Owen Jones,
L, said - d.
of Boston, Mass.
Recorded March 4, 1884, at p. M, in
book 68 OF assignment of mortgage, at
page GAP.
(sEAL. SAMUEL WILLIAMS,
Registrar.
The estate of the within named John
Anderson descended November 8, 1884,
to Henry Anderson, his son, as appears
from letters of administration of the pro-
bate court Of Cook county, Illinois, and
certified copy of the order of the said
court directing this entry, all dated Jam
uary 10, 1885.
Recorded January IL, 1885, in book 81
OF probate orders at page 421.,
(sEAL. SAMUEL WILLIAMS,
Registrar.
SURRENDER document No. $780, 21) OF
LEASE, Document No. 442,O2S), by in
dorsement thereon dated January Is,
1885, from the therein named James
Smith to Henry Anderson.
Recorded January Is, 1885, at 10 a. m /,
in book 80 of leases at page %.
[sEAL.l SAMUEL WILLIAMS,
Registrar.
RELEASE document No. 459 ,S9S) OF
MORTGAGE, document No 44O ORO)
dated January 20, 1885, from Richard
Patterson, assignee as above, to Henry
Anderson.
[sEAL.] SAMUEL WILLIAMS,
Registrar
Endorsement in red ink across the face
of the certificate:
&. Cane lied in full and fresh certificate
issned, register volume 461, folio 100, to
Henry Anderson, he having surrendered
this present certificate to me on this 20tf
day of January, 1885, for the purpose of
cancelling.
[sEAL. SAMUEL WILLIAMS,
Registrar.
This is but sample of what may be
done with these certificates, and the
holder of one certificate may so subdivide
his property that a thousand certificates
shall result, each showing title in the
possessory holder. Such an advantage
is apparent. 1t would do away with the
making and examination of cumbersome
abstracts, and real estate could be trans
ferred or pledged with the ease of regis
tered stocks or bonds. The expense
would be reduced to minimum, and as
no transfer or interest would prevail un-
less shown on the certificate, fraud in the
duplication of mortgage or in other ways
would be impossible.
So far as maintaining indefeasibilitv is
concerned, it is safe to say that il the
holder of certificate has an unimpeach-
able title, that title may be kept unim-
peachable forever. In the Inauguration
OF such system it would be necessary
to ascertain for the first certificate the
true condition of the title, so that all in
terests might be shown on it, Even the
most rigid examination and determine
ton en- this point might be open to attack
in the courts, but wise statutes of limita-
ton would in time have the effect OF settling
titles. Perhaps it would be well for pres
ent holders OF property in this state if
they would have occasion to submit their
titles to some such inspection. We have