The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-18
THE roRRENs LAND CONVEYANCE

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A simple system of land transferring
has been in successful operation for
more than century in Prussia and
other European countries. and has
stood the test in Hamburg for upwards
of six hundred years.
In 1862, through the efforts of Robert
Richard Torrens, New South Wales
adopted the system of land transferring
that bears his name, and which has
since come into use in the following
English colonies: Queensland, Victoria.
Tasmania, New Zealand, British Co
lumbia and West Australia, and has
been in practice in Manitoba and On
tario, Canada, for the past six years.
Lord Chief Justice CoIeridge. of Eng
land, said that anyone who denies the
practicability of applying this system
might as well deny that two and two
make four"
Three years ago Governor Russell. of
Massachusetts,, appointed commits
sion to look into, and report on the
Torrens system with a view Of intro
ducing it into that state. The result
of their Investigations brought forth a
bill based on the Torrens system, which
is now before the Massachusetts, legis-
lature, containing 25S sections. all titles
to be examined and guaranteed by the
state, and provisions made for an as
surance fund
The legislature of Illinois is about to
adopt similar bill. The commission
recently appointed by the governor of
California for the same purpose have
reported, recommending its adoption
and declaring it was entirely feasible
and in its operations very satisfactory.
and it should in few years be intro
duced into every state in the union.
The national real estate congress
held in Chicago last fall gave the Tor
rens system their fullest endorsement.
The American Bar association are now
discussing the system to some extent.
Necessary to the satisfactory working
of the Torrens system in the northwest
territories, the question of distinction
between real and personal property in
the devoluion of estates, the usual
dover has been disposed of, by abol-
ishing the estate Of dover rights.
The chief advantage granted those
bringing properties under this act is
that from the moment the land is
registered, and a certificate granted,
the title Of the person holding the GER
tificate becomes indefeasible unless it
has been fraudulently obtained. Pro-
visions are made, however. for error in
transfer The approximate amount of
land brought under the Torrens sys-
tenn in New South Wales up to 1898
was about 100000 acres, valued at
one hundred and seventy-two million
dollars. A guarantee fund is formed by
charging * of 1 per cent. of the assess
ed value of the property at the time
lit is brought under the act This is
too great, for experience has proved
that one-twentieth of 1 per cent. is
ample to meet any demands that may
be made on the guarantee fund The
simplicity and the Responsiveness of
the new system and the facility with
which land must be dealt in under it
are matters of daily observation when
it is in operation.
a bargain having been made. the
seller executes the following simple
form of transfer:
LAND TITLE ACT"
I, A. B.. the registered owner of the
land (or leaseholder1 registered in the
Office of land titles at as parcel
or section , township , range
county (as the case may
be- in consideration of s. paid to me,
transfer such land to c. D. of
Dafer the day of 1894.
signature Of registered .owner)
No seal required.
Witness Y. Y.
This instrument acts as an instruc-
ton to the registrar of titles to enter