The Portland daily press., 1896-01-06

reference to mortgage and lease. The
main principles are the same. The differ
enees ares only in detail, which he
pointed cut.
In closing he showed briefly the great
changes which have taken place in the
methods OF conveying lands in detail. but
that, in some forms the conveyance of
the time Of Henry /. was the convoy ance
of today. He traced how the forms of
our deeds have come down historically
from the forms of those old days, and he
said that the form of deed which we now
have has memory and suggestion in it
OF the oldest civilization and Of the old
est feudal times.
THE LADIES ASKED YQUESTIONS.
At the close of Mr. Kale's paper Mrs.
Hunt said that Mr.. Hale had kindly con-
sented to answer any questions that
might be asked him and any lady was at
| liberty to put them. A number awaited
themselves of the privilege.
| One lady asked If a justice of the peace
gave property to his wife if the deed
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Mr. Hale said he could not because by
law a grantor cannot appear before him
self. ~
Another asked if she took deed of
sale from partnership concern and one
OF the partners had not recorded his in
terest in the property, whether she would
be loser thereby. Mr.. Hale said if she
was an innocent creditor, without know
ledge of the third party interest, she
could hold the property against attaching
creditors.
| Mr.. Hale was asked if deed was
given to one person. trustee, and the
grantor changed mis- mind and gave a
deed to another person. if the first deed
would hold. He replied that the first
deed takes effect at once. IT the property
had been given by will why then OF
course the gift could not be operative
until the grantor's death. If the trust
is expressed in the deed it can be carried
out A lady then asked if the person,
to whom the first deed was given, relin-
quished her right, how that would do, and
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the document.
A lady asked If she had mortgage
deed OF timber land, could she prevent
any one going on the land and cutting
OF the timber. Mr.. Hale said yes un-
less there is some stipulation to the con-
trary in the deed.
The question was asked if a person
bought piece of land and failed to have
the deed recorded, and another party in
nocently buys the same property without
knowing of thu prior sale, and the
first purchaser builds house there
on, what rights in the house has that
first purchaser. Mr.. Hale thought the
court, by bill of equity, could allow
him to remove the house. Houses built
on leased land go with the land unless
| there is further contract between the
parties.
A lady asked the process of obtaining
a tax title. Mr.. Hale referred her to
Chapter VI, of the Statutes. He showed
that the reason why tax titles were not
very good was because the assessors TOO
often left holes that rendered them in
valid
| Questions were asked as to whether a
tenant could BIZ turned out of his house
in seven days, and Mr.. Hale said seven
days notice must be given and then a
writ of forcible entry and detainer
brought; whether wifs's failing to sign
deed would invalidate the deed, which
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deed was good between the parties but
the wite's right OF dover remained just
the same; what fee simple u.s. which
Is siIaply an absolute title; whether if a
woman received property from one Of her
parents and left it to her children could
her husband get his third to which the
answer MAS that he could waive the will
in the probate court and rely on his
third. The law, passed a year ago,
gives husband and wife each an abso-
Lutte half of each others property if there
are no children.
| A lady asked If the husband haa an alb
solute right why should he have to go to
law to get that right, or the woman eth
er. Mr.. Hale replied that's what law,
yers got their living by-for absolute
rights often had to be enforced
| On motion of Mrs L. M N. Stevens a
rising vote of thanks was given Mr. Hale
for his admirable paper and for the pa
thence with which he had answered ques-
tions.
Mrs. Hunt announced that the Coun-
oil would meet at No. 1875 State street at
10 o'clock Tuesday next, and that on the
fourth Saturday in the month, at the
Second Advent church. Mr.. T. G. Wood
bury would speak on Banks and Bank
ing"
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| At meeting Of the government of the
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