The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-09
DgEps AND MORTGAGES.
1hsy Nss, De seeerdse to Mold Coca in La~
OF l-pe-saacs 10 ths Public.

The lesson Of the following sum-
mary Of the law on the question Of
deeds and mortgages and recording
the same Is plain, and that is that
all purchasers OF real estate should
have their deeds put on record. not
only the deed from the grantor but
also the deeds Or conveyauces which
may comprise the title Of the pur-
chaser. he should reQueS; the grant
o- 70 have them recorded At the
cost of the purchaser, ani in case
.. his refusal. then proceed to COM
pei him 10 DO 50. as provided by
law Only BY strict compliance
Q; the law can the purchaser be
sure Of his title.
The requisites OF 4 deed, 70 give
i validity, are IN substance as fol-
lows:
The parties must De competent TO
contract, tha; ! the grantOr muS;
have title and capacity TO convey.
and the grantee capacity 70 take
ard hold.
The names Q: the parties should
I Be correctly spelled and residence
o. each party given. \ mistake in
name, however, Will no; avoid {
deed. il : Sutiicien; If the deScrip-
tion Of / party de<igna;s> the grant
| o. o. grantee with certainty.
4 deed shall have i sufficient
| consideration. Of which there are
TWO kiuds-vaiuable and good.
The 6rs; ! money O. anything
whicl possesses known value,
the second ! one that has no
known value, such as the natural
| love and affection which 4 man hears
for h;> near relatives, As 70 when
| i good consideration will be sustain
Ell by the Courts, 4 safe LAWYER
should be consulted by persons
| desiring Q; making deeds TO relatives
for : nominal consideration.
\ deed o. mortgage Is good. il
| actually signed, no matter how bad
the signature uay be. and It ! 8
S,t;c cient signing i the party re-
ceive the assistance Q; arothe, II
making the signature.
In our State all deeds and mort.
cages must be acknowledges. The
| o5ce q the acknowledgements i q
render them capable Q: being -,
cp-iet.
One Q; the roS; important -
! qui>i;Ss oi 1 deed O. mortgage :
TIA; Il shall Be recorded
The -; O May -, 1885. requires
the -ecO-cIrS q deeds within NINETY
days after 1te execution O: s-ct
GeS1S, and Ill deeds -oc - -ecu-GSt
sh2,, De 13jctse5 fraudulent and
vC,5 = sSai1Sc any SchseC CcS-t p1-.
2 c11>s- o mortgage io- : va,ra5,=
ccc>s1s-a;ic1- Deeds made without
the STATE shall be recorded vi,1i-
SIX --c-.hs L. ls-e.ctc-s-
B. the -: u March IS. 1870
Mortgages 1r@ required % be -@cu-C
eG i=-ecslc@iy- They have 10 liz-
Cc;I- 2-c-l--y leic mi entered =
,1= once 5or record. but they a-y
god between The PARTIES = cE=z
! deed : recorded II ccc:s-r.z
;ioc Ct l4w WHEN ,Stc a15 -l-<sc
t1r record = The Recorder CScH
aci X : EJECT a. cCCscruC.-vs Coctcs
- I schsec cce-t pC-cLaSs-. = lot II
validated by The t4cc cL1c = : -
cl-1eG II the w-ucg tccz, a1c
omitted t-cC the deed a-C mortgage
i-t1cSS. IN r1-ecC-l5G deed :
void IL against l Subsequent hon
Sts pc-chlSs- tor vaiUe-
Where S-1-cpC makes TWO cC--
veyaucss % tl5e-s-c persocs, r=ich
- oE which / -ecu-G=d within sis
months, that wh5ci : 6-st reco-G=,
has pCicri,y-
When neither OF TWO deeds Il
different purchasers : records,
within SIX months. L p-1o- record
IuS OF the E-Sc : constructive -oeic,
% purchasers under the second
though possession his been take
and Improvements -16e by N
second party
: The law provides ;h1; I'll fees 70
>Srv1css % Dc performed n rsl4cioi
- the recording q deeds OF Uo--
cages Or other papers shall be pab
II advance BY the party reQuiriu.
: the services performed, and the Re
coCte- need not accept any i1St-u
, meats cr,l PAID tCc = provided .