Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

practically free from all encumbrances.
except those noted on the certificate
1t is simple matter, therefore, to tell
at glance the exact state OF the title
from the owners duplicate certificates;
ana If there is any suspicion of it's ac-
curacy. all doubts can be removed by
an examination OF the original certih-
Gates in the Register of Titles. or Book
OF Land Registration. in the clerks of
flee. Heavy penalties are prescribed 10
prevent frauds and forgeries. and in
ordinary transactions ii would be safe
TO trust the owners certificate At all
events 1t could be trusted with no
greater risk than is assumed every day
In the multitudinous transactions in
stocks and bonds. In this aspect OF
the case, the great point is that no ex-
animation of the title is necessary:
while the purchaser or mortgaeer is
assured that he gets an unasSailable
title and the whole transaction is inn
mediately completed at very small cost
And now. ii may be interesting to
consider for n few moments the ma
chinery required for the operation of
The NSLem--AS -st+ltatl- let
ter Of this series, n special court of land
registration is deemed essential for it's
successful administration. In Massa-
chusetteS this court is composed of n
judge and associate judge, the former
receiving salary of 81 800 and the lat
ter n salary of $4,000 year This
court has jurisdiction throughout the
Commonwealth, and may adjourn from
place to place to suit the convenience
of suitors and promote the dispatch Of
business. Both judges may sit togeth-
er. or each may hold court separately
at the same time and at different places
There is one recorder, who has his chief
office. called the Land Registration Of
fee in the city of Boston: and the reg
listers Of deeds in each registry district
corresponding to our clerks, are as
SiStant recorders. with authority to
perform all amthdahth sthesaraitrhm
perform all the duties of the recorder
in their several districts. subject TO the
general direction of the recorder III
order to secure uniformity throughout
the Commonwealth. In addition 10
these officers one or more attorneys at
law in each county are appointed eX-
aminers of title by the Judge of the
Land Registration Court, subject TO
removal by the Supreme Judicial
Court The salaries of the recorder.
assistant recorder and examiners Of
titles are fixed by the Governor and
Council
HOW DEGREES ARE RECORDED.
Every decree of original registration
is first recorded in the Land Regis
tration Office, at Boston, and a certi-
fed copy thereof is'then recorded in
book. in the office of the assistant re-
corder in the district where the land
lies. In this registration book certain
leaves i'm consecutive order are de
voted exclusively TO each title, a suih-
Gent space being allowed 10 note flu
ture transfers or changes. The entry
made by the assistant recorder in this
registration book is the original ccrti-
flcate or title. and is signed by him.
and sealed with the seal of the court.
And all certificates of title are num-
bered consecutively The assistant re-
cordef then makes an exact duplicate
of the original certificate. which is
known as the owners duplicate certi
ficate. Subsequent certificates con-
corning the same land are in like form,
but are severally entitled Transfer
from No. - There is also what is
known as an entry book ih which is
entered, in the order of their recep-
ton, all deeds and other voluntary
instruments, and writs or other legal
processes relating to the land This
register of these instruments, all of
which are numbered. and indexed and
endorsed with reference to the proper