The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-19

takes its name from Sir Robert Richard
Torrcas. its author. who was born at
Cork, Ireland, IN 1874. and died at F'al-
mouth. IN Cornwall county, England. on
August 3lst. 1854. He emigratsd TO South
Australia in 1910. and was appointed Col
aector Of Customs at Adelaide in ISL; ana,
after the establishment of the Colonial
Government IN 1857 he became the FIRST
Premier of South Australia HIS duties
as Collector OF Customs having male ann
familiar with the shipping laws. ne oe-
terTnined to apply their principles TO ihe
registration Of land. and after working on
the system for eight years. ne succeeuea
sa gettin: It adopted as the law OF South
Australia ON January 9th. 1858. Since theil
It has been improved and adopted through
out The continent OF Australia, and mas
also been Incorporated into the laws Oh
New ZeaZland. British Columbia. Manitoba
and Ontario in the United states is "aS
first adopted by Illinois in 1893. liie', w
Ohio in 1896, by California in 1897 and by
Massachusetts in 1898 Inc olio
act was repealed without a ulal.
on account Of certain defects waicn
made Il unconstitutional in tnat S'a'e' dun
this is the only case in when 'he sss
tenn Is known ever 10 nave pee4i RI,
'doned after having once been aoop'eu. s
frs, feature to be observed IN the acl -
different thing from the registration %
evidences of title. Under our Virginia
laws we can record deeds. and they Set
as notice to all the world from the nie
they are lodged with the proper CLERK ioi
recordation
WE'LL GUARDED POINT.
As between grantor and grantee me 'i'!e
passes as soon as the deed is duly slsned'
Acknowledged and delivered, and the ODD
feet of its recordation is 10 notify 'hltu
parties and to prevent them from acqu.1
ing any rights in conflict with or superior
TO thcs- of the grantee. Fnt the grantee
gets ONLY such title as IS conveyed pE
the deco. ana II there is any defect in
the title Of the grantor, his deed cannot
correct 81. ana even though the title oil
the erartor may be perfect, yet il there
* q material defect in the deed itself, the
grantee fails TO get good title.
Trese dangers are avoided. and the me-
fllaa is wholly different under the Torrens
system. for the title is established against
all the world in the proceedings of origin
al registration ard after being thus per-
fectaa the title itself is registered and an
official certificate Is issued therefor, and
this certificate can be dealt with after
The manner now employed in dealns
wifi, registered eec1Irities-tfe title of
which is set forth on their face. Thus il
The Title to any registered land be abso-
l,rtelv transferred 10 purchaser.
the original certificate Is cancelled
and another is issued to suit the
cas-. And no transaction can be legally
had WITH the title to any registered land
until dr,1r noted by the recorder or as
sir-grt recorder upon the face of the GER
tificates In this way each certificate Will
always show The exact state OF the titles,
a,1 no examination Of title is necessary
There are always two certificates Of each
file One is known as the original certif-
-7nl In, teDp "a
book in the office Of the assistant record
or il, the county where the land lies. The
Other IS known as tbs owners duplicate
certificate. and Is AZ exact copy OF me
or'vinal attestei by seal of court A
certain -rrni,e- of pages in the rectstra-
lion heol, are devoted exclusively. in con-
secutive o-7cr. to each title: thus pro
siaanr a sufficient space for The notation
Of ftt,re transfers or changes. and all
the certificates are cansecutively numbered
1-rder. the Massachusetts act the own
er's certificate is printed on a double
ehent and Is endorsed as follows:
.'CFrtificate Of Title. No.--oate OF Reg
tstrafipn - Owner Registry Dis
trict of county, Massachusetts,.
The title is then set forth on the second
page of the certificate. in the case OF
original registration as follows;
oRIGINAI. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE
Entered pursuant to decree of the court
Of land registration. dated at Boston, in
the county of Suffolk and Commonwealth
of Massacnusetts. the - day of --- in
the year - and numbered - on the
flies of said court.
COPY OF DECREE.
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts.
Suffolk, IS.
Court Of Land Registration.
In the matter of the petition of --
number -, after consideration, the court
doth aaJudge and decree that said -
OF - in the county Of ---------- and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1872
married -- the owner in fee
simple Of that certa parcel Of land, sit
,iated in the county of -- and the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,, bounded
ma described as follows:
And the court doth adiudge and de-
cree that said land be brought under the
uperation and provisions Of the land reg
;stration act and any acts in amendment
thereto, and that the title of said -
- to sad land be confirmed nnd reg
:stered; subject however. 10 any of the
encumbranceS rlent oned in section SO
OF said act as amended by chapter ISL.
OF the Acts Of 1929. which may be sub
sistlnE. and subject also to
(mentioning any existing encuInblunces)-
Witness. Leonard y. Jones. Esq. judge
of The court of land registration. at Bos-
ton. IN said county of Suffolk, the
day of in the year at --
o'clock and minutes in the
noon.
Attest. With the seal of said court,
Clarence C. Smith. Recorder. (senl)
A true copy Attest, with the seal OF
said court,
Clarence c. Smith. Recorder. (seal)
Received Cor transcription at - reg
ts.ry district -, 1900. at - o'clock
and - minutes NJ. A true