Gunnison news-champion., 1903-06-26
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Probably the n4o~i ITnPsartau; pss-cs
'af ieGIslafIau accomplished by shs-
iasi legislature Was ths adsFsssa IT
She TorrenS ~v-sem of TRANSFER ~
lasd tltles This ncW Law gg-ss Ents
eise,.i Jaly l2sh and whsle u II ns's
compulsory. rs advantages are ~
very eslsleni thai IN time n Will un-
douhsedly be aaePsed a. ~ every
piece 81 land Ia the coaRtv. h thss
y oi interest t. every hand owner AND
The NEws-CHAsr4oS Will publish IN
serial torm an explanation a8 the ne~
law prepared by Its author. Senator
1avlar. Of Glcnwood
This was reecutlv.'pahll-hei IN the
form # a booklet by the oai Ne-,
COMPANY and extracts only are gwen
~ space u otherwise filled.
THE TORBrNs SYSTEM
The general principle II rcgi=teriag
title % real estate has been IN sue
cessful operation iu liohemia. Prague
Munich. Vienna and other prov inces
# cnutineuial Europe ir over sesi
wears. Daring the hrsi half # the
Nineteenth century the principle
was adopted throughout shat l. now
the German Empire and soon there
after extended - Sweden. NORWAY,
Sutherland. Denmark 1unis aud Al
-ace-l Lorraine. liui the system that
is now in actual use throughout
practically the entire British Empire
except Scotland, and which -eesns
destined sopn 90 be adopted by the
entire hsh-spcaking world. de-
rives it, name from III, y lberi Rich
ard Torrens. the first premier II
South Australia lie lahorcd for
eight years ia preparing aud endeav-
oring 10 secure the adoption Of the
system in Australia la lNjs his
efforts were crowned with success by
the passage Of his bill in the house
of assembly. The measure was soon
thereafter adopted throughout the
Australian provinces and all other
acts in English-speaking countries
follow thai act IN general outline
and the method has ever since been
commonly known as as the 'Torrens
System
The success Of the system in the
British Australian provinces was so
notable. thai it was soon adopted in
Canada and by practically all Il the
British possessions in North Ameri-
ca; and in 1875 the mother country
herself adopted the system
The practical everyday operation
Of this law in other countries, and
especially in London, is an
intensely interesting subject. But
neither the limits nor objects Of this
article permit more than mere
mention. However, il may be con
servatively stated that at the dresent
time fully 30 per cent of the civil
ed, progressive inhabitants of this
globe are a quarter OF a century
ahead of the United States in their
method of dealing with real property.
In this country the states of Hi
mons and Massachusetts both claim
the distinction of being the first to
take up the subject. The first act
was passed in Illinois in 1895 The
act was unskillfully drawn and the
supreme court declared it invaded
! The defects were remedied in the
new act passed by the Legislature Of
that state in 1897, and that law was
emphatically and conclusively sus-
tanned in every particular by the
supreme court in People VS. Simon,
l16 Ill, l65. "a l.. r. A, S0l , and
the law is now well settled in that
state.
In Minnesota the act was tested
and sustained by the supreme court
in State Vs., Westfall. s. Mimi. i21.
80 y, w. l75l Every lawyer or
layman who desires to be informed
on the constitutional principles in