The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-19
THE ToRRENs SYSTEM.
IA Few Words to Those Who
Will be Benefited by It.
tlyrltten for Tie Tmcs,D ispatch.)

I. THE FARMERS.
nn ps nrSt 70 s. n va
.Iu Etc asset and one that could DO readily
dtalt wltnfat the comma 4 OIL the owner.
IT YOU own q farm. 1t is yours and you
ought TO be nble to do with 1T what you
certain that yau have q good title to
syol,r land ; second, you should be able
- show your title at any rioment with
out teing put to any expense s,. N the I
duce this evidence in such form 4, as TO 4
convince the Enquirer that your title is i
e, Without y biting put Y unly e :..
. psnyi HAT a II fH In'' STATE OWES GU
The State requires you to pay taxes
Oh your land every year at luatlonE
t,xcd by; her officers paid for that pur-
da t9 pay ce, IS addei
aid interest ALSO runs ~ the. dept. i. VT
thermore the State will levy on So .ls:
personal property for sailsfactionI, OF n n,
taxes, and, II you continue delinquent
she will soil your land nild deprive you
OF your title. We will consider hereattcr3
tho unjust and cruel provisions OF our
present tax'slaws and the Oppressive rs
to note the. fact that the state Under.
takes to deprive you Of all your ~, titios
8to lands that may be fairly worth thous-
amos OF dollars and 10 20 CONFER
taxes Of any$anount WI ltsae yerfSitFrlnt- 4
.lers not how trining the s,.m may be-
NOR aver If the State herself, orIoTy
o. If any railroad company or any other.
company, telephone company or any other
company fortnternal Improvement wants
y,nc land. or even If any me WIN WSLts
our land, the State can tuic-it away
f. ON you and comp Il y.'u to sell lcri
such 5prlce5.4as may ho determined IN
:s,iry FOR Sond ,n
to sell or not. Now, what does all this
mean 1t means that the StIe reyur Is
moi self as itthe ultimate owner Of al
the lands within her border nn q l5 you
you will find that 1t Is based upon a
pat.J.t Or gran i IRON nc e vernnlrEt
In other words, tho. state has always
claimed to be the ultimate owner OF her
lands. but has undertaken to confer good
5ri,ie thereto upon certain of her citizens
Subject to what she terms her l1gnt q
eminent domain. This tite conferred up
on her citizens has. never been q free
gill, but mas been; In return for what
tho State regarded as a Iair and vail
uEble onsde1ntion-usuAlly In money
but sometimes IN blood olio services t9r
way our worthy citizens nave been In
du"ed to devote their Avs, their ener-
g!es and their substance to the upbulldlaG
many times over the value of the lands
granted by the State, and they have made
IN. State what she is.
WHAT THE STATE SHOULD HAVE
DONE
Threfore, they had the light to expect
ana demand that their Jules should bci
sal eguarded and guaranteed by the state;
tina sho should pass such laws as would
enable them to enjoy thsir, possessions
In security; that she should pass such
laws as would enable tllcm to deal with
.tteir property freely; that she should
pass such laws as would relieve them.
from all Unnecessary EXPENSES IN trans
ter:ing title; that she should pass such
law. as would put an end TO any unjust Z
froll eiturc Of any man, land, and thutl
EsnG should pass such laws az, would oper-i'
2Ihar might be brought under tile law
WHAT THE sTATD HAS NOT DONE.
II is clear that the state should have
tina. she has not done: one Of them. Land
titles have never been saieguarded and
guaranteed BY the STATE. She has fire.
qrenty granted the same lands 10 diHer-
DID you ever hear Of any such taxes
being returned. Owners Lave never been
enabled to enjoy their lands with any
thng IKE peieet t seGIaHIy because ssns our
establishing absolute title against ell the
weird. The State has SIMPLY allowed
owners to record evidences of their title,
lsr the title itself. Tic cumbrous meth,
title title TO to lands lands are notorious. compa
these difficulties with the case. the qulck-
q nel sHu t'J property 81 iii sorts may
be transferred, and you 5W,ll realize how
your freedom has been cur tailed In the
erJoyment OF real estate n n Wn Eo,, vi? S9n
douLtless have no difficulty In recalling
caser in which the lands OF your neigh
pors or friends have ocen practical ~
taxes, Of which they may have had no.
WHAT The STATE SHOULD NOW. 20.
The State should now DO something
need not make any Wild Experiment, The
subject has all been threshed out and
tho problem has already Teen solved ty
ths great ma5s giah
lans have tested the n.ethods. Of th s
lrrrens system Of land registratlan ana 9aa
4 4v 1urd hem ansaa By ysuds eure
ii k aaeIse s. M Mini Oregon and
Colorado have adopted He systeW, a y
II nd The rh;lppine lslll ds by
ou' able and enlightener Governors. Il
Is pe,. Z, ~. tie District OF Columpia
and seven states n WA has s aready tee
tai en-, and is under disouss!onl II tne
bar associations OF twelve other States
A bin on the subject y new 1s JPI enailn| ,,
and should receive the hearty support Of
every member who values the interests q
NJ, constituents and Che welfare ana
WHAT WAT 1P e VILE VII Do FOR TILE FAR
The Torrens system viii enable l the y,
farmer to utilize his property fully eng ann
peopie In the country mead ready money
lies Sometimes they Wish 1T e sell lrrh hm y
A certlhca te OF title unler tho Torrens
system viii be a great adyantags n
either event Sales WI Pc q easier, Eaf faa
ex civ how Ihe title Hlnnds and VIE
Know that he is not buylng. q. law suit u
because the whole traa sastion "a o !, p 9
speedily and ana ne cause
ann me costs az ) the ii ansfeIs NJ ls pc