The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-04-11

have no difficulty in recalling cases in
which the lands of your neighbOrs or
friends have been practically forfeited
for paltry sum of delinquent taxes
of which they may have had no knOwl-
edge.
What the State Should Now Do
The state should now do something to
correct these evils Fortunately she
need not make any wild experiment
The subject has all been threshed out
and the problem has already been
solved by the great mass of English
speaking people. The TOrrens system
of land registra ton has been found to
be an affective measure for the relief
of the people Another effort will he
made to pass this measure through the
next General Assembly of Virginia
and should receive the hearty support
of every member who values the inter
estS Of his constituents and the vel
fare and progress of the state.
What the TOrrens System VIII Do
for the Farmer-The TOrrens system
will enable the farmer to utilize his
property fully and freely. There are
many occasions when people in the
country need ready money for bust
ness purposes or family necessities.
Sometimes they wish to sell. but often
or they find it advisable to borrow.
A certificate of title under the Tor
rens system will be Il great advantage
in either event Sales will be easier,
because the purchaser can tell from
the certificate exactly how the title
stands and will know that he is not
buying Il law suit; because the whole
transaction can he speedily and GER
tainly closed: and because no eXamina-
ton of title will he necessary and the
costs of the transfer will be small.
Loans will be easier because the bOr-
rover can Use his certificate as Sc
curity and will not have to be running
around to find some friend who will
be kind enough to endorse for him.
and because the banks will be glad to
get certificates as collateral security.
If the names of people in the country
who have been ruined by endorsing
or going security for friends could be
collected in Il modern DOOms-day ROOk.
the record would be appalling. The
TOrrens system will go far towards
cutting up this evil by the roots.
When you come to think about it.
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be able to use his property as freely
and get as much out of it as the man
i'm the city does out of his property?
The city man buys stocks and bonds,
and they are source of ready credit
to him. The country man has the
best and most solid form of property
something that has an intrinsic value
and is besides productive of many
values-that which is. indeed. the
fOunda ton of all values. This Tor
rens System will enable him to enjoy
and use this property as he has a
right to do. The removal of restric-
tons. costs, and determinations will
encourage dealings in lands, and CAPT
tai will seek this form of Investment
more freely. The market value of
lands will improve when all questions
of title are removed, and when trans
actions can be had without risk, cheap
ly. and speedily.
The TOrrenS system will also prevent
the forfeiture of any mans land de-
linQuent taxes. No sale can be made
without full notice. under the pending
bill. Final sale must be made on the
foreclosure under a deed of trust: and
absolute title will be passed to the
purchaser. The property will thus
bring its full market value, and the
proceeds will be equitably distributed
so that the former owner will not be
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