The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-31
Report OF the TOrrens Land Title
Commission

To the General Assembly Of North
81 Carolina:
The Torrens Land Title Commission
sappOinted by his Exceilency, the Gov
ernor, pursuant to q joint resolution Of
the General Assembly of 1909, respect
fully submits the following report:
First. The General Assembly of
North Carolina passed the following
joint resolution. which was ratified on
the 9th day OF March, 1909, to-wit:
Whereas, the present system Of titles
to real property is expensive, cum ber-
some. and not adapted to the demands
of modern business: and ~.rhereas the
system known as the Torren Land
Title System has been adopted in a
number Of States with apparent salts
/. faction; and whereas there is a de-
. mand in North Carolina for the i'm
proyeInent of our laws regulating titles
. and methods of converting real prop
cray into ready assets; therefore,
/ The House of Representatives do re-
solve, the Senate concurring:
First. That a commission consiStinS
/. Of five persons be appointed by the
Governor to investigate this subject to
the General Assembly in session 1911.
Second His Exceilency, the Govern
or, pursuant to the said joint resoiu-
ton. appointed as members of said
resolution, K. r. Gotten, Thomas Nj.
Pittman, George w. Connor w. r.
Land and r.. A. CrowelI. The said
members. with the exception Of Mr..
Croweil, met in the city Of RaIefsfls s1ia
the 18th day OF October, 1909 and
eduly organized by the election OF r.
comm ssion has been unable to hold
any other meetings, but that by cor
%respondence with each other and by
Apersonal conferences from time to time
4Nate investigated the subject commit
ted 10 them by the above joint resolu-
5H1cn. The commission has faithfully
End deaEoled to inform itself Of the con-
|&A1tions relative to land titles in the
Iate and Of the advisability of reforms
A. our law. This investigation how
rcr, has not been as full and as COM
FehensiVe as the commission desired
make, owing to the fact that no
r. aeans We're provided for the payment
W such expenses as a full and co,npre-
ensiNe investigation. both as to the
9nditions in this State and as to the
actical working of the suggested re-
fms in other States
hird. That there is urgent demand
~ legislation on the subject commit
to this commission, is manifest.
# be commission has been impressed
th the urgency of this demand. not
nS the large number Of letters re-
s. Hed by its chairman from citizens
edins IN all sections OF the State and
s5sA wide aud thoughtful interest man
Na Ted by individuals in PERSONAL CON
ences with mem bers of the commits
but also by the action Of various
saSsS sSaSax snlzauons representing many class
sSge&16 our citizens. which have express
nterest in the subject DURING the
8 Two years
ne bill introduced in the House If
4 OF the General Assam
2 4of 1909 by the chairman of this
I'm 'sS5on attracted general public
skeItion and called forth many ey-
ssions OF approval of it's purpose
IL North Carolina Bankers Associa-
n, at its last annual meeting. after
g. Tin teresting and able discussion Of
S subject by Mr. Henry f. I.itchford
shier OF the Citizens National Bank
Raleigh, expressed its approval OF