The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-01-18
7ORREKS SYSTEM
\ ELL. FOR ITS ENACTMENT BE-
FORE THE HOUSE.
synopsis OF tic i;ili IL Proposed by
Representative J. Archie Willis of
taurcnS.

Representative j. Archie Willis q
l-aurcnS.
y bill providing FOR the adoption
ct ;he Tor. rs system of land regis
lrsc!oa WAS introduced into The hous,
friday morning 3y j. Archie w:
Is n!e:rh2r from Laurens county
AID The following is synopsis O
no BIZ:
y referee. who shall be appointed
IN each county. sail constitute
courts Of land registration. for IN.
PURPOSE o: :hc settlement. rcsistra
ton. transfer. and assurances OF Il
les 20 lands within their respective
Jurisdiction Tie Jurisdiction oI
IL" registration corr.s shall be the
same as that over which tie reg!:
:rar OF said COUNT shall have j@ris
Teton as clerk OF CONT
After tha petition has been made
20 Ii" coVr: FOR rc.!sterr,! title
and the decree has been granted. =
petition for ? rrhear.ng may be flied
within on. hundred and twenty days
after :hc granting OF said degree
II IS proT!ded in the bill to be
introduced tha: the CLERK Of tie
court OF each county shall ha the
registrar OF the land registration
court. The said registrars and their
deputies shan be authorized and re-
CURED. under the direction OF their
respective courts. to Issue process
and 70 enter the decree OF the court
touching lands in their respective
counties or corporations. and to en-
ter and !.sre certificates OF title. As
provided herein. whereby the seal
OF the court 20 such certificates and
their duplicates and generally
10 perform such other acts and du-
ties as tho con-t ma! prescribe.
The clerks o. the court wnen a2-
pointed registrars OF the land courts
shall qualify and give bond for the
faithful performance OF their duties
Two or more lawyers Of the coua-
y in which the court has 1urisdic-
ton shall be appointed as examiners
OF titles. and these may also be ap-
pointed referees in the cases nled.
Il shall be their duty to search
the record. and 70 !n7estizate all
facts stated IN petitions for regis
tered titles.
Petitions for registration OF any
land or lands may be made by the
'1-rson Or persons claiming. s!ngly
OF collectively. 20 own or TO have
the power OF appointing OF d!.pos.ns
OF an estate in Zee simple IN any
land. Whether subject to liens OF
not"
Tho petition IL nled under the
provision nt .h- bid n the reg!,-
t:sr's oTIce. Alter which the court
shall carse notice OF sane 20 be gent
10 AL whom It may concern" same
hci2s s-nt by registered nall. and
certificates OF these notices shall be
a'ed with :he petition. and shall he
conclusive proof o; service. Any
persons having All interest "a OF
cictm against the land FOR which the
net!:ion has been cl.d. may answer
the petition before the aa.l dec-ee
has been given. The court may have
n" land IL Q1>st;on surveyed. il Il
thinks It necessary.
With the exception 0: executors
I'D administrators ~ho are winding
up estates. !: g let purely out!onal
with al landowners az TO whether
they shall a1re their land reaiste-ed
hnt Il is believed hr many that shoulh
n" bill pass aud become law. the
CT land owners will want
Their titles registered az soon Is they
csn have them registered.
The decree OF registration Is final.
II qniets the ;i,ie. and binds asalnet
ell tae world. subject 70 appeal. as
provided by the bill.
When trac, o: land has been
registered an original certificate IL
kept IN the Office OF the registrar.
and : duplicate certificate Is g!vea
the holder OF the land registered.
The orisina! and duplicate each show
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