Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-01-27

together WITH some Dc TOWNSHIP
and village organizations, and
therefore may be considered as a
typical unit for the operation of
this system, the first application
was made Sept. %, 1901, and the
first certificate was issued Dec.
rs, 1901. Up to Sept i, 1915,
there have been 1,A66 applications
made. many of them of course
covering more than one tract Of
land, 1876 certificates have been
issued; 3,1l9 mortgages have been
filed; total receipts, $94, las. 40 !.
assurance fund, $2.15S.90. There
have been 1862 lots registered
and 1872 unplatted pieces Of land,
The amount of mortgages filed
has been S6,240, $4,000.
1 These figures show, upon an
analysis of the date of filings.
which it is thought unnecessary
to give in this article, that the
system is more and more popular
as the public becomes acquainted
| with its advantages.
| In Minnesota the Register of
| Deeds is ex-officio the Registrar
Of Titles, and as such has charge
of the administrative work under
the Torrens system therefore in
the following, when either office
or officer is mentioned we must
bear in mind that while the office
or officer is identical. yet the
record and duties are entirely dis
tinct.
| The Askov American, in giving
this running account of the OPP
Grafton of the Torrens System,
wishes to acknowledge its indebt-
edness for figures and assistance
to A. w. Skog Of Minneapolis, the
present Register of Deeds and
Registrar Of Titles of Hennepin
county. Mr.. Skog was Deputy
Register of Deeds at the inception
of this system and was placed in
charge of its operation. At the
ensuing election, Mr.. Skog was
: elevated to the position of Regis
ter and Registrar, and has held
that office without opposition to
the present time. He is therefore
eminently qualified as an author
ity, and we do not hesitate to
pass his statements to our readers
! as authentic. .....
The Original Registration.
Anyone wishing to register his
land under the Torrens system
makes application in written
form, blanks for which are ot
.. course provided by the proper au.
] thorities, and files the same with
the Clerk Of the District Court
who accepts the application and
files the same in his office, charg.
ing a fee of $500. The Clerk OF
Courts in turn makes certified
copy of this application and sends
] it to the office of the Register OF
Deeds, who files the same with
the Registrar of Titles, for which
service is charged fee of $500
This same instrument is also filed
with the Register of Deeds, fol
which fee Of 50 cents is charged
and when both records have beer
completed the application is put
! away in the vaults of the Regis
trar of Titles.
During the pendency of the ap
plication, the land owner has al
] abstract extended, showing al
the transfers Of the property in
volved, including the application
| for registration. This abstract il
| filed with the Clerk of Courts
! The applicant then publishes I
!! notice in the newspapers, in ac
| cordance with the requirements o.
statute, that it is his intention Il
have the land registered under
the Torrcns system, and in this
II | way RIStS BOiltf w btt DhIH3I II
general, and to all interested par
,, ties, if any, Of that fact. Durins
this time also, the Title Examiner
who is appointed by the Judge'
| of the District Court to examine
all titles submitted for registra
tion, gets the abstract from tn.
| Clerk of Courts and examines thu
| title. This one examination il
final, subject to revision by tht
] court and eliminates the repeated
l expensive examination of thu
title as js necessary under the gen
eral registration laws. The Cour1
sets date for the hearing, al
which time the applicant with HI.
attorney, if he considers ont
necessary, and the Title Examin
er, together with all others whf
] may dispute the title Of the appli
| cant or are i'm any manner inter
ested in the property, meet il
| open court. where the title exam
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