Evening journal., 1923-01-23
LAWYERS URGE
SHORTER DEEDS
Also Would File Rather
Than Record Company
Charters
LAMENT DEATH OF
GEORGE T. BROWN

A. a special meeting Of the New
Castle County Bar Association held
IN the Chancery Court room yes
.terday afternoon. resolutions were
adopted lamenting the death OF
George T. Brown last week and rec
ommendings OF a special committee
relative 10 changes in the filing and
forms OF legal documents were ap-
proved.
Bills providing for the proposed
change will be drafted by the legis-
lative committee OF the Association
: and will be submitted to the State
. Legislature.
The committee that made the
!. recommendations was appointed at
the annual meeting Of the Associa-
tion. II was composed of George
L. Townsend. Jr.. Clifford V. Man
nerlng and Wilbur l.. Adams.
One OF the recommendation was
that instead of having papers OF
Incorporation recorded IN pen and
ink IN the recorder OF deeds office.
that n certified copy be filed. Il
would require the services OF only
one man in the office 10 do this
work instead OF about a dozen or
more clerks as now employed in
! copying such papers.
One object OF the proposed
change, Mr.. Townsend set forth. is
TO get rid OF the dead" corpora
tions existing under the. laws OF
this State. He pointed out that
seventy per cent OF the corporations
here In three years have become
defunct. A 81 fee would be charged
. for filing the paper in the recorders
Office and So Cor filing a like paper
in the office OF the Secretary Of
State.
II the present system Is continued,
some seemed to be OF the opinion.
It will be only a short time before
vastly more space will be required
by the recorders Office for the rec
ord books. 1t was agreed by some
OF the lawyers. however, that the fl
ing OF the papers will occupy prsc-
tically the same amount of space,
but, IL is said. under the proposed |
changes the certificates of dead" !
corporations would be filed in other /
places and space now occupied by /
recording clerks could be utilized /
for the filing cabinets, II necessary.
Another inference made at the /
meeting was that often there are /
mistakes made in the recording OF /
the papers by the copying clerks
Other recommendations OF the
committee urged a shorter form of I
deed. the new form to be about one
third the length of present papers
OF conveyance: a shorter form for
rrin ffrur 91a t.
penal sum clause would be omitted:
the adoption Of the photOstatic
system of recording all deeds and
other documents. The photostatic
prints, as far as is known, as are
permanent
The committee which drafted the
proposed changes comprised George
l. Townsend. Jr., Wilbur L. Adams
and Clifford V. Mannering. The re-
port was approved and the Legis-
iative committee was instructed TO
prepare legislation covering the
changes. This committee comprises
Andrew c. Gray. Caleb s. Layton,
J. Ernest Smith and Philip L. Gar
rett.
Following the disposition Of the
routine business before the meeting.
on motion, Federal Judge Victor b.
Wooley was named as presiding
officer. A motion was then adopted
that a committee be appointed to
draft "A resolution on the death Of
Mr. Brown.
Judge Wooley named the follow
ing committee: Former Judge J.
Frank Ball. william +. Smalley,
Thomas Davis. Col. George A. Elliott,
and Francis NJ. Walker. The com
mittee retired and after drafting the
resolution returned and the report
was submitted by Mr.. Ball.
After the adoption OF the resolu-
ton addresses lauding the character
Of Mr.. Brown, his devotion to his
duties, his ability and his ideals were
made by Mr.. Ball, Mr.. Smalley. Mr..
Davis, Mr.. Walker and Judge
Wooley.
Judge Wooley appointed John p.
Nields and William S. Hllles as a ]
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