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corporation registering title, under the provisions of this act, shall file a certified copy of the decree of the Chancery Court allowing such registration, or establishing his right and interest, with the County Surveyor, who shall file and preserve the same in his office, and shall keep on file the plat of the same in permanent form, and the County Surveyor and his bondsmen shall be responsible in damage to the party injured for the interference or overlapping of any titles surveyed by him under the provisions of this act.

Sec. 18. Be it further enacted, That for the filing of the original copy of judgment or decree, and writing and issuing certificate thereon, a fee of $10 shall be paid the County Register, and for every subsequent copy thereof the Register fee shall be $1, and for every cancellation of the old certificate and issuance of new certificate the Register's fee shall be $1.50, where there is only one owner, and additional fee of twentyfive cents for every additional owner. The State and county tax on conveyances shall remain as heretofore; Provided, That one-half the initial fee and one-fourth of all subsequent fees shall be paid by the County Register to the Treasurer of the State as an indemnity fund for persons under disability, as hereinafter enacted.

Sec. 19. Be it further enacted, That from and after the pas sage of this act the several County Registers of the State shall execute and file with the County Judge or Chairman of their respective counties special bonds conditioned to faithfully account for and pay over to the Treasurer of the State all moneys received and payable to the State Treasurer under this act. Said Register shall make said payment quarterly, accompanied by itemized report duly sworn to.

Sec. 20. Be it further enacted, That the State Treasurer sha!! keep and preserve all funds received by him under, the provisions of this act entirely distinct and separate from all other funds, for the benefit of all persons under the disability of coverture, infancy, or unsound mind, who may suffer loss in their estates or interest in land under the operation of this act, but who were not parties by names, and who had no actual

notice of the suit against the land in the first instance. Such loss shall be ascertained by suit of the person under such disability, naming the County Register as defendant, and it shall be the duty of the County Register to employ counsel to defend the fund, whose compensation shall be fixed by the court trying the case. The court trying the case shall allow actual damage and cost, where it appears that the complainant was the owner of the superior title or interest, and was under one of the disabilities aforesaid, but was not named as a defendant, was without regular guardian in this State, and had no actual notice of the original suit against the land. Such damages shall be payable out of the indemnity fund aforesaid, in the hands of the Treasurer of the State, who shall pay the same, in the order of filing with him of duly certified copy of decree allowing same.

An Act to amend the Act of 1890, chapter 26, first extra session, approved March 14, 1890, entitled "An Act to Regulate the Elective Franchise, in Accordance with Article 4, Section 1 of the Constitution of the State," and to amend the Act of 1891, chapter 222, passed to amend said Act 1890, first extra session, chapter 26, and to prescribe what shall be the satisfactory evidence furnished the judges of election by one offering to vote, approved March 30, 1891, and to amend the Act of 1891, chapter 23, extra session, passed September 18, 1891, to regulate the elective franchise, etc., and to amend said chapter 222 of the regular session of 1891.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, that chapter 26 of the first extra session of 1890, entitled "An Act to regulate the elective franchise in accordance with Article 4, sec. 1, of the Constitution of the State, and chapter 222 of the regular session of 1891, passed to amend said chapter 26, and to prescribe what shall be the satisfactory evidence that is contemplated and required in said section and article of the Constitution, and in said chapter, which must be furnished the judges of election by one offering to vote, etc., approved March 30, 1891, and chapter 23 of the Act of 1891, extra session, entitled "An Act to regulate the elective franchise

in accordance with article 4, sec. 1, of the Constitution of the State, and to amend chapter 222 of the Acts of the regular session, 1891, approved March 30, 1891, and to punish violations of this Act," be so amended as to require that the poll tax contemplated by said original Act and said amendments thereto, shall be paid by each person otherwise qualified to vote, as a condition precedent to the exercise of voting, on or before the first Monday of May following the year for which said taxes were due.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That every receipt for poll tax shall bear the date of actual payment, and the giving of a false date to a poll tax receipt, and the voting or offering to vote on a poll tax receipt bearing a false date, shall be a misdemeanor, and every person guilty of such offense shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $50 and imprisoned in the county jail or workhouse ninety days.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the grand juries of this State are given inquisitorial power of offenses committed under this Act, and the several Circuit and Criminal Judges are required to give this Act in charge on the organization of each grand jury in their respective courts.

Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws it conflict with this Act, be, and the same are repealed, and that this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

After the reading of the above report considerable discussion followed, but the association adjourned before any action was taken on the report.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

July 15, 1898.

The association met at 3 p.m., President Metcalf in the chair. The following resolution, offered by E. T. Sanford, was, upon motion, adopted:

Be it resolved, 1. That so much of the report of the Committee on Jurisprudence and Law Reform as relates to the question of land titles be referred to a special committee of five to be appointed by the incoming President, who shall consider this portion of the said report the proposed Act acompanying same, and the legislation of other States, and countries Embodying the principle of the Torrence Act, and shall report to the next meeting of the association such legislation as they inay deem best adapted to correct the present defects in our system of land titles, with a detailed draft of an Act embodying their suggestions to be submitted to the Legislature.

2. That it is the duty of this committee to furnish the Secretary of the association a copy of their report and the proposed Act at least thirty days prior to the next meeting, and that the Secretary cause the same to be at once printed and a copy sent to every member of the association.

3. That the said committee also memorialize the Legislature at its coming session, and request it to appoint a cominission for the purpose of investigating and reporting as to the merits of the Torrence system of land titles and the desirability of its adoption in Tennessee in whole or in part.

J. A. Fowler, of Clinton, then read a paper on "Election Laws in Tennessee." (See Appendix.)

The following resolution, introduced by H. H. Ingersoll, of Knoxville, was unanimously adopted:

Resolved, That the thanks of this association are cordially given to Hon. Tim E. Cooper and Hon. Philip Lindsley for their

instructive and entertaining addresses before this meeting of the association.

The Central Council then made the following report on the Treasurer's report:

REPORT OF TREASURER.

Lookout Mountain, Tenn., July 12, 1898.

RECEIPTS.

Cash balance reported at last nieeting, as per report of
July 30, 1897....

Admission fees and annual dues collected since July

30, 1897 ...

Total

DISBURSEMENTS.

.$360 23

635 10

.$995 33

Disbursements as per vouchers this day filed with Central Council

..$670 04

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To the Bar Association of Tennessee:

We have for and on behalf of the Central Council audited the accounts of the Treasurer, as per his report of July 12th, 1898, and report the same correct, with proper vouchers attached for all disbursements. The cash on hand on said date, including money in bank, was $325.29, as reported.

In this connection we call the attention of the association to the following facts, as shown by the Treasurer's accounts: 1. Out of 241 members whose naines appear on the rolls of the association, only 121 had paid their annual dues due March 1, 1898, prior to date of said report.

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