Congressional Serial Set (Volume 5440)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909. Excerpt: ... XLI.--Judicial proceedings for recording possession in the registry of property. Petition Requesting An Investigation.--To the Court (of First Instance, or Municipal Court, as the case may be). Mr. A., a resident of, as shown by his personal cedula (of such a class), which was issued to him under number, formally appears and in conformity with the laws, says: I am the owner of a piece of land of ares and centiures of superficial area, situated in this Municipal district, sub-district of, of such a kind (it must be specified), which is bounded on the North by;on the East by;on the South by;and on the West by, and on which there is no encumbrance (or has such encumbrances). I had this estate by inheritance from my father who in his turn had inherited it from his father, but, on account of the small value of same, and there being no notaries In the town, (or for some other reason), I have no written title to prove my ownership (or it is difficult for me to find it as I do not know in which archives or book it may be) in spite of the fact that I have already been years in possession of said estate, and, in order to remedy the absence of said title and to enable me to record my right in the Registry of Property, I request that proceedings be begun as authorized by Articles 390 and the following of the Mortgage I.AW, and therefore: I respectfully petition the Court to receive the declarations of witnesses submitted by me upon the fact of said possession, ordering it to take place with the hearing of the Fiscal (Representative of the Department of Public Prosecution) and summoning the adjoining owners whose names are:, and to approve said proceedings in case they shall be found according to law, and ordering that the proceedings be delivered to me for record ...