S.H.1826

OBSERVATIONS

ON THE

ACTUAL STATE OF THE ENGLISH LAWS

OF

REAL PROPERTY;

WITH

THE OUTLINES OF A CODE.

BY JAMES HUMPHREYS, Esq.

OF LINCOLNS INN, BARRISTER.

LONDON:

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE-STREET.

MDCCCXXVI.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PART I.

INTRODUCTION

OF REAL PROPERTY AND ITS ESSENTIAL QUALITIES

Title I.-OF THE ARTIFICIAL DISTINCTIONS OF REAL PRO-

PERTY IN THE LAW OF ENGLAND

Chap. I.-Of Tenures

II.-Of Uses

Page

1

8

9

ib.

12

15

III.-Of Trusts

Title II.-OF THE CONSEQUENT DIVISIONS OF REAL PRO-

Title III.-OF THE DIFFERENT MODIFICATIONS OF IN-

TERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY

Chap. I.-Of a Fee-simple

II.-Of Estates Tail, and other Modes of

Settlement

III.-Of Estates for Life

IV. Of Leases for Years

V.-Of Estates in Possession and Expect-

ancy

VI.-Of Mortgages and other Charges

VII.-Of Joint-proprietors

Title IV. OF THE DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING REAL

PROPERTY

50

Chap. I.-Of Descent

II. Of the Rights of Marriage

III.-Of Alienation by Act of the Party

Page

50

52

53

54

Sect. 1.-Of Persons competent to aliene

2. Of Property susceptible of Aliena-

Fifthly, of equitable Interference 93

Chap. IV. Of involuntary Alienation, or the Rights

Chap. V. Of Alienation by adverse Possession, or

VI.-Of Acquisition-first, by escheat; and

Limitation of Time

next, by Forfeiture

110

120

128

Title V-OF COPYHOLDS

Chap. I.-Of the Origin and general Properties of

Copyholds

II.—Of Transmission by Act of Law

III. Of Transmission by Act of the Party

Page

131

ib.

136

138

VII.-OF REGISTRATION; AND HEREIN OF EQUITABLE

NOTICE

Chap. I. Of Registration

II.-Of Equitable Notice

Title VIII.-OF THE SOURCES OF THE LAWS OF REAL Pro-

150

ib.

154

162

OF THE REMEDY FOR THE DEFECTIVE STATE OF THE

LAWS OF REAL PROPERTY

Alternative of partial Correction, or a new Code

PRELIMINARY ENACTMENTS

OUTLINE OF A CODE OF THE LAWS OF REAL PROPERTY

187

Title I.-OF REAL PROPERTY IN GENERAL

Title II.-OF DESCENT

ib.

190

CHAP. I.-General Regulations

191

192

II.-Order of Succession

III.-Comparison between Primogeniture and

equal Partibility

Sect. 1.Of Primogeniture

2. Of equal Partibility

Title III.-OF THE RIGHTS OF MARRIAGE

Title IV.-OF ALIENATION BY DEED OR WILL

Chap. I.-Regulations peculiar to Deeds

201

ib.

207

217

225

. ib.