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THE CENTURY BOOK OF FACTS. 



Witnesseth : That the said party of the first 

 part, in consideration of .... dollars, lawful 

 money of the United States, paid by the party 

 of the second part, doth hereby grant and re- 

 lease unto the said party of the second part, 

 his heirs and assigns forever (here describe 

 property), together with the appurtenances 

 and all the estate and rights of the party of 

 the first part in and to the said premises. 



To have and to hold the above granted prem- 

 ises unto the said party of the second part, his 

 heirs and assigns forever. 



And the said party of the first part, doth 

 covenant with said party of the second part, 

 as follows : 



First. That the party of the first part is 

 seized of the said premises in fee simple, and 

 has good right to convey the same. 



Second. That the party of the second part 

 shall quietly enjoy the said premises. 



Third. That the said premises are free from 

 incumbrance. 



Fourth. That the party of the first part will 

 execute or procure any further necessary assur- 

 ance of the title to said premises. 



Fifth. That the party of the first part will 

 forever warrant the title of said premises. 



In witness whereof, the said party of the 

 first part hath hereunto set his hand and seal 

 the day and year first above written. A. B. 



In the presence of, [L. s.] 



B. C. 



Acknowledgment for the above. 

 STATE OF NEW YORK, ) 



County of ) 



On this . . day of . . . . , in the year . . . . , 

 before me, the subscriber, personally came A. 

 B. (and C. B., his wife), to me known to be 

 the person (or persons) described in and who 

 executed the within instrument, and (sever- 

 ally) acknowledged that he (or they) executed 

 the same. J. A., 



(Give official title.) 



NEW YORK. " Every conveyance unless re- 

 corded is void against a subsequent purchaser 

 in good faith, whose conveyance shall be first 

 duly recorded. To entitle a conveyance to be 

 recorded it must be acknowledged by the party 

 or parties executing the same, or shall be 

 proved by a subscribing witness." " The ac- 

 knowledgment of married women may be made, 

 taken, and certified in the same manner as if 

 they were sole." 



OHIO. All deeds, mortgages, etc., executed 

 within the State of Ohio must be signed by the 

 grantor and acknowledged before two attesting 

 witnesses, and the said grantor must also ac- 

 knowledge the same before a judge of the 

 court of record of that State or some other 

 competent authority. 



STATE OF OHIO, } 



County of . . . . , $ 



Be it remembered that on this . . day of 

 . . . . , 189. . , before me, the subscriber, a 

 (give official title), in and for the said county, 

 came A. B., and C. B., his wife, the grantors 

 in the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged 

 the signing thereof to be their voluntary act 

 and deed for the uses and purposes therein men- 

 tioned. And the said C. B., wife of the said A. 

 B., being examined by me separate and apart 

 from her said husband, and the contents of the 

 said instrument being by me made known and 

 explained to her as the statute directs, declared 

 that she did voluntarily sign and acknowledge 

 the same and that she is still satisfied therewith 

 as her act and deed. 



In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my 

 hand and affixed my official seal, the day 

 [L. s.] and year last above written. 



(Signature and title.) 



The following States require no separate ex- 

 amination in acknowledgments by husband and 

 wife : Connecticut, the Dakotas, Illinois, In- 

 diana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, 

 Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 

 Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New 

 York, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Washington. 



The following States require a separate ex- 

 amination : Delaware, District of Columbia, 

 Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Nevada, New 

 Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, 

 Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and 

 Texas. 



Common Carriers. A common carrier 

 is one who, for a compensation, carries the 

 goods of anyone offering them for transporta- 

 tion as a regular business. 



Carrier's Obligations. He must take all 

 goods offered, unless of a dangerous kind. He 

 must charge one person no higher rates than 

 another. He must take such care of the goods 

 as a prudent man would of his own. He must 

 carry them by the usual route and make a 

 proper delivery of them. He must place the 

 goods in a proper place and give notice of their 

 arrival. 



Carrier's Liabilities. In common law they 

 are liable for all losses ' ' except those occa- 

 sioned by the act of God or the acts of the 

 public enemy. " He is responsible for losses 

 by theft, robbery, etc. 



Railroad companies are responsible as car- 

 riers to parties sending goods by express over 

 their lines, irrespective of the said parties' 

 contract with the express company. 



A carrier's liability begins as soon as he has 

 accepted the goods. It ends as soon as he has 

 carried them to their destination and has de- 

 posited them there. 



