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Legal  Questions 
Discharge  of  Lease 
How  can  we  have  discharged  from  roc- 
ord  an  oil  lease  which  has  expired  and 
was  not  lived  up  to  when  in  force?  Laud 
in  Michigan.  J.  M. 
Michigan. 
There  is  no  way  you  can  get  this  ef¬ 
faced  from  the  record,  hut  if  it  has  ex¬ 
pired  it  ought  to  show  this  fact  on  its 
face  and  nothing  further  is  required. 
The  instrument  speaks  for  itself,  and  if 
there  is  anything  by  its  terms  required 
to  he  done  do  it ;  if  not  there  is  nothing 
vou  need  do. 
Claim  Under  Old  Mortgage 
A  person  living  in  Pennsylvania  holds 
a  mortgage  in  same  State,  which  has  run 
nearly  20  years.  Can  it  run  any  longer, 
or  what  will  have  to  be  done? 
Pennsylvania.  a,  c.  p- 
If  it  can  be  shown  that  the  interest 
has  been  paid  regularly,  it  is  still  good, 
but  it  would  he  safer  to  have  a  new  mort¬ 
gage  executed  or  a  statement  to  the  ef¬ 
fect  that  the  mortgage  is  still  operative 
filed  in  the  office  with  the  mortgage. 
Otherwise  there  is  a  presumption  that 
the  mortgage  has  been  paid  after  the  ex¬ 
piration  of  20  years,  hut  this  presump¬ 
tion  may  be  overcome  by  proof  of  non¬ 
payment 
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MRS 
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Collection  of  Tax 
Can  the  tax  collector  enforce  payment 
by  a  levy  on  the  stock,  crops  or  tools,  or 
other  personal  property  of  a  tenant?  If 
not*  how  does  he  collect  the  tax  from  a 
non-resident  owner  of  a  farm?  Again, 
how  are  the  taxes  collected  on  a  vacant 
farm,  and  on  which  there  is  no  stock, 
tools  or  crops?  J.  E.  I). 
New  York. 
The  tax  collector  caunot  sell  the  ten¬ 
ant’s  personal  property  to  pay  the  tax 
of  the  landlord,  but  he  may  collect  the 
tax  from  the  rent  due  from  the  teuant 
to  the  landlord.  If  the  owner  does  not 
take  enough  interest  in  it  to  pay  the 
taxes  the  State  finally  sells  it  for  the 
taxes. 
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The  admired  characteristics  of  Thoroughbred  and  Percheron  are 
combined  in  this  pioneei *  Eight.  The  Speed, Grace  and  Stamina  of  one 
are  merged  with  the  Power,  Sturdiness  and  Reliability  of  the  other 
The  Farmer  is  quick  to  recognize  quality  in  stock  Aluminum  pistons  are  a  feature  of  thi3  model; 
and  no  less  appreciative  when  he  finds  it  in  machin-  one-third  the  weight  of  iron  pistons,  they  greatly 
ery.  His  motor  car  is  as  personal  to  him  as  his  fine  increase  engine  power  and  reduce  the  strain  on 
horses  and  is  generally  purchased  with  the  same  care,  crank-shaft,  bearings  and  all  reciprocating  parts. 
We  are  confident  that  the  King  is  so  very  much  '  They  also  resist  carbon  and  economize  fuel, 
the  car  he  has  long  desired,  that  we  urge  his  investi-  Cautilever  Springs — which  the  King  introduced 
gation  of  this  successful  Eight  before  deciding  on  to  America — reach  their  highest  efficiency  as  de- 
any  other  make.  signed  for  this  car.  These  springs  give  a  restful. 
The  Eight-Cylinder  King  has  been  in  operation  lazy  motion  over  the  roughest  roads  and  keep  the 
for  over  a  year  throughout  America  and  in  more  tires  gripped  to  the  road. 
than  thirty  foreign  lands.  Prior  to  this,  the  King  ,  Fr?m  ?  stand-still  this  car  will  accelerate  to  25  miles  per 
T,  ,  ^  .  L1  .  ■  1 S  hour  in  eleven  seconds,  without  gear-chaugmg,  and  lightning 
Four  made  a  most  enviable  reputation  the  world  «ge,.a.way«from  a  $tart  **in  high” is  only  a  small  part  in  the 
over  for  efficiency  and  reliability.  amazing  performance  of  the  King’s  super-motor.  Hills  melt 
The  new  Model  E  is  larger  and  more  powerful  before  this  powerful  car,  and  they’re  mostly  taken  in  high 
,  .  •  i  i  .  •  gear.  Locomotive  speed  is  alwavB  ready — tor  the  need  that 
than  our  pionecv  Eight,  and  contains  many  thor-  COmes  once  in  a  lifetime.  Silence*  economy,  and  ease  of 
oughly  tried  advances  in  automobile  engineering,  operation  are  naturally  features  of  this  perfect  mechanism. 
Model  E,  7-Passenger,  60 -Horse-power  Touring  Car,  $1350 
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Right  to  Cross  Land  of  Another 
A  owns  a  wood-lot  surrounded  by  B, 
C.  D.  and  E.  F.  buys  the  farm  on  one 
side  joining  A's  wood-lot.  A  has  had 
the  right  from  A's  father,  since  his  death, 
which  is  44  years,  and  from  A's  relation 
it  has  been  in  use  for  one  hundred  years 
or  more.  F  refuses  to  let  A  draw  wood 
from  A’s  wood-lot,  A  having  two  ways 
of  getting  off  the  mountain,  one  from 
the  south  and  one  from  the  west,  the 
two  roads  uniting  and  coming  out  onto 
the  highway,  a  pair  of  bars  being 
at  the  end  of  the  said  wood  road.  F 
stands  with  hatchet  in  hand  and  says 
“You  can’t  go  cross  my  land.” 
Has  A  any  right  to  the  woodlot, 
and  has  F  the  right  to  stop  A, 
although  the  wood  road  has  been  in  use 
all  these  years?  What  course  must  be 
taken  by  A  to  preserve  A’s  right? 
Connecticut.  s.  E.  C. 
A  has  undoubtedly  au  easement  of  a 
right  of  way  across  the  land  of  F  from 
A's  wood-lot,  created  by  the  prescriptive 
use  of  the  road  by  A  and  his  ancestors 
for  many  years.  If  F  interferes  with 
this  right  A  may  sue  him  for  the  dam¬ 
age  oeeasiotiod '  by  his  interference.  If 
this  right  can  be  explained  to  F  in  a 
friendly  manner,  he  may  see  the  error 
of  his  ways.  But  if  he  continues  his 
hatchet  work  the  law  is  about  the  only 
recourse.  If  he  threatens  violeuce  pos¬ 
sibly  you  may  have  him  bound  over  to 
keep  the  peace. 
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Creditor’s  Right  in  Property 
A  father  dies  suddenly,  leaving  prop¬ 
erty  upon  which  a  bank  holds  a  good 
amount  of  mortgage  .  He  has  a  wife  and 
three  children,  of  age,  who  are  trying 
to  pay  this  mortgage  to  the  bank ;  the 
notes  being  in  the  mother’s  name.  The 
deed  is  in  the  father’s  name.  The  father 
owes  a  number  of  other  large  bills  not 
connected  with  the  mother  or  the  bank. 
Now,  can  the  creditors  claim  the  prop¬ 
erty  after  the  children  have  paid  the 
mortgage  for  the  mother,  by  the  law  of 
New  Jersey?  If  so,  what  cau  be  done 
to  avoid  this?  MRS.  E.  S. 
New  Jersey. 
The  deed  stands  in  the  father’s  name 
and  if  there  is  any  equity  in  the  property 
above  the  mortgage  the  creditors  of  the 
father  could  reach  it  to  pay  their  debts. 
If  there  js  no  other  property  and  the 
mortgage  is  for  as  much  as  the  property 
will  sell  for  at  a  foreclosure  sale  pos¬ 
sibly  if  a  full  and  frank  statement  was 
made  to  the  creditors  they  niighr  waive 
their  claim  against  the  estate.  If  there 
is  no  hope  of  this,  my  suggestion  is  that 
the  bank  foreclose  the  mortgage  and  that 
the  children  buy  it  in  at  the  sale  and 
then  give  it  to  their  mother.  Their  title 
would  then  come  through  the  foreclosure 
and  the  creditors  of  the  father  could  not 
reach  it.  There  is  always  the  danger 
here  that  the  creditors  will  appear  at  the 
sale  and  bid  the  property  up,  hut  if 
they  do  this  and  cannot  sell  the  property 
again,  they  are  merely  paving  themselves, 
I  can  think  of  nothing  else  to  do.  Pos¬ 
sibly  it  would  be  well  to  consult  good 
local  counsel  more  conversant  with  New 
Jersey  laws. 
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