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348 Boy. Scouts administration of the county court, usually called the probate court. This latter proceeding is in the case of the owner's death when his property is divided by the court and distributed to the heirs -- the family or other relatives according to his will; or in case no will is left the law provides for the manner of its distfibution. The Register of Deeds: County Court House The record tifie, therefore, of all real property is to be found in the office of the register of deeds in the county court house. It makes no difference what kind of real property it/s, acre property or city property, here the title of ownership is always to be found, the books of record being always open to the public. Thus when one buys a piece of r?al property, a home for instance, he-should rece/ve from the owner a deed and an abstract of'tifie, which is a paper showing the title as it appears on the records, and thi? rifle when not vouched for as perfect by an abstract rifle company, should be passed upon by a lawyer in order that any flaw or defect therein may be made right before the deed /spassed from one owner to another. In some states, however, the law does not require the o?/aer to furnish an abstract. When the title/s proved or pronounced good? the deed shotfid at once be placed on record. Personal Prol?rty Personal property is that form of property which in general terms is stated as movable, such as axdmals, furniture, clothing, tools, implements, money, stocks, bonds, mortgages, etc., the transfer of which from one owner to another is not as a rule a n?tter of public record, although in the case of a bill of sale -- sometimes maAe of some forms of personal property- the county record may .give evidence thereof. Therefore it is, that in the matter of taxation, the tax record or assessment comes under two general heads --a tax on real property and a tax on personal property. Property and Oovernment It is desirable to be a property owner so long as the govern- ment under which one lives protects one in his property owner- ship. The government must do two things: it must protect the person and his personal rights as a citizen, and it must also protect property and the fights of property ownership from enemies within, as from w/thout. In order(t? may Digitized by