To encourage frugality, people must be reasonably secure in the possession of their savings.

One of the things for which a person strives is a home.
Therefore, great care is taken to render a person who has bought a home, or other landed property, secure in its possession.

Among the means employed are these: 1.

The purchaser is given a written title to the land.
This is called a _deed_.2.In order that any person may find out who owns the land, thus preventing a person reputed to own it from selling it, or the owner from selling to several persons, a _copy_ of the deed is made by a competent and responsible public officer in a book which is kept for that purpose and which is open to public inspection.

This is called _registering_ the deed, and the officer is called the register of deeds.
[Footnote: Incidentally this officer records other instruments, such as official bonds, official oaths, etc.] The register may have assistants, if necessary, he being responsible for their work.
Judge of Probate .-- But not only should a person enjoy the fruit of his labors while living, he should also be able to feel that at his death his property shall descend to his family or others whom he loves.