The History Of Law Of Tenures Of Land In England And Ireland With Particular Reference To Inheritable Tenancy Leasehold Tenure Tenancy At Will And Tenant Right

Author : William Francis Finlason
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230420318
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The History of Law of Tenures of Land in England and Ireland written by William Francis Finlason and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ... history of land tenure in ireland. History of tenure in Ireland entirely different from its history in England--The Roman system of tenure never implanted in the island--The original barbarian occupation at will continued until the conquest by the Normans--English law not then established, nor English tenures generally introduced--Permanent or inheritable tenure never generally given to the tenants, the actual cultivators of the soil--The pervading custom of the country tenancy at will--Effects of this long-continued uncertainty of tenure--Attempted settlements of the country--Plantations in Ulster, and introduction of English usages--Wide-spread confiscations in other parts of the country--The penal laws and their effects in producing a concentration of the land in the hands of a small class, and precluding the general body of the people from other than short tenures--Result of this state of things a pernicious system of speculative leases, and ruinous underletting, tenancy at will, and rack rents--The actual tenants and cultivators of the soil mere serfs, without any certain tenure, entirely in the power of their lords--Disastrous effects of this derangement in the distribution of land remaining deeply rooted in the country long after the repeal of the penal laws--The rise of the Land Question in the early part of this century, and repeated efforts of statesmen to settle it--The Report of the Devon Commission in 1845--Principle affirmed that the tenant was entitled to compensation--Abortive attempts to carry it out--The Encumbered Estates Act and its effects--The Indian Land Settlement of 1859--The Act of 1860 for Ireland--Its effect, in making the relation of landlord and tenant depend entirely on contract--Subsequent Bill to require...