The Economic Review, 1900, Vol. 10 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Economic Review, 1900, Vol. 10The communes of Haisnes and Auchy possess a drained marsh, bequeathed to them by the Marquis of Villers, formerly their lord, to be distributed in shares among the inhabitants, under certain conditions. These shares consist of thirty to thirty three ares, l some even covering more than forty ares. In order to be entitled to a share in the marsh-land, the claimant must reside in the commune, and must be an independent house holder. A list is drawn up of all the claimants in order of seniority, and the shares are distributed to them in order, as they fall in to the commune. The first claimant has the right of demanding any share left vacant by decease, the commune has no right to compel him to choose another share which has been taken away from some one who held it illegally.In order to keep a share of the marsh-land, just as in order to acquire it, it is necessary to reside in the commune and to be an independent householder. The fact of being admitted to an almshouse and occupying a bed there without charge, deprives the allotment-holder Of his rights, but temporary admission, subject to payment, does not afi'ect his rights. The share of marsh-land is real property, belonging to the husband to whom it has been assigned, but the products of the share belong to the husband and wife in common, as in the case of all other real property. The ownership of a share is transmissible to the children in order of birth, whether male or female. Here we see an exception to the usual custom of equal partition of land, and in this connexion it is not uncommon to find the other heirs trying to reduce the share of the eldest son in the remainder of the parents' estate, regarding him with jealousy, because with the addition of his marsh-land, he will have more than the others.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.