Section 21
SEC. 21. The application shall be in writing, signed and sworn to by the applicant, or by some person duly authorized in his behalf. All oaths required by this Act may be administered by any officer authorized to administer oaths in the Philippine Islands. If there is more than one applicant, the application shall be signed and sworn to by and in behalf of each. It shall contain a description of the land and shall state whether the applicant is married; and, if married, the name of the wife or husband; and, if unmarried, whether he or she has been married, and, if so, when and how the married relation terminated. If by divorce, when, where, and by what court the divorce was granted. It shall also state the name in full and the address of the applicant, and also the names and addresses of all adjoining owners and occupants, if known; and, if not known, it shall state what search has been made to find them. It may be in form as follows: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. To the Honorable Judge of the Court of Land Registration: I (or we), the undersigned, hereby apply to have the land hereinafter described brought under the operations of the Land Registration Act, and to have my (or our) title (herein registered and confirmed. And I (or we) declare: (1) That I am (or we are) the owner (or owners) in fee simple of a certain parcel of land with the buildings (if any; if not strike out the words "with the buildings"), situated in (here insert accurate description). (2) That said land at the last assessment for taxation was assessed, at ______________ dollars; and the buildings (if any) at _______________ dollars. (3) That I (or we) do not know of any mortgage or incumbrance affecting said land, or that any other person has any estate or interest therein, legal or equitable, in possession, remainder, reversion, or expectancy (if any, add "other than as follows," and set forth each clearly). (4) That I (or we) obtained title (if by deed, state name of grantor, date and place of record, and file the deed or state reason for not filing. If in any other way, state it). (5) That said land is ____________ occupied (if occupied, state name in full and place of residence and post-office address of occupant and the nature of his occupancy. If unoccupied, insert "not"). (6) That the names in full and addresses as far as known to me (or us) of the occupants of all lands adjoining said land are as follows (give street and number wherever possible. If names not known, state whether inquiry has been made, and what inquiry). (7) That the names and addresses so far as known to me (or us) of the owners of all lands adjoining the above land are as follows (same directions as above). (8) That I am (or we are) married. (Follow literally the directions given in the prior portions of this section). (9) That my (or our) full name (or names), residence, and post-office address is (or are) as follows: ___________________________ Dated this ________________________ day of _______________________ in the year nineteen hundred and _________________ (Signature) __________________________________ (Schedule of documents.) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Province of (or city of) ___________________ (date). Then personally appeared the above-named ________________________________, known to me to be the signer (or signers) of the foregoing application, and made oath that the statements therein, so far as made of his (or their) own knowledge are true, and so far as made upon information and belief, that he (or they) believe them to be true, before, me. ____________________________________________________ Justice of the Peace (or other officer authorized to administer oaths.)