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§ 63. Application for lands

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 64 P.S. Public Lands

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 64 P.S. Public Lands (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 3. Lands Within Old Purchase
64 P.S. § 63
§ 63. Application for lands
Currentness
Every applicant for lands shall produce to the secretary of the land office1 a particular description of the lands applied for, with a certificate from two justices of the peace,2 of the proper county, specifying whether the said lands be improved or not, and if improved, how long since the said improvement was made, that interest may be charged accordingly.

Credits

1784, April 1, 2 Sm.L. 102, § 3.

Footnotes

1
See 71 P.S. §§ 917 to 923. The Land Office, as provided for in 71 P.S. § 333, is now an administrative entity located in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. See 71 P.S. § 1709.902.
2
Now magisterial district judges. See 2004, Nov. 30, P.L. 1618, No. 207, § 28(1).
64 P.S. § 63, PA ST 64 P.S. § 63
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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