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§ 197. Titles of patentees good against assignment of lands by soldiers and widows of soldiers ...

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 6. Donation Lands and Districts
64 P.S. § 197
§ 197. Titles of patentees good against assignment of lands by soldiers and widows of soldiers prior to issue of patent
No conveyance or assignment of lands granted to soldiers and widows of soldiers of the revolutionary war, made by such soldiers or widows, prior to the date of the respective patents, or any transfer or sale of the right of said soldiers or widows, by them executed prior to the date of said patents, shall invalidate the title of the said patentees, their heirs and assigns, unless there shall be contained in said patent a recital of such deed, conveyance, transfer or assignment, or unless the same shall have been duly recorded in the proper office of the county in which the lands are situated: Provided, That nothing in this act contained, shall be construed to confirm or render valid any conveyance or transfer by such soldier or widow, which was prohibited by law.

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1843, March 11, P.L. 79, § 5.
64 P.S. § 197, PA ST 64 P.S. § 197
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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