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§ 67316. Acceptance of land for road purposes

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations
Part X. Townships of the Second Class
Chapter 141. Second Class Township Code (Refs & Annos)
Article XXIII. Roads, Streets, Bridges and Highways (Refs & Annos)
53 P.S. § 67316
§ 67316. Acceptance of land for road purposes
(a) The board of supervisors may by resolution accept any land dedicated by deed to the township to be used as a road, street or alley. A copy of the resolution, together with a draft or survey of the road, street or alley, showing location and width thereof, shall be filed with the clerk of the court of common pleas.
(b) When plans of dedicated roads, streets or alleys located in townships have been approved and recorded under this article, the board of supervisors may by resolution accept any roads, streets or alleys as public roads if shown in the plans as dedicated to that use and if the roads or streets are not less than thirty-three feet in width and the alleys are not less than fifteen feet in width.
(c) Upon the filing with the clerk of court of common pleas of the county a certified and attested copy of the resolution, the roads, streets or alleys become a part of the public road system of the township and shall be so recorded in the court.

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1933, May 1, P.L. 103, No. 69, § 2316, added 1995, Nov. 9, P.L. 350, No. 60, § 1, effective in 180 days.
53 P.S. § 67316, PA ST 53 P.S. § 67316
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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