Pennsylvania Act 1818-88 — SECRETARY OF THE LAND OFFICE EXEMPLIFY LETTERS OF ATTORNEY

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SECRETARY OF THE LAND OFFICE EXEMPLIFY LETTERS OF ATTORNEY
                  Act of Mar. 10, 1818, P.L. 172, No. 88              Cl. 45
                                  AN ACT

     To authorise the Secretary of the Land Office to exemplify
        letters of attorney.

        Whereas many titles to lands in Pennsylvania have from time
     to time been transferred by letters of attorney, which from the
     lapse of time as well as by death or removal of the attornies in
     fact, are lost or cannot be obtained. And whereas it was the
     general practice from the year one thousand seven hundred and
     nine, until the abolition of the office of master of the rolls
     in the year one thousand eight hundred and nine, to record such
     letters of attorney in sundry books kept for that purpose by the
     recorder of Philadelphia, or by the officer some time known by
     the name of the master of the rolls in the city of Philadelphia,
     all of which were afterwards removed to Lancaster and are now
     deposited in the office of the Secretary of the Land office, and
     no authority is supposed to exist for the due exemplification of
     such letters of attorney so as to make the same evidence, which
     is inconvenient to the citizens of this commonwealth.
        Therefore,
        Section 1.  Exemplification of letters of attorney
        The secretary of the Land Office is hereby authorized, for
     the usual fees to be paid therefor to the use of the
     Commonwealth, to give exemplifications of letters of attorney
     contained in any of the books in his office in which letters of
     attorney are recorded, at the request of any person or persons
     desiring the same, under his hand and the seal of his office;
     which letters of attorney so exemplified, having been duly
     proved according to law, shall be evidence in all Courts of
     Justice and elsewhere in this Commonwealth, notwithstanding such
     letters of attorney, when relating to lands or real estate,
     shall not have been recorded in the proper county where such
     lands or real estate may have been or now are situated.  1818,
     March 10, P.L. 172, 7 sm.l. 77, Sec. 1.