Pennsylvania Act 1865-29 — ESTATES TAIL - RELATING TO

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ESTATES TAIL - RELATING TO
                  Act of Mar. 27, 1865, P.L. 44, No. 29               Cl. 68
                                  AN ACT

     In relation to estates tail.

        Section 1.  Deeds available, whether recorded by grantor or
     grantee Whenever any deed or deeds shall have been, or may
     hereafter be, executed by any tenant in tail, for the purpose of
     barring an estate tail in any lands, tenements or hereditaments,
     in this commonwealth, and the said deed or deeds have been, or
     shall be, entered on the records of the court of common pleas,
     and also recorded in the recorder's office of the county where
     the lands lie, such deed or deeds shall be equally available,
     whether entered and recorded at the instance of the grantor or
     grantee.  1865, March 27, P.L. 44, Sec. 1.
        Section 2.  Removal upon failure to give new bond
        If, in the case specified in the preceding section, the
     trustee, or trustees, shall not give such new bonds within such
     time as is ordered by the court, he or they shall be removed
     from the trust, and some other person appointed.  (1865, march
     27, P.L. 44, Sec. 2; 1881, May 10, P.L. 14, Sec. 2.)
        Section 3.  Liability of sureties
        When a new bond is required, as above provided, the sureties
     in the prior bond shall be liable for all breaches of the
     conditions, committed before the new bond is approved according
     to law.  (1865, March 27, P.L. 44, Sec. 3; 1881, May 10, P.L.
     14, Sec. 3.)