Pennsylvania Act 1907-171 — RECORDING OF ORDINANCES VACATING STREETS REQUIRED

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RECORDING OF ORDINANCES VACATING STREETS REQUIRED
                  Act of May 23, 1907, P.L. 223, No. 171              Cl. 53
                                  AN ACT

     Providing for the recording, in the office of the recorder of
        deeds of the proper county, of ordinances of municipalities
        vacating any street, lane, or alley, or part thereof, by the
        corporate authorities of such municipalities, on application
        of the owner or owners of the land vacated, and the indexing
        thereof, and the fees therefor.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That whenever the municipal
     authorities of any municipality of this Commonwealth have
     vacated, or shall hereafter vacate, by ordinance, any public
     street, lane, or alley, or part thereof, it shall be lawful for
     the person or persons who shall become the owner or owners of
     such vacated street, lane, or alley, or part thereof, by
     operation of law or otherwise, to record a certified copy of
     such ordinance in the recorder's office of the proper county,
     and the Recorder shall index the same as a conveyance from such
     municipality to such owner or owners. Such ordinance shall be
     certified from the records of such municipality, under the hand
     of its secretary or clerk, and under the seal of such
     municipality: Provided, That such certified copy of such
     ordinance shall be accompanied by the application of such person
     or persons, to the recorder of deeds of such county, to record
     such ordinance, and that he or they, making the application, are
     the owner or owners of the whole or part of such street, lane,
     or alley vacated, to be verified by the affidavit of such person
     or persons as to the truth of the facts in said application
     stated, which application shall be recorded with said copy of
     such ordinance.
        Section 2.  The said recorder of deeds shall receive, for
     recording said application and ordinance, like fees as for
     recording other instruments or conveyances of land.