Pennsylvania Act 1889-328 — SUPPLEMENTARY ACT, REAL ESTATE

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SUPPLEMENTARY ACT, REAL ESTATE
                  Act of May 29, 1889, P.L. 395, No. 328              Cl. 28
                           A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT

     To the act, entitled "An act to enable citizens of the United
        States and corporations chartered under the laws of this
        Commonwealth, and authorized to hold real estate to hold and
        convey title which had been held by aliens and corporations
        not authorized by law to hold the same," approved the eighth
        day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and
        seventy-six, authorizing citizens of the United States and
        corporations chartered under the laws of this Commonwealth
        and authorized to hold real estate, to hold and convey title
        which had been held by any church, religious, eleemosynary or
        charitable corporation, or corporations not authorized by law
        to hold the same.

        Section 1.  Conveyance before inquisition to escheat
     corporate real estate
        Where any conveyances or real estate in this Commonwealth
     have heretofore been made by any church, religious, eleemosynary
     or charitable corporation, or corporations of another State, to
     any citizen of the United States, or to any corporation
     chartered under the laws of this Commonwealth and authorized to
     hold real estate, before any inquisition shall have been taken
     against the real estate so conveyed to escheat the same, such
     citizen or corporation grantee shall hold, and may convey such
     title and estate, indefeasibly as to any right of escheat in
     this Commonwealth, by reason of such real estate having been
     held by an alien or corporation not authorized to hold the same
     by the laws of this Commonwealth.  1889, May 29, P.L. 395, Sec.
     1.