Pennsylvania Act 1909-109 — DEEDS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Act text

AN ACT

Relating to acknowledgements of deeds; authorizing county treasurers, county commissioners, sheriffs, executors, administrators, trustees, or other persons acting in an official or representative capacity, where now required or authorized to make acknowledgement of deeds or other instruments before justices of the peace, to make acknowledgements of deeds and other instruments before a notary public, or any officer authorized by law to take acknowledgements of deeds, and validating all such acknowledgements heretofore made before other officers than justices of the peace.

Compiler's Note: Section 26 of Act 189 of 1917 provided that Act 109 is repealed insofar as it relates to acknowledgments of deeds or other instruments made in pursuance of decrees entered under the provisions of Act 189.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That hereafter it shall and may be lawful for county treasurers, county commissioners, executors, administrators, trustees, or other persons acting in any official or representative capacity, where now required or authorized by law to acknowledge deeds or other instruments before a justice of the peace, to acknowledge the same before a notary public or any other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds; and any acknowledgements of deeds or other instruments, heretofore made as authorized hereby, are validated and made good and effectual: Provided, That this act shall not apply to any case heretofore adjudicated, or in which proceedings at law or in equity are now pending.

Compiler's Note: Section 28 of Act 207 of 2004 provided that any and all references in any other law to a "district justice" or "justice of the peace" shall be deemed to be references to a magisterial district judge.