Pennsylvania Act 1905-15 — MUNICIPALITIES - MISNOMERS

Act text

MUNICIPALITIES - MISNOMERS
                  Act of Mar. 15, 1905, P.L. 34, No. 15               Cl. 53
                                  AN ACT

     Validating ordinances and other transactions of municipal
        corporations, wherein there has occurred a misnomer,
        omission, informality, or irregularity of, or in, the
        corporate name, style, and title of such municipality.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That no misnomer, omission,
     informality, or irregularity heretofore made or occurring of or
     in the name, style or title of any municipal corporation of the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in any ordinance, by-law or
     regulation passed by the councils thereof, and approved by the
     mayor or burgess thereof, for the government of the inhabitants
     within the territorial limits comprising the same; or in
     elections held therein to incur or increase the indebtedness
     thereof; or in the annexation of territory thereto or extending
     the limits thereof, over which jurisdiction has been and now is
     exercised by the corporate authorities; or in the issuing of
     bonds for the indebtedness thereof; or in deeds or other
     conveyances of lands or hereditaments, to or from the same; or
     contracts by or with the same; or in any other ordinance, matter
     or thing within the lawful powers or duties thereof, shall
     invalidate the same; but all such ordinances, elections,
     annexations or extensions of territory, bonds, deeds, contracts,
     and all other matters or things done as aforesaid, are hereby
     validated and made good in law, as if done in the proper
     corporate name of such municipality: Provided, That the matters
     hereinbefore validated shall be otherwise legal; and that this
     act shall not affect any suit or suits now pending.