Pennsylvania Act 1893-137 — RECORDS, KEPT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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RECORDS, KEPT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
                  Act of May 31, 1893, P.L. 188, No. 137              Cl. 16
                                  AN ACT

     Requiring all public records within this Commonwealth to be kept
        in the English language.

        Section 1.  Translation of documents to be furnished
     recorder.--From and after the first day of July, 1893, any and
     all person or persons, who shall offer for probate any will or
     codicil, or who shall offer any deed, mortgage, agreement, lease
     or release, commission, power of attorney, or any other written
     or printed instrument to be recorded in any register's or
     recorder's office, or court of record, within this commonwealth,
     or to be filed in said office or court as required by law, and
     which shall be in any other than the English language, shall
     furnish at his, her or their expense, the register, clerk of the
     orphans' court, recorder, prothonotary, or other person in
     charge of such office wherein the same is to be filed or
     recorded, with a sworn translation in English of such written or
     printed instrument thus offered, and the person in charge of
     said office shall attach or cause to be attached such
     translation to the original, and file both the original and the
     translation of record in his office, in all cases where filing
     is now or hereafter may be required by law, but in all cases
     where recording is now or hereafter may be required, both the
     original and translation in English shall be recorded.
        (1893 ACT 137 P.L. 188 SEC. 1)
        Section 2.  The clerk or person in charge of such records
     shall not file or mark filed, record or mark recorded, any
     written or printed instrument in violation of this act, nor
     shall any paper filed or recorded in violation of this act be
     notice to any person in any legal proceeding whatever, nor be
     received or considered in evidence in any proceeding at law or
     equity.
        (1893 ACT 137 P.L. 188 SEC. 2)