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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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 9631. Translation of documents to be furnished recorder - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-16-ps-counties/pa-st-sect-16-9631/
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