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All owners of unregistered real estate within the county limits, within one month from the date of the approval of the resolution establishing a Registry Survey Bureau, and every subsequent purchaser, and every devisee or person acquiring title by partition or otherwise, to any real estate therein within one month after acquiring such title, shall furnish to the said bureau at its office, descriptions of their respective properties upon blanks furnished by the bureau, and at the same time present their conveyance, to be stamped by said bureau as evidence of the registration thereof. The board of county commissioners may provide by resolution for the collection of a fee not in excess of seventy-five cents (75¢) for each registration. Any person or persons neglecting or refusing to comply with the provisions of this section for a period of thirty days after public notice of the requirements thereof, shall be liable to a penalty of ten dollars ($10), to be recovered with costs of suit in the name and for the use of the county, as penalties for the violation of county resolutions are recoverable.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 9905. Registration of titles and conveyances - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-16-ps-counties/pa-st-sect-16-9905/
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