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The books now in the office of the recorder of deeds for the county of Philadelphia, containing surveyors' returns and descriptions of lots and tracts of land in the city and county of Philadelphia, shall be transferred to the office of the department of surveys of said city; and it shall be lawful for the chief engineer and surveyor of the city of Philadelphia to designate and cause to be copied, by an officer of his department, in a book or books, such original warrants, return of surveys, and descriptions of lots and tracts of land, in and for the city and county of Philadelphia, which may be in the surveyor-general's office at Harrisburg, as may, in his opinion, be necessary and useful for the correct transaction of the business of the department of surveys of the said city; and when the latter shall have been certified by the surveyor-general to be correct, such copies shall be of the same authority, as evidence, as other records of said department of surveys.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 16393. Transfer of books from recorder's office; copies from surveyor general's office - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-16393/
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