Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 1941. Copy of ordinance to be filed;  manner of indexing title

Whenever the municipal authorities of any municipality of this commonwealth have vacated, or shall hereafter vacate, by ordinance, any public street, lane, or alley, or part thereof, it shall be lawful for the person or persons who shall become the owner or owners of such vacated street, lane, or alley, or part thereof, by operation of law or otherwise, to record a certified copy of such ordinance in the recorder's office of the proper county, and the recorder shall index the same as a conveyance from such municipality to such owner or owners.  Such ordinance shall be certified from the records of such municipality, under the hand of its secretary or clerk, and under the seal of such municipality:  Provided, That such certified copy of such ordinance shall be accompanied by the application of such person or persons, to the recorder of deeds of such county, to record such ordinance, and that he or they, making the application, are the owner or owners of the whole or part of such street, lane, or alley vacated, to be verified by the affidavit of such person or persons as to the truth of the facts in said application stated, which application shall be recorded with said copy of such ordinance.