Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 53604. Owners and purchasers to register titles;  penalty for failure

It shall be the duty of all owners of real estate within the limits of such borough or incorporated town, within one month after the date of the approval of any ordinance establishing such registry, and of every subsequent purchaser, devisee or person, within one month after acquiring title in any manner whatsoever to any real estate in such borough or incorporated town, to furnish to the said secretary or town clerk at his office descriptions of their respective properties upon blanks to be furnished by the borough or incorporated town, and at the same time to present their conveyances to be stamped as evidence of the registry thereof.

Any person neglecting or refusing to comply with the provisions of this section for a period of thirty days after public notice shall be liable to a penalty of five dollars, to be recovered with costs of suit in the name and for the use of the borough or incorporated town, as penalties of like amount are now recoverable.