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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 64 P.S. Public Lands § 358. Surveyor General to issue warrants and countersign patents

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

From and after the tenth day of May, 1844, the Surveyor General  1 shall issue warrants for lands to the deputy surveyors,  2 in the same manner, and subject to the same conditions, as are now in force in regard to the issuing of warrants by the Secretary of the Land Office,  3 the original to be filed in the office of the Surveyor General, and a copy thereof directed to the deputy surveyor of the proper county in which the land may be situated; and all patents and other papers heretofore signed by the Secretary of the Land Office, and countersigned by the Deputy Secretary of the Land Office shall, after the said tenth day of May, 1844, be signed by the Governor, and countersigned by the Surveyor General.

1 Office abolished. See PA Const. Sched. 1, § 7.
2 Acts authorizing appointment of deputies repealed and county surveyors to perform the duties of deputies. See Act of 1850, April 9, P.L. 434, § 10 and 16 P.S. § 7431.
3 See 71 P.S. §§ 917 to 923. The Land Office, as provided for in 71 P.S. § 333, is now an administrative entity located in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. See 71 P.S. § 1709.902.
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