Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-05-06
AN Acr Relative TO the issuing Of

,carruats fc surrey vacant lands.-SEc-
TIoN /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral Assembly met, and it is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same,
That any supplicant for warrant to
survey any of the vacant lands Of this
Commonwealth, shall produce to the
Surveyor General particular de.crip-
rion of the land applied for, with an
affidavit of a disinteres,ed witness, made
before just ce Of the peace in such
township or borough in which the lant
applied for or the greater portion of 1t
is situate, or If there be no justicc Of
the peace in such township or borough,
before = justice Of an adjoining town
ship or borough, specifying whether the
said land be improved or not, and if
improved hew long since the said i'm
provement was made. that interest may
be charged as now provided BY law.
The app,iean, for such warrant shall
declare, upon oath o, affirmation, before
justice of the pesce Of the township
or borough in which the land or the
greater portion Of the same is situate,
or if there be no justice in such town
ship Or borough, before . justice Of IN
, adjoining township or borough, that he
verify believes that no warrant or other
ofscs rishs has previously issued FOR such
land, or il one has issued, after giving
full eartieu lars in relation thereto,
shall depcse that he verify believes 1t
has been absodsnsd aud if at any
tim. thereafter il shall appear that the
rer.on or persons deposing as aforesaid,
or any Of them, sha | knowingly have
sworn falsely, such person or persons
shall suffer all the pains and penalties
Of perjury.
SEC. 2. No warrant shall issue for
any tract or piece Of land on which set
Element i, made, or which may be either
in whole or in part cleared and fenced,
or otherwise improved, used or occu-
pied and held BY defined boundaries,
unless to such person or persons re-
spectively, who have made the settle
ueHt, clearing, fencing or improve
nent, their legal representatives or
assigns, upon proof Of o~sership of
such settlement or improvement right,
and If any warrant shall issue other
wise than as aforesaid it shall be void
Proy,ded, That TIN. section shall not
apply to abandoned improvements.
SEC. g. Every applicant for war
rant to survey vacant land shall, after
filing his or their application for such
warrant, and depositipg the amount of
the purchase money and fee with the
Surveyor General, give at least thirty
days notice of the fling Of said appli-
cation, with = full description of the
land set forth in the application by pub
lication. once a week for three success
sive weeks, in one or more newspapers
of the county in which the land is stu
ate and nearest rs location, and shall
furnish proof that such notice has been
given before warrant shall issue
Proridei, That if any caveat or caveats
shall have been entered against Issuing
such warrant, the same shall not issue
until directed by the board of property
and if the board of property, after a
hearing upon a citation Issued in pursr-
ance of any cav,st shall decide against
issuing the warrant, the purchase money
shall be returned to the applicant.
SIC 4 This act shall not apply to
applications fer warrant, hled with the
Surveyor General before its passage.
H. II. MCCORMICK,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
b. d. STRANG,
Speaker OF the Senate.
APPRovED-The fourteenth day of
/ April, Anao DomIni one thousand eight
hundred and seveuty-four.
J. T. HARTRANTT.