Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-01
LEGAL NOTICES
MOTICE

NOTICE q
THE following ordinance was duly
passed by the City. Council and signed
by the Mayor on the 18th day of Feb
ruary, A. d. 1918. and is published as
required by the Act of Assembly APP
proved June %, 1913:
AN ORDINANCE
To provide for the registry of all
real estate in the City of Harris
burg, and requiring all persons
owning or purchasing real estate
within the city lines to furnish de-
scriptions of their properties and
present their conveyances to be
stamped as evidence of the regis
tration thereof and also requiring
the sheriff, prothonotary and re-
corder of deeds to perform the
duties prescribed by law regarding
the registry of properties within
the city limits.
Council Of the City of Harrisburg, and
II is hereby ordained by authority of
the same, That for the purpose of
procuring accurate information in
reference to the ownership of all real
estate within the corporate limits of
the city a registry thereof shall be
made and kept as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 2. That the city engineer
shall cause to be made all such nee
essary books, maps and plans as will
show the situation and dimensions OF
each property in the City of Harris
shall be prepared as to show the city
number and the owner of each lot,
with provision for the names of flu
ture owners and dates of future trans
fer of title.
The said books, maps and plans
shall be carefully preserved in the de
partment of surveys, and shall be so
kept, by additions from time to time,
or otherwise, as to show the owner
ship of every lot or piece of real es-
tate or subdivision thereof. within
the city limits, with the successive
transmissions of title from the date
of the commencement of such plans;
and certified copies, under the hand
of the city engineer, of any of the en-
tries in said books, or upon such
maps or plans, may be furnished to
any person desiring the same, for the
fee or compensation of one dollar, for
the use of the city.
Section 8. 1t shall be the duty of
all owners of unregistered real es-
tate within the city limits, within one
month from the date of the approval
of this ordinance, and of every subse-
acquiring title by partition, or other
wise, to any real estate therein.
within one month after acquiring such
title, to furnish to the said engineer.
at his office, descriptions of their re-
spective properties, upon blanks to be-
furnished by the city, and at the
same time to present their convey
ances to be stamped by said engineer
registry thereof. Any person or per-
sons neglecting or refusing to comply
with the provisions of this section
for a period of thirty days after pub
lie notice of the requirements thereof
shall be liable to n penalty of FIVE dol
lars, to be recovered with costs OF
suit, in the name and for the use of
the city, as penalties for the violation
of city ordinances are recoverable
Section A. The sheriff of Dauphin
County shall present for registry the
deeds of all properties within the citv
limits sold by him at judicial sales
whether in partition or otherwise; and
the prothonotary and recorder OF
deeds of said county shall not admit
for record any deed for any city-prop-
erty bearing date subsequent to the
approval of this ordinance unless the
same shall have first heen duly stamp
ed as herein directed as proof of reg
istry; and If the prothonotary or re-
corder shall record any deed before
the provisions of this section shall
have been first complied with he shall
be liable to the penalty provided by
Section 8, Article XVI. of the Act Of
June 81. 1918, p. l. 56S, to be recov-
cred with costs of suit in the manner
hereinbefore provided.
Passed the City Council February
12, 1918.
d. l.. KEISTER,
Attest: r. ROSS SEAMAN.
City Clerk.