Pennsylvania Act 1809-63 — PUBLIC LANDS - LAND OFFICE - BOARD OF PROPERTY, ETC.

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PUBLIC LANDS - LAND OFFICE - BOARD OF PROPERTY, ETC.
                  Act of Mar. 29, 1809, P.L. 122, No. 63              Cl. 68
                                  AN ACT

     Abolishing the offices of receiver-general and master of the
        rolls, and transferring the duties therein performed to other
        offices, and for other purposes.
        Section 1.  Offices of Receiver-General and Master or Rolls
     abolished; records transferred
        From and after the tenth day of May next, the offices of
     Receiver-General and Master of the Rolls shall cease, determine,
     and be abolished, and the books, records, and papers belonging
     thereto, shall immediately after that period, be deposited in
     other offices, as is hereinafter mentioned.  1809, March 29,
     P.L. 122, 5 sm.1. 46, Sec. 1.
        Section 2.  Certain documents to be deposited in land office
        All the books, papers, and other documents in the Receiver
     General's office, and ll the patent books, records and documents
     relating to the titles of lands which are in the rolls' office,
     shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Land Office, and be
     by him deposited in his office. 1809, March 29, P.L. 122, 5
     sm.1. 46, Sec. 2.
        Section 3.  Fees, calculation and payment of purchase money
     and interest
        From and after the said tenth day of may next, the fees on
     issuing a warrant shall in all cases be four dollars and fifty
     cents for each and every warrant of survey and acceptance which
     shall issue, except as is hereinafter excepted; and it shall
     thenceforth be the duty of the Secretary of the Land Office,
     from time to time, as the same may be necessary, to make or
     cause to be made all calculations of the purchase money and
     interest due on lands sold or that shall hereafter be sold by
     the State, and to direct the payment of the money by the
     applicant, together with the price of the warrant, into the
     State Treasury; and the Treasurer shall give duplicate receipts
     for the money paid, one of which shall be deposited with the
     said Secretary of the Land Office, before the warrant shall
     issue.  1809, March 29, P.L. 122, 5 sm.1. 46, Sec. 3.
        Section 4.  Duties of Master of Rolls transferred to
        From and after the said tenth day of May next, the powers and
     duties of the Master of the Rolls, so far as the same relate to
     the laws, resolutions, acts, and proceedings of the Legislature
     shall be transferred to and performed under the direction of the
     Secretary of the Commonwealth.  1809, March 29, P.L. 122, 5
     sm.1. 46, Sec. 4.
        Section 5.  Fees
        From and after the said tenth of May next the fees on
     patenting, in all cases in which fees are by law receivable,
     shall be ten dollars for each and every patent that shall issue,
     and shall be paid to the State Treasurer, who shall give
     duplicate receipts for the same, one of which shall be deposited
     with the Secretary of the Land Office before the issuing of the
     patent; and the enrollment of the patent shall thenceforth be
     done without additional fees, under the direction of the said
     secretary, who shall also possess all the powers, and perform
     all the duties, so far as the same relate to the papers to be
     deposited in his office, hitherto appertaining to or directed by
     law to be performed by the Master of the Rolls.  1809, March 29,
     P.L. 122, 5 sm.1. 46, Sec. 5.
        Section 6.  Monthly accounts to be made
        The Secretary of the Land Office shall monthly deliver to the
     Auditor General all the receipts of the State Treasurer which
     shall come into his office for moneys received at the Treasury,
     for lands sold and fees paid on warrants and patents; and the
     Secretary of the Land Office and Surveyor General, on their own
     oaths or affirmations, and the oaths or affirmations of their
     deputies or clerks engaged in the receipt of money, shall
     monthly account to the Auditor General, for all fees hereafter
     to be received in their offices, which moneys they are hereby
     directed to pay into the State Treasury.  1809, March 29, P.L.
     122, 5 sm.1. 46, Sec. 6.
        Section 7.  Constitution and duties of board
        From and after the passing of this act, the secretary of the
     Commonwealth, the Secretary of the Land Office, and Surveyor
     General, be, and they or any two of them hereby are constituted
     and appointed a board of property, vested with the same powers
     and required to perform the same duties which were vested in and
     exercised by the board of property, under the first section of
     the act entitled, "An Act for instituting a board of property,
     and for other purposes therein mentioned," passed January 8,
     1791, or by any subsequent law.  1809, March 29, P.L. 122, 5
     sm.1. 46, Sec. 7.
        Section 8.  Seal of Land Office
        It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Land Office to
     prepare a seal, to be styled "the seal of the Land Office of
     Pennsylvania," which, from and after the said tenth day of May
     next, shall be applied to all patents, warrants, and other
     papers authenticated in said office; and all patents and
     warrants which shall issue thereafter shall be signed by the
     said secretary, and the patents attested by his deputy or first
     clerk.  1809, March 29, P.L. 122, 5 sm.l. 46, Sec. 8.
        Section 9.  And be it further enacted by the authority
     aforesaid, That all patents to be issued under the laws of this
     commonwealth, for any parts or portions of the reserved tracts,
     and for any of the in and out lots of the towns laid out and
     sold or to be sold under the laws of this state, situate north
     and west of the rivers Ohio, Allegheny, and Conewango Creek,
     which were directed to be sold and patented or conveyed by the
     governor, and for which titles have not yet issued, shall from
     and after the said tenth day of May next, issue out of said
     land-office under similar rules, regulations, and restrictions,
     by which they at present issue under the directions of the
     governor; and the powers and duties of the governor in respect
     to granting such patents and conveyances, are hereby transferred
     to and vested in the secretary of the land-office; and all the
     books, records, and papers relative thereto, which are in the
     custody or possession of the governor and secretary of the
     commonwealth, or others, shall be deposited with the secretary
     of the land-office.
        Section 10.  And be it further enacted by the authority
     aforesaid, That the secretary of the land-office and surveyor-
     general shall, from and after the said tenth day of May next, be
     appointed by the governor for three years, but they shall
     nevertheless be removed from office by the governor, on the
     address of both houses of the legislature.
        Section 11.  And be it further enacted by the authority
     aforesaid, That from and after the tenth day of May next, all
     acts and parts of any act or acts which is altered or supplied
     by this act, shall be and hereby are repealed and made void.