Pennsylvania Act 1953-111 — VALIDATING BUILDING ORDINANCES

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VALIDATING BUILDING ORDINANCES
                 Act of Jul. 17, 1953, P.L. 461, No. 111              Cl. 78
                                  AN ACT

     To repeal the act, approved the twentieth day of May, one
        thousand nine hundred forty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 1531),
        entitled "An act requiring political subdivisions to file
        copies of building ordinances in the recorder's office;
        invalidating building ordinances heretofore adopted unless
        copies thereof are filed within a certain time; and imposing
        duties and conferring powers on recorders of deeds," and all
        acts amending the same, and validating building ordinances or
        amendments thereto of political subdivisions not filed,
        recorded or indexed as required by law.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  The act, approved the twentieth day of May, one
     thousand nine hundred forty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 1531), entitled
     "An act requiring political subdivisions to file copies of
     building ordinances in the recorder's office; invalidating
     building ordinances heretofore adopted unless copies thereof are
     filed within a certain time; and imposing duties and conferring
     powers on recorders of deeds," and all acts amending said act
     are hereby repealed.
        Section 2.  Whenever heretofore any political subdivisions
     authorized to adopt a building ordinance or code or amendment
     thereto has adopted such an ordinance or code or amendment
     thereto as provided by law but has failed to file the same in
     the office of the recorder of deeds of the proper county, or has
     filed such ordinance, code or amendment in the office of the
     recorder of deeds of the proper county but has failed to file
     the same in such office within the period prescribed by law, or
     if the recorder of deeds has failed to properly record and index
     such ordinance or code or amendment thereto as required by law,
     such ordinance, code or amendment thereto is hereby validated
     and confirmed and shall be a valid ordinance for all purposes.
        Section 3.  The provisions of this act shall become effective
     immediately upon final enactment.