Section 3

Act 1083 of 1784 (Smith Law Vol. 2), § 3, under LAND OFFICE - PUBLIC LANDS - GRANTS AND PATENTS.

Act 1083 of 1784 (Smith Law Vol. 2), § 3

Section 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every applicant for lands shall produce to the Secretary of the Land Office a particular description of the lands applied for, with a certificate from two justices of the peace of the proper county, specifying whether the said lands be improved or not, and, if improved, how long since the said improvement was made, that interest may be charged accordingly.

Compiler's Note: Section 28 of Act 207 of 2004 provided that any and all references in any other law to a "district justice" or "justice of the peace" shall be deemed to be references to a magisterial district judge.