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56. County commissioners, empowerd to execute deeds in fee 

 simple, to purcLaseis; and such deeds, after being acknowledged, to 

 be good and valid for such title as county commissioners had a right 

 to convey. 



Act March 29, 1824, section 2, (P. L., 1823-24, page 167.) t ' 



57. County commissioners' deeds not acknowledged before a jus 

 tice of the peace, before delivery, to be valid, upon proof of execu- 

 tion b}' subscribing witnesses. 



Act April 9, 1872, (P. L., page 45). 



58. Notice of intended sales of unseated lands for non-payment of 

 taxes to be given once a week for six successive weeks, in at least 

 two newspapers of general circulation, or if two newspapers be 

 not published in a county, then in one newspaper nearest the same. 

 Notice to contain names of owners of lands, if known, warrant 

 numbers of tracts, names of warrantees, when known, number of 

 acres contained in each tract, township in which located, and taxes 

 du6 on each tract; aud ten copies of advertisement to be mailed by 

 county treasurer or county commissioners to Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture, and ten copies to Commissioner of Forestry. 



Act March 30, 1897, section 1, (P. L., page 11). J 



59. Commissioner of Forestry to examine location aud character 

 of lands, and if desirable for forestry reservation he may purchase 

 same, on behalf of Commonwealth, subject to right of redemption 

 under existing laws. Price paid for lands not to exceed amount of 

 taxes for non-payment of which lands are sold, and costs. Auditor 

 General to draw warrant on State Treasurer, payable to order of 

 county treasurer, for amount of purchase money, upon certificate 

 of Commissioner of Forestry. 



Act March 30, 1897, section 2, (P. L., page 11). 



60. In case of redemption of lands, redemption money to be 

 remitted to State Treasurer by county treasurer, with descript'on 



of tract redeemed. 



Act March 30, 1897, section 3, (P. L., page 12), 



61. Title to lands purchased to be vested in Commonwealth, if not 

 redeemed within the time limited b}' law. County treasurer to 

 certify to Secretary of Agriculture lists of unredeemed lands pur- 

 chased b}' Commonwealth, together with description of the same; 



tSee section 10, act May 3, 1852, (P. L., page 522), as to effect of county 

 commissioners' deeds in Centre county. 



tSee section 1, act March 13, 1815, sections 1 and 5; act March 29, 1824, 

 sections 1 and 2; act March 9, 1847, section 2; act June 11, 1879, and act 

 July 21, 1895, ante., as to advertisement of notice of intended sales of un- 

 seated lands for non-payment of taxes. 



