CHAPTER 135. UNAPPROPRIATED LAND

Sec.


135.1.    Application for patents.
135.2.    Liens.
135.3.    Procedure for filing caveat.
135.4.    Forms.

§ 135.1. Application for patents.

 In addition to complying with the requirements of §  131.2 (relating to applications for patents) applications for patents or unappropriated land either where only warrant rights are outstanding or where only warrant and survey rights are outstanding shall be accompanied by an abstract of title.

§ 135.2. Liens.

 Upon receipt and approval of the proof of publication and receipt for payment as required in §  131.3 (relating to advertisement), the Commission will request a remittance of $25 from the applicant; if the tract appears on the lien docket prior to January 1, 1935. Liens which were originally entered on the docket on or after January 1, 1935, shall be satisfied by payment of the amount entered, plus interest and costs.

§ 135.3. Procedure for filing caveat.

 (a)  Anyone filing a caveat under this chapter shall pay a fee of $2.00 and submit a bond, or other security approved by the Commission, in the amount of $25.

 (b)  In the case of unappropriated land where only warrant and survey rights are outstanding the Commission will notify the original applicant of the filing of the caveat and shall forward to the Board for adjudication the application for patent, the caveat and related instruments.

Cross References

   This section cited in 4 Pa. Code §  131.4 (relating to caveat).

§ 135.4. Forms.

 If no caveat is entered on the land or after disposition of a caveat in favor of the applicant, and upon receipt of the prescribed fees, but not less than 10 days after the date of last publication of the notice of filing, the applicant or caveator shall receive each of the following:

 (a)  A certified photocopy of the warrant to survey.

 (b)  Photocopy of the connected draft showing the area applied for and the adjoiners from Land Office Section data.

 (c)  Return of survey form.

 (d)  Calculation sheet.

 (e)  Report of the Commission.

 (f)  Receipt for the lien fee, if applicable.


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