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"READINGER"

An Act amending the act of May 13, 1927 (P. L. 1011), entitled "A supplement to an act entitled 'An act for the government of cities of the second class,' approved the seventh day of March, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and one, creating a department of city planning; providing for its organization and powers; regulating the platting of ground; prohibiting the recording of plans and sales of lots therein before their approval, under penalties; making it a misdemeanor for the recorder of deeds to record an unapproved plan; restricting accepting, laying out, opening and improving private streets; prohibiting the erection of buildings on land not abutting on public streets or streets not shown on the official master plan or an approved plat; transferring to the department of city planning powers conferred by other statutes over plats or subdivisions of land, the reservation of locations of mapped streets for future use and authorizing the assessment of damages for same, the preparation and compilation of an official street map; providing penalties for the violation of this act; and repealing certain statues," providing for the release of subdivision improvement encumbrances in certain instances.

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Referred to the Committee on Judiciary, September 21.

Reported as committed, February 28, 1956.

Passed first reading, February 28.

Passed second reading, February 29.

Passed third reading and final passage, March 7. (156-0)

House concurred in Senate Amendments, March 26. (207-0)

In the Senate

Referred to the Committee on Local Government, March 12.

Reported as amended, March 15.

Passed first reading, March 15.

Passed second reading, March 19.

Passed third reading and final passage, March 20. (46-0)

Approved by the Governor, April 4, 1956.

Act No. 457