[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
New Britain 8-6-1985 by Ord. No. 214. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A registry of the ownership of all real estate in the Borough
of New Britain, County of Bucks, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Borough Secretary, immediately upon adoption of this chapter,
shall cause to be made all necessary books, maps and plans to show
the location and dimension of each property in said Borough, the house
number, if any, and the name of the owner or owners thereof, with
blank places to insert the names of future owners, and the dates of
future transfers of title. All such books, maps and plans shall be
carefully preserved and shall be so kept by additions from time to
time to show at all times the ownership of every lot or piece of real
estate or subdivision thereof within the said Borough with the succeeding
transfers of title from the date of this chapter.
From and after the adoption of this chapter, each and every
subsequent purchaser, devisee, grantee or person acquiring title to
real property in the Borough, shall furnish to the said Borough Secretary
at the office of the Borough Council within one month after acquiring
such title, descriptions of their respective properties, upon blanks
to be furnished by said Borough, and at the same time present their
deeds or other instruments of conveyance to be stamped by said secretary
as evidence of the registration thereof before such instruments are
recorded in any office of Bucks County kept for that purpose.
For each deed or instrument of conveyance registered in the
office of the Borough Council in accordance with this chapter, the
registrant shall pay for the use of the Borough of New Britain an
amount as provided on the Borough Fee Schedule.
Any person, partnership, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $300 and/or to imprisonment for a term
not to exceed 90 days. Every day that a violation of this chapter
continues shall constitute a separate offense.
