Collector of manor town Chesnut, and South Tenth streets, to its termination at South street, be, and the same is hereby vacated. SECTION 8. That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be the county and state duty of the collector of State and county tax, in and for the township tax in Ruscomb. of Ruscombmanor, in the county of Berks, to collect the school tax for said township, in the same manner in which other taxes are now collected, for which he shall be allowed such compensation as the school directors of said township may direct, not exceeding four per cent. on the amount collected; and said collector shall give such security for the proper discharge of his duties, as may be required by the board of school directors of said township. ship, Berks co., to collect school tax. Collection of taxes in Long Swamp and Bethel townships, Berks county to be given to the lowest bidder. Proviso. Proviso. SECTION 9. That from and after the next assessment of taxes, the collection of State and county taxes in the townships of Long Swamp and Bethel, in Berks county, shall be given to the lowest bidder for the same; proposals to be presented to the commissioners of said county, at least three weeks prior to the giving out of said collection of taxes, and the difference between the compensation now allowed by law for the collection of such taxes and the bids obtained under the provisions of this section shall be paid into the common school fund of said townships: Provided, That the said collector shall give good and sufficient security to the said commissioners for the true and faithful performance of their duty in the collection of said taxes: And provided further, That in the said township of Bethel, the difference between the compensation now allowed by law, and the bids obtained under this section shall be paid into the township treasury, and be applied to the making and repairing the public roads of said township. SECTION 10. That the tenth section of the act entitled "An Act to revise the militia system, and provide for the training of such only as shall be uniformed," approved April seventeenth, one thousand eight Tenth section of hundred and forty-nine, shall be so construed as to embrace and include the act of 17th the cadets of the Military Institute in the city of Reading, to whom April, 1849, con-arms have been furnished by the State, and said corps of cadets shall brace the cadets be entitled to receive the same sum out of the military fund of Berks of the Military County, for armory rent, as other volunteer companies are now by law Institute in the entitled to receive, and the receipt of the president of the board of city of Reading. trustees of said Institute, shall be a sufficient voucher to the treasurer of Berks county for such payment. strued to em Certain part of county, annex SECTION 11. That so much of the township of Amity, in the county the township of of Berks, as lies within the following lines, viz: Beginning on the Amity, Berks Oley and Amity township line, at a corner of Jacob Strunck's land; ed to Oley townthence south sixteen and three-fourths degrees, west eleven and threeship in said co. tenths perches; thence north seventy-four and three-fourths degrees, west forty-eight and three-tenths perches; thence south sixteen and one-half degrees, west thirty-four and four-tenths perches; thence north seventy and one-half degrees west, about ninety-seven perches to the Exeter township corner; thence north twenty degrees, cast thirty-eight perches; and thence south seventy degrees east about one hundred and forty-four perches, to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby annexed to the township of Oley, in said county, for school and all other purposes. Construction of 4th section of SECTION 12. That the fourth section of the act to incorporate the Mutual Fire Insurance company, of Berks county, approved January act of 31st July, thirty-one, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, shall be so construed as to vest the power of making by-laws, rules, and regulations for the better government of the company, or of making alterations in those already made in the the board of managers of said company. 1845. townships, SECTION 13. That from and after the first day of January, Anno Collection of Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, the collection of taxes in certain State and county taxes in the townships of Jefferson, Penn, Exeter, Berks county, to Washington, Centre, and Union, Berks county, shall be given to the be given to the lowest bidder, proposals thereof to be presented to the commissioners lowest bidder. of said county, at least three weeks prior to the giving out of said collection of taxes, and the difference between the commissions now allowed by law for the collection of such taxes, and the bids obtained under the provisions of this act shall be paid into the common school fund of said townships, for the purposes of education: Provided, That Proviso. the said collectors shall severally give sufficient security to said commissioners for the true performance of their duties in the collection of said taxes. JOHN S. RHEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN H. WALKER, APPROVED-The eighteenth day of March, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. WM. BIGLER. No. 122. AN ACT To incorporate the Allegheny Gas Company. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That William Robinson, junior, John Price, Harvey Childs, Alexander Cam- Commissioners. eron, Robert H. Davis, Robert Dalzell, Samuel Wickersham, J. T. Logan, Josiah King, James Park, Charles Avery, William Walker, George R. Riddle, Robert B. Mowry, John Fleming, John Irwin, James Marshall, Jacob Painter, William Coleman and Thomas F. Dale, of the city of Allegheny, or any five of them, are hereby appointed commissioners to do and perform the several things hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, they shall procure a suitable book and therein enter as follows: "We whose names are hereunto subscribed, do prom- Form of subise to pay to the treasurer of the Allegheny gas company the sum of scription. twenty-five dollars, for every share of stock set opposite to our respective names, in such manner and proportions and at such times as shall be determined by the president and managers of the said company, in pursuance of an act of the General Assembly, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled An Act to incorporate the Allegheny gas company.' Witness our hands this day of in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two," and shall thereupon give notice in at least one scribe. .newspaper, published in the city of Allegheny, for two weeks at least, of the time and place, when and where the said book shall be kept open to receive subscriptions for the stock of the said company, at which time and place two or more of the said commissioners shall attend, and Who shall sub- permit all persons of lawful age, who shall offer to subscribe in the said book, in their own names or in the names of any other persons, who shall authorize the same, for shares of said stock, upon paying an instalment of five dollars on each share of stock, so by them subscribed, and the said book shall be kept open for the purpose aforesaid, at least four hours each day for six successive days, or until there shall have been subscribed one thousand shares, and if at the expiration of the said six days, the whole number of four thousand shares of stock shall not have been subscribed, the said commissioners may adjourn from time to time and transfer the said book elsewhere, until the whole number of four thousand shares shall be subscribed, of which adjournment and transfer the commissioners aforesaid, shall give such public notice as the occasion may require, and when the whole number of four thousand shares shall have been subscribed, then the book shall be closed. SECTION 2. That when one thousand shares, or more, of the said stock shall be subscribed, and the sum of five dollars paid on each share so subscribed, the commissioners who have acted, or a majority of such, shall certify to the Governor, under their hands and seals, the names of the subscribers, the number of shares subscribed, and the sum of money Letters patent. paid thereon by each, whereupon the Governor shall by letters patent, under his hand and the seal of the Commonwealth, create and erect the subscribers, and if the subscription be not full at the time, then also, those who shall thereafter subscribe to the number of shares, as aforesaid, into a body politic and corporate, in deed and in law, by the name and style of "The Allegheny gas company," and by the same name the subscribers shall have perpetual succession, and be able and capable to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all courts of record and elsewhere, and the said corporation shall have power to Hold lands &c. purchase, receive, have, hold, and enjoy, to them and their successors, lands, tenements and hereditaments, goods, chattles, and all estate, real, personal, and mixed, of what kind or quality soever, as may be neces sary and proper for carrying into effect the objects and purposes of this incorporation, and the same from time to time to sell, mortgage, grant, alien, or dispose of, and shall have power to make, ordain, establish and put in execution such laws, ordinances, and regulations as shall appear necessary and convenient for the government of said corporation, not being contrary to the Constitution and laws of the United States, or of this Commonwealth, to make dividends semi-annually, of such portions of the profits actually made, as the president and managers for the time being may deem proper, and also to have and make a common seal, and the same to alter and renew at pleasure, and generally to do all and singular the matters and things which to them it shall lawfully appertain to do, for the well being of the said corporation, and the ordering of the affairs of the same: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be considered as in any way giving the said corporation any banking privileges whatsoever, or any other privileges, liberties, or franchises, but such as may be necessary or incident to the making of gas, and the distribution thereof, for the purposes of illumination and the manufacture and sale of coke, tar, and other products of distillation from coal or other materials, in the city of Allegheny, and the territories adjacent thereto. Dividends. 'Proviso. Powers. SECTION 3. That the said corporation shall have power and authority to manufacture and sell gas, to be made of bituminous coal, or other materials, for the purpose of lighting the streets, buildings, manufacto ries, dwellings, stores, and other places, in the city of Allegheny, and SECTION 4. That the said named commissioners, or a majority of them, shall as soon as conveniently may be, after the said letters patent shall have been obtained, give at least ten days' previous notice, in one newspaper published in said city, of the time and place by them appointed, for the subscribers of the stock to meet in order to organize Organization. the said company, and to choose by a majority of votes of said subscribers, by ballot, to be given in person, or by proxy duly authorized, one president, and eight managers (being stockholders), who shall hold their offices and conduct the business of said company, until the second Monday of May, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fiftythree, and until like officers shall be chosen, and may make such bylaws, rules and regulations as are not inconsistent with the Constitu- By-laws. tion and laws of the United States, and of this Commonwealth, as may be necessary for the due management and ordering the affairs of the said company. SECTION 5. That the president and managers shall meet at such Meeting. quorum, and in the absence of the president, five of the managers shall Quorum. formed, they shall have full power and authority to buy land for the Further powers. Meeting of stockholders. Ratio of votes. Proviso. Election of officers, how conducted. gas made, nor any increased subscription of capital stock, authorized without the presence and concurrence of three-fourths of the president and managers. SECTION 6. That the stockholders shall meet on the second Monday of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fiftythree, and on the same day and month annually thereafter, at the office of said company, in the city of Allegheny, of the time and place of which meeting notice shall be given, at least ten days previously, in at least one newspaper published in said city, and choose by ballot, by a majority of votes present, their officers for the ensuing year, as mentioned in the fourth section of this act, which officers so elected shall continue in office for one year, or until others are chosen, and the stockholders shall meet at such other times, either upon the requisition of the president or managers, or of any stockholders who own in the aggregate two hundred shares, as they may be summoned to meet by said managers or stockholders, in such manner and form as may be prescribed by the by-laws, at which annual or special meeting they shall have full power and authority to make, alter or repeal, by a majority of votes present, in manner aforesaid, all such by-laws, rules, orders and regulations as aforesaid, and to do and perform every other corporate act. SECTION 7. That each stockholder shall be entitled, at any election or meeting of the company, to one vote for each share of stock by him or her owned, and held in his or her own name, but no share shall confer a right of voting which shall not have been holden three calendar months prior to the day of election, or meeting: Provided, That no person shall be permitted to vote at the first election of said company, unless he or she has fully paid five dollars on each share of stock by him or her subscribed, as directed by the first section of this act, and at all subsequent elections and meetings of said company, no person shall be permitted to vote unless he or she shall have fully paid all the instalments called for, and then due on the shares by him or her subscribed, and all votes by proxy shall be on such terms and conditions as are prescribed by the act, passed on the twenty-eight day of March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, entitled "An Act to regulate proxies." SECTION 8. That the election of officers provided for in the fourth section of this act, shall be conducted in the following manner; that is to say, the president and managers, for the time being, shall appoint two stockholders, not being managers, to be judges of the said election, and to conduct the same, who, before undertaking to act, shall severally take and subscribe an oath or affirmation before an alderman of the city of Allegheny, well and truly, according to law, to conduct such election to the best of their knowledge and abilities, and the said judges shall have power to decide upon the qualification of voters, and the said election shall remain open at the office of said company, in the city of Allegheny, from ten o'clock, A. M., until three o'clock, P. M., and when closed the said judges shall count the votes, and the stockholders having the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected, and if it shall at any time happen that an election of president or managers shall not be made, the corporation shall not for that cause be deemed to be dissolved, but it shall be lawful to hold and make such election of president or managers on any other day thereafter, giving at least ten days' notice, signed by the president, in the newspaper before-mentioned, of the time and place of holding such election, and they are hereby required so to do at least once in every thirty days till the requisite officers are chosen, and the president and managers of |