SECTION 5. That the said commissioners shall meet on or before the Meeting. first Monday of May, or as soon thereafter as a majority of them shall agree, and complete the location of said road as soon as practicable; and if any vacancy shall occur by resignation, or otherwise, it shall be filled by the majority of said commissioners, or appointment by the judges of the court of Quarter Sessions of the county of York. SECTION 6. That it shall be the duty of the supervisors of the several Duties of super. townships through which said road shall pass, upon notice given, to proceed visors. at once and open and make said road as other roads are made: Provi- Proviso. ded, That the provisions of the ninety-second section of the act, passed fifteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, entitled "An Act relating to counties and townships, and county and township officers," shall be so construed as to apply to the duties of supervisors of public highways, in the opening and keeping in repair of public roads, so far as relates to the county of York. SECTION 7. That the supervisors of the respective townships through Increase of tax. which the road may pass, are hereby authorized and required to increase the ordinary road tax sufficient to pay the expenses of opening said road, with full power and authority to collect the same; and that so much of the act of the thirty-first of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, relating to roads in Newberry township, as is inconsistent with the provisions of this act be, and is hereby repealed, so far as relates to the opening of this road. SECTION 8. That Thomas P. Adams, of the county of Allegheny, is Tho. P. Adams hereby appointed in the room and stead of John Wilson, deceased, to appointed road assist in viewing and laying out a State road through parts of Allegheny viewer in room and Washington counties. dec. and pave Clif of John Wilson, SECTION 9. That the commissioners of the district of Moyamensing, Commissioners in the county of Philadelphia, be, and they are hereby authorized and of Moyamenrequired to grade and pave Clifton street, from Cedar street to Shippen sing to grade street, in said district, and charge the cost of the same to the owners ton street. of property fronting on said street: Provided, Said owners, after due and timely notice, shall neglect to grade and pave the said street; said charge to be collected as debts of like character are now by law collected. amended. SECTION 10. That the act entitled "An Act to incorporate the De- Act relative to laware and Schuylkill plank road company," passed the twenty-sixth the Delaware day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, be, and is hereby and Schuylkill altered and amended, as follows, that is to say that the time within plank road, which the constrection of the said road shall be commenced, is hereby extended for the term of two years from the passage of this act; that the said company may, if they deem it proper, use in part or in whole, the road known as the Point House road, now laid out from Keeler's lane to the point of land known and called Greenwich Island Point, as well as the other roads and streets in the said act referred to; that the said road shall commence at or near the junction of Church street or Front street, with said Keeler's lane, and shall be begun and completed, as follows, that is to say: from the above-mentioned point of commencement to the said Point House, within one year from the time of its commencement; from thence to Broad street, within two years from the said commencement; and from thence to its termination, within years from the said commencement; and that in case of default in the completion as aforesaid, of any one of the said three sections of the said road, that then the said act and this section, shall become null and void, so far as regards the section or sections, as to which default shall have been made in the completion thereof, as aforesaid, and that three so much of the said act to which this is a supplement, as is hereby altered, is hereby repealed. JOHN S. RHEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The twelfth day of April, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. WM. BIGLER President and No. 216. A SUPPLEMENT To the charter of the Catawissa, Williamsport, and Erie Railroad 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 the president and managers of said company be, and they are hereby managers to ap- authorized to appoint an agent, or agents, at such place or places within point agents. the United States as they may deem proper to receive and allow to be entered in a book or books to be kept by such agent or agents for that purpose, transfers of the stock of said company; and that transfers of said stock may be made either at the office of said company, or at such agency or agencies, under such regulations as the president and managers shall adopt. President and SECTION 2. That the stockholders of said company may elect the managers to be president and managers thereof, from among such stockholders therein, elected irrespec- irrespective of the residence of the same, as they shall deem best cal tive of resi- culated to promote the convenient management of the affairs of said dence. Provis>. ments. company, and the interest of the citizens of this Commonwealth, who have occasion to use said railroad as a means of transportation: Provided, That the president and a majority of the managers shall at all times be residents of this State. SECTION 3. That the president and managers of the Catawissa, WiPayment of interest on instal-liamsport, and Erie railroad company shall have the power, if they deem it proper to exercise the same, to contract to pay to the shareholders in said company at such times as said president and managers, or a majority of them shall designate, interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum, on all shares or instalments paid on the shares of said stock, till the said road shall be completed, which said interest shall be charged to the construction account of said railroad, and all profits or earnings of said railroad, until the same is so completed, shall be cre dited to the cost of said construction: Provided, That interest shall not be paid on any shares of said stock, upon which any instalment which has been duly called for remains unpaid: Provided further, That the stock of said company shall not be subject to any tax in con Proviso. Proviso. L sequence of the payment of the interest hereby authorized, nor until APPROVED-The twelfth day of April, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. WM. BIGLER. No 217. AN ACT Relating to the collection of taxes in certain townships in Lancaster county; to authorize the sale of a school house in Dauphin county; exempting from taxation the grounds and house of employment of Lehigh county; authorizing the keeper of Lancaster prison to adininister oaths, and authorizing the election of four supervisors of Dingman township, Pike county. townships, Lan 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 the assessors of the townships of Conestoga, Caernarvon, Ephrata, and Collection of Salisbury, in the county of Lancaster, be, and are hereby authorized taxes in certain and required, on a day and place certain to be fixed by them respectively, caster co., to be before the time which may be fixed in any year by the county com- given to the missioners for the appeal of said townships, of which at least fifteen lowest bidder. days' public notice by at least six hand-bills, put up in as many of the most public places in said townships, shall be given to receive proposals from citizens residing therein, stating the rate per cent. for which the person proposing is willing to perform the duties of the office of collector of taxes for said townships, and thereupon it shall be the duty of the assessors at such time as is now fixed by law to return the persons offering to perform said duties for the lowest rate to the commissioners of said county, and they shall be appointed by them to be collectors of taxes for said townships, and when several such persons proposing shall be equally the lowest, the assessors shall return all such as are lowest as aforesaid, and the said commissioners shall appoint any one of them collector as aforesaid, and such collector shall perform the duties of his office for no other or greater fee than the sum which was by him proposed: Provided, The said collector shall Proviso. give such security as shall be approved of by said commissioners, and the amount constituting the difference between the amount of collector's fees now authorized by law, and the fees due the collectors under the Sale of school contract entered into by virtue of this act, shall be paid to the district treasurers of the school fuud, to be applied to common school purposes for said townships respectively. SECTION 2. That William Matchett and George Hoffman be, and house in Jeffer- the same are hereby authorized to sell and a sufficient conveyance son tp.,Dauphin and assurance make of the school house number one, now erected in Jefferson township, Dauphin county, the proceeds of said sale to be applied to the general school purposes of said school district number Co. Poor house and one. SECTION 3. That the buildings and grounds of the house for the grounds in Le- employment and support of the poor of Lehigh county, and all perhigh co. exempt sonal property belonging to the same hereby is, and shall be exempt from taxation. from taxation, except for State and road purposes. Keeper of Lan- SECTION 4. That it shall and may be lawful for the keeper of the caster prison to Lancaster county prison to administer oaths and affirmations to the administer oaths. Four supervi sors to be elected in Dingman tp., Pike co. prisoners, in all cases where the same may be necessary, in applications for the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus, or for any other business connected with the discharge of prisoners from said prison. SECTION 5. That it shall be lawful for the qualified voters of the township of Dingman, in the county of Pike, annually to elect four supervisors of roads and highways for said townships at the time and place now fixed by law for the election of supervisors. APPROVED. The twelfth day of April, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. WM. BIGLER. i No. 218. A SUPPLEMENT To an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Adams County Mutual Fire In surance Company, and relative to the pay of commissioners and auditors of Franklin county;" to authorize John Elder, of Adams county, to sell certain real estate, and changing the place of holding elections in Quincy township, Franklin county. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Business of com- the business of the said Adams county mutual fire insurance company pany confined shall extend to, and embrace in its operations the county of Adams alone, with the same effect as if such provision had been contained in the original act, to which this is a supplement, passed the eighteenth of to Adams co. March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, and the business of the said company shall be conducted at Gettysburg, in said county of Adams. SECTION 2. That the powers of said company shall be vested in a Board of manaboard of twenty-one managers, chosen or appointed as hereinafter pro- gers. vided, all vacancies happening in said board shall be filled by the exe- Vacancies. cutive committee for the remainder of the current year or until the next annual election, and a majority of the whole shall constitute a quorum to do business, which board of managers shall be elected yearly, at such time and place as the by-laws of the company appoint, of which election public notice shall be given in at least one newspaper, printed in said county, for at least thirty days preceding said election; said election shall be holden under the direction of three members, not managers, to be appointed by the executive committee, and all elections shall be by ballot, and it shall require a plurality of votes cast to elect, allowing to each member one vote for every policy of insurance held by him in said company. SECTION 3. That no insurance shall be made by said company for a Time of insulonger period than five years. rance. SECTION 4. That it shall be lawful for said company to loan such Loan money. portion of their money on hand as shall not be wanted immediately for the purposes of said company, to be secured by bond or note with security, to be approved by the executive committee, for a period not exceeding one year, and no bond or note shall be permitted to lie unpaid longer than twenty days after the same becomes due, unless renewed under the provisions of this section. SECTION 5. That if the available funds on hand, and the amount of Proportionate the deposit notes should be insufficient to pay the loss occasioned by any dividends in fire or fires, in such case the sufferers insured by said company shall re- case of losses. ceive toward making good their respective losses, a proportionate dividend of the whole amount of said deposit, according to the sums of them respectively insured. SECTION 6. That the second, fourth, seventh, eighth and ninth sec- Provisions of tions of an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Bradford county certain act made mutual insurance company, and for other purposes," passed the thir- applicable. teenth of April, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and thirtyeight, so far as the same are consistent with the provisions of this supplement are hereby extended to the Adams county mutual fire insurance company. SECTION 7. That all the provisions of the original act, passed the Repeal. ninth of March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fortythree, which were extended to the Adams county mutual fire insurance company, by their act of incorporation, passed the eighteenth of March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, to which this act is a supplement, and which are inconsistent herewith, be, and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 8. That John Elder be, and he is hereby authorized, with John Elder with the assent, in writing, of John Stombaugh and "Lydia, his wife, to sell the assent of John and Lydia and convey in fee simple, to any purchaser thereof, all those two cerStombaugh to tain lots of ground, situate in the town of East Berlin, in the county of sell certain real Adams, held by the said Lydia by virtue of a deed, executed by George estate. Oberlin, and Catharine, his wife, dated April fourth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, to the said Lydia, in trust for her legal heirs and representatives, and upon the receipt of the proceeds of such sale to invest the same, after paying all legal charges against said property in such other real estate as to him, and to the said John Stombaugh, and Lydia, his wife, shall seem proper. |