on an indictable offence, shall be paid by the county of Northumberland, with an inon the presentation of proper accounts of the same to the commissioners dictable offence, how paid. of said county. JOHN S. RAEY, APPROVED. The twenty-third day of April, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. WM. BIGLER. No. 265. AN ACT To incorporate the Norristown and Freemansburg Railroad Company. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represenlatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John Price Wetherill, Jacob Johnson (miller), Jacob Fry, Junior, John Commissioners. Steiner, Aaron Schneck, Enos Beaver, William Fronefield, William Schall, Daniel Jacoby, Senior, Joseph Hunsicker, Jacob Johnson, Junior, John Shearer, Senior, Edward Evans, Michael C. Boyes, John Heins, and William Unrall, of Montgomery county; Richard Moore, George Custard, Peter Byler, Edward Thomas, of Bucks county; George W. Foring, Charles W. Cooper, Henry Pearson, Jacob Erdman, of Lehigh County; and Henry Detweiler, Senior, Joseph Yeager, John Lowry, Wilson Shaffer, Charles Wagner, Baltzer Stover, Robert S. Brown, Abram Cortright, and Jacob Freeman, of Northampton county, or any five of them, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners, to open books, receive subscriptions, and organize a company, by the name, style, Style. and title of "The Norristown and Freemansburg Railroad Company,' with all the powers, and subject to all the provisions and restrictions Subject to proprescribed by an act entitled "An Act regulating railroad companies," visions of cerapproved the nineteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred tain act. and forty-nine. SECTION 2. That the capital stock of said company shall consist of Capital stock. five thousand shares of fifty dollars each: Provided, That said com- Proviso. pany may from time to time by a vote of the stockholders, at a meeting called for that purpose, increase their capital stock so much as in their opinion may be necessary to complete the said road, and to carry out the true intent and meaning of this act. SECTION 3. That the said company shall have the right to build or Location, comconstruct a railroad from the borough of Norristown, in Montgomery mencement and county, along the northern side of the river Schuylkill to Perkiomen completion of creek; thence up the said creek to or near Sumneytown; thence to the Swamp creek; thence by the nearest and best route to Saucon creek; road. thence down said creek to Freemansburg, in Northampton county; the route along the said points to be fixed as to the president and directors shall seem best; the said railroad to be commenced within two and completed within ten years from the passage of this act. JOHN S. RHEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN H. WALKER, APPROVED-The twenty-third day of April, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. WM. BIGLER. Corporators. Style. Privileges. No. 266. AN ACT To incorporate the Boiling Spring Division, number one hundred and twenty 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 R. Anderson, S. N. Diven, L. W. Weaver, Stuard M'Gowen, John Murphy, James Clark, Wm S. Reed, Moses Morrett, Ely Hyer, S. L. Miller, C. T. Brand, Henry Smyser, William B. Thomas, Daniel Steese, G. W. Bricker, James Burtnet, George Wagener, Samuel Zell, Peter Zell, Thomas Zell, J. C. Seebrooks, George W. Crabb, Robert Fought, James Sibbetts, Gabriel Natchee, Hiram Kelsey, Daniel Musselman, Daniel Whaler, and all persons now belonging to and composing, or that may hereafter join the society now called the "Boiling Spring Division, number one hundred and twenty, Sons of Temperance of the State of Pennsylvania," located at Churchtown, Cumberland county, be, and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate in law by the above name, style, and title, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, have a common seal, and the same alter at pleasure, make contracts, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of record, or in any other place whatsoever, and to take and to hold to them and their successors, either by grant, gift, devise, or lease, any lands or real estate, for the purpose of erecting thereon a suitable building or buildings for the use of said Boiling Spring divison, number one hundred and twenty, Sons of Temperance, and also to take and hold for the use of the said society any goods or chattels, sum or sums of money, by gift, grant, sale, will, devise, or otherwise, from any person or persons whatsoever, capable of making the same, and the same at their pleasure to grant, bargain, and sell for the use of said society, and generally to do all and singular the matters and things which shall be lawful for them to do for the well-being and due manage- SECTION 2. That the object of said corporation shall be to provide, Object. SECTION 3. That the government of said society, and management Board of trusand disposition of its affairs and property, shall be vested in a board of tees, their duties trustees, who shall be elected annually at such times and in such man- and election. ner as the said Boiling Spring division, number one hundred and twenty, Sons of Temperance, may by its by-laws (now in force) pro vide: Provided further, That each of said trustees shall give to the Proviso. SECTION 4. That each person, on being admitted as a member of this society, shall sign the constitution and by-laws, and pay such entrance money and weekly and other dues and contributions as the society may, by their by-laws, from time to time resolve and declare. Membership. SECTON 5. That a member may be expelled under such provisions Expulsion. as the constitution and by-laws of said society may from time to time declare, and provide for a violation of the same. SECTION 6. That all bonds or notes heretofore given, or now due or Certain notes to owing to said Boiling Spring division, number one hundred and be regarded as twenty, Sons of Temperance, or bonds or notes by persons given be- moneys. fore the passage of this act, to and in the name of Boiling Spring division, number one hundred and twenty, Sons of Temperance, shall be taken and deemed to be in law to be money due and owing to said Boiling Spring division, number one hundred and twenty, Sons of Temperance: And provided further, That it shall be the duty of the trustees Proviso. herein named to bring suit in any court of record, or before any justice of the peace of the proper county, for the recovery of the same, whenever ordered so to do by the society. SECTION. 7. That the said corporation shall have power to elect such Election of officers as may be deemed necessary, and at such times as the society officers. shall appoint, make all necessary by-laws, and do all things necessary for the good government of the corporation, not inconsistent with, or contrary to the Constitution of the United States, or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. SECTION 8. That the Legislature hereby reserves the right to revoke, Reservation. alter, or amend this act, whenever it may deem it expedient, in such manner, however, that no injury shall be done to the corporators. SECTION 9. That from and after the passage of this act, Charles Charles Bryson Bryson Worrell, now in Carlisle, Cumberland county, shall be called Worrell, change and known by the name of Charles Dilworth Bryson, and by that name name. shall be capable of suing and being sued, and of taking any real or personal estate, by descent, devise, or purchase, and of granting or de vising the same in the same manner as if he had always been know by the name of Charles Dilworth Bryson. APPROVED-The twenty-third day of April, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. WM. BIGLER. Pittsburg and railroad exten sion of. Powers of company. to subscribe No. 267. A SUPPLEMENT To an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Pittsburg and Steubenville Ran road Company," passed the twenty-fourth day of March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine. 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 the Pittsburg and Steubenville railroad company shall be, and is hereby authorized to extend their railroad into the city of Pittsburg to connect with the Pennsylvania railroad, and with any other railroad at the Vir ginia State line. SECTION 2. That the said company shall be, and is hereby authorized in case they shall deem it necessary to pass along or across and occupy with their tracks any streets, lanes, and alleys, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the proper authorities having lawful control of the same, and the said company shall be, and is hereby authorized to construct such bridge or bridges as may be necessary to make their road complete and perfect in all its connections: Provided, That such bridge or bridges shall be of such an elevation as not to impede the free and uninterrupted navigation of the Ohio or Monongahela rivers. Certain corpora SECTION 3. That the city and boroughs hereinafter mentioned be, tions authorized and they are hereby authorized to subscribe to the capital stock of the said company not exceeding respectively the number of shares hereinafter mentioned, namely: the city of Pittsburg five thousand shares; the respective boroughs of Birmingham, East Birmingham, and South Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny, each five hundred shares, the same to be subscribed by the proper authorities, or a majority of them of the said city and boroughs respectively, and they are hereby respectively authorized to borrow money to pay therefor, and to make provision for the principal and interest of the money so borrowed as in other cases of loans to said city and boroughs respectively, and no certificate of loan or bond shall be for a less sum than one hundred dollars, and shall be transferable only on the books of the respective city and boroughs kept for that purpose, and the certificates of loan or bonds stock. issued or to be issued by such authorities for the purpose aforesaid, struct branches. SECTION 4. That the said company is hereby authorized to construct Company aubranches with a single or double track, from any point or points on the thorized to conmain line of their railroad in the counties of Allegheny and Washington, to such other point or points in said counties, or in the county of Beaver, as the president and directors of said company shall deem expedient or necessary. JOHN S. RHEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN H. WALKER, We do hereby certify that the bill entitled a supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Pittsburg and Steubenville railroad company," passed the twenty-fourth day of March, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, was presented to the Governor on the eighth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, and was not returned within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it had been presented to him; wherefore, it has agreeaby to the Constitution of this Commonwealth, become a law in like manner as if he had signed it. WM. JACK, Clerk of the House of Representatives. JOHN M. SULLIVAN, Harrisburg, April 21, 1852. Clerk of the Senate. |