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19. An Act granting certain powers to a surviving trustee; and to authorize

the Presbytery of Philadelphia to fill vacancies in the Board of Trustees

of the Presbyterian Institute.

20. An Act to vacate a portion of Market street, in the borough of Kittanning,

in the county of Armstrong; and also to vacate a portion of the Arm-

strong and Clearfield turnpike road.

21. A further supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the sub-

scribers to the articles of association for the purpose of establishing a

House of Refuge," passed March twenty-third, eighteen hundred and

22. An Act for the relief of Henry R. Graybill.

23. A supplement to the act entitled "An Act to erect the town of Harris-

burg, in the county of Dauphin, into a borough," passed the first day of

February, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and eight.

24. An Act to confirm the title of certain real estate to Alexander Browne.

25. A supplement to the act entitled "An Act authorizing the Governor to in-

corporate the Hanover Branch railroad company," approved the sixteenth

day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.

26. An Act appointing David Lupfer, and Philip Moyer, trustees, to sell cer-

tain real estate.

27. An Act authorizing the administrators of James A. Pennypacker, to sell

certain real estate.

28. An Act supplementary to the acts incorporating the Meadville, Kleckner-

ville, and Edinboro', and the Meadville, Allegheny, and Brokenstraw

plank road companies.

29. A supplement to an act entitled "An Act extending the time for the com-

pletion of the Hollidaysburg and Bedford turnpike road; and to certain

school districts in Erie and Warren counties, &c.," passed the fourteenth

day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.

30. An Act to confer on Anna Elizabeth Keller, an illegitimate child of John

Keller, of the county of Blair, and Theodore Henry Hummel, and Vir-

ginia Judith Nathans, now Virginia Judith Tobias, of Philadelphia county,

the rights, privileges, benefits, and advantages of children born in lawful

31. An Act to incorporate the Saw Mill Run and Phillipsburg plank road com-

32. An Act authorizing the recording of a power of attorney, executed by Ham-

33. A further supplement to an act entitled "An Act enabling the Governor

to incorporate a company for making an artificial road from the State line,

near the town of Emmetsburg, in the State of Maryland, through

Waynesboro', Greencastle, and Mercersburg, to intersect the Chambers-

burg and Bedford turnpike road, at or near the east end of McConnells-

burg," approved January twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and

34. An Act to alter and amend the charter of incorporation of "The St. John's

Orphan Asylum;" and relating to elections in Richmond township, Tioga

county; and authorizing the commissioners of the district of Moyamen-

sing to borrow money.

35. An Act relative to the collections of school tax in Peachbottom township,

36. An Act regulating railroad gauges; and supplementary to the act incorpo-

rating the Catawissa and Towanda railroad company, with an extension

to the New York and Erie railroad, at some convenient point on the State

37. An Act regulating certain election and school districts.

38. An Act to authorize William Montelius, John Donaldson, and Henry G.

Freeman, trustees, to sell and convey certain real estate.

39. An Act authorizing the holding of a special court in the county of Somerset,

by one of the judges of the Supreme Court.

40. A further supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Sun-

bury and Erie, and Pittsburg and Susquehanna railroad companies,"

passed the third day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-

41. An Act to authorize the sale of the East Salem Church, of Rostraver town-

ship, Westmoreland county.

42. A supplement to an act entitled "An Act providing for the election of Dis-

trict Attorneys," passed May third, one thousand eight hundred and

43. An Act to incorporate the Bellefonte, Walkersville, and Warrior's Mark

turnpike road company; and relative to the White Deer bridge com-

44. An Act forming an election district in Arrarat township, Susquehanna

county; and to appoint judge and inspectors to hold the first election.

45. An Act to authorize the election of supervisors in South Beaver township,

Beaver county; relative to the renewal of bonds by the commissioners of

Carbon county; to change the place of holding elections in Wiconisco

township, Dauphin county; to restore the corporate powers of the Frank-

lin hose company; relative to elections in South Towanda, Bradford

county; to supervisors and school districts in Schuylkill county; relative

to the mode of voting in Mercer county; relative to the guardians of the

poor of Philadelphia; relative to the granting of licenses in Tioga county;

and relating to the Merchants' and People's transportation company.

46. An Act to enable the Sharon iron company, of Mercer county, to purchase

and hold stock in the Jackson iron company, of Michigan.

47. An Act to incorporate the South Pittsburg and Saw Mill Run turnpike

48. An Act appointing commissioners to run and mark the boundary line be-

tween Lancaster and Lebanon counties.

49. An Act to change the times of holding the several courts of Mercer county. 53

50. An Act for the relief of John McCord.

51. An Act for the relief of Daniel Gross, and relating to the borough of

Bealsville, in Washington county.

52. An Act to incorporate the American steamship company.

53. An Act relating to the assessment of damages on the railroad to avoid the

inclined plane, in Philadelphia county.

54. An Act to incorporate the Norristown gas company.

55. An Act regulating certain election districts; to authorize the school direo-

tors of the borough of Birmingham, Allegheny county, to borrow money;

to incorporate the Pennsylvania association and reading room; and rela-

tive to the claim of Frederick Kreiser, of Lebanon county.

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56. An Act authorizing the establishment of a public park and parade ground

in the city of Reading.

57. An Act vacating a portion of Ferry lane and Back lane, in Allegheny

county, and relative to certain election districts, and to vacate a portion

of Meredith street, in Philadelphia county.

58. An Act relative to the sureties of Edmund L. Dana. administrator of

Ralph Peters, deceased.

59. An Act authorizing the directors of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of

Easton, to make sale of stock.

60. A supplement to an act entitled "An Act to authorize the Governor to

incorporate the Wrightsville and New Holland turnpike road company,"

approved April ninth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, and to
repeal certain special road laws in Monaghan township, York county.

61. An Act to authorize John A. Snyder, late treasurer of the county of Som.

erset, to appeal from the report of the county auditors, for the year

ending sixth of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.

62. An Act authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Tuckahoe and Mount

Pleasant plank road company.

63. An Act supplementary to "the act incorporating the First Methodist Epis-

copal church in the city of Lancaster.

64. An Act for the relief of Edward Garret.

65. An Act for dividing the incorporated district of Penn, in the county of

Philadelphia, into wards, authorizing the construction of culverts, and

the erection of market houses in said district.

66. A further supplement to "An Act incorporating the Pennsylvania coal

67. An Act to confer on Joseph Riberolle, the powers and duties of a trustee.

68. An Act relating to the Chester Valley railroad company.

69. An Act to incorporate the Waterford and Cambridge plank road company.

70. An Act authorizing the county of Washington and the boroughs of Wash-

ington and Monongahela city in said county, to make a subscription to the

Hempfield railroad company, and for other purposes.

71. An Act to authorize the oversees of the public school founded by charter in

the town and county of Philadelphia, to sell and convey real estate.

72. An Act providing for a lock-up in the borough of Harrisburg; relative to

the auditors of said borough and the collection of taxes in the same; to

Hancock street in the city of Pittsburg; to real estate in Potter county;

and vacating a street in Kittanning, Armstrong county.

73. A further supplement to the act to incorporate the Dauphin and Susque-

hanna coal company, passed the fifth day of April, eighteen hundred and

74. A supplement to an act relative to the claims of Sherman Bills, and Bills

and Foreman, approved the fifteenth day of April, A. D., one thousand

eight hundred and fifty-one.

75. An Act authorizing John C. Plummer to build a lock in his mill-dam on

the Youghiogheny river.

76. An Act to authorize the sale of the Bucks county academy.

77. An Act to incorporate the Girty's Run plank road company, relating to the

United States Engine company of the Northern Liberties, Philadelphia

county, and to the borough of Birmingham, Allegheny county.

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78. An Act to repeal an act relating to an alley in the Northern Liberties, Phi-

ladelphia county, and to authorize the commissioners of Lawrence county

and the borough of Beaver to borrow money.

79. An Act to change the venue in certain cases from Centre to Northumber-

80. An Act to authorize Henry Dehuff, to sell certain real estate in Lebanon

county; to change the name of John Sheaff Tidd, and to legitimatize

Elizabeth Brooks.

81. An Act supplementary to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the

Northern Liberties gas company.

82. An Act relative to the district of Richmond, in the county of Philadel-

phia; to the commissioners of the district of Kensington, and the Ken-

sington and Oxford turnpike road company, and to the side-walks on the

Germantown turnpike road, north of the Kensington boundary line.

83. An Act authorizing the laying out of a State road from, at, or near Dear-

dorff's mill, in Adams county, to a point on the York and Conewago canal

turnpike, at or near Owen's lime-kiln, in York county.

84. An Act authorizing the Pennsylvania railroad company to construct a

lateral railroad, from their main road in Westmoreland county, to Union-

town, in Fayette county, with power to extend the same to Geneva, in said

85. An Act authorizing the several recorders of deeds to appoint deputies.

86. An Act supplementary to an act entitled "An Act providing for the publi-

cation of the Colonial Records, and other original papers in the office of

the Secretary of the Commonwealth," approved February fifteenth, one

thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.

87. An Act to incorporate the Girard and Cussawago plank road company.

88. An Act to incorporate the Darlington cannel coal railroad company.

89. An Act to incorporate the Lehigh and Berks county turnpike road com-

90. An Act authorizing the laying out of a State road from Ringgold, Jef-

erson county, to Kittanning, Armstrong county; and relating to an elec-

tion district in Armstrong county; and to certain school districts in

Jefferson county.

91. An Act for the relief of John Webster.

92. A further supplement to the act incorporating the Springhouse and Sumney-

town turnpike road company, in the county of Montgomery, approved

the seventeenth March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five; and

relative to certain taxes in Montgomery county.

93. An Act to authorize the viewing and laying out of a State road through

parts of Allegheny and Washington counties; relating to the Little Saw

Mill Run railroad company; to Dyberry township, Wayne county; to

election of supervisors in Milford township, Somerset county; to the school

tax of Jacob Ort; to the Chartiers coal company; and authorizing the

commissioners of Washington county to appropriate money on a certain

94. An Act to lay out a State road from a road in Pennsbury, Chester county,

to the Philadelphia and West Chester road, in Delaware county; relative

to the Penn Mining and Smelting company; extending certain laws to

Willistown, East Town, Sadsbury, East Brandywine, and New Garden

townships, Chester county; and relating to the place of holding elections

in Pocopson township, in said county

95. An Act to incorporate the Erie gas company.

96. An Act to repeal the eighth section of the act of the third of April, one

thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, entitled "An Act supplementary to

an act passed the twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred

and thirty-two, entitled 'An Act relating to Orphans' Court, and relating

to contracts of decedents and escheats in certain cases, and relating to the

District Court of the city and county of Philadelphia, and to registers of

97. An Act supplementary to an act to incorporate the subscribers to the Ameri-

can fire insurance company, approved the twenty-eighth day of February,

Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and ten.

98. An Act to authorize the burgess and town council of the borough of War-

ren to define and establish the boundaries of streets in certain cases; and

relative to an election district in Tioga county.

99. A supplement to an act entitled "An Act to authorize the Governor to in-

corporate a company to erect a toll bridge over the West Branch of the

river Susquehanna, at Walton's Landing," passed the thirteenth day of

March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.

100. A further supplement to the penal laws of this State to render their limita-

101. An Act to regulate the time of holding courts in the Eleventh Judicial Dis-

102. A supplement to an act entitled "An Act authorizing the Governor to in-

corporate the Haverford plank road company;" to authorize the commis-

sioners of Kensington district to levy a water tax in lieu of water rent;

to open Delaware Sixth street, north of Elwood lane; to the election poll

of Upper Ward, Germantown; to Washington street, in Kensington; to

the plan of the survey of the borough of Frankford; and to the appoint-

ment of deputy tax collectors on the days of general and special elections. 125

103. An Act in relation to elections and certain election districts.

104. An Act to incorporate the Meadville cemetery.

105. An Act authorizing the Canal Commissioners to investigate the claim of

Charles Lloyd, for damages sustained on the West Branch division of the

Pennsylvania canal.

106 An Act to incorporate the East Liberty, North Washington, and Apollo

plank road company; relating to the claim of Alexander M'Connell; to

the Buck Mountain coal company; and to the New York and Erie rail-

107. An Act to change the place of holding the general and township elections in

the borough of Newcastle, and township of Neshannock, in Lawrence

county; to regulate certain election districts; and relative to the election

of supervisors and poor-master in Sterling township, Wayne county.

108. An Act to revise and amend the charter of the African Methodist Episcopal

church, in the city of Philadelphia, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-

109. An Act for the relief of Edward Fitz Randolph and Robert Dickson, sol-

diers of the Indian war.

110. An Act for the relief of Nancy Kirkpatrick, widow of a soldier of the Revo-

111. An Act to lay out a State road on the line of the Somerset and Bald Hill

turnpike road, in Somerset county.

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