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14. A supplement to an act passed the twenty-ninth day of
March, one thousand eight hundred and three, entitled
"An act to establish a Board of Wardens for the Port
of Philadelphia, and for the regulation of Pilots and
pilotages, and for other purposes therein mentioned."
15. An act for the relief of William Hall and others, soldiers
of the Revolutionary war.
16. An act to incorporate the Laurel Hill Cemetry company, in
Penn township, Philadelphia county.
17. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act providing
for the call of a Convention to propose amendments to
the Constitution of the State, to be submitted to the
people thereof for their ratification or rejection," passed
the twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hun-
dred and thirty-six.
13. A further supplement to an act entitled "An act to autho-
rize the Governor of this Commonwealth to incorporate
a company for the purpose of making and erecting a
bridge over the river Susquehanna, in the county of Lan-
caster, at or near the town of Columbia."
19. An act to enable Charles Wharton, Jr., to connect League
Island, in the county of Philadelphia, with the main land
20. An act supplementary to the acts incorporating the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad company.
21. An act to vest in Edward H. Brien and Sarah B. Rogers,
wife of Henry Rogers, the title to certain real estate in
the county of Lancaster.
22. An act for the temporary disposition of the portion of the
Surplus Revenue of the United States to be deposited
with Pennsylvania.
23. An act to unite the Wrightsville and York Railroad, and
the Wrightsville and Gettysburg Railroad companies
into one company, and for other
24. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act to incor-
porate the city of Pittsburg."
purposes.
25. An act to provide for repairs and other expenses of the
State Canal and Railroads.
26. An act for the relief of Philip Graver and others, soldiers
and widows of soldiers of the revolutionary war.
27. A further supplement to the act entitled "An act for the
regulation of the Militia of this Commonwealth."
28. An act for the relief of Robert Cochran and others, soldiers
and widows of soldiers of the Revolutionary war.
29. An act to authorize Thomas Paschall, guardian of Joseph
Paschall, to sell and convey certain real estate.
30. An act to amend the charter of the corporation for the
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relief of the widows and children of clergymen in the
communion of the Protestant Episcopal church in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
31. An act to authorize the Canal Commissioners to inquire
into the claims for damages of Henry Eby.
32. An act for the relief of the heirs of John M'Daniel,
deceased.
33. An act for the relief of the heirs of Alexander White.
34. An act to authorize the Trustees of the University of Penn-
sylvania to sell and convey certain real estate, and for
other purposes.
35. An act to authorize John B. M'Pherson and Moses M'Clean
to convey certain real estate and other property, and for
36. An act for the relief of the Pennsylvania Institution for the
instruction of the Blind, the Deaf and Dumb Institute,
and the House of Refuge.
37. An act to increase the Contingent Fund of the Land office,
and Auditor General's office, and the office of the State
Treasurer.
58. An act to provide for the erection of a house for the employ-
ment and support of the poor in the county of North-
ampton, and for other purposes.
59. An act authorizing the construction of a railroad to connect
the North Branch division of the Pennsylvania canal, at
or within the borough of Wilkesbarre, with the slack
water navigation of the Lehigh.
40. An act relating to the borough of West Philadelphia.
41. An act to empower the Orphans' court for the city and
county of Philadelphia to make partition of certain real
estate among the devisees of Francis Gurney, and for
the sale of certain other real estate, and for other pur-
poses.
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42. An act for the erection of a bridge at Starr's Fording, on
the Yellow Breeches creek.
43. An act to repeal so much of the fifth section of an act to
consolidate and amend the several acts relative to a Gen-
eral System of Education by Common Schools, as au-
thorizes the school directors to levy and asses a poll tax.
44. An act for the relief of David Conner and others, soldiers
and widows of soldiers of the Revolutionary and Indian
45. An act for the relief of John Adams and others, soldiers
wars.
46. A supplement to the act entitled "An act to provide for a
Geological and Mineralogical Survey of the state," pas-
sed the twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-six.
47. An act to confirm the partition of the real estate of Daniel
Sheetz, deceased.
48. An act granting to Priscilla Grier, daughter and heir of
Lieutenant John M'Clelland, compensation for a tract of
donation land.
49. An act for the relief of Frederick Sceptre, and other soldiers
50. An act authorizing William Adams and Michael Haak of
the county of Berks, in the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, committee of John Haak of said county, a lunatic,
and Elizabeth Haak, wife of said John Haak, to sell and
convey certain real estate, and for other purposes.
51. An act to authorize Joseph B. Lapsley and David Lapsley,
trustees under the will of David Lapsley, deceased, to
sell and convey certain real estate, and for other pur-
52. An act for the relief of Conrad Hurtz, and other soldiers
53. An act to authorize the Appraisers of Damages on the Penn-
sylvania Canal, to inquire into and adjust the claim of
damages of William M'Farland.
54. An act granting aid to Marshall College.
55. An act to confer on Mark Bratton Hannum, the rights and
benefits of a child born in lawful wedlock.
56. An act to incorporate the Society of Equal Rights, of Car-
lisle, Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.
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57. A supplement to the act entitled "An act for incorpora-
ting St. Paul's church, in the city of Philadelphia," and
to an act entitled "A supplement to the act entitled 'An
act for incorporating St. Paul's church, in the city of
Philadelphia," and for other purposes.
58. A supplement to the act entitled "An act for the convey-
ance of certain real estate, and for other purposes," ap-
proved the twenty-eighth day of March, A. D., one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.
59. A supplement to the act of the twenty-fourth March, eigh-
teen hundred and eighteen, entitled "An act to enable
Aliens to purchase and hold real estate in this common-
wealth.
60. An act authorizing the County Commissioners of Schuylkill
county, to pay unto the Treasurer of the Board of School
Directors of Schuylkill township, in said county, their
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portion of the State Appropriation for Common Schools,
under the act of the first of April, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-four, for that year.
61. A supplement to an act entitled "An act relative to the attach-
ment of Vessels," passed the thirteenth day of June,
Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.
62. An act relative to the Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mountjoy
and Lancaster Railroad company, and for other pur-
63. An act relating to the Borough of Uniontown, Fayette
county, and for other purposes.
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64. An act to annul the marriage contract of Archibald_Dar-
ragh and Cordelia his wife.
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65. An act to annul the marriage contract of Thomas J. Walsh,
and Sarah J. his wife.
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66. An act for the relief of Henry Thomas, and other soldiers and widows of soldiers of the Revolutionary and Indian
67. An act to confirm and render valid the proceedings of the
District court for the city and county of Philadelphia, in
actions of partition heretofore instituted in the said court,
and to make good and valid certain acknowledgments of
Sheriff's deeds, and for other purposes.
68. An act to incorporate the Washington and Pittsburg Rail-
road company.
69. An act supplementary to the act entitled "An act authori
zing the Governor to incorporate the Wallenpaupack Im-
provement company," and for other purposes.
70. An act for the relief of John Glentzer and others, soldiers
71. An act for the relief of George Hughes, and other soldiers
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72. An act to confer on Henry Brightbill, Jr. the rights and
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73. An act for the relief of certain settlers in Bradford
county.
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74. An act further to amend the charter of "The Chartered
Fund of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United
States of America."
75. An act to incorporate the Sunbury and Erie, and Pittsburg
and Susquehanna Railroad companies.
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76. An act to incorporate the Pittsburg and Connellsville Rail-
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77. A further supplement to the act entitled "An act authori-
zing the Governor to incorporate the Bald Eagle and
Spring Creek Navigation company, and to authorize the
Canal Commissioners to construct a Canal around the
abutments of the bridge at Bairdstown, and for other
purposes."
78. A supplement to the several acts regulating Fisheries in
the river Delaware.
79. An act authorizing the holding Special Courts in a part of
the tenth Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
80. An act to erect Shirleysburg in the county of Huntingdon,
New Hope in the county of Bucks, and Hamburg in the
county of Berks, into Boroughs, and for other purposes.
81. An act for the relief of Joseph Fulton and others, soldiers
82. An act Authorizing James Worth, a surviving executor of
the last will and testament of Isaac Knight, and trustee
appointed therein, to cut and sell certain wood upon the
estate devised to him in trust, and to authorize the sale
of the estate of John Brown, deceased.
83. An act to authorize Job Mann, guardian of the minor chil-
dren of John Tod, to sell and convey certain real estate,
and relative to the sale of real estate of James Coleman,
84. An act to incorporate the Litiz Academy, in the village of
Litiz, Lancaster county, and the Pottsville Institute, in
the county of Schuylkill, and relative to Washington
and Dickinson Colleges.
85. An act to incorporate the Lebanon Sugar and Silk com-
pany.
86. An act to authorize John L. Radcliff, executor of the last
will and testament of Richard Dale, deceased, to sell and
87. An act to incorporate the Western Pennsylvania Hospital
society, and the Pittsburg Board of Trade.
88. An act authorizing the Governor to incorporate a company
to erect a bridge over the Monongahela river, at the bo-
rough of Birmingham, in the county of Allegheny, with
power to construct a turnpike road from the south end of
Denman street, in said borough, to intersect the Monon-
gahela and Coal Hill Turnpike road.
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89. An act to incorporate the Harrisburg and Sunbury Rail-
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90. An act authorizing the chief burgess of the borough of Sun-
bury to sell and convey a portion of the bank of the river
opposite said borough, and relative to the boroughs of