A Digest of Laws Relating to the City of Philadelphia |
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Act of April Act of Assembly Act of March Act to incorporate aforesaid Alderman Anno Domini appoint approved April 16 April 21 assessed Assessors avenue Board of Health bonds bridge building capital stock Central Passenger Railway centum certificate City Councils City of Phila City of Philadel City of Philadelphia City Treasurer Coates Street common seal consent construct corporation county of Philadelphia Court of Common deemed Delaware Delaware River delphia District dividends Domini one thousand duty election entitled An Act Fairmount filed Frankford Further Supplement Germantown grade hereafter hereby authorized hereby repealed Ibid March 22 Mayor North Philadelphia ordinance owners paid pany Passenger Railway Company penalty person Philadelphia Passenger Railway purpose qualified voters Quarter Sessions rail Receiver of Taxes regulations river Schuylkill stockholders thence thereof thereto thirty days thousand eight hundred thousand shares tion turnpike Twenty-fourth Ward vote Wardens West Philadelphia
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Page 160 - ... to serve for one year, one for two years and one for three years, and thereafter...
Page 72 - That no person having any pension from the crown for any term or number of years, either in his own name, or in the name or names of any other person or persons...
Page 88 - ... make, have, and use, a common seal, and the same to break, alter, and renew, at...
Page 152 - ... the constitution and laws of the United States or of this commonwealth, 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 due management and ordering the affairs of the same...
Page 103 - ... been filed in the office of the prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the county...
Page 154 - ... the corporation shall not for that reason be dissolved ; but it shall be lawful to hold and make such election of directors, on any day within three months thereafter, by giving at least ten days...
Page 116 - ... to ordain, establish and put in execution such by-laws, ordinances and regulations, as shall appear necessary and convenient for the government of the said corporation, not being contrary to the...
Page 19 - He shall be at least thirty years of age, a citizen of the United States, and shall have resided in this State at least five years immediately preceding his election.
Page 2 - ... at a rate of Interest not exceeding seven per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, and to execute bonds therefor, under their hands and seals respectively.
Page 112 - Unlawfully frequenting or attending a steamboat landing, railroad depot, church, banking institution, broker's office, place of public amusement, auction room, store, auction sale at private residence, passenger car, hotel, restaurant, or at any other gathering of people.