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plied, be and the same is hereby repealed, so far as the same relates to the said Hartsville and Centreville turnpike road company.

W. C. A. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED— The twenty-fifth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 12.

A SUPPLEMENT

To the act incorporating the Woodward Hill Cemetery, passed the twenty

pinth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight bundred and fiftyone.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That at the next annual election for managers of the Woodward Hill cemetery, and annually thereafter, the lot owners shall elect nine managers of the said corporation, instead of twenty-five, the number designated in the act to which this is a supplement.

W. C. A. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED—The twenty-fifth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 13.

A SUPPLEMENT

To the act to divide the borough of Scranton into two wards, approved the

seventeenth day of March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fiftynine.

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and pay

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly

met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Persons aggriev- from any additional or special tax laid by the burgess and town may appeal council of the borough of Scranton, under and by authority of

the levy of certain tax.

the tenth section of the act to which this is a supplement, an appeal shall lie, by any person aggrieved, to the court of quarter sessions of Luzerne county, by filing a bond, with at least one sufficient surety, in the name of the burgess and town council of said borough, with the clerk thereof, in the penalty of fifty dollars, conditioned that he shall prosecute his appeal with effect,

all costs that shall accrue in the event of his being cast

in his appeal. Appeals, relative Section 2. That in all appeals under this act, the court of to in the court of

quarter sessions shall take such order in the premises, as to the quarter sessions.

mode and time of trial, as in its judgment shall best subserve the ends of justice : Provided, That no appeal shall be entertained in any case when such tax has been actually paid without protest before the appeal was asked for.

W. C. A. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED—The twenty-fifth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 14.

AN ACT

To change the place of holding elections in Taylor township, Fulton county.

WHEREAS, It has become necessary to change the place of holding the general and township elections in Taylor township, Fulton county, and no court of quarter sessions will be held in

said county before the time of holding the next township elections; therefore,

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, the general and township elections in the township of Taylor, county of Pulton, shall be held at the house of David Leidig, now occupied by William Hinkle.

W. C. A. LAWRENCE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED- The twenty-fifth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 15.

A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT

To an act to incorporate the town of Ashland, partly in Schuylkill and

partly in Columbia county, into a borough, approved the thirteenth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and filly-seven.

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Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That hereafter the borough of Ashland shall consist of two wards, the Borough to conline separating said wards to commence at the northern boun- sist of two wards, dary of said borough, and to be a direct line extending through boundaries of. the middle of Ninth street to the southern boundary of the same; all that portion of said borough lying west of said line to be called the West ward, and all that portion lying east of said line Names of wards. to be called the East ward.

SECTION 2. That at the borough election next ensuing the pas- Council, election sage of this act, the citizens of each of said wards shall elect of. two citizens to be town councilmen for two years, and two to be town councilmen for one year; and at every such election thereafter shall elect two citizens to be town councilmen for two years.

SECTION 3. That at the said election the citizens of each of school directors, said wards shall elect one citizen to be school director to serve for three years, one to serve for two years, and one to serve for one year; and at every such election thereafter shall elect one citizen to serve as school director for three years.

election and terms of

Where elections

SECTION 4. That in the West ward of said borough the electo be hc!d. tion polls for all elections shall be at the public house now kept

by Peter Keller, and in the East ward at the public house now

kept by Michael Horan. Repeal

Section 5. That any provision of the present charter of the said borough of Ashland, hereby altered or supplied, be and the same is hereby repealed.

W. C. A. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED—The twenty-fifth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 16.

AN ACT

To erect the borough of Bridgewater, in the county of Beaver, into a sepa

rate Election District.

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 borough of Bridgewater, in the county of Beaver, shall hereafter constitute a separate election district; and the general, special and borough elections in said borough shall be held at the town hall in said borough; and that the qualified electors of said borough shall elect one judge and two inspectors of the general election, at the same time fixed by the charter of said borough for the election of borough officers.

W. C. A. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED— The twenty-sixth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 17.

A SUPPLEMENT

To the act to incorporate the South-Western Market Company. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall be lawful for the directors of the South-Western market company to locate their market at such a point as they may deem expedient: Provided, The same shall be south of Market street and west of Eighth.

W. C. A. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-—The twenty-sixth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 18.

SUPPLEMENT

To an act to incorporate the Port Kennedy Railroad Company, of Montgomery county, approved the eighth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That so much of section second in said act as makes the capital stock to consist of three thousand shares of fifty dollars each, be and the same is hereby repealed; and that the capital stock of said company shall consist of three hundred shares of fifty dollars each.

W. C. A. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED—The twenty-sixth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

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