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Blection and duty of clerk.

Repeal.

The erection of certain establishments prohibited

the elections for borough officers, and severally, as is provided by law, for the returns of justices of the peace, and of general, special and electoral elections.

SECTION 9. The town council shall have power to elect, viva voce, at such times as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution of the board, one suitable person as clerk, whose duty it shall be to attend all the meetings of the council, when assembled on business of the corporation, and perform all the duties of clerk thereto, and attest, keep and preserve the records of the corporation, and be answerable for the same, and also perform all other duties enjoined upon him by said council.

SECTION 10. That so much of the act to alter and amend the charter of said borough, passed the sixth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, and of the supplements thereto, as may be altered or supplied by this act, or which may be inconsistent herewith, the same is hereby repealed.

SECTION 11. That from and after the passage of this act, no bone-boiling establishment, slaughter house or other nuisance shall be erected or created within the limits of said borough of Chester.

JOHN M. THOMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The fourteenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 177.

AN ACT

To enable the Commissioners of Sheffield township, Warren county, to levy an additional Road Tax.

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 road commissioners of the township of Sheffield, in the county of Warren, are hereby authorized to levy a road tax, not exceeding fifteen mills on each dollar of the assessed valuation of property in said township, in addition to the tax now authorized to be levied by law; and that no irregularity in the levying

of road taxes heretofore levied in said township, shall prevent
the collection of the same.

JOHN M. THOMPSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED— The fourteenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 178.

AN ACT

To change the Road Laws in South Coventry township, Chester county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresenCatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth Certain act exand thirteenth sections of an act, entitled “ An Act to incorpo- tended to. rate the Coatesville, Mortenville and Doe Run plank road company, and relative to the repair of public roads in Birmingham township, Delaware county, and relative to the Darby and Upper Darby plank road company," approved the twenty-sixth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fiftythree, be and the same are hereby extended to the township of South Coventry, in Chester county:

Section 2. That such parts of the existing road laws as are Repeal.
inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed, so far as relates
to the township of South Coventry, in Chester county.

JOHN M. THOMPSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The fourteenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 179.

AN ACT

Authorizing the Auditor General to cancel any balance standing open against the Lebanon Bank in his office, on Dividends of said Bank.

WHEREAS, There is a dispute pending between the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Lebanon Bank, in regard to a certain balance standing open on the books of the auditor general against said bank, on account of the tax on dividends of said bank for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one; 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 the auditor general is hereby authorized and required to cancel any balance standing open against the Lebanon Bank in his office, for tax on dividends of said bank for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one: Provided, The auditor general shall be of the opinion that the said bank has been erroneously and illegally taxed to the amount of the aforesaid balance: Provided, That the sum so cancelled shall not exceed in amount thirty-two dollars and sixty-seven cents.

JOHN M. THOMPSON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The fourteenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 180.

AN ACT

To repeal an act in relation to the appointment of Collectors of State and County Taxes, so far as the same relates to Westmoreland, Adams, York and Fayette counties.

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 the provisions of the act of the general assembly of the com

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monwealth of Pennsylvania, approved the first day of February,
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, entitled
"An Act in relation to the appointment of collectors of state
and county taxes,” shall not hereafter apply to the appointment
of collectors of state and county taxes in the counties of West-
moreland, Fayette, Adams and York, but that the provisions of
said act be and the same hereby are repealed, so far as they
relate to said counties; and that the commissioners of said coun-
ties be and are hereby required to appoint one of the persons
returned by the assessor of each ward, borough and township,
in said counties, for tax collector, according to the provisions of
the act passed the fifteenth day of April, eighteen hundred and
and thirty-four, entitled “ An Act relating to county rates and
levies, and township rates and levies;” nor shall the commis-
sioners of said counties have any power to appoint any other
person to be tax collector, except the persons so returned for
that purpose as aforesaid, until both of the persons so returned
from each ward, borough and township, shall have been notified,
and failed to give the security authorized by law to be required
from them, when demanded by said commissioners.

JOHN M. THOMPSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED—The fourteenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 181.

AN ACT

Relating to the fees of Constables and the payment of Physicians for hold

ing Post Mortem Examinations in the counties of Bucks and Montgomery.

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 the mileage to be charged and received by the constables of the Mileage of concounties of Bucks and Montgomery, for conveying prisoners to stables for con.

voying prisoners the common jail of said counties, shall be ten cents per mile to jail. circular for every mile necessarily traveled in the discharge of said duty, the mileage to be circular.

Section 2. That the act, entitled “ An Act relative to the cor- Certain act ex. oners of Berks and Lancaster counties,” approved the eighth tended to. day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight,

be and the same is hereby extended to the counties of Bucks and Montgomery.

JOHN M. THOMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED—The fourteenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 182.

AN ACT

To authorize the Commissioners of Crawford county to borrow money.

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 the commissioners of the county of Crawford are hereby authorized to borrow, on the credit of said county, such an amount of money, not exceeding ten thousand dollars, at such rate of interest, not exceeding six per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, at the treasury of said county, in gold and silver coin, as they shall deem necessary for the purpose of purchasing, compromising and liquidating such of the bonds issued by the said county to the Pittsburg and Erie railroad company, as the holders may be willing to sell or compromise, on terms which the said commissioners may deem advantageous; which said loan may be made on such terms and conditions, and payable at such time or times as the said commissioners may think necessary and expedient; and the bonds or obligations issued by the commissioners for the money so borrowed, shall not be subject to taxation.

JOHN M. THOMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The fourteenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

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