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the county of Centre, shall hereafter be held at the Pine Glen house, now occupied by Mrs. Sarah Loy, in said township.

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

WM. M. FRANCIS,

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

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 25.

AN ACT

To prevent injury to Sidewalks in the township of Girard, in the county of

Erie.

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 ihe same, That from and after the passage of this act, any person who shall ride, drive or lead any horse, mare, gelding or mule on any sidewalk in the township of Girard, in the county of Erie, made for the accommodation of foot passengers, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars for every such offence, which penalty shall go to the school fund of the said township. The said penalty may be recovered in an action of debt, in the name of the said township, before any justice of the peace in said county, by any person who shall sue for the same.

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

WM. M. FRANCIS,

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

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 26.

AN ACT To authorize the Supervisors of Pequea and Martic townships, in Lancaster county, to pay one-third of the cost of erecting a County Bridge over Pequea creek, near Harnish's mill.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly ne, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That

, the supervisors of the townships of Martic and Pequea, in the county of Lancaster, be and are hereby authorized to pay out of the township road taxes, one-third of the cost of the erection of a bridge over the Pequea creek, where said creek divides said townships, near Benjamin Harnish's mill; the cost of such erection to be paid by and under the directions of the commissioners of Lancaster county.

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

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED— The first day of February, Anno Domini one thouand eight hundred and sixty.

WM, F. PACKER.

No. 27.

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AN ACT Relating to Viewers of Roads in Venango county. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen. tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly net, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, the court of quarter sessions of Venango county shall, upon any application for the appointment of viewers to lay out, alter or vacate any road in said county, appoint three in lieu of six viewers, one of whom shall be a practical surveyor.

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

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED—'The first day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER,

No. 28.

SUPPLEMENT

To an act incorporating the Pemberton Fire and Marine Insurance Com

pany of Philadelphia. 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 time of holding the annual election for officers of the Quaker City fire and marine insurance company of the city of Philadelphia, incorporated as per act approved May seventh, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, under the name and title of the Pemberton fire and marine insurance company of Philadelphia, and changed by authority of the court of quarter sessions of the city of Philadelphia, April nineteenth,

one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, to that of the Quaker City fire and marine insurance company of Philadelphia, shall be hereafter held on the third Tuesday of January, in each year, instead of the first Tuesday in January, as required in the original act of incorporation.

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

WM. M. FRANCIS.

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

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 29.

AN ACT

Relative to Taxes on Unseated Lands in Crawford county.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembiy met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the commissioners of Crawford county are hereby authorized to put on sale lists of one thousand eight hundred and sixty, all such returns of unseated lands for road and school taxes as were returned too late to be put on the transcript of one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, for the sales of one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight; and such returns shall be as good and valid, and have a like effect as though they had been made in December, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven.

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

WM. M. FRANCIS,

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

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 30.

A SUPPLEMENT

To an act incorporating the Monodgahela Insurance Company of Pittsburg.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represenlatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly net, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the board of directors of the Monongahela insurance company, of the city of Pittsburg, shall hereafter consist of fifteen members, to be elected at the time and in the manner prescribed for the election of directors by the act to which this is a supplement, approved the twentieth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four; and the present board of directors of the said company are hereby authorized to increase their number to fifteen members, to serve until the next annual election of directors for said company; and so much of the said act to which this is a supplement, as is inconsistent herewith, is hereby repealed.

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

WM. M. FRANCIS,

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

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 31.

AN ACT

Relating to the borough of New Hope, in the county of Bucks.

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 so much of the fourth division of the third section of an act, approved April third, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, entitled “ An Act regulating boroughs," as requires the corporate officers of boroughs to publish enactments, regulations, or. dinances, or other general laws ordered or passed by the burgess and town council, in one newspaper, if such be printed in the proper county, at least ten days before the same take effect, is hereby repealed, so far as the same relates to the borough of New Hope, in the county of Bucks.

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

WM. M. FRANCIS,

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

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 32.

A SUPPLEMENT

To an act to incorporate the Chartiers and Robinson Township Turnpike

Road Company, approved the nineteenth day of March, Anno Domini ong thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assem. bly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That whenever the Chartiers and Robinson Township turnpike road company shall have finished one mile or more of their road, they shall have power to erect gates and receive tolls upon the portion of the road so finished, agreeably to the conditions and restrictions of sections twelve and thirteen of the act approved

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