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forthwith to the supervisors; and in case any road master shall Penalty for rerefuse to act or perform the duties enjoined upon him, he shall fusing to act as

road master. pay a fine not exceeding five dollars, to be collected before a justice, as other sums of like amount; and the supervisors shall appoint another to serve in his place until the next election.

Section 2. The said road masters are hereby required to have Rolative to workthe tax in their respective districts worked out as soon as may ing out taz. be after they receive their duplicates from the supervisors, and not later than the first of August, except unavoidable repairs, or the cutting out of new roads; and they shall annually, in the month of November of each year, meet with the said supervisors, and settle their respective accounts; and any failure on Settlement of aspart of said road masters to settle, or to work out their taxes as counts, relative above stated, shall subject those neglecting to a fine of twenty dollars, to be recovered, as other fines of equal amount are by law recoverable, before a justice of the peace, at the suit of the proper treasurer of the township, on complaint made by the supervisors to said treasurer.

Section 3. The existing road laws, so far as they are supplied Repeal.
or altered by this act, are hereby repealed in the aforesaid
county of Mercer.

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

WM. M. FRANCIS,

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

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 47.

AN ACT

Extending the General Manufacturing Law for the manufacture of Leather,

to Potter and Carbon counties.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represenlatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly maet, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the provisions of an act, entitled “ An Act to encourage manufacturing operations in this commonwealth," approved the seveath day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, and the several supplements t.ereto, be and the same are hereby extended to corporations which may be organized and established for the purpose of making and manufacturing leather, in Potter

and Carbon counties: Provided, That the lands held for such purposes shall not exceed three thousand acres.

W. C. A. LAWRENCE,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The eighth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

Preamble.

No. 48.

AN ACT

Relating to the borough of Johnstown, in the county of Cambria.

WHEREAS, The burgess and town council of the borough of Johnstown, in the county of Cambria, have contracted debts for paving certain streets in said borough beyond an amount authorized by law: And whereas, The said burgess and town council have issued bonds, with coupons attached, bearing six per centum interest, in discharge of said debt; 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 issuing of the bonds, with coupons attached, heretofore issued by the burcertain borough bonds made legess and town council of the borough of Johnstown, in the county of Cambria, not exceeding in amount ten thousand dollars, be and the same are hereby declared to have the same force and effect, to all intents and purposes, as if the same had been issued by authority of law.

gal.

Councils may

tax.

SECTION 2. That the burgess and town council of the said bolevy additional rough of Johnstown are hereby authorized and empowered (if they deem the same necessary) to levy an additional tax, not exceeding ten mills on the dollar, on the assessed value of the property, trades and professions in said borough, in addition to the tax now authorized by law for paving purposes, and to create a fund to redeem the bonds mentioned in the first section of this act: Provided, That the tax so levied and collected shall be appropriated in the respective ward where assessed and collected.

Proviso.

Collector of

of, &c.

SECTION 3. That it shall and may be lawful for the burgess taxes, election and town council of said borough, at their first annual meeting in each and every year, to elect one person to serve as collector of all the taxes of said borough for the ensuing year, who shall give bond to the burgess and town councils, with sureties, con

tion of

ditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as collector and payment of all moneys into the treasury of said borough, which bond shall be approved by the burgess; and the same collector shall in no case be re-elected unless he shall have paid over the full amount of his duplicate or duplicates, less such amount of exonerations as may be made by the burgess and council aforesaid.

Section 4. That the qualified electors of said borough shall, Auditors, elecat their first election after the passage of this act, at the same time and in the same manner that the burgess is now elected, elect one person to serve as auditor for said borough for one year, one person to serve for two years, and one person to serve for three years, and annually thereafter one person to serve as auditor as aforesaid for three years.

Section 5. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the Repeal. foregoing act, shall be and the same are hereby repealed.

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

WM. M. FRANCIS,

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

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 49.

A SUPPLEMENT

To an act to incorporate the Susquehanna and Lebigh Turnpike Road Com

pany.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatites of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
nd, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That
from and after the passage of this act, the annual election of
managers of the Susquehanna and Lehigh turnpike road com-
pany shall be held on the second Tuesday of November of each
year.

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

WM. M. FRANCIS,

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

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 50.

A SUPPLEMENT

To an act to incorporate the Pattonsville and Woodberry 'Turnpike Road

Company, approved the eighteenth day of March, Anno Domini one thodsand eight hundred and fifty-two.

WHEREAS, The Pattonsville and Woodberry turnpike road company, by reason of the actual over the estimated cost, and other circumstances, became involved, and were unable to complete their road, about one-seventh part thereof remaining unmade: And whereas, The road of said company has, under an act of assembly, approved fourth April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, been sold for the purpose of paying debts, and has become the property of a new company, invested with the same rights, privileges and powers, and subject to the same duties and restrictions as the former company; 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 time for the completion of the road of said company shall be extended for five years from the expiration thereof, according to the original act; and that said cornpany shall not be required to extend their road to Hopewell, under the supplement passed April fifth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five; and their inability to make said extension, or any part thereof, shall not affect the charter or act of incorporation 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 eighth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 51.

AN ACT

Authorizing the School Directors of the borough of Media, Delaware 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 school directors of the borough of Media, Delaware county,
are hereby authorized to borrow any sum of money not exceed-
ing fifteen hundred dollars, and issue bonds for the same, in
sums not less than one hundred dollars each, bearing lawful in-
terest.

W. C. A. LAWRENCE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
WM. M. FRANCIS,

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

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 52.

AN ACT

Relative to the Read Laws in the township of Madison, in the county of

Luzerne.

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 first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and Certain aet ex. seventh sections of an act, entitled “ An Act to alter the road tended to Madi

son towaship. laws in the township of Lenox, in the county of Susquehanna, and for other purposes," approved the third day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, be and the same are hereby extended to the township of Madison, in the county of Luzerne.

SECTION 2. That the existing road laws, so far as they are sup- Repeal. plied or altered by this act, are hereby repealed in the aforesaid township of Madison.

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

WM. M. FRANCIS,

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

WM. F. PACKER.

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