Western Penn.

Section 35. For the Western Pennsylvania hospital, five thousylvania hospital sand dollars; and for the purpose of erecting suitable buildings,

the further sum of fifty thousand dollars. Blind.

Section 36. For the Pennsylvania institution for the instruction of the blind, the sum of twenty-four thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars, to be paid in proportion to the number of indigent pupils from the several counties of the commonwealth, at the rates prescribed by law, the evidence of which is to be

furnished to the state treasurer. For the Pennsylvania training Feeble minded school for feeble-minded children, at Media, in the county of children.

Delaware, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, for the purpose Proviso.

of completing the buildings: Provided, That a like amount shall be paid into the treasury of the institution by private contributions; said appropriation to be drawn in sums of five thousand dollars, when the like amount has been paid from the private sub

scription, and the usual annual sum for each pupil, as provided Proviso. by the act of incorporation : Provided, That the number of said

pupils shall not exceed forty. Tonnage agents.

Section 37. For the state freight tonnage agents on the Pennsylvania and Northern Central railroad, the sum of twelve hun

dred dollars for the year. Deaf and dumb.

Section 38. For the instruction of indigent pupils in the Pennsylvania institution for the instruction of the deaf and dumb, twenty-three thousand dollars, to be paid in proportion to the number of indigent pupils from the several counties of the com

monwealth, at the rates prescribed by law, the evidence of which Northern Home is to be presented to the state treasurer. For the Northern for friendless

Home for friendless children, the sum of five thousand dolchildren.

lars. State assenal at

Section 39. For roofing and repairing the state arsenal in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars.

Section 40. For fees due from the commonwealth, in case of the Commonwealth, er rel. Attorney General, rersus the Erie

and North-East railroad company, the sum of three hundred James Sill. and eighty-eight dollars, to be paid as follows: To James Sill,

examiner, one hundred and eighty-five dollars; to George A. George H. Cutter Cutler, examiner, one hundred and fifty dollars; to Thompson Thompson and and Grant, for drawing bills and answers, fifty-three dollars. Grant.

Section 41. To pay for four portraits of provincial governors, Portraits of pro: furnished governor's chamber, one hundred and fifty dollars vincial governors

each, the sum of six hundred dollars. Salaries and ap

SECTION 42. That all annual salaries herein provided for, and propriations, how also all appropriations to penitentiaries, houses of refuge and paid.

charitable institutions, now and hereafter, shall be paid quarterly at the office of the state treasurer, unless otherwise specified by law; and that no money appropriated by this act for any specific object, shall be applied to another, in any of the departments, or in the charitable institutions, penitentiaries or houses

of refuge. George Bergner,

Section 43. For George Bergner, publisher of the Legislative publisher of Le Record, compensation of seven dollars per page, for numbers pubgislative Record. lished during the present session of the legislature, the amount

to be certified by the superintendent of the public printing, and upon such certificate the state treasurer shall pay the same.

Section 44. For the superintendent and watchman of the pub- Superintendent lic buildings and grounds, the sum of two dollars and fifty cents and watchman of

public buildings. per day, for and during the period of his appointment.

Section 45. That the state treasurer is hereby authorized to Pasters and folpay to the chief clerks of the Senate and House of Representa

ders. tives, the sum of two dollars and fifty cents per day for each of the pasters and folders employed in the House of Representatives during the present session ; and also to the several pages Pages. employed by the Senate and House, the sum of one dollar per day each ; the vouchers for the same to be furnished by the said clerks in the usual manner. Section 46. For the payment to John A. Smull

, for his ser- John A. Smull. vices to the House of Representatives as an assistant clerk for the present session, and for services during the recess, filing away and taking charge of the papers and documents, the sum of one thousand dollars; and it shall be his duty to receive from the state printer the bound copies of the Daily Record, and forward the same to the address of the members of the legislature, as soon as practicable after the adjournment; and to F. M. Hutchinson, as an assistant clerk of the Senate, the sum of nine F. M. Hutchinhundred dollars, and such extra allowance as allowed the clerks son. by any provision of this bill; and to William P. Brady, for ser- Wm. P. Brady. vices as librarian of the Senate, the same compensation as allowed to a transcribing clerk, and for distributing and filing the Legislative Record, one hundred dollars, and also for twentyone days' extra services, at the same rate allowed for his services as librarian.

Section 47. For transcribing for the committee of ways and Transcribing for means, to be paid on order of the chairman, the sum of thirty committee of

ways and means. dollars; and for like services to Senate committee, the sum of thirty dollars, to be paid on the order of the chairman.

Section 48. That the state treasurer is hereby authorized to Indexing jourpay to the chief clerk of the Senate and House of Representa-nals of Senate tives, for the expense of indexing the journals, the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars each.

Section 49. That the state treasurer is hereby authorized to Assistant post- . pay to the assistant post-master of the House, the same compensation as is by law allowed to the post-master.

Section 50. That the state treasurer is hereby authorized to D. F. Hemperly. pay to D. F. Hemperly, at the rate of two dollars per day for services in cleaning and keeping in order the closets in the basement of the capitol, the actual number of days employed, to be certified to by the clerk of the House; and to George Manly George Manly. thirty dollars, for twenty days' service in the basement of the House, after the commencement of the present session.

Section 51. For the payment of the fireman having in charge Fireman. the furnaces in the basement, the sum of two dollars per day, the account to be settled by the clerk of the House.

Section 52. For each of the six fire companies of Harrisburg, Fire companies, the sum of one hundred dollars.

Harrisburg. Sectioy 53. To pay Edward King, John C. Knox and David Commissioners to Webster, commissioners to revise the penal code, the sum of revise penal code four thousand seventy-three dollars and fourteen cents, which in addition to the undrawn balance of the appropriation of

master.

of Senate and

&c.

twenty-fourth April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight,

is in full of the amount due said commissioners. Regular officers Section 54. That the state treasurer is hereby authorized and and employees directed to pay to each of the officers of the House and Senate, House, addition- except the speakers, post-masters, folders and pages, an extra al compensation. allowance of one hundred dollars each, for services during the

present session; to the several folders or pasters, the sum of fifty dollars extra ; to the several pages, the sum of ten dollars exta; to the several women employed by the clerks of the two houses to cleanse the halls, the sum of ten dollars extra ; to the chief clerks of the two houses, the usual per diem for fifteen days' service after the close of the session, and the usual per diem to two additional officers who may be kept by each clerk to assist them in their duties, and to each of the chief clerks of the two houses for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, the usual per diem allowance for fifteen days' extra at the close

of the last session. Compensation of Section 55. That the clerks appointed according to the seven. clerks appointed teenth section of the act, approved May the seventh, one thouby the act of 17th of May, 1855.

sand eight hundred and fifty-five, shall be allowed the same rate of compensation and mileage as is now allowed to the transscribing clerks by said act, in proportion to the time they shall

serve as such. For the construc

Section 56. For the construction of heaters in the basement tion of heaters for of the Senate chamber, and repairs and ventilation of the Senate Senato chamber, chamber, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars, to be

contracted for and expended under the direction of the chief

clerk of the Senate. James Thompson

Section 57. For the amount due James Thompson, for portion of unpaid salary as district judge, the sum of ten hundred and three dollars; and for the amount due Joel Jones, for portion of unpaid salary as district judge of the city of Philadelphia, the

sum of thirteen hundred and twenty-five dollars, to be paid to Joel Jones. Eliza P. S. Jones, widow and executrix of said Joel Jones, Farmers' High

Section 58. That the provisions of the act of May twentieth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, entitled “ An Act making an appropriation from the state treasury in aid of the Farmers' High school,” be extended for two years from May

twenty, one thousand eight hundred and sixty. Charles Weitzel. Section 59. To Charles Weitzel, for twenty-one days' service

as fireman of the Senate, before and after the meeting of the present session, the same pay per diem as allowed to Shifiler,

his successor in office. State Normal Section 60. That the state treasurer is hereby authorized and school at Millers- required to pay out of any money in the treasury not otherwise

appropriated, the expenses incurred in giving public notice in the newspapers of the second normal school district, of the recog. nition of the state normal school at Millersville, in Lancaster county, and the expense incurred by the inspectors appointed by the state superintendent, with the consent of the governor, in

the discharge of their official duty at the time of the recogniProviso. tion of said school: Provided, That the amount appropriated for

such purposes shall not exceed the sum of three hundred dollars; and the state treasurer is further authorized and required to pay out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated,

school.

ville.

a further sum, not exceeding two hundred dollars, for the neces- Blank diplomas sary blank diplomas and forms, authorized by the thirteenth and forms. section of the act to provide for the due training of teachers for the common schools of the state : Provided, That the bills rendered on account of the expenses herein named, shall be first approved by the superintendent of common schools, and settled in the usual manner.

Section 61. For miscellaneous expenses of the chief clerks Miscellaneous of the Senate and House of Representatives, attendant upon expenses of chief

clerk of Senate their duties during the recess, each the sum of one hundred and and House. fifty dollars.

Section 62. For the payment of pensions and gratuities, the Pensions and sum of eight thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be gratuities. necessary.

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

ROBERT M. PALMER,

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

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 552.

AN ACT

Supplemental to an act for the incorporation of the Pittsburg, Kittanning

and Warren Railroad Company.

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 nothing in the act, entitled "A further supplement to an act, Construction of entitled . An Act for the incorporation of the Pittsburg, Kittan- certain act. ning and Warren railroad company,' approved April fourth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four," or in any other act, shall be construed to authorize the Allegheny Valley railroad company to sell or dispose of the bonds of ihe county of Jefferson for less than their par value, without first obtaining the assent of the commissioners of said county.

Section 2. That none but stockholders in said Allegheny Val. Eligibility of ley railroad company shall be eligible to be elected president or

president. managers of said company; and that at every annual election for president and managers, and in all cases and at all times in Election of offwhich the stockholders shall be called upon to vote by stock, the number of votes to which each stockholder, individual or corporation shall be entitled, shall be according to the number

Votes.

Repeal.

of shares he, she or it may bold, in the following proportions, viz: For each share, not exceeding ten shares, one vote; and for every five shares above ten, and not exceeding thirty, two votes; and for every five shares above thirty, and not exceeding fifty, one vote; but no share above fifty, as aforesaid, shall con fer any additional right of voting; and no share shall confer the right to vote at any election, or at any general or special meeting of said company, which shall not appear on the books of the company to have been holden three calendar months previous to the day of the election, or general or special meeting, nor unless it be holden by the person or corporation in whose name it appears, absolutely and bona fide in his, her or its own right, or husband in right of his wife; and that no person or corporation shall hereafter vote at any election, or general or special meeting of said company, whose stock does not appear on the books of the company to have been paid for in full; and so much of any act or acts of assembly as is hereby altered or supplied, be and the same is hereby repealed.

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

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. I do certify that the bill, entitled “An Act supplementary to an act for the incorporation of the Pittsburg, Kittanning and Warren railroad company,” passed the House of Representatives on the fourth day of February, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty, which has been disapproved by the governor, and returned by the governor, with his objections, to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, was agreed to by twothirds of the House of Representatives, on the twenty-third day of March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty, and that the foregoing is the act so agreed to by the said House.

JOHN M. THOMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem. Attest: E. H. Rauch,

Clerk of the House of Representatives. I do certify that the bill, entitled “An Act supplemental to an act for the incorporation of the Pittsburg, kiilanning and Warren railroad company," passed the Senate on the sixth day of March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty, which has been disapproved by the governor, and returned with his objections, to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, was agreed to by two-thirds of the Senate, agreeably to the constitution, on the twenty-ninth day of March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty, and that the foregoing is the act so agreed to by the Senate.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. Attest: Russell ERRETT,

Clerk of the Senate.