in his life-time did procure from the Land Office of this commonwealth, a warrant for certain lands then in Washington, but now in the county of Greene, which warrant issued in the name of his brother-in-law Francis Seaton; but the purchase money thereof was paid by the said James Carmichael; and by reason thereof, the said Francis Seaton became the trustee of the said James Carmichael; that the said James Carmichael being seized of the equitable estate in fee simple of the land surveyed in pursuance of the said warrant did by certain articles of agreement, sell to divers individuals certain parts thereof as farms, including water works and other parts thereof, as town and out lots, of a village called Lisburn, or Carmichaelstown, and died intestate, not having completed the titles to the said vendees, in pursuance of the said articles: And it is further represented, that the said Francis Seaton, after the death of the said James Carmichael, in discharge of the trust vested in him, did convey the said warrant and lands thereon surveyed, to William S. Carmichael and Margaret Eskridge Carmichael, children of the said James Carmichael, to whom the said land has been patented; by reason whereof, the said William and Margaret have become the trustees of the purchasers from the said James Carmichael, under the said articles, for such parts of the said lands as were agreed to be conveyed to them respectively; but by reason of the minority of the said William and Margaret, they are unable to execute the trusts so vested in them, all which premises have manifestly appeared to the legislature: Therefore, strators of authorized to SECTION I. 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 Samuel The admini Hyde and Betty Carmichael (now Betty Thompson) administra- James Carmitors to the estate of James Carmichael of Greene county, de- chael, deceas ceased, or the survivor of them, be, and they hereby are author- ed, or the sur ized and required to convey any or all of the said lands and te- vivor of them nements of him the said James Carmichael, to any person or convey cerpersons to whom in his life-time by contract in writing, or other tain lands and written evidence of contract he shall have covenanted, agreed, terements. in promised or bound himself to convey, or to any person whom he, certain condischarge of she or they may represent, which contracts shall not have been tracts for the complied with in the-life-time of the said James Carmichael; and sale thereof, for the performance of which no sufficient provision was made made by inby him: Provided always, That no deed to be executed in pur- life time. suance of this act, shall discharge the lands and tenements intended to be thereby conveyed from the lien of the consideration. money thereof, until it shall have been actually paid according to the terms of the contract; and the same deeds being so made and executed, proved, acknowledged and recorded according to law, shall be of the same force and effect, to pass and vest the testate in his estate of, in and to the lands and tenements aforesaid, with the appurtenances in the purchaser or purchasers thereof, as if the same had been executed and acknowledged to him or them by James Carmichael in his life-time. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-January the twenty-sixth, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seven. THOMAS McKEAN. The original act continued CHAPTER XI. An ACT further extending the act entitled "An act for the relief of divers inhabitants of the county of Adams." SECTION I. 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, entitled "An act for the relief of divers inhabitants of the county of Adams" passed the twelfth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and two, be and the March 1809. same is hereby extended, and to continue in force until the first day of March one thousand eight hundred and nine. in force until the first of SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-January the twenty-sixth, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seven. THOMAS M‹KEAN. CHAPTER XII. A SUPPLEMENT to the act, entitled "An act to provide for the SECTION I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- neral Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, ons ap- That Joseph Tyson, Andrew Todd, Andrew Morgan,Joseph he Price, Matthew Brooke, Christian Sheide, and Philip Gauble, to su being the citizens elected at the last general election held erection of in the county of Montgomery, for the purpose of fixing upon a buildings in the public suitable scite for the erection of buildings for the accommoda- Mont.omery tion of the poor of the said county, and to contract for land county. whereon to erect the same, be and they or a majority of them are hereby authorized and required to proceed in the duties enjoined on persons to be elected for the purposes aforesaid, by the act to which this is a supplement, any thing in the said act to the contrary notwithstanding. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-January the twenty-sixth, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seven. THOMAS McKEAN. CHAPTER XI IL Commission An ACT to authorize the Governor to incorporate a company for making an artificial road by the nearest and best route, though the counties of Wayne and Luzerne, beginning at the river Delaware where the proposed bridge is to be built near the town of Milford, thence through the said town and the counties aforesaid to or near to the forty-third mile stone, in the north line of the State. SECTION I. E 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 John Shee, Abraham Bickley, William Phillips and Tench oxe of the city of Philadelphia, John Brink, John Broders appointed head, James Barton, John Biddis, Lewis Collins, Asa Stanton, to open books and John H. Schank of the county of Wayne, and Isaac Brown- and receive subscriptions son, and Thomas Parke of the county of Luzerne, be, and they to the Milhereby are appointed commissioners to do and perform the se- ford and Overal things herein after mentioned, that is to say, they shall on wego turnor before the first Monday in June next, procure three books, and in each of them enter as follows, "We whose names are Form of subhereunto subscribed, do promise to pay to the president, mana- scription. gers and company of the Milford and Owego turnpike road, the sum of twenty-five dollars for every share of stock in said compaGy, set opposite our respective names, in such manner and proportions and as such times as shall be determined by the president and managers of the said company, in pursuance of an act of the General Assembly of this commonwealth, entitled " An persons in passing through their lands. Compensation That if the said road be laid out and opened through the land to be made to of any person, whereby he, she or they shall sustain damage, the said shall make amends to such person or persons fo jured by reacompany son of the road the same, to be agreed upon between them if they can agree or if they cannot agree, to be ascertained by appraisement, to b made on oath or affirmation by three disinterested freeholders any two of them agreeing, mutually to be chosen, or if the own ers upon due notice shall neglect or refuse to join in the choice then to be appointed by any justice of the peace of either of th counties of Wayne or Luzerne not interested therein: Provide always, that appraisers aforesaid shall have regard in appraisin damages to the advantages derived from such road passing through the lands of the complainant. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-January the twenty-sixth, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven. THOMAS McKEAN. CHAPTER XIV. An ACT to afford immediate relief to Dennis McKnight, a soldie during the revolutionary war, and to grant him an annuity. IT T is honourable to the government of a free people to com pensate those who have faithfully served it in trying time and to provide for the necessities of men who have assisted i the late glorious revolution, and have been disabled by wound received in defence of their country's rights: And as it manifest! appears to the legislature that Dennis McKnight, a soldier i the eighth battalion of militia of Chester county, was sorel wounded in battle, and having been taken prisoner suffered long and grievous captivity, that he is now very far advanced i years, and from the combined effects of age and sufferings is n longer able to maintain himself by labour: Therefore, in dis charge of a most grateful duty, SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the Cammonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly me A great of and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Gover eighty dollars madeto Da nor be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on th mis McKaight state-treasurer in favour of Dennis M-Knight for the sum and an an eighty dollars, which shall be paid out of any unappropriate monies in the treasury, and that an annuity of forty dollars t granted for the use of Dennis McKnight, to be paid to Alexander Ogle, or his executor or executors, administrator or administrators, or his or their lawful attorney, to commence from the first day of January, anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and seven, and to be paid half-yearly to the said Alexander Ogle, or his executor or executors, administrator or administrators, or to his or their lawful attorney, on warrants to be drawn by the Governor on the state-treasurer, which annuity shall be expended by the said Alexander Ogle, his executor or executors, administrator or administrators, or his or their attorney in providing clothing, diet and lodging for the said Dennis McKnight; and it shall and hereby is made the duty of the said Alexander Ogle, his executor or executors, administrator or administrators, or his or their attorney, to make an annual return to the orphans court of Somerset county on oath or affirmation how and in what manner he or they have executed the trust in him or them confided by this act. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives: P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-January the twenty-sixth, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seven. THOMAS McKEAN. CHAPTER XV. An ACT to establish a public Ferry on the west side of the river Susquehanna, about eight miles above the mouth of Juniata river, in Cumberland county, and to vest the right thereof in Mary Clark, her heirs and assigns. SECTION I. E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Ge establish a neral Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Mary Clark, her heirs and assigns, shall have the Mary Clark right, at her or their own costs, to make a good and convenient authorized to landing on the west side of the Susquehanna river, on the estate ferry over the of the said Mary, and in the great road leading from Harrisburgh Susquehanna; by Morehead's (late Lytle's) ferry, through Selins-grove to the ferry opposite Sunbury in the county of Northumberland; and the owner or occupier shall keep the same in good order and repair, fit for men, horses, and carriages to pass; and the said owner or occupier shall keep a good substantial boat or boats, and careful ferrymen who shall constantly, as occasion may re D |