SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Former proThat the like proceedings may and shall be had, and the same ceedings and remedies used to give possession of the lots, granted by law to remedies rethe inspectors of the prison in Philadelphia, by virtue of this vived in faact, and of the thirteenth section of the act, of which this is ainspectors of mendatory, as might or could be had or used to obtain posses- the prison of sion of the said lots if the same continued to be the property of Philadel. this Commonwealth. phia. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the seventh day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seven. vour of the THOMAS McKEAN. CHAPTER XCVI. An ACT granting a sum of money to the Trustees of the Union Academy of Doylestown, in the county of Bucks, for the use of said Academy. 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 sum of eight hundred dollars be, and the same is A grant of hereby granted to the trustees of the Union Academy of $800 to the Doylestown, to assist and enable them to finish said academy, demy of to be paid by a warrant to be drawn by the Governor on the Doylestown. State-treasurer, out of any unappropriated money in the state treasury. Union Aca SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Poor chilThat there shall be admitted into said academy, any number of dren may be poor children who may at any time be offered, in order to be taught taught gratis: Provided, The number so admitted shall at no gratis. Limitation time exceed three, and that none of the said children shall con- of the numtinue to be taught gratis more than one year. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-the seventh day of April, in the year one thou sand eight hundred and seven. THOMAS M‹KEAN. CHAPTER XCVII. An ACT granting a tract of donation land to the heirs of John Allen. ber to be admitted at one time, &c. of the period for tuition. A grant of donation W HEREAS it has been represented to the legislature, that John Allen, late of Morris county, in the state of New Jersey, served as a soldier, enlisted for and during the war, in the first regiment of Pennsylvania, for upwards of three years; that at the battle of York-town he received a wound, in consequence of which he was sent to the general hospital, from whence he obtained an honourable discharge dated twentysecond January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two, signed by lieutenant colonel F. Mentges; and it also appears that the said John Allen never received donation land, to which he was justly entitled: 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 land officers of this Commonwealth, be, and they are hereby land to the authorized and required to issue a patent for two hundred acres heirs of John of donation land, to the heirs of the said John Allen. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker Allen. of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the seventh day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seven. THOMAS McKEAN. Livery of horses to be a lien on them. If not paid within 15 days after de. mand, or in CHAPTER XCVIII. An ACT for the protection of Livery Stable keepers, and Inn keepers within this Commonwealth. 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 from and after the passing of this act, all livery stable keepers and inn keepers within this Commonwealth, shall have a lien upon any and every horse delivered to them to be kept in their stables, for the expence of the keeping; and in case the owner of the said horse or horses, or the person who delivered them for keeping to the keeper of the livery-stable or inn keepers, shall not pay and discharge the said expence, provided it amount to thirty dollars, within fifteen days after demand made of him personally, or in case of his removal from the place where such may be sold livery-stable or inn is kept, within ten days after notice of the to pay the ex- amount due, and demand of payment in writing left at his last pences of place of abode, the livery-stable keeper or inn keeper, may cause the horse or horses aforesaid, to be sold at public sale according to law, and after deducting from the amount of sales, case of re moval from the stable, the horse keeping. the costs of sale and the expence of keeping, shall deliver the residue upon demand to the person or the agent of the person who delivered the horse or horses to him for keeping: Provided always, That nothing in this act contained, shall be construed to impair any right of action which the said livery-stable keepers or inn keepers may have against any person or persons, for the keeping his or their horse or horses. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-the seventh day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seven. THOMAS MOKEAN. CHAPTER XCIX. Supreme An ACT enjoining certain duties on the judges of the Supreme Court. SECTION 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- The judges tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Ge- of the neral Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the sume, Court reThat the judges of the Supreme Court are hereby required to quired to examine and report to the next legislature, which of the En- make report glish statutes are in force in this Commonwealth, and which of certain Enthose statutes in their opinion, ought to be incorporated into the glish statstatute laws of this Commonwealth. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the seventh day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seven. relative to utes. :: THOMAS M.KEAN. CHAPTER C. An ACT for the inspection of Hogs-Lard intended for exportation. SECTION I. BE it 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 all hogs-lard exported from any port or place on the river Hogs-lard exported Delaware within this commonwealth, from and after the first from the port day of July next, shall before exportation thereof be inspected of Philadel in the same manner and under the same regulations in every ed to inspecphia subject particular, and by the same officer, as is directed and appointed tion, by the Y butter. A inspec tor of in and by "An act for the inspection of butter intended for exportation," passed the seventh day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and four; which act shall be, and is hereby extended to the inspection of hogs-lard, as fully and effectually as if the said act in all its parts and sections had hereby been re-enacted: Excepting nevertheless, as to the weight of lard contained in any keg of the dimensions required, in and by the said act. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-the seventh day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seven. : THOMAS M‹KEAN. CHAPTER CI. An ACT to enable John Edgar and John Galloway to convey certain town lots in the town of Mount-pleasant. W HEREAS Alexander M'Gready, late of Mount-pleasant township, in Westmoreland county, deceased, in his life time laid out a town in the township aforesaid, known by the name of Mount-pleasant: And when eas, the said deceased sold one lot by written contract, and several lots by verbal contract, and received the purchase money or a part thereof, and gave possession of the said lots to the respective purchasers; viz. Number twenty in Main-street, to Patrick Cunningham; number five in Main-street, to Michael Smith; and numbers nine, ten, eleven and twelve on the said Main-street, to Clements Burleigh; and number twenty-four on said Main-street, to Patrick M Gready; and number twenty-three on said Mainstreet, to John Edgar, sen. but before the titles were made or completed to the purchasers, the said Alexander M'Gready died intestate, and the contracts between the parties are not such as will put it in the power of the courts to direct the administrators to complete titles thereto : And whereas, John Edgar and John Galloway, guardians of the minor children and property of the said intestate, have prayed the legislature to pass a law to authorize the said guardians to convey the aforesaid lots to the aforesaid purchasers: And whereas, it is represented that the title of the said Alexander McGready, to the aforesaid property was incomplete in his life time, but has since been perfected and vested in the guardians of his minor children, for the use of the said children: Therefore, SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly minor chil thorized to convey cer met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That The guar. John Edgar and John Galloway, guardians of the minor children dians of the and property of Alexander M'Gready, late of the town of dren of Alex. Mount-pleasant, in the county of Westmoreland, deceased, be, ander Mand they are hereby authorized on the part and behalf of the Gready au heirs of the said deceased, to convey in fee simple all and every of the lots so as aforesaid sold and not conveyed by the said tain lots in Alexander McGready in his life time; and such conveyance Mountplea shall vest the titles to the respective purchasers in fee simple, sant town and be as valid in law to all intents and purposes as if the said land county. Alexander M'Gready had conveyed the same in his life time: Provided all Provided, That said guardians first secure the payment of all the arrearages be first paid arrearages of purchase money, if any may be due or unpaid. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the seventh day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seven. Westmore on them. THOMAS MCKEAN. An ACT making an appropriation for improving the navigation of SECTION I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the sum of five hundred dollars be, and the same is here$500 grantby granted to the commissioners of the county of Erie, to be by ed to the them applied to the clearing and improving the navigation of commissionLe Beouff and French creeks, from Waterford to the south line ers of Erie of Erie county, to be paid out of the monies arising from the county for improving sales of the town and out-lots belonging to the commonwealth, the navigati in and adjoining the town of Erie in the county aforesaid. on of part of SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, and French That it shall be lawful for the commissioners aforesaid, or a ma- Creeks. jority of them, to contract with any person or persons for im- Duties enjoined on the proving said creeks or any parts thereof within the limits ascommission signed to them, and to take such surety or sureties for the faithful performance of such contract or contracts as they or a majority of them may think proper. Le Beouff ers. SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Commission. That it shall be the duty of the said commissioners to render an ers to acaccount of the monies and expenditures aforesaid, to the audi- count to the auditors. |