SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Penalty on That if the said Robert Kennedy, his heirs or assigns, shall re-neglecting fuse or neglect to attend to, and open the gates of the said lock, to open the according to the directions of this act, he or they shall for the lock for the gates of the first offence forfeit and pay ten dollars, and for each and every passage of subsequent offence, twenty dollars, to be recovered in the same boats. manner as debts of a similar amount are or may be recoverable; How to be and appropriated, one moiety to the repair of roads within the recovered said township, the other moiety for the use of the person who priated.

shall sue for the same.

SECT. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

and appro

That the said Robert Kennedy, his heirs and assigns are hereby Toll allowed authorized to demand and receive from the master, owner or for passing supercargo of any and every boat passing through the said lock, through said thirty-three cents; to be paid before such boat passes through

the same.

SIMON SNYDER, Speaker

of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate.

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APPROVED-the ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seven.

THOMAS McKEAN.

CHAPTER CXVIII.

An ACT to raise by way of lottery, a sum of money to defray the expence of completing a church in Stoys-town, and for building a bridge over the Quemahoning creek, on the road leading from Stoys-town to Ebensburgh.

sioners of

the lottery.

SECTION I. E it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresentaB tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in GeAneral Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That George Graham, Henry Fisher, Joseph Boisle, Henry CommisBeaner, Michael Zimmerman, Michael Mourey, John Forry, Charles Boyle, and John Lehmer, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to raise by way of lottery, the sum of one thousand dollars, to be applied to defraying the expences of completing a church in Stoys-town, in Somerset county; and for building a bridge over the Quemahoning creek where the road crosses, leading from Stoys-town to Ebensburgh in such manner as a majority of the commissioners may deem most beneficial.

Sum to be

raised and how applied.

Commissioners to lay the scheme be

SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, fore the gov That the commissioners before they proceed to sell any tickets ernor and in the said lottery, shall lay such scheme thereof before the Gov-other duties ernor, as shall meet his approbation, and enter into bonds to him missioners.

of the com

Authorized

for the due performance of their duty in drawing the same, and each of them before entering on the duties of his appointment shall take and subscribe an oath or affirination diligently and faithfully to perform the duties hereby entrusted to him and a majority of the said Commissioners shall attend at the `drawing of each day, and when the drawing shall be completed, they shall cause an accurate list of the fortunate numbers to be published in the newspapers printed in Somerset and Bedford three times, and shall pay and discharge all the prizes that shall be demanded by persons legally entitled thereto, within three months after the drawing shall be finished, and the expences necessarily attending the carrying of this act into effect, shall be paid by the commissioners, out of the nett proceeds of the said lottery.

SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, to settle and That the said commissioners be, and they are hereby authorizpay debts contracted ed to settle and adjust all accounts which may be exhibited by under this any person or persons legally employed in carrying this act into act. effect.

SECT. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Within what That all prizes not demanded within twelve months after publitime prizes are to be de- cation as aforesaid, shall be considered as relinquished for the benefit of the church and bridge.

manded.

SIMON SNYDER, Speaker

of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED the ninth day of April, one thousand eight hun

dred and seven.

THOMAS M‹KEAN.

CHAPTER CXIX.

Commissi

oners ap

pointed to o

receive

subscripti ons to the

An ACT to authorize the Governor to incorporate a company, for erecting a bridge over the river Susquehanna, at the Borough of WilkesBarree, in the county of Luzerne.

SECTION I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Gepen books to neral Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Lord Butler and Lawrence Meyer, of the county of Luzerne; Samuel Sitgreaves, Daniel Waggoner, of the borough of Company for Easton; and John B. Wallace and Thomas Allibone, of the city erecting a of Philadelphia; be, and they are hereby appointed commissionbridge over the river ers to do and perform the several duties hereinafter mentionSusquehan- ed; that is to say, they shall and may, on or before the first day of na, at the May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and borough of Wilkesbarre. twelve, procure three books, and therein enter as follows; « We

whose names are hereunto subscribed, do promise to pay unto Form of subthe president, managers and company, for erecting a bridge scription. over the river Susquehanna, at the borough of Wilkes-Barree, the sum of fifty dollars for every share of stock in the said company, set opposite to our respective names, in such manner and proportions, and at such times as shall be determined by the president and managers, in pursuance of an act of the General Assembly, entitled "An act to authorize the Governor to incorporate a company for erecting a bridge over the river Susquehanna at the borough of Wilkes-Barree, in the county of Luzerne;" Witness our hands the day of

times and

time the

number of

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and " and thereupon shall give notice in one of the public Notice to be newspapers printed at Philadelphia, one printed in the borough given of the of Easton, and one printed in the borough of Wilkes-Barree, places of sub. for one calender month at least, of the times and places in the scription. city of Philadelphia, in the borough Easton, and in the borough of Wilkes-Barree, when and where the said books shall be opened to receive subscriptions for the stock of said company, at which respective times and places some one of the said commissioners shall attend, and shall permit all persons who shall offer to subscribe in the said books, which shall for that purpose be For what kept open at least six hours in every juridical day, for the space books are to of at least three juridical days, if three days be necessary, and in be kept any of the said juridical days within the hours aforesaid, any person open. of the age of twenty-one years shall have liberty to subscribe in his Who may own name, or in the name or names of any other person or per- subscribe sons by whom he shall be authorized, for one share, on the se- and for what cond day for one or two shares, and on the third day for one, shares. two or three shares, and on any succeeding day while the said books shall remain open, for any number of shares in said stock; and if at the expiration of the said three first days, the said books of the adjournment of opened at Philadelphia, shall not have subcribed one hundred the commisand fifty shares therein, or the book at Easton shall not have one sioners, and hundred and fifty shares subcribed therein, or the book opened notice of at Wilkes-Barree shall not have three hundred shares subscribed such adjournment. therein, the said commissioners respectively may adjourn from time to time, until the said number of shares shall be subscribed, of which adjournment public notice shall be given at each place, and when the said subscriptions in the said books shall amount to the respective numbers aforesaid, the same shall be closed; and of apporif before the said subscription shall be declared to be full, applica- tioning the tion shall be made to subcribe more shares than will fill the said shares. books, or either of them, then the said commissioners respectively shall apportion the whole number of shares, at such respective place among all those who shall have subscribed, or offer to subscribe as aforesaid on that day at such place, by deducting from the

books from

another.

subscribers of more shares than one, such proportion of the shares by them respectively subscribed, as will leave every person one Of transfer- or more shares; but if after any one of the said books shall have ring the been opened at any one of the respective places aforesaid, for the one place to space of three calendar months, the whole number of shares to the said places herein before respectively allotted, shall not have been subscribed, the said book or books may be respectively transferredto any of the said places, and there kept open as aforesaid, until the said subscription shall be full as aforesaid, public notice being given thereof, at the places whence and whereto the said books shall be respectively transferred: Provided always, That every person offering to subscribe in the said books, in his own name, Subscribers or in any other name, shall previously pay to the attending to pay a de- commissioner or commissioners taking such subscription, ten dolposit of ten dollars on lars on each share to be subscribed, which money shall go to deeach share fray the expence of the commissioner or commissioners; and the residue thereof, if any there should be, shall be paid over to the treasure of the corporation, assoon as the same shall be organized, and the officers chosen as hereafter mentioned.

subscribed.

corporation.

SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Proceedings That when twenty-five persons shall have subscribed one hunto obtain a dred shares in the said books, the said commissioners, respeccharter of in- tively may, and when the whole number of shares shall be subscribed, shall certify under their hands and seals, the names of the subscribers, and the number of shares subscribed by, or apportioned to each subscriber, to the Governor, and thereupon it shall be lawful for the Governor by letters patent under his hand and the seal of the state, to erect and create the subscribers, and if the said subscription be not full at the time, then those who shall afterwards subscribe, to the numbers aforesaid, Style of the into one body politic and corporate, in deed and in law, by the corporation. name, style, and title of " The President, Managers and Company, for erecting a bridge over the river Susquehanna at the boIts privileges and powers. rough of Wilkes-Barree;" and by the said name the said subscribers shall have perpetual succession, and all the privileges and franchises incident to a corporation, and shall be capable of taking and holding their said capital stock, and the increase of the profits thereof, and of enlarging the same from time to time by new subscriptions, in such manner and form as they shall think proper, and if such enlargement shall be found necessary to fulfil the intent of this act, and of purchasing, taking and holding to them and their successors and assigns, in fee simple or for any less estate, real and personal, as shall be necessary and convenient to them, in the prosecution of their works, and the same to sell and dispose of at their pleasure, and of suing and of being sued, and of doing all and every other thing and matter which a corporation or body politic may lawfully do.

The six first

subscribers

&rc.

SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the six persons first named in the letters patent, as soon as named comconveniently may be, after sealing the same, shall give notice in missioners two or more of the public newspapers in the city of Philadelphia, to notify the one whereof shall be in the German language, in one of the pub- to meet for lic newspapers in Easton, and also in the public newspaper of the purpose Wilkes-Barree, of a time and place by them to be appointed, not of organiless than thirty days from the time of issuing the first notice, at zing the corporation. which time and place the said subscribers shall proceed to organize the said corporation, and shall choose by a majority of votes of the said subscribers by ballot, to be delivered in person or by proxy duly authorized, one president, six managers, one trea- Officers to be chosen, surer, and such other officers as they shall think necessary to conduct the business of said company for one year, and until such other officers shall be chosen, and may make such bye-laws, rules, orders and regulations not inconsistent with the laws and constitution of this state, or those of the United States, as shall be necessary for the well ordering the affairs of said company; and generally to have all the powers, authorities and privileges necessary for carrying on and completing, maintaining and keeping in repair the said bridge, and for fixing the rates of tolls and collecting the same, and be subject to all the duties, qualifications, restrictions, penalties, fines and forfeitures which are given and granted, or imposed upon the president, managers and company incorporated, to erect a bridge. over the river Delaware at the borough of Easton in the county of Northampton, in virtue of an act of Assembly, passed on the thirteenth day of March, anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and ninty-five.

SIMON SNYDER, Speaker

of the House of Representatives, P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-the ninth day of April, one thousand eight hun

dred and seven.

::

THOMAS M‹KEAN.

CHAPTER CXX.

A further SUPPLEMENT to an act, entitled "An act for offering compensation to the Pennsylvania claimants of certain lands in the Seventeen townships, in the county of Luzerne, and for other purposes therein mentioned."

SECTION I. BE

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,

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