ham and others, in of eviction from ag nts of for feited estates, &c. Conyngham, and the said Daniel Martin, were by judgments of the circuit court of the United States, rendered in April sessions one thousand eight hundred and five, and one thousand eight hundred and six, severally evicted from the said parcels of land, by a certain Harry Gordon, heir at law of the first named Harry Gordon: And whereas it appears to the legislature, that the ground of the said eviction was the misnomer of said Harry Gordon, in the proclamation of council; and it is thereby made evident that the sale aforesaid was not of the same validity as it would have been, had the said Harry Gordon been properly named, and duly attainted by proclamation of council: Therefore, to relieve the said parties from the severe loss and injury arising from their contract with this commonwealth, and to carry into effect the promise of this State, solemnly given to the parties by an act of the General Assembly: BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 10626 dollars of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly granted to D. met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That H. Conyng the sum of ten thousand six hundred and twenty-six dollars, is hereby granted to the said David Hayfield Conyngham, and compensation the executors of the testament and last will of Adam Holliday, for losses sus deceased, in full compensation to them, by reason of the evictained by rea tions aforesaid; and David Stewart, Andrew Henderson, and son of their John Canan, are hereby appointed to view the said tracts of certain lands land respectively, and to apportion the said sum of money to the purchased at said David H. Conyngham, and the executors of Adam Hollia sale by the day, deceased, according to the value of the said lands, respectively, at the time of the purchase of Adam Holliday; and their decree therein shall be final; and the said viewers shall report their proceedings in the premises to the Governor, who shall thereupon draw his warrants on the State treasurer, in favour of the said parties respectively, for the sum by the said viewers decreed to be paid to them respectively; and the money so apportioned and decreed to the executors of the said Adam Holliday, shall enure to the uses of the testament and fast will of said Adam Holliday, in the same manner as is therein directed, as to the said land: And the Governor is also hereby authorized further, to draw his warrant in favour of Daniel Martin, for the sum of one thousand and two hundred dollars in full compensation to him, in consequence of the eviction of the said Daniel Martin from the said three hundred and twenty-five acres, which war rants shall be paid by the treasurer out of any unappropriated monies in the treasury: Provided, That before the said viewers shall proceed to perform the duties herein required, they shall take an oath or affirmation before any Justice of the fully and truly to perform the same. Feace, faith SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives, P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-February the tenth, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seven. THOMAS MCKEAN. CHAPTER XXI. An ACT aiding the commissioners of Beaver county to procure water in the Borough of Beaver. SECTION I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Ge the Commissioners of neral Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the sum of seven hundred dollars be, and the same is here- Seven bunby granted to the commissioners of Beaver county, for the time dred dollars being, to be paid out of the monies arising from the sales of the granted to inlots and reserved lands adjoining Beaver-town, under an act of Assembly, entitled "An act directing the sales of certain Beaver countown lots, in the town of Beaver, and other lands adjacent there- ty : to," passed March the second, one thousand eight hundred and five, and it may and shall be lawful for any person or persons, having purchased a lot or lots at the sales aforesaid, to pay the last moiety of the purchase money due this commonwealth to the commissioners of the said county, who are authorized to receive the same to the amount of seven hundred dollars, and the receipts of said commissioners to such purchaser or purchasers shall be received by the receiver-general of this commonwealth in lieu of the purchase money due by them respectively. SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, who are to That the said commissioners of Beaver county, be, and they are apply the hereby directed to apply the aforesaid sum of seven hundred same, (or so dollars (or so much thereof as shall be found necessary), to the much as may sinking and completing a public well, in such part of the public ry) in sink. square in the borough of Beaver, as they shall think most proper; ing a public and if after said object be accomplished, there shall remain in the well, in the hands of the said commissioners any part of the said seven hun- borough of be necessa Beaver. dred dollars unexpended, they shall forthwith pay the same into the treasury of this commonwealth. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-February the tenth, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seven. THOMAS M‹KEAN. The Commissioners of Bedford cou by empowered to levy county taxes for the years 1807 & 1808. Commis CHAPTER XXII. An ACT authorizing the Commissioners of Bedford and Indiana counties, to levy and collect county taxes for the years, one thousand eight hundred seven, and eight. HEREAS the commissioners of the counties of Bedford Wand Indiana have omitted in the last triennial assess ment, to assess county taxes on the said counties, in consequence of which omission, it is impossible by the existing laws, for them to make such assessment, until the next triennial assessment: Therefore, 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 enac ed by the authority of the same, That the commissioners of Bedford county are hereby authorized to levy and cause to be collected, county taxes for the county aforesaid, for the years one thousand eight hundred and seven, and one thousand eight hundred and eight, in the same manner and subject to the same regulations, as the commissioners of other counties within this commonwealth, are by law authorized to do, which proceedings shall have the like effect in law, as if the last triennial assessment had been duly made in the county aforesaid at the time heretofore appointed by law for that purpose. SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of Indiana county, be, and they are sioners of In- hereby authorized and required, to appoint assessors and assisdiana county tant assessors, in that part of Indiana county, lying north of the to appoint as old purchase line, formerly a part of Lycoming county, who sessors, &c. shall do and perform all, and singular the duties enjoined upon Their duties. assessors and assistant assessors, by the existing law, for raising county rates and levies within this commonwealth, within that part of the county of Indiana aforesaid; and it shall be the duty of the commissioners aforesaid, to levy and cause to be collected, county rates and levies for the years one thousand eight hundred and seven, and one thousand eight hundred and eight, as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes, agreeably to the L act for raising county rates and levies, as if the same had been included in the last triennial assessment. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-February the tenth, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seven. THOMAS McKEAN. CHAPTER XXIII. A further SUPPLEMENT to the act entitled "An act to provide. for the erection of a House for the employment and support of the poor in the county of York." W at the com HEREAS the act to which this is a supplement does not provide for the adjustment of claims which existed at the time it was passed and came into operation: Therefore, 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 all Of prosecu claims and demands existing at the passing or coming into ope- ting and payration of the act to which this is supplementary, shall have the ing demands, same force and effect, and be prosecuted in the same manner as existing if that act had not been passed; and upon final adjustment of ing into opsuch claims and demands, if need be, it shall be the duty of the eration of the supervisors of the highways of the borough or townships against original act. which the said claims or demands are established, to collect the same by a tax on the said borough or townships, and pay the same in discharge of the said claims and demands; and that it shall be the duty of the persons appointed in the said borough or townships, to settle the accounts of the supervisors of the highways, to settle the accounts of the overseers of the poor of said borough, and their respective townships. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-February the tenth, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seven. THOMAS McKEAN. CHAPTER XXIV. An ACT for the relief of Isaac Ely. HEREAS it has been represented to the legislature, that Isaac Ely of Reading in the county of Berks, on the eighth day of August, one thousand seven hundred and seventysix, enlisted in the company of captain Andrew Redheffer, in colonel John Moore's battalion of the Pennsylvania flying camp, and on the eighteenth day of November following, was taken prisoner at Fort Lee, continued in confinement to about the middle of February following (the greater part whereof in a prison ship, where he suffered considerably), then permitted to go home on parole for a considerable time, and was exchanged some time in the month of May, one thousand seven hundred and eighty, being three years nine months and some days from the time of his enlistment to the time of exchange, during all which time he received no pay, as testified by his said captain: Therefore, SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, Donation to and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the GoIsaac Ely. vernor be and he is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant on the treasurer in favour of Isaac Ely, for one hundred and three dollars, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the treasury. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-February the tenth, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seven. THOMAS McKEAN, CHAPTER XXV. An ACT authorizing the secretary of the commonwealth to procure an additional number of copies of Carey and Bioren's edition of the Laws, with Bioren's Continuation. W HEREAS it appears there is not a sufficient number of copies of the laws printed by Carey and Bioren remaining in the Secretary's office to supply all the officers entitled thereto by law: Therefore, SECTION I. Be it enated by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, |