ficeships as aforesaid, with the names of the masters or mistresses, and their trade, occupation or calling; and shall at all times when thereunto required, submit to the inspection and free examination of such visitors as shall from time to time, be appointed by the court of quarter sessions of the said county, all their books and accounts, together with the rents, interests and monies, payable and receivable by the said corporation, and also an account of all sales, purchases, donations, devises and bequests, as shall have been made by or to them. moved to the of this act. to the sick, SECT. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, when and That as soon as the said buildings shall be erected, and all ne- how the poor cessary accommodations provided therein, notices shall be sent are to be resigned by any two of the said directors, to the overseers of the building erectseveral townships of the said county of Franklin, requiring them ed in pursuance forthwith to bring the poor of their respective townships to the said house of employment, which order the said overseers are hereby enjoined, and required to comply with, or otherwise to forfeit the cost of all future maintenance; except in cases when by sickness, or other sufficient cause, any poor person cannot be Exception as removed, in which case the said overseers shall represent the same and how they to the nearest justice of the peace, who, being satisfied of the truth are to be prothereof shall certify the same to the said directors, and at the same time issue an order under his hand and seal, to the said overseers, directing them to maintain such poor, until such time as he, or she, shall be in a situation to be removed, then to convey the said pauper and deliver him, or her, to the steward or keeper of the said house of employment, together with the said order, and the charge and expense of such temporary relief, and of such removal shall be paid by the said directors at a reasonable allow ance. vided for. SECT. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said directors shall from time to time, receive, provide Directors re for and employ, according to the true intent and meaning of this quired to receive, provide act, all such poor and indigent persons as shall be entitled to re- for, and emlief, or shall have gained a legal settlement in the said county of ploy the poor. Franklin, and shall be sent there by an order or warrant for that purpose, under the hands and seals of any two justices of the peace, directed to any constable of the said county of Franklin, or to the overseers of the proper township in any other county of this Commonwealth, or constable in such counties as have no overseers, and to the said directors of the poor, and of the house of employment of the said county of Franklin, and the said directors are hereby authorized, when they shall deem it proper and convenient so to do, to permit any poor person or persons to be maintained elsewhere. Power of the SECT. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, directors to That the said directors, or any two of them, who shall be a quo- make rules rum in all cases to do business, shall have full power to make and regula tions, &c, of the direc tors to visit the apartments and ordain all such ordinances, rules and regulations, as the shall think proper, convenient and necessary, for the direction government and support of the poor and house of employment aforesaid, and of the revenues thereunto belonging, and of al such persons as shall come under their care or cognizance: Pro vided, The same be not repugnant to this law or any other o the laws of this state or of the United States: And provided also That the same shall not have any force or effect until they shal have been submitted to the court of common pleas for the time being, of the said county of Franklin, and shall have re ceived the approbation of the said court. SECT. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid A committee That a committee consisting of at least two of the said directors shall and they are hereby enjoined and required to meet at the said house of employment at least once in every month, and visi the apartments and see that the poor are comfortably supported and hear all complaints and redress or cause to be redressed, al grievances which may happen by the neglect or misconduct o all persons in their employment or otherwise. of the poor, monthly &c. Compensa rectors. in the direction SECT. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That the said directors shall each of them receive for their ser expences of their tion of the di vices forty dollars per annum, to defray the necessary attendance on the duties of their offices. SECT. XII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid How vacancies That in case of any vacancy or vacancies by death, resignation. are to be sup. removal, neglect, refusal or otherwise, of any of the said di plied. rectors, a majority of the remaining directors shall fill such va cancy or vacancies by appointment of a citizen of their said county to serve until the next general election, when another director shall be elected to serve for the period which such director was to have served if no such vacancy had happened. the hands of to be disposed of. SECT. XIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, When and how That as soon as the poor of the county of Franklin shall be rethe monies in moved to the house of employment of the said county, and the the overseers overseers then in office have settled their official accounts with of the poor are the auditors of the respective townships, (annually elected for that purpose) it shall be the duty of the said overseers to pay over all the monies remaining in their hands to the supervisors of their respective townships, to be by them applied towards the repairing of the public roads therein, and the office of overseer of the poor within the said county shall from thenceforth be abolished, and all monies arising from fines, trespassing creatures, &c. that by the existing laws are directed to be paid to the overseers of the poor, shall from that time be paid to the supervisors of the roads within the respective townships to be expended and accounted for by them in the same manner as other township monies are directed to be. And the office of overseer of the poor abol ished. SECT. XIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That so much of the laws of this commonwealth relating to the Repeal oflaws hereby supplipoor as is by this act altered or supplied, be and the same is ed. hereby repealed. tion to the per for the poor SECT. XV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of the said county are hereby authorized Compensa and empowered to pay to the persons who may be elected or sons appointed appointed by virtue of this act, to fix the place where the build- to fix the site ings for the accommodation of the poor in said county shall be house. erected, such sums of money as will be sufficient to reimburse them for their expences, and also to pay to each of the said And to the didirectors such sum of money as (together with the annual sum special attenallowed them by this act) may be in the opinion of the commis- dance while sioners a reasonable compensation for their services during the are erecting. time they are carrying on and erecting the buildings aforesaid : Provided, The said buildings shall be completed within four years from the passing of this act. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the eleventh day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seven. rectors for their the buildings THOMAS M‹KEAN. CHAPTER XLVII. An ACT granting a sum of money to the Trustees of the Reading SECTION I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the sum of two thousand dollars be and the same is 2000 dollars hereby granted to the trustees of Reading academy, to assist and Reading Aca enable them to erect a suitable building for the said academy or demy. public school, to be paid by a warrant to be drawn by the Governor on the State-treasurer out of any unappropriated money in the treasury. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker APPROVED the eleventh day of March, in the year of our Lord, THOMAS M‹KEAN. uel Agnew of Washington county, im powered to sell and convey a said county, late the prop erty of John Alleson deccased. CHAPTER XLVIII. An ACT to enable Thomas Alleson and Samuel Agnew to sell a convey certain lands therein mentioned. HEREAS John Alleson late of Washington county, d W ceased, died seized of a certain tract of land, containin two hundred and sixty acres, situate in the county aforesai and by his last will and testament, devised one third thereof t his wife Jane Alleson for the term of her natural life, one hun dred acres thereof to his son James Alleson for the term of hi natural life, and the residue thereof to his other children: An whereas from the situation of the said property, and from th condition of the said James Alleson who is both deaf and dumb the management of the same is deficient and unprofitable to th parties, the repairs thereof consuming the greater portion of the rents: And whereas Jane Alleson, the widow aforesaid, Archi bald Alleson, Thomas Alleson, Hugh Alleson, and Gawin Alle son, children of the said John Alleson, and Samuel Agnew guardian of the minor children of John Alleson, junior, deceas ed, one other of the children John Alleson the testator, have prayed the legislature to authorize the sale of the said property: Therefore, SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly Thomas Alle- met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it son and Sam- shall and may be lawful for Thomas Alleson and Samuel Agnew of Washington county, to sell and convey all the right title and estate which the said John Alleson of the same county had at the time of his decease, in a certain tract of land in the county tract of land in aforesaid, containing two hundred and sixty acres with the appurtenances, either by public or private sale, for the best price that can be obtained for the same, and to do all acts necessary for carrying into effect the powers given by this act, as fully and effectually as the said John Alleson might have done, or could do in his life-time, the proceeds of which sale shall go in the same manner and proportions, and for the same estate, to the same persons as the said tract of land is directed by the last will and testament of the said John Alleson; that is to say, they shall vest the proceeds of sale in some productive stock, or mortgage on real estate, and shall pay the nett proceeds or interest of one third part thereof to Jane Alleson, during her natural life, and the nett proceeds of one hundred acres thereof to the support of James Alleson during his natural life, and from and after the Said J. Alleson decease of the said Jane and James respectively, to distribute and S. Agbefore the same as is directed by the said testament and last will: they proceed to Provided, That the said Thomas Alleson and Samuel Agnew, before they proceed to sell and convey the same, shall give How the pro ceeds are to be disposed of. new, sell, to give Pond &c. bonds with sufficient surety to be approved by the judges of the orphans' court, for the faithful performance of their respective trusts in this behalf, and for the due application of the money. arising from such sale agreeably to the directions of this act. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. FAPPROVED-the eleventh day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seven. THOMAS M.KEAN. CHAPTER XLIX. An ACT to enable James Maris and Samuel Davis, administrators to the estate of Thomas West, deceased, to sell and convey certain real estate therein mentioned. WHEREAS it hath been represented to the legislature, that Thomas West, late of the township of Ridley in the county of Delaware, died intestate, seized of a messuage, plantation, and tract of land in the township of Ridley aforesaid, leaving a mother and widow, each entitled to a dower therein, and six minor children; that there are not sufficient assets to pay his debts and provide for the education of his children, and that it would be for the benefit of the said children to sell the same and place the proceeds in some productive fund: Therefore, sell and con SECTION I. 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 James The adminMaris, and Samuel Davis, administrators to the estate of Tho- istrators of mas West, late of the township of Ridley in the county of Thomas Delaware, deceased, are hereby empowered to sell and convey of Delaware West, late for the highest and best price that can be had for the same, at public county, deor private sale, all that messuage, plantation and tract of land, situ- ceased, emate in the township of Ridley in the county of Delaware, boun- powered to ded by land of William Brown, Curtis Lowns, George Davis, vey a tract Cyrus Newlin, George Warner, and Esther and John Thomp- of land, late son, containing about ninety-seven acres, and make such deed the property or other conveyance as shall sufficiently secure to the purchaser Thomas or purchasers all the right,title and interest, which the said Tho- West. mas West in his life time, and at the time of his decease had, in and to the same and every part thereof, and that the money aris- purchase ing from such sale be appropriated as follows; first to the pay- money is to ment of all legal demands against the estate of the said Thomas be applied. West, deceased, and the residue shall be by the administrators K of said How the |