officer or a of the board of directors of the said society: Provided neverthe-ty for any less, That nothing herein contained, shall in anywise invalidate gent of the any security heretofore given; any thing in this act to the con- society. trary notwithstanding. SEGT. XIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this act shall be, and continue in force for five years from Limitation the passing thereof and no longer: Provided always, That for of the act. the liquidation and settlement of all the past transactions and accounts of the said society, the corporate powers thereof shall be and continue effectual to all intents and purposes as specified in 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 An ACT for the relief of James Smith. HEREAS it has been represented that James Smith of W Lycoming county, a private soldier in captain James Murry's company of the flying camp, was taken prisoner at fort Washington the sixteenth of November, one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, and remained in confinement until March following, when he was liberated, but owing to sickness and debility, did not reach his home until one month after, and that he has never received any pay or compensation for his services and sufferings during the aforesaid term: 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 the trea- Grant in fasurer of this commonwealth be, and he is hereby directed to pay vour of J. to James Smith of Lycoming county, or his legal attorney, the Smith. sum of one hundred dollars, on a warrant drawn by the Governor in the usual manner, as a consideration in full for his services and sufferings whilst a prisoner, in the late revolutionary war with Great Britain. 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. THOMAS M.KEAN. Grant of CHAPTER LII. An ACT granting two thousand dollars to the commissioners of E county for the purpose of erecting public buildings for the use of sa county. 2000 dollars SECTION I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in G for erecting public build-neral Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the sam ings in Erie That the sum of two thousand dollars be, and the same is hereb county. And pro*ceeds of sales of town granted to the commissioners of the county of Erie, to be b them applied to the erection of public buildings for the use said county, to be paid out of the monies arising from the sal and out lots of the town and out-lots belonging to the Commonwealth, i and adjoining the town of Erie in the county aforesaid. · SIMON SNYDER, Speaker at Erie appropriated for payment. of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the sixteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven. persons drawing a seine, &c. between the noon of Sat five in the CHAPTER LIII. An ACT to regulate the Fisheries in the river Susquehanna and its Penalty on SECTION I. DE 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 from and after the passing of this act, no person or perhours of six sons shall cast or draw any seine, scoop net, brush, or brush net, on the after- or make use of any driver or other device for the purpose of urday, and taking or catching fish in the river Susquehanna, or any of its the hour of branches which have by law been declared public highways, between the hours of six on the afternoon of Saturday, and the morning of hour of five in the morning of the Monday following, and no Monday following. person or persons shall make use of, cast or draw more than one seine, net or driver, or other device for the taking or catching And on per- fish in any one pool or fishing-place in the said river or its branchsons using es as aforesaid, within this commonwealth, and not more than one one seine or seine, net, driver or device for the taking or catching fish, shall be made use of, cast or drawn in any one pool or fishing-place hours in any in the said river or its branches, within any period of twenty e pool or four hours, beginning at sun-rising in the morning and continu g place. more than net in 24 ing until sun-rising on the day following, and any person or persons who shall cast or draw any seine or net, or make use of any driver or other device for the purpose of taking or catching fish, or making use of, or permit to be used more than one seine, net, driver or device in any one pool or fishing-place, or shall be aiding or assisting therein contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act; such persons so offending, and thereof being lawfully convicted, shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for each and every such offence, with costs of prosecution, one half thereof to be paid Fishing with by the owner or owners of the seine, and the other half by the and hooks men so fishing: Provided always, That any person or persons and lines not may fish with hoop-nets and hooks and lines, any thing in this prohibited. act to the contrary notwithstanding. hoop-nets, of fish, or SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person or persons shall make use of any device by Penalty on means of ropes, cords, plank, timber, boards, shingles, brush, persons contriving to straw or stones, or shall throw up any banks of sand, or other prevent the earth in the river Susquehanna or its branches, or in any man- free passage ner whatever, make use of any craft, contrivance or design to for using any confine fish to, at, or in any pool or fishing-place, or to prevent means to dethe free passage of fish, or by means of any kind of drug, shall stroy them. destroy the fish in the said river or its branches as aforesaid, each person so offending, or aiding or assisting therein, being lawfully.convicted thereof, shall forfeit and pay for each and every such offence, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars with costs of suit. deemed a SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from the place or places where seines or nets have been What to be usually thrown into the water, to the place or places where they pool, or fishhave been usually taken out, or from the place or places where ing place. they may be hereafter thrown into the water, to the place or places where they may be taken out, shall be deemed and held to be a pool or fishing-place within the meaning of this act. SECT. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever there is or may be a pool or fishing-place on Persons reboth sides of the river and opposite each other, in whole or in siding oppopart, or where there is or may be a pool or fishing-place on an other having island, shoal, or sand-bank opposite in whole or in part to the suitable pool or fishing-place on either side of the river or island, where landings for they sweep the whole channel, no seine or net shall be drawn drawing on such pools or fishing-places to both landings in any one pe- to fish alterriod of twenty-four hours; the fishery on the east side of the nately, &c. said river, or on any such island, shoal or sand-bank, shall be occupied or made use of the first twenty-four hours; the fishery on the west side of said river, or on any such island, shoal or sandbank, the next twenty-four hours, and so on in rotation; and site to each seines, &c. Manner of recovering fines, &c. Penalty for if offending aany person or persons shall undertake to draw any seine or me gainst this in the said river or its branches as aforesaid, contrary to the tru provision. intent and meaning of this section, he or they so offending sha forfeit and pay the sum of three hundred dollars for each an such offence, together with costs; and all fines and forfeit every ures incurred under this act, shall be recovered as debts of equa amount are or may be by law recoverable, one half of the for feitures under this act to be for the use of the informer, and th How applied other half to be applied for the purpose of improving the pub lic roads and highways within the proper county in which such offence shall have been committed: Provided always, That ever prosecution or suit under this act, shall be instituted withir three months from the commission of the offence, and not af terwards. Limitation of prosecutions. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the sixteenth day of March, in the year of our Commis sioners appointed under a former act to report their pro the gover. nor; Who may authorize such land as the commis sioners may Nicholson A THOMAS McKEAN. CHAPTER LIV. ceedings to 4 SUPPLEMENT to an act, entitled "An act for the more speedy and effectual collection of certain debts due to this commonwealth.” SECTION I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sale of in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the commissioners appointed under the act to which this is a supplement, shall make report of their proceedings to the specify as Governor, who on approbation thereof, shall issue one or more process to the said commissioners, commanding them or a maof the late J.jority of them to sell such lands or interest in lands as the said subject to commissioners may specify in their report as the property of the the liens of late John Nicholson, and subject to the liens of the commonwealth without inquisition; and in all cases of sales so to be made by the commissioners or a majority of them, at least twenty days notice shall be given of the time and place of sale by advertisement in the newspaper printed in the county where the lands respectively lie, if any be there printed, and if not, in the newspaper printed nearest to such county, and also sioners pow. in two papers printed in the city of Philadelphia: Provided, er of com- That nothing contained in this section shall operate to abridge promise not to be abridg. the powers of compromise vested in the said commissioners by ed. the fourth section of this act. the com monwealth. Notice of sale to be given. But the Commis sury, and years. Interest to which are to SECT.II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Payment of in all cases of sales under this act, the purchaser or purchasers money to be purchase shall pay the amount of the purchase money into the state treasu- made to the ry, and the payment of no part of the purchase money shall be State treadeferred for a longer time than four years, and whenever any not to be depart shall be deferred for any length of time within that period ferred longwhich is hereby referred to the discretion of the commissioners, er than four or a majority of them, immediately superintending any sale, such deferred payments shall carry interest from the time of be charged the sale, and shall be secured by bonds given by the purchaser on deferred or purchasers with surety, approved by the commissioners or a payments, majority of them as aforesaid, payable to the treasurer of the be secured commonwealth, and delivered to the said commissioners or a by bond majority of them at the time of sale, and the said commission- with sufficient surety. ers or a majority of them shall on the receipt of the bonds On receipt aforesaid deliver to every purchaser a certificate of the property of bonds the sold to him, the time and place of sale and the bonds received, commisand shall also deliver into the hands of the treasurer within two sioners to deliver to the months from the time of sale, all bonds received for or on acpurchaser a count of such sales, and within the same time make a particular certificate of return into the office of the secretary of the commonwealth to the the property process of the Governor of the quantity of land sold, the situation Bonds to be sold, &c. thereof, the price at which it was sold, and how paid or secured, delivered to which said process and return shall be carefully registered and the treasury. filed by the said secretary, who is hereby required upon the ap-tary upon application of any purchaser or purchasers, or any person on his or plication and their behalf on production of the certificate aforesaid and the production treasurer's receipt for the consideration of the purchase, to of certifimake and execute a deed or deeds to the purchaser or purchasers for the property sold to him or them, as and for such es- receipt shall tate as the said John Nicholson had and held the same at the execute a deed to the time of the commencement of the liens of the commonwealth purchaser. The secre cate, and treasurers against the estate of the said John Nicholson, which said convey- Subject ances or copies of the records thereof shall be prima facie evidence however to of the grantee's title: Provided, That the respective bodies or the payment tracts of land sold under this act shall be subject to the payment chase monof the purchase money thereof. of the pur ey. SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said commissioners or a majority of them are hereby Commisauthorized and empowered to expose any body of lands late the sioners may property of the said John Nicholson late deceased, which are expose to sale, any bosubject to the lien of the commonwealth, to sale under and by dy of land in virtue of the process to be issued by the Governor as aforesaid, gross, or by either in gross or by separate tracts as to them or a majority of separate them may appear most advisable. tracts as shall appear SECT. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, most advisaThat the said commissioners or a majority of them shall have ble. ! |