Time allow-quehannah and York Borough Turnpike Road: Provided, The ed for com- if the company shall not proceed to carry on the said work r mencing and finishing the three years after the passing of this act, or shall not within seve years afterwards complete the said road according to the true intent and meaning of this act, then in either of these cases, all and singular the rights, liberties and franchises hereby granted to the said company shall revert to this commonwealth.

road.

SIMON SNYDER, Speaker

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

APPROVED-February the twenty-second, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight.

THOMAS McKEAN.

CHAPTER XXXVI.

An ACT for the Relief of the Inhabitants of the Village of Palmyra, in the Township of London Derry, Dauphin County.

SECTION I. E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in GeCommission. neral Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, ers appoint- That John Elder, Matthew Irwin, Daniel Wonderlich, John ed to raise by lottery Ernst, John Downy and Levi G. Hollingsworth, be, and they 3000 dollars. are hereby appointed commissioners to raise by way of lottery a for the pur- sum not exceeding three thousand dollars, for the purpose of propose of pro- curing and bringing into the said Village, a sufficient supply of water for the use of the inhabitants thereof.

curing water for the village of Pal

myra.

Before sell

missioners are to submit a scheme

to the

SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before the said commissioners proceed to sell any tickets in ing the tick. said lottery, they shall lay such scheme thereof before the Govets the com- ernor, as shall meet his approbation, and shall enter into bonds to him for the faithful performance of their duty in selling the tickets, drawing the lottery and paying the prizes and paying over the nett proceedings of the lottery. And each of them before Governor for entering on the duties of their appointment, shall take and subhis approba scribe an oath or affirmation diligently and faithfully to perform tion, enter into bond, &c. the duties hereby intrusted to him. And at least three of the said Further du commissioners shall attend the drawing of each day. And when the whole is completed, shall cause an accurate list of the fortunate numbers to be published in one newspaper at Harrisburgh and one at Lebanon. And the commissioners shall settle and adjust all accounts for necessary expences of the lottery, and shall pay the same out of the proceeds thereof, and the nett

ties of the

commissioners.

balance shall be paid to the trustees hereafter mentioned. And all prizes not demanded within twelve months after the publication aforesaid, shall be considered as relinquished for the benefit of the undertaking; but in settling said accounts, said Commissioners shall not receive any compensation for the performance of the duties enjoined upon them by this act.

receive from

ceeds of the

SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Levi G. Hollingsworth, Daniel Wonderlich, Henry Lon- Trustees apgenecker, John Kean and Joseph Carmony, be, and they are pointed to hereby appointed Trustees to receive from the Commissioners the comaforesaid, the nett amount of the monies raised by the Lottery, missioners and it shall be their duty also to devise and plan and cause to be the nett produg, made and executed such works, machinery and engines as lottery will lead and procure from Derry Meeting-house spring or else- Their furwere, such supply of water as may be sufficient for the use of ther duties. said village, and to vent or discharge the same, either at three or more central and convenient places within the village, or to supply the inhabitants at their houses respectively, by conducting pipes, branching from a grand conductor or reservoir, and the trustees shall in the manner hereinafter mentioned, have perpetual Said Trussuccession: that is to say, The above mentioned trustees shall serve two years from the time when the drawing of the lottery is finished, at the end of which time the inhabitants residing on or owning ture to have real property in the said village, shall meet at their public school, prpetual house and by ballot elect three trustees to manage, superintend and conduct said water works for two years and so on bienially hereafter

ces and those to be elected in fu

succession.

&..

SECT. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the above mentioned trustees, before entering upon the duty of their appointment, shall give bond to the county commission- Prustees to ers. in such sum as the said commissioners shall think just and give bonds, reasonable, conditioned for the faithful management of the monies intrusted to them, and their delivering up to their successors such books, papers and materials, and paying over all monies remaining in their possession at the expiration of their time, and their successors shall have power to investigate examine and settle their accounts, which they shall render upon oath or affirmation when required by their successors.

How any

SECT. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, balance reThat if any balance of money remains after the water has been maining, procured and the machinery completed, it shall be carefully vested after water is procured, in some productive fund or loan, and shall be held for the purpose be of keeping the same in repair, but if no balance shall remain suffi vested cient to keep the same in good repair, then it shall be lawful for it there be the trustees to assess and levy upon each person owning or resid- no balance

H

+

from the powers of

ing on real property in said village, and having the use of the water, their proportionate share of the expences of keeping the same machinery and works in repair.

SECT. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Exception That nothing herein contained shall be construed to vest in the said trustees or any of them, any power to enter upon the lands of any person, or to dig, take or lead away the water therefrom, unless the consent of the owner and of all parties interested therein be first had and obtained.

the Trust

ees.

SIMON SNYDER, Speaker

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

APPROVED the twenty-second day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight.

THOMAS MCKEAN.

CHAPTER XXXVII.

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 Dauphin."

WHEREAS it has been represented to the Legislature, that by

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 Dauphin," passed the twenty-eighth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and six, the directors of the poor and of the house of employment for the county of Dauphin, are made a body politic and corporate in law, and by that name shall and may receive, take and hold, any lands, tenements and hereditaments, and any goods and chattles whatsoever, of the gift, alienation or bequest of any person or persons whomsoever, and to purshase, take and hold any lands and tenements within said county, in fee simple, or otherwise, but that the said act does not give to the judges of the courts of justice in and for the said county and jurors, competent jurisdiction for the recovery at law of any gift, grant, devise or bequest made to and for the said corporation, or give to the citizens of of the said county, competency as witnesses in suits at law in claims respecting the same, whereby cases have occured aud may again occur, which would be without remedy, and it is necessary that the same should be explained and amended: Therefore,

SECTION I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General As sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,

In sults

That in all actions to be commenced by the directors of the poor brought by, of the county of Duaphin for the recovery of any gift, grant, fine, or against forfeiture, devise or bequest made to the said corporation, or in the directors of the poor case of any appeal brought by or against the said directors, respect- in the couning the settlement of a pauper, each and every person resident in ty of Dausaid county in the first case, and of the counties affected thereby in phin, every the second case, shall be competent to hear, try and give testimony within said fouching the matters in controversy.

SIMON SNYDER, Speaker

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

APPROVED-February the twenty-second, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight.

resident

county shall be a competent juror o

witness, &c.

THOMAS McKEAN.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

An ACT to authorize and empower Priscilla Dill, widow of Thomas Dill, deceased, William Wireman, senior and William Wireman, junior, Guardians of the minor Children of Thomas Dill, and administrators of the estate of Caleb Dill, deceased, to sell and convey one fourth part of two several Tracts of Land in Monahan Township, in the County of York.

W Holas Dill, late of the township of Monahan in the coun

WHEREAS it has been represented to the Legislature, that

ty of York, died intestate, being in his life-time seized and entitled to one equal undivided fourth part of two plantations or tracts of land, lying in Monahan township in the county of York, leaving a widow, named Priscilla Dill, by whom he had issue: namely, Caleb, John, Priscilla, James and Elizabeth Dill, all minors except Caleb, Dill eldest son, who agreeably to the directions of the Orphans' Court of that county, had a jury of twelve men appointed, who made appraisement thereof, and made return of the same to the said Orphans' Court, that the said Caleb Dill with intent to take the same, at the appraisement, had one of the said tracts laid off into town lots with the consent of the widow, and William Wireman, guardian of the minor children with a view of taking the same at the next succeeding Orphans' Court, but before this time arrived the said Caleb Dill died. And whereas the aforesaid widow and guardian of the minor children of Thomas Dill, and the widow and administrators of Caleb Dill, deceased, have by their petition to the legislature, set forth that the land is unproductive in its present state, and that one of the said tracts

benigsituate onthe intersection of sundry public roads, and being small is so cut up by them as to render it unfit for farming to advantage, that the other tract lying at some distance from the former, and being also small, and both but little improven, are not capable of being managed so as to afford much benefit to the widow and children, they therefore believing it would be much more beneficial to lay off and sell one of the said tracts in town lots. as contemplated by the said Caleb in his life-time: therefore, have prayed the legislature to pass a law, enabling them to sell either one or both of the tracts aforesaid, in such manner as will be of most advantage to the said widow and minor children. And whereas upon investigation, it appears manifestly for their advantage that the same should be disposed of in the manner as represented by the petitioners: 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 Priscilla Dill, the repre- widow and administratrix of Thomas Dill, late of the township entatives of of Monahan in the county of York, deceased, William Wireman, homas Dill nd Caleb senior, guardian of the minor children of the said Thomas Dill and Dill, dec. William Wireman, junior, administrators of the estate of Caleb Dill, mpowered deceased, or the survivor of them be, and they are hereby authorised rest of the and empowered to sell all the right and estate of Thomas Dill, ot, in, id Thomas and to the one equal fourth part of two plantations or tractsof land two cer- lying and situate in the township of Monahan, in the county of York, in planta- of which he died siezed, one of the said tracts containing one hun York coun. dred and seventy acres and fifty-nine perches and allowance, known by

o sell the in

ons, situate

roceeds ow to be istributed.

the name of Elizabeth Dillstown, the other tract 'containing one hundred and fifty acres and allowance, as herein described, or however else the same ought to be described either by public or private sale, for the best price which can be obtained for the same, and to do all acts necessary for carrying into effect the powers giv en by this act as fully and effectually as the said Thomas or Caleb Dill could or might do were they now living and personally acting for themselves, and the proceeds of the sale of the said estate shall be distributed agreeably to the existing intestate laws of this commonwealth as before the passing of this act: Provided, That ithful dis-, before any sale be made as aforesaid, a bond with sufficient surety to be approved of by the Orphans' Court of the county, shall be

ecurity first

, be given

or their

ibution.