Commis sioners appointed. traised, and how applied. CommisBioners to Lay a scheme before the CHAPTER XLIV. An ACT to raise by way of Lottery, a Sum not exceeding two thousand five hundred Dollars, for finishing a Church in the Town of Hanover, in the County of York. Sum to be SECTION I. E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is herebyenacted by the authority of the same, That Henry Slagle, Ludwig Overdur, Frederick Shultz, Jacob Eichelberger, junior, Jacob Metzger and Henry Marter be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to raise by way of lottery, a sum of money not exceeding two thousand five hundred dolprobation, lars, for completing a church in the town of Hanover, in the to bonds for county of York. ¡governor, for his ap 1 and enter in the faithful And take and subscribe an oath or af firmation to that effect. Number of SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, discharge of That the commissioners before they proceed to sell any tickets in their duties the said lottery, shall lay such scheme thereof before the Governor, as shall meet his approbation, and enter into bonds to him for the due performance of their duty, in selling the tickets, drawing the lottery and paying the prizes, and each of them before entering on the duties of his appointment, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation, diligently and faithfully to perform the duties hereby intrusted to him, and three of the commissioners at least, shall attend each day's drawing of the aforesaid lottery, and when the whole is completed shall cause an accurate list of the fortunate numbers to be published in one newspaper at least printed in the following towns: viz. Hanover, York and Gettysburgh, and shall pay and discharge all prizes that may be demanded by persons legally entitled thereto within thirty days after the drawing of the lottery shall be completed, commis sioners to at tend each day's draw ing. Accurate list of the fortunate numbers to be publish ed, &c. Prizes to be SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, paid within That the commissioners be, and they are hereby authorized to set30 days, &c. tle and adjust all accounts which may be exhibited by any person sioners au- or persons legally employed in carrying this act into effect, and thorized to that all expences necessarily attending the same, except to the ¡ Commis settle and adjust acCounts. commissioners, who shall perform their services gratis, shall be paid by the aforesaid commissioners out of the nett proceeds of the said lottery. SECT. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all prizes not demanded within twelve months after the publication as aforesaid, shall be considered as relinquished for Limitation the benent of the said church. SIMON SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. · P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-February the twenty-second, in the year one thou sand eight hundred and eight. of the time for demand ing prizeb. THOMAS McKEAN. CHAPTER XLV. =An ACT to raise by way of Lottery, a Sum of Money for the purpose of erecting a School-house in Shippensburg, in the County of Cum berland. Commissi oners ap raised and 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, pointed. That David McKnight, John Simpson, Jacob Rahm, Samuel Sum to be McClure, Alexander Stewart and James Lowrey, of the county of Cumberland, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to raise by way of lottery, a sum of money not exceeding ers to lay a twelve hundred dollars; to be by them applied for the purpose of scheme beerecting a School-house in Shippensburg, in the county of Cum- fore the goberland. how applied Commission vernor, for his approba oath or affir SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, tion; and en That the said commissioners, before they proceed to sell any tickets ter into bond in the lottery aforesaid, shall lay such scheme thereof before the for the faithgovernor as shall meet his approbation; and enter into bonds of their du to him for the due performance of their duty in selling the tick- ties; and ets, drawing the lottery and paying the prizes; and each of them, take and subbefore entering on the duties of his appointment, shall take and scribe an subscribe an oath or affirmation, diligently and faithfully to per- mation to form the duties hereby intrusted to him; and two or more of said that effect. commissioners shall attend the drawing of each day, and when the Number of whole is completed shall cause an accurate list of the fortunate ers to attend numbers to be published in one of the English and German papers each day's printed in the borough of Carlisle, and shall pay and discharge the drawing. prizes that shall be demanded by persons legally entitled thereto, fortunate within thirty days after the drawing shall be completed. commission List of the numbers to SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, be publishThat the said commissioners be, and they are hereby authorized ed, &c. to settle and adjust all the accounts which may be exhibited by any paid within prizes to be 30 days, & Commission. ers authoriz. person or persons legally employed in carrying this act into effect, ed to settle and that all expences attending the same shall be paid by the said and adjust commissioners out of the proceed of said lottery. accounts, &c. SECT. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Limitation That all prizes not demanded within twelve months next after of time for publication as aforesaid, shall be considered and deemed as redemanding quished for the benefit of erecting the aforesaid School-house. |prizes. 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 MOKEAN. CHAPTER XLVI. An ACT to validate and confirm the proceedings of certain Justices of the Peace, in the County of Adams in cases therein mentioned. SECTION I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, 'Confirmaand it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That all acknowtion of the ledgements of deeds, powers of attorney and other instruments of acts of the writing, taken prior to the twenty-eighth day of March, one thouJustices of sand eight hundred and seven, before justices of the peace, who 'commission. had been commissioned for districts within the county of York, ed for York which were included within the county of Adams by the act for county, who by the divisi erecting the said county of Adams, and all judgments rendered on feil with by the said justices prior to the said twenty-eighth day of March, The peace, in Adams county. Appeals from their judgments may be prosecuted, &c. one thousand eight hundred and seven be, and they are hereby declared to be as valid and effectual to all intents and purposes, as if the said act had not been passed, or as if the said justices had been appointed, and commissioned for the county of Adams, and where appeals have been made from the judgments of the said justices, the same may be prosecuted to judgement, discontinuance or non-suit as in other cases. 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. W CHAPTER XLVII. An ACT for the Relief of Samuel Ashton. HEREAS it appears that on the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and our, Samuel Ashton, of the county of Philadelphia, purchased rom a certain William Playford, an alien, a plantation or piece of and, lying in the township of Ridley, and county of Delaware, ontaining two hundred and nineteen acres and one hundred and wenty-five perches, that at the time of the said purchase the said Jamuel Ashton was not informed the said William Playford was n alien, and therefore incapable of holding real estate within this Commonwealth; and that under these circumstances the title of he said Samuel Ashton, to the said tract of land is not free from loubt: And whereas it is just and reasonable that the alienism of he said William Playford, should not be taken advantage of by he State, as against a fair purchaser without notice: Therefore, SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repreentatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Asembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, The title of That the title of Samuel Ashton, of the county of Philadelphia, to s. Ashton he plantation or tract of land situate in Ridley township and coun- to a tract of y of Delaware, purchased by him the said Samuel from William land purPlayford, an alien, be and the same is hereby so far as regards any Wm. Playlaim of the part of the State, confirmed and made sure and that ford an alién he said Samuel Ashton shall hold and enjoy the same as if the confirmed. said William Playford had been before, and at the time of the said purchase, a citizen of the State of Pennsylvania. 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. chased of THOMAS MOKEAN. CHAPTER XLVIII. ACT to enable Commissioners to convey lots of ground in the town of Fanetsburg in the county of Franklin. V HEREAS it has been represented to the Legislature, that William McEntire late of Metal township, in the county of ranklin, deceased, died, seized of a tract of land, situated in the id township and county, upon which he in his lifetime had laid tents in trust out the town of Fanetsburg, and had contracted for the sale of seve ral lots therein, for which he had not made deeds of conveyance and that several of the purchasers in pursuance of their contracts, have made valuable improvements on their respective lots, and it has been further represented that the sales of the said lots are not recognized in the last will and testament of the said MEntire and that one of his sons and devisees has long since left the country, and it is unknown where he is, and one other of his sons and devisees is in his minority, and also that there is not such written evidence of the sales of the said lots as will under the existing laws of this state, authorize the executors named in the last will and testament of him the said M'Entire, to make deeds of conveyance of the same, and vest legal titles in the respective purchasers thereof. And as these representations appear to be true, they consequently, present a just and proper case for the interposition of the legislature: Therefore, SECTION 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General As sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the sam Commission That Archibald S. McCune of the town of Fanetsburg, in the ers appointed, who are county of Franklin, James McCurdy and John Walker, of the to procure a township of Metal, in the said county, be, and they are hereby patent or pa- appointed commissioners, who shall be, and they are hereby au for the devi. thorized and required to procure one or more patents as may be sees of Wm. found necessary from this commonwealth, in their own names, McEntire for and in trust for the sons and devisees of William McEntire, late of the township and county aforesaid deceased, for such part of tract of land the tract of land as remains unpatented, of which he died, seized, situated in the said township of Metal and county of Franklin, and the land-officers are hereby directed and required to issue said patents, the expence of which shall be defrayed by the sons and devisees aforesaid, or by those claiming under them. a certain situate in Franklin county, as remains un. patented. Said com to execute deeds for certain lots in the town SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said commissioners or any two of them shall be, and missioners they are hereby authorized and required to make and execute empowered deeds of conveyance, as well for those lots in the said town, which are situated on that part of the before mentioned tract of land, which was patented to William M'Entire in his lifetime, as for those which are situated on that part of the same, for which of Fanets- they are by this act to procure a patent in trust as aforesaid to the burg to the original purchasers thereof, or to those claiming under them, as original purchasers or the case may be in all cases, where the original purchasers or those claim- those claiming under them as aforesaid, shall produce a receipt for Jacender the whole, or for part of the consideration money, signed by the said William McEntire, and also in cases where it shall be made |