such manner as the inhabitants of said township of Salsbury, may at a town meeting for that purpose direct. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED--the nineteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ten. SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER LXXIII. An ACT to prevent devises and legacies from lapsing in certain cases. E it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresentaSECT. I. BE 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 devise or legacy No devise or in favour of a child or other lineal descendant of any testator, legacy in favour of ali- shall be deemed or held to lapse or become void by reason of the neal descen- decease of such devisee or legatee, in the life-time of the tesdant to lapse in certain tator, if such devisee or legatee shall leave issue, surviving the testator, but such devise or legacy shall be good and available in favour of such surviving issue, with like effect, as if such devisee or legatee had survived the testator: Provided always, That cepting cer- nothing herein contained shall be construed to effect any devise tain devises, or legacy contained in the last will of any testator who shall have deceased before the passing of this act: And provided also, Proviso as to That nothing herein contained shall be construed to defeat the of the testa- intention of any testator, to exclude such surviving issue, or any of them. cases. Proviso ex &c. the intention to. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-the nineteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ten. 0:0: SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER LXXIV. An ACT enlarging and altering the charter of the rector, church wardens and vestrymen of the United Episcopal churches of Christ church and St. Peter's church, in the city of Philadelphia, in the province of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 7HEREAS the rector, church wardens and vestrymen of the United Episcopal churchs of Christ church and St. Peter's church in the city of Philadelphia, by their petition to this general assembly, have represented that on the twenty-fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hun dred and sixty-five, a charter was granted by the then proprietaries of Pennsylvania, to divers members of the Episcopal church, at that time called the church of England, residing in the city of Philadelphia, who were incorporated by the name of "The rector, churchwardens and vestrymen of the United Episcopal churches of Christ church and St. Peter's church, in the city of Philadelphia, in the province of Pennsylvania,” that in consequence of the increase of the members of the said churches, there were many who could not be accommodated with convenient seats, and they therefore, at a very considerable expense, had lately built another church in the said city, called St. James's church; that it was the wish of the members of these three churches, to be united under one charter, to be made as conformable as conveniently might be to the charter aforesaid, and the said petitioners therefore prayed that an act might be passed enlarging and altering the said old charter, only in the particular matters hereinafter enumerated, and that in all other respects, the said old charter might be confirmed: that is to say, I. That the name of the corporation in future might be, "The rector, church wardens and vestrymen of the United churches of Christ church, St. Peter's church, and St. James's church, in the city of Philadelphia." II. That the rules, by-laws and ordinances of the rector, church wardens and vestrynien, should not be repugnant to the laws of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or of the United States. III. That at the next election of vestrymen, and forever thereafter, the vestry of the three United churches, should consist of twenty-four persons, members of the said churches, or one of them. IV. That the annual income of the property of the corporation should not exceed six thousand dollars, exclusive of the monies arising from the letting of the pews belonging to the said churches, or either of them, and also exclusive of the monies arising from opening the ground for burials in the church yards belonging to the said churches, or either of them; and it appears to the general assembly, just and reasonable that the prayer of the said petition should be granted: Therefore, Christ ano 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 Charter of from and after the passing of this act, the aforesaid charter, St. Peter's granted by the former proprietaries of Pennsylvania, shall be en-churches exlarged, so as to comprehend and unite the said three churches of tended so as Christ church, Saint Peter's church, and Saint James's church, to include St. and the rents and revenues of the corporation shall be applied church. N James's Appropria- to the maintenance and support of the rector, ministers and of tion of the ficers of the said three united churches, and the necessary refunds of said pairs of the said churches, and their church yards and parsonage churches. Name of the of, houses, and other houses which do now or hereafter shall belong to the said united churches, and to no other use or purpose whatever; and instead of the name aforesaid, in the old charter mentioned the name of the said corporation, shall be "The rector, church wardens and vestrymen of the United churches corporation. of Christ church, Saint Peter's church, and Saint James's church, Privileges in the city of Philadelphia," and the members of the said Saint James's church, shall have and enjoy all rights and privileges which under the old charter aforesaid, are had and enjoyed by the members of Christ church and Saint Peter's church aforesaid, or either of them, and no other, except that until, and at the election for vestrymen, to be held on Easter Monday, in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred, and thirteen, and no longer, the members of the church of Saint James, who shall St. James's have paid for a pew or sitting in the said church, previous to church, the time of holding any election of vestrymen of the said. united churches, shall have a right to vote at such election for the said vestrymen, although it shall not appear by the vestry books that the person or persons so voting have paid three successive years, preceding the time of such election, for a pew or sittings in either of the said churches. And of the members of SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Rules and That instead of the proviso in the said charter, that the rules, regulations of, not to be by-laws and ordinances of the said rector, church wardens and repugnant to vestrymen, be not repugnant to the laws and statutes in force in the laws, the kingdom of Great Britain, nor to the laws and statutes in force in the province of Pennsylvania, it shall be sufficient if the said rules, by-laws and ordinances are not repugnant to the constitution, laws and statutes of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or of the United States. &c. of Penn sylvania. SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, The vestry to consist of That at the time appointed by the said charter for the next elec24 persons. tion of vestrymen, and for ever thereafter, the vestry, instead of consisting of twenty persons, as is ordained by the said charter, shall consist of twenty-four persons, members of the said churches of Christ church, Saint Peter's church, and Saint James's church, or one of them. Yearly va Jue of the Jands, &c. held by, not to exceed $6000, SECT. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the clear yearly value of the messuages, houses, lands, tenements, rents, annuities or other hereditaments and real estate of the said corporation, instead of the sum of six hundred pounds sterling, mentioned in the said charter, shall not exceed the sum of six thousand dollars, lawful money of the United States, exclusive of the monies arising from the letting of the pews belonging to the said Christ church, Saint Peter's church, any This act not and Saint James's church, or either of them, and also exclusive JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senates APPROVED the nineteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ten. to impair a : SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER LXXV. An ACT concerning the education of German Redemptioners, who are minors. SECT. 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 masters or mistresses of German redemptioners who Schooling to are minors, and who shall arrive at the port of Philadelphia af- be given to ter the passing of this act, shall give to the said redemptioner demptionery six weeks schooling for every year of his or her term of servitude: And it shall be the duty of the register of German passengers, to insert the same fully in their indentures. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate: APPROVED the nineteenth day of March, one thousand eight German re hundred and ten. SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER LXXVI. An ACT to provide for the payment of the taxes due on lands late the property of John Nicholson, deceased, on which the state had a lien. SECT. I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Commis sioners to ment of tax es accrued mit the same Who shall draw his warrant for Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the commissioners of the respective counties within this commonwealth, be, and they are hereby directed to make out make a state- under their hands and seals of office, a schedule or statement of the amount of taxes which may have occurred previous to the and unpaid respective sales of the lands (by the commissioners appointed for on lands late that purpose,) of the late John Nicholson, on which the state of John Nicholson, prehad a lien, (where such taxes remain unpaid,) and transmit the vious to the same to the auditor-general of this commonwealth, who is heresale thereof. by directed to audit and settle the same agreeably to an act of And trans- this commonwealth, passed the fourth of April, one thousand to the audi- eight hundred and five, and an act passed the thirty-first of tor general. March, one thousand eight hundred and six; and after having so settled and ascertained the amount of taxes due as aforesaid, he shall draw his warrant on the state treasurer for such amount, the amount to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise apfound due. propriated. SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Purchasers That where any person or persons, having purchased such lands of said lands from the commissioners aforesaid, and since that time paid the having paid aforesaid described taxes, or any part thereof, that on such pershall be al son producing a receipt from the treasurer of the proper county, lowed there- for the payment of the same, the state treasurer is hereby directed to deduct the amount of such taxes so paid, out of the amount of the purchase money due the commonwealth from said purchases; and in case no money appears to be due the commonwealth from such purchase, then and in that case, the state treasurer is hereby directed to pay to such person such taxes so paid as aforesaid." such taxes, for. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-the nineteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ten. SIMON SNYDER.. CHAPTER LXXVII. An ACT exonerating, on certain conditions, William Wallace from the obligations of settlement and residence on certain lands therein mentioned. SECT. 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, William That William Wallace of the borough of Erie, the purchaser Wallace ex- of tracts number twelve, thirteen, fourteen and fifteen, of the onerated |