the bills is

branches.

SECT. 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 Philadelphia of the same, That if the Philadelphia bank shall at any time bank to pay refuse to pay any bill or bills, note or notes, signed by the sued by its president, and countersigned by the cashier, or other person, with or without seal, payable to bearer, and issued under the direction of the said corporation at any of its branches, the act entitled, "An act allowing the Philadelphia bank to establish branches," shall, on conviction thereof, before the mayor or any alderman of the city, be immediately null and void, Penalty for and all operations in the branches of the said bank, shall at refusing. the expiration of four months next after such conviction, cease and determine.

President and direc

tors to forfeit $500 for evading the provi

sions of the

original act.

SECT, II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case the president and directors of the said bank," shall violate or in any way evade the provisions aforesaid, or any provisions of the act to which this is a supplement, they shall severally on conviction thereof, before any court having competent jurisdiction, forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars for every such offence, one half to be paid to the prosecutor, and the other half to the use of the commonwealth. JOHN WEBER, Speaker

of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ten.

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER CXV.

A Supplement to an act entitled "An act for offering compensation to the Pennsylvania claimants of certain lands within the seventeen townships in the county of Luzerne, and for other purposes therein mentioned."

WH

THEREAS controversies have arisen, and may hereafter arise, between parties claiming the amount of valuation monies, for lands released to the commonwealth, under the act to which this is a supplement, or to part of such valuations either as joint tenants, tenants in common, partners, or otherwise, either under original or derivative titles, contracts, or agreements; and it is doubtful whether the powers of the board of property are competent to decide such controversies, and the appeal given in the third section of the said act is not sufficiently defined, nor any court pointed out to which such appeal shall be made: Therefore

SECTION I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonquealth of Pennyslvania, in General Assem

direct

ner.

bly, met and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That where any controversy has arisen, or may hereafter Board of proarise before the board of property, between any parties claim- perty to ing the amount of any valuation of lands released to this com- an issue in monwealth, under the act to which this is a supplement, or any certain part thereof, either adversely, or as joint tenants, tenants in cases. common, partners, or otherwise, or by any original or derivative title, or under any contract or agreement in law or equity, or if any controversy has arisen, or shall arise, between any parties respecting the appropriation, distribution or payment over of any such valuation monies, it shall be the duty of the board of property, on the demand of any such party, claiming either the whole, or part of such valuation money, or any certain or uncertain interest therein, to direct an issue to the court When and in what manof common pleas, of the county where the seat of government is, or may be established for the time being, in order to have the rights of such contending parties, fixed and ascertained, and the said court shall mould the said issue, in such manner as shall be calculated to do justice to the contending parties, and so that the whole merits shall be fully and fairly tried, and shall have power to decree, touching the costs of such issue, as to right and justice shall appertain, and whether the same shall be paid by either party, or in proportion among all, and the trial of such issue, and the judgment and decree of the court thereon shall be final, and the board of property shall issue Certificates the certificate or certificates, for such valuation monies accordingly. Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall Proviso. be construed to prevent either of the parties, when any suit is brought under the provisions of this act, from a decision by arbitration, agreeably to the existing laws of this commonwealth. SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the party demanding such issue shall give due no- Party detice thereof, to the adverse party or parties, affidavit of which manding the notice shall be filed with the record, and if such parties do not give notice appear, the said court shall proceed ex parte. Provided, &c That no such issue shall be entered, unless the same shall be Time within demanded in controversies now depending, within two months which the after passing this act, or in such as hereafter may arise, either issue must at the time of hearing, before the board of property, or in three months after their decision, in case they shall proceed to decide thereon.

JOHN WEBER, Speaker

of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-the twentieth day of March, one thousand

eight hundred and ten.

to be issued thereon.

issue, to

be entered.

SIMON SNYDER.

Z

1500 dol. lars appro

priated for clerk hire,

tingent ex

pences in the secretary's office.

tion for the

CHAPTER CXVI.

An ACT making appropriations to defray certain expences of Government, and to repeal the first section of an act entitled "An act relating to the association of individuals, for the purpose of bank

ing.

SECTION I. BE 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 for the payment of the debts and expences hereinafter mentioned, there are hereby appropriated out of the funds for the support of government, the following sums, to wit: For clerk 1100 for con- hire in the office of the secretary of the commonwealth, fifteen hundred dollars; for contingent expenses in said office, for one year, eleven hundred dollars; for extra clerk hire in the office of the state treasurer, including a deficiency in last year's Appropria- appropriation, one thousand two hundred dollars; for contingent office of state expenses in said office for one year, seven hundred dollar; for clerk hire in the office of auditor-general, one thousand six hundred dollars; for contingent expences in said office for one year, four hundred dollars; for contingent expences in the office of the secretary of the land-office for one year, including the the land-of- deficiency of last year's appropriation, two thousand four hun dred dollars; including the expences of the board of property, for contingent expenses in the office of the surveyor-general, for one year, eight hundred dollars, and that the sums hereby Accounts to appropriated, shall be paid by the state-treasurer, previous to be exhibited which the officers holding the aforesaid offices, shall exhibit their accounts and vouchers for said expenditures, to the accountant department which is hereby authorized and required to adjust and settle the same.

treasurer.

Of auditor

General. Of the Secretary of

fice.

And of the surveyor

general.

&c.

And

SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, $2,000 ap- That the sum of two thousand dollars be, and the same hereby propriated for discharg. is appropriated to enable the accountant officers to settle and ing the costs discharge all reasonable expences, which have arisen, or may on suits &c. arise from suits at law, in which the commonwealth is concern500 dollars ed, whether determined in court or by arbitration, and that for miscella-the sum of five hundred dollars be and is hereby appropriated neous claims for the discharge of such miscellaneous claims against the comofficers to monwealth, not otherwise provided for, as may be admitted in report to the due course of settlement, by the accountant officers: Provided, next legisla- That it shall be the duty of said officers to report specially to the next legislature, the nature and amount of the demands paid under the provision of this section.

Accountant

ture.

177 dollars appropriated for laying

SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sum of one hundred and seventy seven dollars be, and the same hereby is appropriated for the payment of the expenses out a road in of employing a surveyor by the commissioners, for laying out a

Somerset

state road, in the counties of Somerset and Fayette, under the and Fayette Act of fourth of April last.

SECT. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

counties.

bé allowed.

That the accountant officers are hereby authorized and required, Accounts for to adjust and settle in the usual manner, the accounts of such per- repairing sons as have been employed to put the public arms in a condition arms, &c. to for service, and the amount of such accounts shall be paid on the warrant of the auditor-general, as in other cases, out of any unappropriated monies in the treasury.

The first

section of an

SECT. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the first section of the act entitled, " An act relating to the association of individuals. for the purpose of banking," passed the act relative twenty-eighth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and to banking eight, be, and the same is hereby repealed from and after the first repealed. day of May next.

JOHN WEBER, Speaker

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

APPROVED the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight

hundred and ten.

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER CXVII.

An ACT incorporating the Bedford Academy and granting a sum of

SECTION I.

money thereto.

An acade

my establish

Style and ti

BE E 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 there shall be, and hereby is established in the borough of Bedford, in the county of Bedford, an academy, or public school for the education of youth, in the English and other languages, ed in the boin the useful arts, sciences, and literature, by the name, style, rough of and title of "Bedford Academy" under the care, direction, and Bedford. government of eight trustees, to wit: Jonathan Walker, Rev. tle of. Alex. Boyd, Jacob Bonnett, John Moore, John Anderson, Josiah Espy, George Funk, and Joseph. S. Morrison, which said trustees and their successors to be elected as hereinafter mentioned, shall be, and are hereby declared, to be one body politic, and corporate, in deed and in law, by the name, style, and title of "The their succestrustees of the Bedford Academy," invested with similar powers, sors shall be and required to perform similar duties to those vested in and di- a body polirected to be performed by the trustees of Union Academy, Powers and in the county of Fayette, under the directions and provisions of duties of. the act entitled "An act establishing an Academy in the borough of Uniontown, in the county of Fayette," passed February the

Trustees na.

med.

Who and

tic.

Number of of trustees

vice.

Lots to be cast for a change of members.

fourth, one thousand eight hundred and eight, except as is other wise provided for by this act.

SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the number of trustees shall be eight, as aforesaid, and shall to be eight. be so changed, as that none of them shall continue in office for Term of ser- a longer term than four years, without being re-elected by the people of the said county, and for that purpose it shall be the duty of the said trustees at their first meeting, when not less than six of them shall be present, (which number shall be a quorum to do business) and they are hereby authorized and required to cast lots for ascertaining the members to be changed each year, until the whole number shall be changed, and in order, annually, to supply the vacancy as the same may take place, the citizens of the county of Bedford on the second Tuesday of October next, and annually thereafter forever, at the same places, and in the same manner, and under the same laws, rules, and regulations, as members of the state legislature shall be chosen, shall elect two trustees to supply the place of the trustees going out of office: Provided always, That in case the places of the trustees shall becies shall be come vacant by death, resignation, or otherwise, the remaining supplied. trustees shall appoint a person, or persons, to fill such vacancy, or vacancies, until the next general election, when the class in which said vacancy, or vacancies, may happen, are to be chosen.

Two mem

bers to be elected in

October an

nually.

How vacan

Treasurer

to be appointed. Duties of.

2000 dollars granted to

SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the trustees shall appoint a treasurer annually, who shall receive and hold all monies belonging to the institution, and pay the same on orders, signed by the board; he shall keep fair accounts thereof, to be open at all times to the inspection of the trustees, and before he enters upon the duties of his office, give bond in any sum at their discretion, with two or more sufficient securities, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties enjoined. and the repayment of all monies received by him, which bond shall be deposited with the prothonotary of the county. SECT. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sum of two thousand dollars, be, and the same is hereby granted out of any unappropriated money which shall be in the treasury of this commonwealth, to be paid to the treasurer of How drawn. the institution, by the state treasurer on the order or orders of the said trustees or any four of them herein before mentioned, to be applied under their direction; one thousand dollars thereof in the erection of a building or buildings suitable for the accommodation of the institution and the purchasing mathematical instruments and the necessary philosophical apparatus, and the remaining one thousand dollars shall be placed in some productive fund or funds, and the income thereof shall be forever applied in aid of other revenues to compensate a teacher or teachers for taught gra. educating the children of the poor, who shall be admitted into said academy, in consequence of the aforesaid grant, in order to

said Acade

my.

And applied.

Poor chil

dren to be

tis.