Part of Oil CHAPTER XLVI. An ACT declaring a part of Oil creek in Venango and Craw ford counties, a public highway. SECT. I. 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 Oil creek, in the counties of Venango and Crawford, from creek dethe Lower Forks in Venango county, to the upper Forks at clared a public highway. M'Creeth's saw-mill in Crawford county, be, and the same is hereby declared a public highway for the passage of rafts, boats, All obstruc-, and other vessels: And it shall be lawful for the inhabitants and tions except- others desirous of using the navigation of the said creek, to reing bridges, move all natural and artificial obstructions which may be in the &c. may be removed, same, excepting bridges, dams for mills, and other water-works, Slopes may and also to erect such slopes at the mill-dams now built on the said creek, as may be necessary for the passage of rafts: Provid ed, such slopes be so constructed as not to injure the works of the said dams: And provided also, That any person or persons owning owning lands or possessing lands on said creek, shall have liberty to conthereon to struct any dam or dams across the same, agreeably and subject be erected at mill-dams. Proviso. Persons vantage of act of 23d have the ad- to all the restrictions and provisions of the act of the genthe provi- eral assembly of this commonwealth, passed the twenty-third sions of the day of March, one thousand eight hundred and three, entitled "An act to authorize any person or persons owning lands adjoining navigable streams of water, declared public highways, to erect dams upon such streams for mills and other waterworks." of March, 1893. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate APPROVED the tenth day of March, one thousand eight hun dred and ten. SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER XLVII. An ACT to revive and extend an Act, entitled "An act for the relief of divers inhabitants of the county of Adams." SECT. I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General As sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the provisions of the act, entitled "An act for the relief Provisions of the act of of divers inhabitants of the county of Adams;" passed the March 12th twelfth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and two; 1802, re-en- be, and the same is hereby re-enacted and continued until the acted and continued. *"act" wanting in the original. first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven, And those of and that the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement, the act to be extended to persons the settlements under which they claim which this is a supplebeing made prior to the eighteenth June, one thousand seven ment extendhundred and forty-one, or between the eighteenth of June, one ed to certain thousand seven hundred and forty one, and the eighteenth June, persons. one thousand seven hundred and sixty-five, and also to persons through whose lands the line of the said Manor was run, or whose lines adjoin the same, although their names are not on the list of entries in the land-office, upon the person or persons so applying, producing proof to the proper officer that they, or those under whom they claim, could not have perfected their titles within the period aforesaid. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-the tenth day of March, one thousand eight hun. dred and ten. :0: SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER XLVIII. An ACT to alter the time of holding certain courts of quarter sessions and common pleas, in the county of Delaware. SECT. I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa common tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Courts of General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the quarter sessame, That from and after the next April term, the April and sions and July terms, of the courts of quarter sessions and common pleas, pleas in De in the county of Delaware, shall commence and be holden on laware coun the second Monday in the month of April, and fourth Monday ty to be held, in the month of July, and that the continuance of the courts of The com. common pleas aforesaid, be for one week only, any law or laws mon pleas to to the contrary notwithstanding. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED---the tenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ten. &c. continue for one week! :0: SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER XLIX. An ACT to authorize John Corey, administrator of the estate of Levy Corey, deceased, to convey a certain piece of land therein men tioned. WHEREAS Levy Corey, late of the county of Beaver deceased, did in his lifetime contract with Elnathan Corey, of the said county, to sell him the said Elnathan, one hundred and fifty acres of land, being part of lot number two thousand one hundred and fifty-seven, situate in the tenth district of donation land in the county of Erie, for which the said Elnathan paid to the said Levy in his lifetime, the full considera tion thereof, and the said Levy afterwards died intestate, not having executed any title to the said Elnathan for the land aforesaid, and there being no written evidence of the said contract, it cannot be carried into effect by any law of this commonwealth. SECTION I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General As John Corey sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, empowered That upon due proof being made before the court of common to execute a pleas of Beaver county, that Levy Corey, late of Beaver county, deed to El- in his lifetime contracted to sell to the said Elnathan Corey, one ey, for cer- hundred and fifty acres of land, being part of lot numbered two thousand one hundred and fifty-seven, in the tenth district of donation land, containing two hundred acres, situate in Eric county, by the oath or affirmation of one or more credible witness or witnesses, and that the terms of said contract have been faithfully complied with by the said Elnathan, a record whereof shall be made by the clerk of the said court, and on such record being made, John Corey the administrator of the estate of Levy Corey, deceased, shall, and he is hereby authorized to make and execute to the said Elnathan Corey, a sufficient deed of conveyance for the land aforesaid, which deed shall vest the title to the said land in the said purchaser, in fee simple, as fully and to all intents and purposes as if the said Levy Corey in his lifetime had made and executed the same. nathan Cor tain land. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate, APPROVED the tenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ten. :0: SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER L. An ACT declaring part of Pine creek in Lycoming county, a public highway. 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, Part of Pine That so much of the second fork of Pine creek, in the county creek de- of Lycoming, as lies between its confluence and the point where erected. it is intersected by the state road, be, and the same is hereby clared a pubdeclared a public highway for the passage of rafts, boats and lic highway. other vessels: And it shall be lawful for the inhabitants and others All obstrucdesirous of using the navigation of the said creek, to remove tions therein may be reall natural and artificial obstructions which may be in the same, moved exexcepting bridges and dams for mills, and other water-works, cept, &c. and also to erect such slopes at the mill-dams* now built in the Slopes at said creek, as may be necessary for the passage of rafts, boats, dams may be or other vessels: Provided, Such slopes be so constructed as not Proviso, to injure the works of said dams: And provided also, That any Owners of person or persons owning or possessing lands on said creek, land thereon shall have liberty to construct any dam or dams across the same, privileges agreeably and subject to all the restrictions and provisions of an conferred by act of the general assembly of this commonwealth, passed the the act of twenty-third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and March 23d, three, entitled "An act to authorize any person or persons owning lands adjoining navigable streams of water, declared public highways, to erect dams upon such streams for mills and other water-works.” JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the tenth day of March, one thousand eight hun to have the 1803. dred and ten. :0: SIMON SNYDER: CHAPTER LI. An ACT to authorize the continuance of the courts of quarter sessions of the peace, for the counties of Lancaster and Dauphin, beyond the time to which they are now restricted. SECTION I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in sions in Lan General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, the judges of Courts of the court of quarter sessions of the peace, for the counties of quarter ses Lancaster and Dauphin, shall be, and they are hereby autho- caster and rized and empowered to continue the sessions of the said court Dauphin during the whole of the first week of each and every term or so to continue many days as they shall deem necessary to finish the business for one week thereof, any law to the contrary notwithstanding if necessary. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the tenth day of March, one thousand eight hun dred and ten. SIMON SNYDER. *The word "dams" interlined in the original with a lead pencil. counties The York and Mary. land line turnpike CHAPTER LII. SUPPLEMENT to an Act, entitled "An Act to enable the gov* ernor to incorporate a company for making an artificial road by the best and nearest route from the borough of York, to the Maryland line at the place the present York road passes the same, or as near thereto as the commissioners shall find expedient." 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 the president, managers and company of the York and Maryland line turnpike road, may at any time hereafter extend the said road, from the north end thereof along George-street, in the borough of York, by paving the same to the intersection High street, thereof with High-street, at the court-house: Provided however, That the said company shall not erect a gate or gates within one No toll gate mile of the borough of York, for the purpose of receiving or collecting toll. may be extended to &c. to be erected within one mile of the borough of York. SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the true meaning and intent of that clause, in the fourth section of the act to which this is a supplement, by which the said company are "entitled to like tolls and profits as are given and granted to the president, managers and company of the Susquehanna and York borough turnpike road;" is that the president, manExplanation of part of the agers and company of the York and Maryland line turnpike road, original law. shall be entitled to like tolls and profits as are given to the president, managers and company of the Susquehanna and York borough turnpike road, in proportion to the respective distances of the same: And the president, managers and company of the York and Maryland line turnpike, are hereby authorized and permitted to erect a gate or gates as soon as five or more miles of the said road shall be finished and completed according to the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement, and to receive toll for travelling on the same. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the tenth day of March, one thousand eight hun dred and ten. SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER LIII. An ACT for the benefit of the heirs of Edward Woodward, deceased. W Edward Woodward, late of the county of Delaware, de vised to his five daughters, Sarah, Alice, Jane, Mary and Elizabeth, a certain tract of land situate in the township of Mid |