the commonwealth for the payment thereof, after the said accounts are settled in the usual manner.

JOHN TOD, 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 twelve.

SIMON SNYDER.

Act to continue for the term of 20 years.

Goods to be of

CHAPTER LXXI.

A SUPPLEMENT to the act, entitled "An act to incorporate the Philadelphia society, for the encouragement of domestic manufactures."

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 of the same, That the act entitled, an act to incorporate the Philadelphia society, for the encouragement of domestic manufactures, passed the eleventh day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seven, be and the same is hereby extended, and continued in force for the term of twenty years, with all the powers, privileges and restrictions, contained in the original act to which this is a supple

ment.

SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, the manufac. That the said corporation shall not purchase or dispose of any goods, other than such as have been manufactured in the whole or in part within the United States.

ture of the U. S.

JOHN TOD, 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 twelve.

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER LXXII.

An ACT for the relief of Robert Love.

WHEREAS it appears to the legislature, that certificates of funded debt were issued to Robert Love, of the county of Northumberland, (now Lycoming,) numbered 4758, 4962, and 6005, and that a certificate numbered 6018, issued to John Love, his minor son; that the said certificates were lost on their way to the said Robert Love; and that they have never been redeemed by the commonwealth: Therefore,

SECT. I Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in general assembly

tificates to be

met, and it is bereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Amount due the accounting officers of this commonwealth be, and they are on three cerhereby authorized to settle and adjust with Robert Love, or paid to R. his legal representatives, for the funded debt certificates, num- Love, &c. bered 4758, 4962, 6005, and 6018, and the interest thereon, up to the time the same were redeemable by law, and the amount found due to be paid by the state treasurer, on a warrant drawn by the auditor-general in the usual manner.

JOHN TOD, Speaker

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

APPROVED the tenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twelve.

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER LXXIII.

An ACT to enable the guardians of David Maclay and Robert Maclay, minor children of Samuel Maclay, late of Northumberland county, deceased, to make partition on their behalf of certain real estate.

WHEREAS Samuel Maclay of Northumberland county, deceased, by his last will and testament, devised his real estate to his children, and desired them to make partition of the same according to the value thereof; and whereas, two of the children of the said Samuel, being minors under the age of twentyone years, are unable to release to the other devisees, or join in the amicable partition directed by the said last will: For remedy whereof,

Maclay, de

SECT. I. Be it enacted by the senate and bouse of representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in general assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Guardians of William A. Patterson, guardian of David Maclay and Elizabeth the minor Maclay, guardian of Robert Maclay, the minor children of Sam- children of S. uel Maclay, deceased, late of Northumberland county, or such ceased, emother guardian or guardians as may be hereafter appointed for powered to the said David or Robert, be and they are hereby authorized make partition, &c. and empowered to act for, and join on behalf of the said minors in making partition of the lands belonging to and held by the said minors, and the other devisees under the said will, and according to the directions thereof to divide the same, and to receive releases or conveyances to the use of the said minors in fee of such parts or parcels of the said lands as may be allotted to each of the said minors in severalty, and to make and execute to the other devisees under the said will, such releases or conveyances as may be necessary to confirm and perfect their titles

O

to the parts or parcels of the said lands, which may be allotted to each of them in severalty, and generally for and on behalf of the said David and Robert, to make as full and complete partition of the said lands, as they themselves could do if they were of full age, and the acts of the said William A. Patterson, and Elizabeth Maclay, or such other guardian or guardians, as may be hereafter appointed for the said David or Robert, in the premises, shall be as binding upon the said David and Robert, and their heirs, as if they were done by them after attaining full age. JOHN TOD, Speaker

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

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER LXXIV.

A SUPPLEMENT to the act, entitled "An act making appropriations for certain roads therein mentioned, and also for improving the navigation of certain rivers," passed the eleventh of April, one thousand eight hundred and seven.

SECT. I. BE it enacted by the senate and bouse of representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in general assembly met, and it is bereby enacted by the authority of the same, J. Armstrong That James Armstrong, of Middle Paxton township, Dauphin appointed in county, be, and he is hereby appointed in the room and place of the place of Thomas Stubbs, deceased, for the same purposes mentioned in T. Stubbs, the fifth section of the act to which this is a supplement; and deceased, that the governor be, and he is hereby authorized to supply any supply future vacancy that may hereafter arise, either by death, resignation, or otherwise.

Governor to

vacancies.

JOHN TOD, Speaker

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

APPROVED the thirteenth day of March, one thousand eight

hundred and twelve.

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER LXXV.

An ACT relative to the courts of common pleas, in the county of Cumberland.

WHEREAS many suitors in the county of Cumberland, suffer inconvenience by reason of the president of the court of

common pleas, in said county, having, before his appointment to said office, been concerned in many important causes which prevents him from sitting at the trial of such causes, and thereby deprives the said suitors of the advantage of legal opinions and decisions, on questions of law, arising on the trial of such causes For remedy whereof,

SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representa tives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in general assembly

out, in which

met, and it is bereby enacted by the authority of the same, That List of suits, it shall be the duty of the prothonotary of the county of Cum- &c. to be made berland, under the direction of the president of the courts there- the president of, to make out a docket of all causes and suits remaining un- of the 9th distried or undetermined, in which the said president is concerned trict was in interest, or was of counsel before his appointment to said of- counsel. fice.

had at Car

SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Said causes to That a copy of the said docket shall be transmitted to the presibe tried by the president dent of the second judicial district, which president shall be, and of the 2d dishe is hereby authorized to appoint a time for holding a special trict, at a specourt for the trial of all causes contained in the said docket, di- cial court. recting two months notice to be given in the public newspapers Notice to be given. of the borough of Carlisle, of the time of holding such special court; and it shall be the duty of the president of the said se- Trials to be cond district, to attend at the borough of Carlisle on the day ap- lisle. pointed for holding such special court, and then and there with the associate judges of the county, hold such court and preside at the same; and the said president shall have power to adjourn President the said court to such other convenient time or times, until all may adjourn the court, &c. the causes in the said docket shall have been tried and determined before him, which trials shall be in all other respects as the law directs, as if the said causes had been tried and determined before the proper president of the court, and all juries shall be drawn How jurors to be drawn: and summoned for the trial of causes at the said special court, And trials in the same manner as is usual at any regular or adjourned court conducted. in said county, and be entitled to like compensation.

dent.

SECT. 111. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, CompensaThat for holding the said special court, the said president shall tion allowed be entitled to five dollars for each and every day he shall preside to the presi therein, and in coming to and returning from the same, to be paid by the treasurer of the county of Cumberland, on warrants How paid. drawn by the commissioners thereof.

SECT. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, of judgThat all judgments rendered in the said special court, shall be ments.

carried into full effect by the court of common pleas of Cumberland county.

JOHN TOD, Speaker

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

APPROVED the thirteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twelve.

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER LXXVI.

An ACT to authorize the governor to incorporate a company for making an artificial road from, at, or near the village of Belmont, in the county of Wayne, in a southerly direction, `along or near the route of the North and South state read, until it shall intersect the Easton and Wilkes-Barre turnpike road, in Northampton county.

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 Commission- Myers Fisher, John Read, Peter S. Duponceau, Stephen ers appointed. Girard, Benjamin Tilghman, of the city of Philadelphia; Conrad Kreider, John Ross, George Keller, Samuel Reese and Adam Heckman, of Northampton county; Samuel Stanton, Thomas Meredith, Asa Stanton, and Joseph Woodbridge, of Wayne county, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners, to do and perform the several things hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, they shall, on or before the first Monday in June next, procure three books, and in each of them enter as follows: "We whose names are hereunto subscribed, do promise to pay to the president, managers, and company, of the Belmont and Easton turnpike road, the sum of fifty dollars, for every share of stock in said company set opposite our respective names, in such manner and proportions, and at such times, as shall be determined by the president and managers of the said company, in pursuance of an act of the general assembly of this commonwealth, entitled "An act to authorize the governor to incorporate a company, for making an artificial road from, at or near the village of Belmont, in the county of Wayne, in a southerly direction, along or near the route of the North and South state road, until it shall intersect the Easton and Wilkes-Barre turnpike road in Northampton county." Witness our hands the day

Books to be procured. Entry there. in.

Notice to be

* of in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ;" and shall thereupon, give notice in two of given of open. the public papers, printed in the city of Philadelphia, and in one ing the books. or more of the public papers printed nearest the route of the * " of," omitted in the original.