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met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John Hewson the accounting officers be and they are hereby authorized to re- exonerated lease John Hewson from the payment of interest on the money ment of interhe has borrowed from this commonwealth, upon his paying the est on certain principal, on or before the first day of October, one thousand money loaned eight hundred and twelve. JOHN TOD, Speaker

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

to him by the

common

wealth.

dred and twelve.

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER XCIV.

An ACT appointing commissioners for the purpose of taking care of the public property at Erie and Waterford, and for other purposes.

WHEREAS by an act passed the eighteenth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, to provide for laying out and establishing town and out-lots within the several reserved tracts of land heretofore reserved for public uses at Presque Isle, and the commissioners under said law did survey and lay out one tract of sixty acres, on the southern side of the harbour of Presque Isle, for the accommodation and use of the United States, so long as they would actually maintain a fort or some military establishment thereon, and no longer; and whereas another tract of forty-four acres and one hundred and twenty-nine perches, was also surveyed and laid out by said commissioners, for the purpose of erecting mills thereon, and reserved by said law for the use of this state; and the United States did erect a garrison and other buildings on the first mentioned tract, also a saw-mill and store-house on the mill tract reserved by the state, as well as a block-house and barracks on the public lots at the town of Waterford; and whereas the United States have long since ceased to maintain a garrison at Presque Isle, and have also vacated all the buildings and premises aforesaid, and the same are fast going to ruin, no person being authorized to take charge of the same, in order to preserve such buildings as remain on said tracts and lots, and that no damage shall in future be sustained by reason of any person committing trespasses or otherwise damaging the same; Therefore,

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SECT. I. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representa- Thomas Wil`tives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in general assembly son and met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That pointed comThomas Wilson, John Boyd, and John Lytle of Erie county, are missioners to hereby appointed commissioners to take charge of said tracts of take charge land, and lots, together with all buildings and improvements land and thereon erected, and they or any two of them are hereby autho- buildings and

of certain

lease the

whole or a

of the com

authorized to rized to lease the whole or any part of said premises in behalf of this commonwealth, and receive the rents for the same, and they part in behalf are also authorized to bring suits for the recovery of said rents and to sue every person or persons trespassing, carrying away, or monwealth. otherwise injuring the property or buildings, in the same manner also to bring that trespassors or felons are sued or prosecuted under the laws of this commonwealth; Provided nevertheless, That any and every recovery of the rents and lease that may be given as aforesaid shall be relinquished at any time that the same may be wanted, for the use of the United States or any other public use, or otherwise appropriated by directions of the legislature.

suits for the

for trespas

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Rents to be paid to the treasurer of Erie county

for the use

SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all rents to be recovered by said commissioners on account of said premises, shall be paid to the treasurer of Erie county, and thereof. appropriated to the use of the said county of Erie; and the said Commission commissioners shall receive a reasonable compensation for services compensated they may perform in executing said commission, out of the county JOHN TOD, Speaker

ers to be

for their ser- stock. vices.

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

APPROVED the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight hun

dred and twelve.

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER XCV.

Prothonotary

court of the

A SUPPLEMENT to an act, entitled "An act taxing certain

offices."

SECT. I BE it enacted by the senate and house of representaof the district tives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in general assembly, met, and it is bereby enacted by the authority of the same, That city and from and after the first day of May next, the office of the proCounty of Philadelphia, thonotary of the district court, of the city and county of Philaconstrued to delphia, shall be deemed, taken, and construed to be within the provisions of provisions of the act, to which this act is a supplement, and the prothonotary of the said court, subject to the provisions and pewhich this is nalties of the said act, as fully and effectually, as if the said officer a suppleand office, were mentioned in the said act.

be within the

the act to

ment.

JOHN TOD, Speaker

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

APPROVED-the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight

hundred and twelve.

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER XCVI.

An ACT to annex part of Northumberland county, to the county of Mifflin.

part

land 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 Part of all that of Northumberland county, in Beaver-dam town- Northumbership, lying westward of a line, to begin at the south-east cor- annexed ner of Centre county on the top of Jack's mountain, on the to Mifflin line between Northumberland and Centre at or near Wildcat- county. gap, and running across the said township to a gap in Shade mountain, known by the name of Creb's gap, so as to include John Ritter's tavern, shall from and after the passing of this act, be annexed to the county of Mifflin; and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections with the township of Derry, in the borough of Lewistown.

SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That one of the county commissioners of the county of Mifflin, and one of the county commissioners of the county of Northumberland, shall meet on the fourth Monday of May next, and employ a skilful surveyor to run and mark in a plain manner, a line under their direction, agreeably to the provisions of this act; and it shall be the duty of the said commissioners to make report of the course and distance of the said line to the court of quarter sessions of their respective counties, there to remain of record as the established line between said counties; and the expenses necessary in running and marking said line, shall be paid out of the treasury of Mifflin county, upon a warrant or warrants, to be drawn by the commissioners of said county.

SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no action or suit that has been or may be commenced in the county court of Northumberland, before the fourth Monday of May next, against any person living or residing within the lines, by this law annexed to the county of Mifflin, shall be stayed, discontinued, or affected by this act, but the same may be prosecuted to the final issue, in the same manner as if this act had not passed, and all taxes laid by the commissioners of Northumberland county on the persons or property included within the said lines prior to the passing of this act, shall be collected and paid into the treasury of Northumberland county.

JOHN TOD, Speaker

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

APPROVED the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight

hundred and twelve.

SIMON SNYDER.

Tract of do

nation land granted to the heirs of Jo seph Potts.

CHAPTER XCVII.

An ACT granting a donation tract of land to the heirs of Joseph
Potts, a captain in the Pennsylvania line, during the revolutionary

war.

WHEREAS it appears that Joseph Potts entered the service of his country at the commencement of the revolutionary war, as a lieutenant, and in one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six was promoted to the rank of captain. At the battle of Brandywine he was wounded by a musket ball in the thigh which broke the bone, and also by a thrust of the bayonet which passed through his shoulder and in the same engagement he was taken prisoner on the first day of July, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight, he became deranged by the act of congress, and consequently entitled to donation land: Therefore,

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 land officers be, and they are hereby directed to issue a patent for five hundred acres of donation land, to the heirs of Captain Joseph Potts, in the usual manner. JOHN TOD, Speaker

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

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER XCVIII.

An ACT to alter the time of bolding certain courts in Washington county.

SECT. I. BE it enacted by the senate and house of represen tatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in general assembly Time of hold- met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That ing courts of from and after the passing of this act, the term of the courts of common pleas, and quarter sessions, and orphans' courts, in and for the county of Washington, which were heretofore held in the month of July, shall commence on the third Monday in June, any law to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, always, that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to affect or change the time of holding any court or courts in any other county within the same judicial district.

quarter sessions, &c. in Washington county changed,

JOHN TOD, Speaker

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

hundred and twelve.

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER XCIX.

An ACT to annul the marriage of Benjamin Harrisson and
Margaret bis wife.

WHEREAS it hath been represented by the petition of Margaret Harrisson, of the township of the Northern Liberties, and county of Philadelphia, that she contracted marriage with Benjamin Harrisson on the twenty-ninth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and two; that shortly after their intermarriage her said husband regardless of his matrimonial vows, commenced a series of abusive conduct towards her and neglected to provide for his young and rising family, and in contempt of the laws of God and man, gave himself up to an irregular life:

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 B. Harrisson and Margaret the marriage contract entered into by the said Benjamin Har- his wife, abrisson and Margaret his wife, be and the same is hereby de- solved from clared to be null and void, and the parties respectively set the marriage free and discharged therefrom, and from all the rights and contract. duties arising under the same, as fully and absolutely as if they had never been joined in marriage; but nothing herein The children contained shall be construed to affect or render illegitimate, not to be affected as to any child or children born of the body of the said Margaret legitimacy. during her coverture.

JOHN TOD, Speaker

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

APPROVED the twenty-fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twelve.

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER C.

An ACT to change the name of Jesse Homer, to that of Fesse
Henderson Jones.

BE it enacted by the senate and bouse of representa

tives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in general assembly

changed.

met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Name of JesJesse Homer, of the city of Philadelphia, shall hereafter be se Homer known by the name of Jesse Henderson Jones, and by this name shall be able and capable in law to sue and be sued, grant and receive, and to do all other legal acts, as effectually

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