Bucks. Berks. Berks. ships, in Somerset county, lying east of Stony creek, and north of the Pennsylvania road, beginning at the mouth of Jemison's Breastwork run; thence down Stony creek to the mouth of Point creek; thence along the Cambria county line to the summit of the Allegheny mountain, where it strikes the division line of Bedford and Somerset counties; thence along said line to the Pennsylvania road; thence along said road to a run crossing the same, east of the house now occupied by Frederick Cramer; thence in a straight line to Brolier's mill on Jemison's Breastwork run; thence down said run to the place of beginning, shall be a separate election district, to be called Shade district; and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by Peter Miller. SECT. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Northampton township, in Bucks county, shall be a separate election district, and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by Philip Sager. SECT. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the following described part of Berks county, shall be a separate election district, beginning at the foot of the Blue mountain where the division line takes place, between the townships of Bethel and Tulpehocken; thence along said line to where it intersects the road which leads from Dictor Snyder's, to John Seaman's; thence along said road to the place where it intersects the great road, leading from Rohrersburg to Reading; thence along said road to the house of John Patierger, jun. on the North Kill creek; thence along said creek to the place where it empties into the Tulpehocken creek; thence down said creek to the house of George Riegel; thence along the present district line to the house of Jacob Runkle, sen.; thence a straight line to the house of John Backenstos; thence in a straight line to the house of Michael Nunnemacker; thence to a church known by the name of Michael's church; and from thence to the house of John Marshall, at the foot of the Blue mountain; thence to the county line between the counties of Berks and Schuylkill; thence along said division line to the place of beginning; and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by George Shartel, in Bern township. SECT. XII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the following described part of Berks county, shall be a separate election district, beginning at the swamp road on the line of Montgomery county, and extending thence along the said road by Popendichen, to Jacob Koch's and George Long's, through the townships of Colebrookdele and Earl, where it will intersect the line of Oley township, near Fred erick Spang's forge; thence along the said line dividing the said township of Oley and Earl, to the line dividing the townships of Earl and Amity; thence along the said line to Manatawny creek; thence down the said creek to where it intersects the line of Montgomery county; thence along the said line to the place of beginning; and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by Henry Keely. SECT. XIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Potter. That Ulalia township, in the provisional county of Potter, shall be a separate election district; and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by Isaac Lyman, in said township. SECT. XIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Allegheny. That the following described parts of the borough of Pittsburgh and Pitt township, in the county of Allegheny, shall be a separate election district, to wit, beginning at the Monongahela river on the east side of Wood-street, in the said borough, and running thence by the east side of Wood-street, to the east side of Liberty-street; thence by the same to the east side of Washington-street, being the borough line; thence by the same to the Allegheny river; thence up the said river to the mouth of the Two Mile run; thence up the said run by Roup's mill to Henry Fulton's farm-house; thence a straight line to William Knox's farm-house, on the Four Mile run, including the two last mentioned places; thence down the said Four Mile run to the Monongahela river; thence down the same to the place of beginning; and the electors of said district shall hold their general elections at the court-house in the said borough of Pittsburgh. SECT. XV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Washington, That the citizens inhabitants of that part of the township of Hopewell, in the county of Washington, who are included in the Washington election district, be, and they hereby are attached to what is called Uries district, in said county; and they are hereafter required to meet with the other citizens of said township, for the purpose of voting at any general or annual election, at the place appointed by law within the said district. SECT. XVI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Berks. Berks. Erie. SECT. XVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the electors residing within that part of District township, in the county of Berks, lying between Long swamp township, and a line to be drawn from Hereford township, past, and including Adam Bardman, David Johnson, George Weyand, and old district furnace, until it strikes the line of Rockland township, be, and they are hereby authorized to hold their general elections at the house now occupied by George Hoof, in Hereford township. SECT. XVIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the electors of the ninth election district, in the county of Erie, who have heretofore held their general elections at the house of Timothy Tuttle, shall hereafter hold their general elections at the school-house in the town of Greenfield. Susquehanna. SECT. XIX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the following described part of the township of Bridgewater, in the county of Susquehanna, shall be a separate election district, beginning on the north line of said township, by a line to be drawn due east from the western line of Bridgewater township, crossing the north and south road, at the intersection of the roads between the houses of Zebulon Dean and Thomas Crocker, to a point due south from the south west corner of New Milford township, thence north to the south west corner of said township; thence east along the south line of said township, to the line dividing the townships of Bridgewater and Harford, and to include all that part of Bridgewater district, lying to the southward of said boundary; and the electors shall hold their elections at the house now occupied by Thomas Park, in said district. Beaver. Wayne. Lancaster. Indiana. SECT. XX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the township of New Sewickly, in the county of Beaver, shall be a separate election district, and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by Stanton Shoals. SECT. XXI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the electors residing within the bounds of the third election district, in the county of Wayne, shall hereafter hold their general elections at the house of George Buchanan, in the town of Milford. SECT. XXII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the township of Little Britain, in the county of Lancas ter, shall be erected into a separate election district; and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by Robert Campbell. SECT. XXIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the electors of Black lick township, Indiana county, shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by Amos Lawrence, in said township. SECT. XXIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Northamp That that part of Hanover township, formerly in Northamp- ton. ton county, included within the limits of Lehigh county, be, and the same is hereby attached to the second election district; and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by George Savitz, in the borough of Northampton. SECT. XXV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, M'Kean. That the provisional county of M'Kean, shall be an election district and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house of James Hitt, in Ceres township, in said county. SECT. XXVI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Centre. That the electors of Miles township, in the county of Centre, shall hereafter hold their general elections at the house now occupied by Godfrey Harloff, in the town of Resersburg, in the said township. SECT. XXVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Northamp That the township of Lausanne, in the county of Northamp- ton. ton, shall be annexed to the election district, composed of Toamensing, and East Penn; and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by John Klutz, in Lehighton, in East Penn township. SECT. XXVIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Same. That Bethlehem township, in the county of Northampton, and that part of Hanover, not included in the bounds of Lehigh county, shall be a separate election district; and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house of George Butz, in Bethlehem township, JOHN TOD, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the thirtieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER CXXXVIII. An ACT in aid of the Centre turnpike road. SECT. I. BE it enacted by the senate and house of represen tatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in general assembly subscribed for met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That 300 shares of after the first day of August next, the governor be, and he is stock to be hereby authorized to subscribe on behalf of this commonwealth, for three hundred shares of the stock of the Centre turnpike road, leading from Reading to Sunbury, in addition to the six hundred shares heretofore subscribed in the stock of. Warrant to of the said company; and to draw his warrant for the amount be drawn for of the shares so subscribed, on the treasurer of this commonthe payment wealth, in favour of the president of the said company; and it shall be the duty of the president and managers of the said Certificates of stock to be company, upon receiving such warrant, to cause certificates of issued, &c. shares of stock, to the amount thus paid, to be deposited with the treasurer of this commonwealth, and the dividends of such shares to be thenceforth from time to time paid to the said treasurer, as they shall be declared: Provided, that the sum hereby granted, shall be expended in completing the said road, and not in discharging the debts of the company heretofore incurred. And divi dends paid. How the money is to be expended. JOHN TOD, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the thirtieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER CXXXIX. An ACT for the relief of sundry inhabitants of the county of 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 an abatement of interest from the eighteenth day of June, in the year one thousand seven hundred and forty-one, until the eighteenth day of June in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty-five, shall be made on the purchase money due by the original settlers and their legal representatives, who were excluded by the established boundary of the manor of Mask, from being within the same, and who were prevented from perfecting their title in consequence of the dispute respecting the boundaries of said manor, of which prevention the list of entries now in the office shall be sufficient evidence in favour of those whose names are therein, or the names under whom they claim; and the secretary of the land-office is hereby directed to credit the said purchasers respectively, on their final adjustment with such exoneration; Provided nevertheless, that the aforesaid original settlers, or their legal representatives, come forward and pay the purchase money, and remaining interest, to the treasury of this commonwealth, and take patents for the same within one year from and after the passing |