Samuel Pul fin. SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the state treasurer be, and he is hereby directed to pay unto Samuel Pullin, or order, the sum of eighty dollars, immediately, in full for his depreciation of pay. JOHN TOD, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twelve. SIMON SNYDER. $2250 to be paid to Far. rand, Hopkins, and Co. CHAPTER CXLIV. A SUPPLEMENT to an act, entitled "An act authorizing the governor to purchase from Farrand, Hopkins, Zantzinger, and company, five hundred copies of Purdon's abridgment of the laws of Pennsylvania, and to provide for the distribution thereof." 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 governor of this commonwealth is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the state treasurer, in favour of Farrand, Hopkins, Zantzinger, and company, for the sum of two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, as soon as the said firm, shall have delivered to the secretary of the commonwealth, five hundred copies of Purdon's abridgment of the laws of Pennsylvania, which the governor was required to purchase, by the act to which this act is a supplement. JOHN TOD, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twelve. SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER CXLV. An ACT to dissolve the marriage contract between Jacob Zinn, junior, and Eve his wife. WHEREAS it appears that Jacob Zinn, junior, was married to a certain Eve Ermel, on the fifteenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eight, and that the said marriage took place in consequence of the said Eve having taken an oath before Henry Reim, esq. of Lancaster county, on the eleventh day of November, in said year, charging the said Jacob with being the father of a child, with which she was then pregnant, it further appears that the said Eve did on the seventh day of the same month, of the same year, appear before Peter Nagle, esquire, of Berks county, and on her oath did declare and say, that Jacob Sando was the father of a child of which she was then pregnant, from all which it appears that the said Jacob Zinn was by intimidation and fear, and in the years of his minority, under the age of eighteen years, compelled to enter into the marriage contract, contrary to his own free will and consent, and in consequence of the oath of a person, which in the nature thereof cannot be true: Therefore, dissolved. 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 Marriage the marriage contract entered into between Jacob Zinn, jun- contract of ior, and Eve Zinn, his wife, be, and the same is hereby de- J. and E. Zina clared to be null and void, and the parties to the same are hereby set free from the same and enabled to contract marriage with any person or persons, in the same manner as they could have done if no prior marriage contract had ever existed. JOHN TOD, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twelve. SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER CXLVI. An ACT enabling Henry Manifold and Andrew Clarkson, of York county, to make and execute a deed of conveyance for a certain tract of land. authorized to 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, That Committee of Henry Manifold, and Andrew Clarkson, of Chanceford township, Joseph Maniin the county of York, be and they are hereby authorized and fold, a lunatic, empowered to make and execute, a sufficient deed or deeds of sell his real conveyance, to William Douglass of said county, for a tract of estate land sold as the property of Joseph Manifold, a lunatic; which deed or deeds of conveyance shall be as good and valid in law, to all intents and purposes, as if the said Joseph Manifold had sold and conveyed the same while of sound mind and memory; Provided, that the said Henry Manifold, and Andrew Clarkson, To enter into recognizance, shall, before they proceed to convey the estate of the said Joseph Manifold, enter into recognizance, with sufficient security, before the court of common pleas of York county, that all the monies arising from the sale of the said tract of land, shall, after paying the just debts of the said lunatic, be so disposed of, as will be most beneficial for him and his family. JOHN TOD, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twelve. SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER CXLVII. An ACT enabling the governor to incorporate a company, for making an artificial road from the Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike road, at or near Kennedy's tavern in the county of Lancaster, through Lititz to the town of Manheim, in said county. 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 Commission Nathaniel Lightner, David Woods, Christian Hess, Christian ers appointed. Kaufman, miller, John Keller, John Shisler, Henry Shively, Books to be procured. Entry therein. Mathias Tshudy, Samuel Ensminger, and Peter Hensleman, of Notice to be our Lord, eighteen hundred and shall give notice in two or more of the newspapers, in the borough of Lancaster, for one calendar month at least, of the times and places when and where the said books shall be open to receive subscriptions of stock, for the said company; at which respective times and places, three of the said commissioners shall attend, and permit and suffer all per subscribe. And for what number of sons of lawful age, who shall offer to subscribe in said books, in Who may their own name or the name of any other person or persons who shall duly authorize the same, for any number of shares in the said stock; and the said books shall be kept open respectively, for the shares. purpose aforesaid, at least six hours in every juridical day, for the space books to be closed. of three days or until the said books so opened shall How long the have four hundred shares therein subscribed; and if at the expi- kept open. ration of the said three days, the books aforesaid, shall not have the number of shares aforesaid therein subscribed, the said commissioners may adjourn from time to time, and transfer the said May be transbooks from place to place, until the whole number of shares be ferred. subscribed, of which adjournment and transfer the commissioners shall give such public notice as the occasion may require; and when the whole number of shares subscribed in the said books When to be shall amount to four hundred, the same shall be closed; Provided always, that every person offering to subscribe in the said books, in his own or any other name, shall previously pay to the attend- $5 to be paid ing commissioners, the sum of five dollars for each and every at subscribshare to be subscribed, out of which shall be defrayed the expense ing. attending the taking such subscription, and other incidental Appropriacharges; and the remainder shall be paid over to the treasurer of tion of. the corporation, as soon as the same shall be organized, and the officers chosen, as hereafter mentioned. on each share certified to incorporate the sub SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Subscription That when fifty persons or more shall have subscribed four hun- of stock to be dred shares of the said stock, the commissioners shall certify the governor. under their hands and seals, the names of the subscribers, and the number of shares subscribed by each, to the governor; and thereupon it shall and may be lawful for the governor, by letters Who shall patent, under his hand and the seal of the commonwealth, to create and erect the subscribers, and if the said subscriptions be scribers. not full at the time, then also those who shall afterwards subscribe, to the number aforesaid, into one body, politic and corporate, in deed and in law, by the name, style, and title of "The president, Style of the managers and company of the Manheim and Lititz turnpike road;" corporation. and by the said name the subscribers shall have perpetual succession, and all the privileges and franchises incident to a corpo- And powers, ration; and shall be capable of taking and holding their said ca- privileges, pital stock, and the increase and profits thereof, and of enlarging &c. the same from time to time by new subscriptions, in such manner and form as they shall think proper, if such enlargement be found necessary to fulfil the intent and meaning of this act ; and of purchasing, taking, and holding to them, and their successors and assigns, and of selling, transferring, and conveying, in fee simple or for any less estate, all such lands, tenements, hereditaments and estates, real and personal, as shall be necessary to them in the prosecution of their work; and of suing and being sued; and of K Notice to be given of organizing the company. doing all and every other matter and thing which a corporation or body politic may lawfully do. SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners aforesaid, as soon as conveniently may be after the said letters patent shall be sealed and obtained, shall give notice in two or more of the newspapers, printed in the borough of Lancaster, of a time and place by them to be appointed, not less than twenty days from the publication of the first notice; at which time and place the subscribers shall proceed to organize the said corporation, and shall choose by a majority of votes of the said subscribers, then present, by ballot, to be delivered in person or by proxy duly authorized, one president and ten managers, one treasurer, and such other officers as they shall think necessary to conduct the business of the said company for one year, and until such other officers shall be duly chosen; and the managers so chosen, and their successors, shall and may make Of by-laws, such by-laws, rules, orders and regulations, not inconsistent with Officers to be chosen. &c. exempt from the constitution and laws of the United States, or of this commonwealth, as shall be necessary for the well ordering the affairs of the said company; and generally have like powers, authorities, and privileges, necessary for carrying on and completing the said turnpike road; and be subject to all the duties, qualifications, restrictions, penalties, fines and forfeitures, and be entitled to like tolls and profits, in proportion to the distance as are given and granted to the president, managers and company, of the Gap Who shall be and Newport turnpike road; Provided, that no toll be demanded or taken from any person passing or re-passing from one part of his or her farm to another, or to and from any place of public worship, or funeral, to or from the militia on days of training; And provided also, that if the company shall not proceed to carry on the said work in three years after the passing of this act, or shall not within ten years after the passing of this act, complete the said road according to the true intent and meaning of this act, then and in either of these cases, all and singular the rights liberties and franchises hereby granted to the said company, shall revert to this commonwealth. toll. When the work to be commenced and finished. JOHN TOD, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twelve. SIMON SNYDER. |