chase money thereon agreeably to the provision of the act under which the reserve lots were sold. 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 CLXVI. An ACT authorizing Bethuel Vincent, guardian of the minor daughters of Peter Housel, deceased, to sell a house and lot of ground in Milton, in the county of Northumberland, the property of the said minors. WHEREAS Peter Housel of Milton, in the county of Northumberland, died intestate, seized in his demesne as of fee, of a certain house and lot of ground in the town of Milton aforesaid, and it appears that the buildings on said lot are in a decaying state, being of wood, and out of repair, are not in a situation to rent for near the interest of the money which would arise out of an advantageous sale, which it appears the guardian of the said minors has now a good prospect of making, provided he be authorized to sell: Therefore, SECT. I. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in general assembly The guardian met, and it is bereby enacted by the authority of the same, That of the minor it shall be lawful for Bethuel Vincent, guardian of the minor children of P. children of Peter Housel, deceased, to sell and convey in such Housel, de. ceased, aumanner as to vest all the title of the said minors in the purthorized to chaser, of, in and to a certain house and lot of ground in Milsell and con- ton, in the county of Northumberland, the property of the vey certain said minors; Provided, the said Bethuel Vincent, before he property, &c. proceed to sell or convey the property aforesaid, shall give Proviso. bond with sufficient surety, to be approved by the orphans' court of the county aforesaid, that he will put the money arising therefrom, to interest, from year to year, or make such other use thereof as shall appear to said court best calculated to promote the interest of the said minors, which bond shall be filed in the orphans' court of the county aforesaid. 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 CLXVII. An ACT authorizing the courts of quarter sessions of Butler and Mercer counties, to direct a review of parts of certain state roads therein mentioned. to review 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 Six persons to the court of quarter sessions of the county of Butler, is hereby be appointed authorized to appoint six viewers, which viewers shall meet part of the at such time and place as the said court shall direct, whose road from duty it shall be to review that part of the road from Butler to Butler to - Franklin which lies between James Philips's lane, about six Franklin, &c, miles from Butler, to the county line of Venango, where the present road crosses said line, and if upon the report of the Upon any alsaid viewers making any alteration in the route of the said teration in the route of the road, and the courts should approve and confirm the same, a road being return of the lines of such alteration shall be filed in the office approved and of the clerk of the said court of quarter sessions of Butler confirmed by county, and the said road so laid out shall thereafter be part of the court, a return of the the road aforesaid, and that part rendered unnecessary there- lines thereof by shall be vacated, and the expense of the viewers shall be to be filed, &c. paid by warrants drawn by the commissioners on the treasury of Butler county. SECT. 11. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Three perThat the court of quarter sessions of the county of Mercer, pointed to resons to be apbe, and they are hereby authorized and required to appoint view part of three viewers to review that part of the state road, leading the state road from the town of Mercer to the town of Butler, lying between leading from the line dividing the counties of Mercer and Butler, and John Mercer to Butler, &c. M'Mullen's farm, in Mercer county; and said viewers shall Viewers to take an oath or affirmation, to perform their duty with fideli- take an oath ty, and the like proceedings shall be had on their report, in or affirmation every respect as is directed by the first section of this act. of office, 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 CLXVIII. An ACT for the relief of Susanna Burras. SECT. 1. 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 State treasu- the state treasurer is hereby authorized and required, to pay rer to pay to to Susanna Burras, of Erie county, late wife of Robert BurSusanna Bur- ras, deceased, or to her agent duly authorized to receive the ras, 83 dollars same, eighty-three dollars and twenty cents, as a full compensation for the purchase money and fees paid by her husband, Robert Burras, for a warrant of four hundred acres. JOHN TOD, Speaker and 20 cents, &c. 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. Marriage contract entered into by Elsa Middough, and Levi Middough, her husband, declared to be null and void, CHAPTER CLXIX. An ACT dissolving the marriage of Elsa Middough, and Levi WHEREAS it appears to the legislature, that Elsa Vangorden was, on the eighteenth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, joined in marriage to Levi Middough, with whom she lived about fourteen years, in which time she had five children; that during the time the said Elsa continued to live with the said Levi, he treated her in a most cruel and inhuman manner, by beating her, and at different times threatening to take her life, so that she was often obliged to fly to her neighbours for protection, and it also appears that the said Elsa is a woman of good moral character: And whereas, it would be cruel in the extreme to oblige a woman to live with a man that has continued so inhumanly and barbarously to treat her: 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 marriage contract entered into by the said Elsa Middough and Levi Middough, her husband, be, and the same is hereby declared to be null and void, and they are hereby set free and discharged from the marriage contract, and all duties arising under the same, as fully and absolutely as if they had never been joined in marriage; but nothing herein contained shall But not to af- be construed to affect or render illegitimate any children born fect, &c. any of the said Elsa during the coverture. &c. children born tluring the Coverture. 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 CLXX. An ACT authorizing the sale of the real estate of John Hannab, deceased. WHEREAS it has been represented to the legislature, that John Hannah, late of the township of Antrim, and county of Franklin, died intestate, leaving neither widow nor issue, and at the time of his death was seized in his demesne, of and in a certain piece of ground situate in the township and county aforesaid, containing eighty-three acres and one hundred and nine perches, which land descended to his four sisters, to wit, Sarah, wife of James Morrow, Elizabeth, wife of Henry Morrow, Jane, wife of John Wherey, and Anne, wife of Samuel Adams; and whereas it appears that Anne, wife of Samuel Adams, has since deceased, leaving her fourth part of said estate to be divided amongst her six children, four of whom are yet minors; and as it appears that the said estate is annually sinking by reason of taxes and depredations, it would be much to the benefit of all parties concerned it should be sold, and the shares of the minors put out to interest for their maintenance and education: Therefore, sell and con vey certain property. 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 adminisit shall and may be lawful for James Morrow and Henry trators of the Morrow, administrators of the estate of John Hannah, de- estate of John Hannah, de ceased, either by public or private sale, to sell and convey all ceased, authe right, title, and interest, which the said John Hannah had, thorized to at the time of his decease, to a lot or piece of land, containing eighty-three acres and one hundred and nine perches, being and situate in Antrim township, Franklin county, and the sale and conveyance made by the said James Morrow and Henry Morrow, to any purchaser or purchasers, shall be as good and available in law, as if the same had been made by the said John Hannah, the intestate in his lifetime, the proceeds of which sale shall go in the same manner and proportion, and to the same persons or their legal representatives, as it would have done agreeably to the provisions of the intestate law, had not this act been passed: Provided, that before the said James Proviso. Morrow and Henry Morrow shall proceed to sell the said lands, they shall enter into bonds with sufficient surety, to be approved of by the orphans' court of the county of Allegheny, for the due execution of the trust hereby reposed in them, and for the faithful appropriation of the proceeds of the sale. 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. appoint three and mark a state road creek or to CHAPTER CLXXI. An ACT to authorize the governor to appoint commissioners to lay out a state road, beginning at the Burnt Cabins in Bedford county, thence to Waterford in Mifflin county, thence either to the mouth of Fishing creek, or to Clark's ferry, in Cumberland county. SECT. I. BE it enacted by the senate and bouse of repreGovernor to sentatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in general ascommission- sembly met, and it is bereby enacted by the authority of the same, ers to lay out That the governor be and he is hereby authorized to appoint three commissioners to lay out and mark a state road beginleading from ning at the Burnt Cabins and running from thence by the nearthe Burnt est and best route to Waterford, in Mifflin county, thence the Cabins either nearest and best route, either to the mouth of Fishing creek, to the mouth or to Clark's ferry, on the Susquehanna, in the county of of Fishing Cumberland; and the said commissioners shall proceed to Clark's ferry, perform the said service at such time as the governor shall direct, and they shall make out a draught of the said road, and deposit a copy of the same in the office of the clerk of the out a draught court of quarter sessions, in each county through which the of the road said road shall pass; and the said clerks respectively shall enand deposit a ter the same on the records, which shall be a record of said copy of the road, and from henceforth shall be to all intents and purposes a public highway, and shall be opened and kept in repair in the same manner as other roads laid out by the authority of the court in the counties aforesaid. &c. Commissioners to make same in the office of the clerk of the peace, for each county, &c. Who shall enter the same on re cord. Compensation of the SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said commissioners shall receive each, two dollars for every day they shall be necessarily employed in the service aforesaid, together with a reasonable compensation for the hands necessarily employed in surveying, chaining, and marking the lines of the aforesaid road; and the expense that may commission- be so incurred in laying out and marking the same in each of the several counties through which it may pass, shall be paid by the counties respectively, on warrants drawn by the county commissioners of each, on the treasurer thereof, in favour of the commissioners to be appointed as aforesaid. ers, &c. 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. 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