pended in keeping in repair the public highways in the townships respectively. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-the thirtieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven. SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER CXII. An ACT for the relief of Henry Beardt. annuity of like SECT. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, i General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the 40 dollars, and an state treasurer be, and he is hereby directed to pay unto Henry amount granted Beardt or to his order the sum of forty dollars, immediately after to Henry Beardt. the passing of this act, and an annuity of forty dollars for life, payable half yearly out of any monies in the treasury not other wise by law appropriated. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the thirtieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven. SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER CXIII. An ACT for the further establishment and regulation of election districts. Allegheny 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 from Ross township in and after the passing of this act, Ross township in the county of made an election Allegheny, shall be erected into a separate election district, and district. the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by Samuel Allen in said township. ty. SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, And Pine townThat from and after the passing of this act, Pine township in ship in said counAllegheny county, shall be erected into a separate election district, and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by William Cochrane in said township County of Tioga. Susquehanna. Northumberland Northampton. Beaver. Lancaster. SECT. 11. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the electors of the eighth election district, in the county of Tioga, who have heretofore held their general election at the house of Joshua Emlin, in the town of Wellsborough, shall hereafter hold the same at the house now occupied by Alpheus Cheny in said town of Wellsborough. SECT. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the electors in the township of Bridgwater, in the county of Susquehanna, shall hereafter hold their general election at the dwelling-house now occupied by Isaac Post in the said township of Bridgwater. SECT. v. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passing of this act, the electors within the district of Mohontongo township, in the county of Northumberland, shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by Henry Shadle, miller, in said township. SECT. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Toamensing and East Penn townships, in the county of Northampton, be, and the same hereby are erected into a separate election district, and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by John Klutz in the town of Lehighton in East Penn township. SECT. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the electors included within the following bounds in the county of Beaver, shall be a separate election district, that is, beginning at the mouth of the Six-mile run, on the Ohio river; thence a direct line through the plantation of Christopher Worman, excluding his house, to the Greersburg district line; thence with said line to the Ohio state line; thence with the state line to the Ohio river; thence up said river to the place of beginning and that the general elections in said district, shall be held at the house now occupied by Armstrong Drennon at the cross roads in South Beaver township. : SECT. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passing of this act, the inhabitants of that part of Brecknock township, in Lancaster county near Churchtown, and being within the following bounds; viz. beginning at a road that crosses Turkeyhill at the east branch of Muddy creek; thence down said creek, including the plantations of Henry Good, Peter Beam, John Beam, and Baltzer Sheder; from thence to the north branch of Muddy creek be low John Good's place; thence up said branch to the Reading road; thence along said road to the Berks county line; shall be and the same are hereby attached to the eleventh election district, and the electors therein shall hold their general elections at the house of John Huston, esq. now occupied by Isaac Goshen in Churchtown. SECT. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Franklin, That from and after the passing of this act, the township of Warren, in the county of Franklin, shall be erected into a separate election district, and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the school-house on Michael Cook's land in said township. SECT. x. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Washington, That from and after the passing of this act, the township of Morris, in the county of Washington, shall be a separate elecion district, and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by Ebenezar Goble, esq. in said township. SECT. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority afore- Adams. said, That from and after the passing of this act, Hamilton Township, in the county of Adams, shall be a separate election district, and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by Jacob Koch in the Town of Berlin in said township. SECT. XII. And be it further enacted by the authority afore- Schuylkill. aid, That the electors of West Penn and Rush townships, in Schuylkill county, shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by George Simon in West Penn township.: SECT. XIII. And be it further enacted by the authority afore- Philadelphia. aid, That from and after the passing of this act the township of Penn, in the county of Philadelphia, shall be to all intents and purposes separated from the township of the Northern Liberties; and the inhabitants of the said township of Penn hall have, use, exercise and enjoy all the rights, privileges and ranchises which the inhabitants of other townships in this commonwealth are, or may be by the existing laws thereof, Entitled to; and the electors thereof shall from and after the assing of this act, hold their election at the public school ouse at the corner of eighth street and Buttonwood lane; Provided, That nothing herein contained shall affect any conracts heretofore made or suits now depending wherein the aid township of the Northern Liberties is in any manner inerested or a party. SECT. XIV. And be it further enacted by the authority afore- Indiana. aid, That from and after the passing of this act the electors f Mahoning township, in the county of Indiana, shall hoid heir general elections at the house now occupied by Isaac 'Henry in said township. SECT. XV. And be it further enacted by the authority afore Berks. aid, That from and after the passing of this act, the townhip of Hereford, in the county of Berks, shall be erected to a separate election district, and the electors thereof shall Bb Luzerne. Adams. York, Bedford. hold their general election at the house now occupied by George Hooff in said township. SECT. XVI. And be it further enacted by the authority afore said, 'That from and after the passing of this act, the township of Nescopeck, in the county of Luzerne, be and the same is hereby erected into a separate election district, and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now ́occupied by John Briggs in said township. SECT. XVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the township of Menallin, in the county of Adams, be and the same is hereby erected into a separate election district, and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by Frederick Hopkee in said township; and that the township of Streban shall be erected into a separate election district, the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by David Freeman in the town of Hunterstown, in said township. SECT. XVIII. And be it further enacted by the authority afore said, That the township of Washington, in the county of York, be and the same is hereby erected into a separate elec tion district, and the electors thereof shall hold their general election at the house now occupied by Michael Bowen, inn keeper in, said township. SECT. XIX. And be it further enacted by the authority afore said, That from and after the passing of this act, the follow ing described part of Bedford and St. Clair townships, in Bedford county, be and the same is hereby erected into a separate election district; to wit, beginning at the north east corner of Bedford and Cumberland Valley townships on the top of Will's mountain; thence in a straight line to a corner of John Sill's tract of land adjoining the widow Todd's, near the Raystown branch of Juniatta; thence by the division line of said tracts north fifty two degrees west, to the north side of the state road; thence north twenty degrees west to intersect Blackburn's road by the same road, a northwesterly course to the intersection of the valley road; thence a straight line crossing Vickeroy's road, and including John Rowser's farm north thirty five degrees west, to intersect the Somerset county line on the Allegheny mountain, by the same county line a southerly course to the corner of Londonderry town ship, at or near the glade road; thence by the line of said Londonderry to the place of beginning; and the electors of said district shall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by George Rock in the town of Shellsburg with in said district. SECT. XX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforeaid, That so much of any former law or laws as is hereby ltered or supplied, be, and the same is hereby repealed. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. PPROVED-the first day of April, one thousand eight hun dred and eleven. SIMON SNYDER, CHAPTER CXIV. ACT to enable the governor to incorporate a company for making an artificial road by the best and nearest route from the place where the Wilkesbarre road intersects the Cosbecton and Great Bend turnpike road, in the township of Clifford, and county of Susquehanna, to the borough of Wilkesbarre, in the county of Luzerne. Commissioners SECT. I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen ives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly , and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That appointed. Clifford and William Poyntell of the city of Philadelphia, lliam Thompson and Asa Dimmick of the county of Susehanna, and Jesse Fell and Eleazer Blackman Minor Sir of county of Luzerne, and Samuel Stantin of the county of ayne be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to do d perform the several things hereinafter mentioned; that is say, they shall on or before the first Monday of August next, cure two books and enter in each of them as follows, "We Who shall proose names are hereunto subscribed, do promise to pay to the cure two books. sident, managers and company of the Clifford and Wilkesre turnpike road, the sum of fifty dollars for every share of ck set opposite to our respective names, in such manner and portions, and at such times as shall be determined by the sident and managers of the said company, in pursuance of act of the general assembly of this commonwealth, entitled, n act to enable the governor to incorporate a company for king an artificial road by the best and nearest route from the ce where the Wilkesbarre road intersects the Coshecton and eat Bend turnpike road, in the township of Clifford and nty of Susquehanna, to the borough of Wilkesbarre in the nty of Luzerne." Witness our hands the day of Entry therein, The year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and shall thereupon give notice in two of the public papers print- Notice to be given of opening the in the city of Philadelphia, and in one or more of the pub- books. papers printed in the borough of Wilkesbarre, for one calen |