may draw his

vour of master

necessary, from

the monies paid by virtue of the said act to the master warden Auditor-general shall not in any year be sufficient to defray the said expenses, warrant in fait shall be lawful for the auditor-general to draw a warrant or warden to defray warrants upon the state treasurer from time to time until the his expenses, if thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and time to time unthirteen, and no longer, for the amount of such deficiency March, 1813. which shall be paid out of the funds appropriated for the support of government; Provided, that the same shall not in Proviso. any one year exceed the sum of one thousand six hundred dollars in the whole.

til the 31st of

Auditor-general

Henry Hawkins

67 cents.

SECT. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority afore- to draw a warsaid, That the auditor-general be and he is hereby authorized rant in favour of and instructed to draw his warrant upon the state, treasurer for 336 dollars, in favour of Henry Hawkins late master warden of the port of Philadelphia, for the sum of three hundred and thirty-six dollars and sixty-seven cents, being the amount of monies paid for the necessary expenses of the wardens' office for the year ending March the thirty-first, one thousand eight hundred and nine, over and above the sum authorized and appropriated by the act to which this is a supplement and that the said sum shall be paid out of the funds appropriated for the support of government.

John Ashmead

may appear to be settlement of

SECT. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority afore- Also in favour of said, That the auditor-general be and he is hereby authorized for such sums as and instructed to draw his warrant on the state treasurer in due to him on favour of John Ashmead the present master warden of the port his accounts. of Philadelphia, for such sum as on a settlement of his accounts according to law shall appear to be due to him for the necessary expenses of the wardens' office at the time of passing this act, over and above the sum authorized and appropriated by the act to which this is a supplement, and that the said sum shall be paid out of the funds appropriated for the support of government.

acts repealed,

SECT. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority afore- Parts of former said, That the proviso contained in the eighth section of the act to which this is a supplement, and so much of the ninth section thereof as limits the compensation of the clerk of the board of wardens to the sum of five hundred dollars, be and the same is hereby repealed, provided the compensation of said clerk shall not exceed six hundred dollars per annum.

JOHN WEBER, Speaker

of the House of Representatives.

P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight

hundred and eleven.

SIMON SNYDER,

CHAPTER LXXIII.

An ACT for the relief of Clement Biddle.

WHEREAS it appears to the legislature that Clement Biddle, late quarter-master-general and commissary of military stores of this commonwealth, did at various periods of the late Indian war receive and employ for the public service large sums of money, amounting to more than two hundred thousand dollars, all which have been satisfactorily accounted for and adjusted, except a balance of seven hundred and three dollars and forty cents; And whereas, it is alleged that this sum was faithfully paid to a certain major McCully, then stationed at Pittsburg, for the purchase of rifles for the army, but owing to the removal of the said major McCully out of this* state, and his death soon afterwards the vouchers could not be obtained according to the strict forms at the treasury; but as it is just and reasonable that the commonwealth should not take advantage of a defect of form, if the monies were really expended in public service; 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 Accountant off auditor-general and treasurer of this commonwealth be, and they are hereby authorized to settle the accounts of the said Clement Biddle for the said balance, as to them may seem equitable and proper, which settlement shall be deemed valid and conclusive, any law, usage or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding.

cers authorized to adjust the accounts of Clement Biddle.

JOHN WEBER, Speaker

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

APPROVED-the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven,

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER LXXIV.

An ACT for the relief of Robert Lyon.

SECT. I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is bereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the state treasurer be, and he is hereby di40 dollars grant rected to pay to James Laird, for the use of Robert Lyon,

ed to Robert

Lyon.

* "This," omitted in the original.

the sum of forty dollars immediately after the passing of this act, out of any unappropriated money in the treasury.

JOHN WEBER, Speaker

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

APPROVED the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven.

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER LXXV.

An ACT enabling a certain description of Pennsylvania claimants bolding lands within the seventeen townships in the county of Luzerne, to institute suits against the commonwealth.

tion of Pennsyl

ants in the

stitute suits

monwealth in

mon pleas in Lu

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 all Certain descripand every Pennsylvania claimant of lands within the seven- vania claimteen townships of the county of Luzerne, who had a right to 17 townships aubring a suit or action in the supreme court of this common- thorized to inwealth against the state, under the provisions of the act en- against the comtitled, "An act for offering compensation to the Pennsylva- the court of comnia claimants of certain lands within the seventeen townships zerne county. in the county of Luzerne, and for other purposes therein mentioned," passed April the fourth, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, and the several supplements thereto before the fourth Monday of October, one thousand eight hundred and nine, when the act entitled, “A further supplement to an act entitled, " An act to alter the judiciary system of this commonwealth," passed March the eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and nine, came into operation, and had full force and effect, shall from and after the passing of this act, be entitled to the same right of suit or action in the court of common pleas of the county of Luzerne, against this commonwealth, as they possessed in the supreme court, at or before the said fourth Monday of October, one thousand eight hundred and nine, when the said act of the eleventh of March, one thousand eight hundred and nine came into operation and had full force and effect.

JOHN WEBER, Speaker

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

APPROVED-the twenty-third day of March, one thousand eight

hundred and eleven.

SIMON SNYDER.

CHAPTER LXXVI.

An ACT authorizing commissioners to fix upon a site for the erection of a bridge ver the river Delaware, between Black's Eddy (above Buli's Island,) and Wells's Falls,-and for other purposes.

WHEREAS the legislature of the state of New Jersey by an act passed the eighteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eleven, entitled, "An act authorizing commissioners to fix upon a site for the erection, of a bridge over the river Delaware, between Black's Eddy (above Bull's Island,) and Wells's Falls, and for other purposes," have appointed and authorized three commissioners therein named, (together with a like number of commissioners to be appointed by the legislature of this state,) to fix and determine on a site for the erection of a bridge over the river Delaware as aforesaid, and have made provision for incorporating a company for that purpose, with certain powers, privileges and franchises in the said act particularly set forth, to which act the concurrence of the legislature of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania is requested in order that the same may be carried into effect; 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 John pointed together Barclay of the Northern Liberties in the county of Philadelmissioners to fix phia, Amos Slaymaker of the county of Lancaster, and John erecting a bridge Hulme of the county of Bucks, be, and they are hereby apover the Dela- pointed commissioners, (together with the commissioners

John Barclay and others ap

with other com

ware.

for

Similar powers

to those given

by the legislature

supreme court,

given to the gov

appointed by the legislature of the state of New Jersey as aforesaid,) to fix and determine on a site for the erection of a bridge over the river Delaware, between Black's Eddy above Bull's Island, and Wells's Falls, and that all the power and authority given by the above recited act of the legislature of the state of New Jersey to the commissioners therein named, be, and the same are hereby given to the commissioners appointed by this act.

SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all and singular the power and authority, priviof New Jersey to leges, franchises and emoluments given by the said recited the governor & act of the legislature of New Jersey to the governor of the &c. of that state said state, the supreme court of judicature of the said state, ernor &c. of this the subscribers and the company to be incorporated by virtue of the said act respectively, be and the same are hereby given in like manner to the governor of this commonwealth to the court of common pleas. of the county of Bucks, and the said subscribers and the company to be incorporated by virtue of this act, and that the assent of this commonwealth be and the

state.

commonwealth

same is hereby given to the said recited act of the legislature Assent of this of the state of New Jersey, and the same is hereby adopted, given to the act ratified and confirmed by this commonwealth as fully and New Jersey fegislature. amply as if the same had been re-enacted at large, section by section, and the provisions thereof shall be of full force and effect within this commonwealth, and the same shall be annexed to and printed with the laws of this state.

SECT. III. And be it further enacted by the authority afore- Former act resaid, That the act entitled, "An act authorizing commis- pealed. sioners to fix upon a site for the erection of a bridge over the river Delaware between Howell's and Wells's Falls, and for other purposes," passed the seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ten, be, and the same is hereby repealed.

JOHN WEBER, Speaker

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

APPROVED the twenty-third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven.

SIMON SNYDER.

State of New Jersey.

An ACT authorizing commissioners to fix upon a site for the erection of a bridge over the river Delaware, between Black's Eddy (above Bull's Island,) and Wells's Falls, and for other purposes.

SECT. I BE it enacted by the Council and General Assembly of this state, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Isaac Mickle of the county of Gloucester, Jacob Huffy of the county of Salem, and Caleb Newbold of the county of Burlington, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners together with a like number of commissioners to be appointed by the legislature of the state of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of fixing upon a site for the erection of a bridge, over the river Delaware between Black's Eddy (above Bull's island,) and Wells's falls, and the said commissioners or a majority of them shall be and they are hereby authorized to view such parts of the adjoining country, and such places on the river Delaware as they shall think proper between Black's Eddy (above Bull's island,) and Wells's falls, and a majority of the said commissioners, having so viewed may fix and determine such site whereon the erection of a bridge shall in their opinion best promote the public good, but if a majority of the commissioners above mentioned cannot agree upon any one