penitentiary house of Philadelphia, one copy; and to sheriffs,
county treasurers, and deputy-surveyors for the use of their
offices, and to be delivered to their successors respectively,
one copy each; Provided, That no person shall be entitled to Proviso.
more than one copy by reason of his holding two or more of-
fices; and the remainder of the copies of said edition shall
be retained in the office of the secretary of the common-
wealth subject to the future disposition of the legislature.
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 V.

of certain certifis

RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in general assembly met, That the Judges of the supreme court shall, as soon as conveniently may be after the passing of this resolution, form How the legality an issue to try the legality of the certificates granted to John cates to be tried. Shepperd and Benjamin Dorrance, for the Mammoth farm, being the greater part of Claverak one of the seventeen townships in Luzerne county, (which certificates now remain in the office of the secretary of the land-office,) in such manner as shall be calculated to do justice to the commonwealth, and the said John Shepperd and Benjamin Dorrance; and the whole merits shall be fairly and fully tried in the supreme court in the city of Philadelphia, and the judges of said court shall have power to decree touching the costs and the issue as to right and justice may appertain and the trial of such issue and the judgment and decree of the court thereon shall be final.

JOHN WEBER, Speaker

of the House of Representatives.

P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED the second day of April, one thousand eight

hundred and eleven.

SIMON SNYDER.

laws and Bache's

warded, &c.

CHAPTER VI.

RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives, Certain copies of That it shall be the duty of the secretary of the commonwealth zmanual to be for. to forward to the prothonotaries of the several counties in this state, a copy of the laws passed during the present session and so many of the volumes of the laws printed by John Bioren, agreeably to a law passed February the twenty-eighth, one thousand eight hundred and ten, as shall be delivered to him by the printer in due time, and also Bache's manual to be forwarded with the laws and journals of the present session, and such part of the work as may not then be ready for distribution shall be delivered by the secretary of the commonwealth on the order of the members of the present legislature and officers thereof respectively.

JOHN WEBER, Speaker

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

APPROVED the second day of April, one thousand eight

hundred and eleven.

SIMON SNYDER.