Further powers.

Powers of commissioners of

SECTION 9. That it shall and may be lawful for the commissioners of said county to occupy, build upon, and alter so much of any public or private wharf or landing on said river Schuylkill, as may be requisite for the proper construction of said bridge.

SECTION 10. That it shall be lawful for the commissioners of the district of Spring Garden, in the county of Philadelphia, whenever they Spring Garden. shall deem it expedient, to lay the water-pipes and pave the cart-way in James street from Ninth street to Charles street, and assess the cost thereof on the owners of the lots of ground fronting on said street, and to proceed and collect the same, as the cost of piping and paving streets in other cases in said district is recoverable by existing laws.

Roxborough tp., SECTION 11. That the qualified voters of the township of RoxPhiladelphia borough, in the county of Philadelphia, shall at the time and place of co., to elect one holding the township election on the third Friday of March next, and supervisor. annually thereafter, elect one citizen supervisor of the roads, whose duty shall be to open, repair and keep in good order all the roads within the said township of Roxborough, and he shall be entitled to one dollar and fifty cents per day for each and every day that he shall be engaged in the duties of his office; any act to the contrary is hereby repealed.

Commissioners

SECTION 12. That the commissioners of the county of Philadelphia, of Philadelphia be and are hereby authorized and directed to erect and build a hospital co. to erect hos- for the sick of the Philadelphia county prison, on the vacant ground pital. lying between the debtors' apartment and the said prison: Provided, The cost thereof shall not exceed five thousand dollars, the sum to be paid from any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated: Provided further, That the construction of said hospital shall be under the direction of the inspectors of the county prison..

Proviso.

W. P. SCHELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THO. CARSON, Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The second day of April, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.

WM. BIGLER.

Central coal

No. 188.

AN ACT

To authorize the Central Coal company to construct a railroad.

SECTION 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 the Central coal company is hereby authorized to construct a railroad from company autho- any point upon their lands in the townships of Pittston, Lackawanna, Providence or Blakely, in Luzerne county, to connect at the nearest eligible point in said county with the Delaware, Lehigh and Wyoming Valley railroad, or the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, and for the purpose of constructing such road, and any road from their

rized to con

struct a railroad.

said lands to the North Branch canal, and stocking the same, and for no other purpose, the said company are authorized to increase their capital stock any amount not exceeding four thousand shares, of fifty dollars each.

SECTION 2. That for the purposes in this act contained, the said Power to borCentral coal company are authorized to borrow any sum of money not row money. exceeding two hundred thousand dollars, and issue bonds therefor, with

or without coupons attached, bearing a rate of interest not exceeding seven per centum per annum, but no bond shall be issued for a less sum than one hundred dollars.

SECTION 3. That said company shall open books for subscriptions of Open books for stock herein authorized, and shall give at least twenty days' notice subscription. thereof, in at least two newspapers published in the vicinity where said books are to be opened, specifying the time and place where such subscriptions will be received, and the said books shall be kept open for at least three successive days, from ten o'clock A. M., to three o'clock P. M., or until all of said stock shall have been subscribed, allowing all persons to subscribe who shall pay at least five dollars upon each share so subscribed to the treasurer of said company at the time of making such subscriptions.

SECTION 4. That the said company may construct any of its rail Gauge. roads or branches of such gauge or width as it may deem expedient.

SECTION 5. That the said company shall pay to the Commonwealth One per centum one per centum upon the amount of capital stock created under the on capital stock provisions of this act, in annual instalments of two hundred and fifty dol- to be paid to the Commonwealth lars each, the first to fall due in six months after the creation of such stock: Provided, That if less than the amount of capital stock hereby authorized be created, the said annual instalments shall be proportionably reduced in amount.

Subject to pro

SECTION 6. That the said company shall construct all railroads and visions of cerbranches to be built by it under and subject to all the provisions, con- tain act. ditions and restrictions of the tenth and succeeding sections of the act entitled "An Act regulating railroad companies," approved the nineteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine. Not subject to SECTION 7. That in the election of its officers, the said company shall not be subject to the provisions of the act entitled "An Act relating to certain corporations," passed thirteenth day of March, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.

certain act.

Annual report.

SECTION 8. That the said Central coal company shall make an annual report to the Auditor General, verified by the oath or affirmation of the president, secretary and treasurer thereof, in the month of December, stating explicitely and accurately the names of all stockholders. of such company, the whole amount of the capital stock thereof, the amount or proportion of the said capital stock p.id in, the amount of capital invested, the number of acres of land held by the said company, and where situate, and the amount of coal mined and of coal transported to market by the company during the previous year. Commencement SECTION 9. That the road herein authorized shall be commenced in and completion three years and completed in seven years from the passage of this act. of road.

W. P. SCHELL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THO. CARSON,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The second day of April, A. D., one thousand eight hun

dred and fifty-three.

WM. BIGLER.

No. 189.

AN ACT

For the relief of Alvin Seward and Luman Kellogg.

SECTION 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 the Canal Commissioners be and are hereby required to examine the claims of Alvin Seward and Luman Kellogg for work done on the Tunkhannock division of the North Branch canal, also for work done and materials found on the Tioga division of the North Branch canal, and ascertain and report to the Legislature what amount, if any, is due said claimants: Provided, That no allowance shall be made for prospective profits.

W. P. SCHELL,

APPROVED-The second day of April, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.

WM. BIGLER.

No. 190.

AN ACT

Authorizing the Canal Commissioners to examine the claim of James McColgan, for damages sustained on the Allegheny Portage railroad.

SECTION 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 the Canal Commissioners be and are hereby authorized to examine the claim of James McColgan for damages sustained by having two horses injured at the foot of plane number five, one of which is alleged to have been injured by breaking through a bridge, and the other by falling into a ditch that had been made across the road by the State offi. cers, and report the amount of damages, if any, together with the facts, to the Legislature: Provided, That they are of opinion that the said accidents happened by the negligence of the public officers. W. P. SCHELL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THO. CARSON,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The second day of A. D. April, one thousand eight

hundred and fifty-three.

WM. BIGLER.

No. 191.

AN ACT

To incorporate the Merchants' and Mechanics' Mutual Insurance company of Philadelphia; relative to the October term of the courts of Allegheny county; authorizing the trustees of the Reimersburg Method st church to sell a certain lot; and relative to the Somerset and Johnstown plank road company; authorizing the commissioners of Potter county to make a certain deed; and relative to the stock of the Rock Cabin coal company.

SECTION 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 Commissioners John B. Meyer, D. B. Hinman, Hugh Craig, John Reynolds, A. G. and their duties. Waterman, Franklin Platt, J. B. Flanigan, Robert Ewing, Samuel Copeland, James Bellas, Thomas E. Baxter, Isaac R. Davis, William H. Hope, and William Watt, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners, whose duty it shall be, at any time or times to be by them appointed, to open books in the city of Philadelphia to receive application for insurance by the Merchants' and Mechanics' Mutual insurance company of Philadelphia, and as soon as applications amounting to one hundred thousand dollars shall be received, such commissioners shall give at least ten days notice, by at least one advertisement, in two of the daily newspapers published in the said city, of the time and place for the election by the said subscribers, each one being entitled to one vote, for twelve directors of the said company, to serve until the first day of January then next ensuing, or until their successors shall be legally chosen, whereupon the Governor shall issue letters patent to the said applicants for insurance, under the name of the Merchants' and Mechanics' Mutual Insurance company of Philadelphia.

board of direc

tors.

SECTION 2. That all the corporate powers of the said company shall Powers to be be exercised by the board of directors, and such officers and agents as exercised by they may appoint; the board of directors shall consist of twelve persons, all of whom must be residents within the United States of America, and five of them shall constitute a quorum: the board of directors shall annually elect one of their number president, and they shall have the power to fill any vacancy or vacancies in the board by death, resignation, or otherwise.

SECTION 3. That the said company shall have all the powers con- To have all the ferred on or exercised by the Equitable Mutual Insurance company powers of the now located in the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, equitable muand they may cause themselves, at any time or times, to be wholly or partially reinsured as to any risks, and to invest their funds in loans, company. stocks, bills, notes, or otherwise.

tual insurance

SECTION 4. That from and after the first day of September next, Courts in Allethe October term of the court of common pleas, quarter sessions of gheny county. the peace, oyer and terminer, and general jail delivery and orphans'

Court of Allegheny county, shall commence on the first Monday of

October in each year.

SECTION 5. That William Morris, Charles Hutchison, James M'- Trustees of Coy, John Armstrong, and David Austin, temporary trustees of the Methodist congregation of the Methodist Episcopal church of the town of Reim- church in Reim

certain pro

perty.

ersburg to sell ersburg, Clarion county, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to sell lot number ten in said town, and to make the purchaser or purchasers a deed of fee simple for the same: Provided, That the proceeds of said sale shall be held in trust for the use of said congregation. Repeal of act SECTION 6. That the proviso contained in the first section of an relative to Som-act entitled "An Act regulating turnpike and plank road companies, erset and Johns- approved the twenty-sixth day of January, one thousand eight huntown plank road dred and forty-nine, which requires the sum of one dollar to be paid

company.

Preamble.

Commissioners

of Potter co. to

by the subscribers of stock for each and every share of stock so subscribed to the attending commissioners previous to or at the time of subscribing, be and the same is hereby repealed so far as relates to the Somerset and Johnstown plank road company, or subscriptions already taken, or to be taken, and that the said company shall have the same legal remedy for the recovery of the amount of subscription of stock to said company, as if such provision requiring the payment of the sum of one dollar for each and every share of stock subscribed, had not been required in the provisions aforesaid.

SECTION 7. WHEREAS, the commissioners of Potter county having sold a certain tract of land, the property of said county, situated in Harison township, and there being no law to authorize the conveyance of said land; therefore, be it enacted that the commissioners of the said county of Potter, or their successors in office, be and they are make a certain hereby authorized and empowered to make and execute to the heirs of John H. Rose, deceased, a good and sufficient deed of conveyance for all the right, title and interest said county had in said land: Provided, All moneys due on said lands shall be paid into the county treasury before the making of such deed of conveyance.

deed.

Rock Cabin coal company, in

SECTION 8. That the shares of stock in the Rock Cabin coal com. pany shall be five dollars, and that the capital be increased to five crease of capi- hundred thousand dollars, anything in the act of incorporation to the contrary notwithstanding.

tal.

W. P. SCHELL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THO. CARSON,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The second day of April, one thousand eight hundred

and fifty-three.

WM. BIGLER.