such times and in such manner as may be conformable to the terus upon which the same may be made.

APPROVED-The twenty-eighth day of March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.

WM. BIGLER.

Corporators.

Name.

Privileges.

Provise.

Officers.

May make rules, by-laws, &c.

Proviso.

No. 391,

AN ACT

To incorporate the Greene County Agricultural and Manufacturing society; and authorizing the Sheriff of Washington county to employ a Jail Keeper.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That persons who have now associated themselves, or who may hereafter be admitted members of the Greene County Agricultural and Manufac turing society, shall be and are hereby declared to be a body politie and corporate, for the term of twenty years from and after the passage of this act, by the name and style of "The Greene County Agricultural and Manufacturing society," to have succession, to plead and be im pleaded, sue and be sued, in all courts of record and elsewhere, and be capable to take and enjoy lands, tenements and hereditaments, goods and chattels, and the same from time to time to sell, grant, demise, alien and dispose of, to use a common seal, and to alter or renew the same at pleasure: Provided, That the clear yearly value of the real estate by them held, shall at no time exceed the sum of two thousand dollars.

SECTION 2. That the officers of the said corporation shall consist of a president, four vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as the said corporation may think necessary, who shall be elected annually, on the last Saturday in May, and shall hold its annual exbibition in the town of Charmichaels.

SECTION 3. The said corporation, when convened upon due notice given to the members by public advertisements, or otherwise, shall have power and authority, to make, ordain and establish such rules, by-laws and ordinances, relating to the times of meeting, the admission of members, the powers and duties of the officers thereof, and the or dering of the other concerns of the said corporation, as they may deem necessary and proper: Provided, That no rule, by-law or ordinance as aforesaid, shall be valid, if inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this State or of the United States.

of county trea

SECTION 4. That the present officers of the said society shall con- To receive antinue in their respective offices until an election shall be held under nually $50 out this act, and the rules, by-laws and ordinances thereof, and that the sury. Greene County Agricultural and Manufacturing society shall receive annually from the commissioners of Greene county, out of the county tax assessed on the county of Greene, the sum of fifty dollars, for the purpose of promoting agriculture, and the said sums shall be paid to the treasurer of the said society, on orders signed by the president and attested by the secretary of said society.

SECTION 5. That it shall be lawful hereafter for the sheriff of Wash- Washington co., ington county to employ a suitable person as jail keeper, at a salary jail keeper. not exceeding two hundred dollars annually, to be paid out of the

county funds.

W. P. SCHELL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THO. CARSON,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.

WM. BIGLER.

No. 392.

AN ACT

To authorize the Governor to incorporate a company to construct a Bridge over the river Schuylkill, at Peurose Ferry, in Philadelphia county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Thomas Barnet, James Cassaday, George Richards, Banner Thomas, Commissioners. Henry D. Lentz, James C. Lafferty, Pearson Serrill, Peter B. Holstein, William Hunter, Charles W. Lloyd, Aubrey H. Smith, Alexander H. Smith, John Leech, and Isaac S. Serrill, be, and they or a majority of them are hereby appointed commissioners, to open books, re

ceive subscriptions, and organize a company, by the name, style and Name & style. title of the Penrose Ferry Bridge company," with power to locate

and build a floating bridge, with a draw therein, over the Schuylkill Location of river at Penrose ferry, at or near the point where the public road now road. crosses the same, subject to all the provisions and restrictions of the Subject to profirst, second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and visions and retwentieth sections of an act of the General Assembly of the Common- strictions of cerwealth of Pennsylvania regulating turnpike and plank road companies, tain act. approved the twenty-sixth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand

eight hundred and forty-nine.

SECTION 2. That the capital stock of the said company shall con- Capital stock. sist of four hundred shares, at twenty-five dollars each.

Draw, how to be constructed.

Penalty for neglect to attend.

Bridge to vest in company.

SECTION 3. That the draw in the said bridge shall be constructed over the channel, or deepest part of said river, and shall be at least fifty feet in width, for the purpose of letting all vessels navigating the river freely pass and repass the same; which said draw shall be kept in constant repair by the said company, and shall at all times, at the charge of the said company, at the approach of any vessel be drawn, so as to allow the free passage thereof without detention or delay, and any neglect so to do shall subject the company to a penalty of fifty dollars, to be recovered by action of debt, as debts of like amount are by law recovered, one-half of the penalty to go to the informer, and the other half to the county of Philadelphia.

SECTION 4. And when the said bridge is completed, the property in the same shall be vested in the said company and its successors, forever, and it shall be lawful for the company and its successors to erect a toll gate and toll house at either side of the river, and to demand and receive toll from travelers and others crossing the said bridge, not Rates of tolls. exceeding the following rates: for every carriage of whatever description, having two or four wheels, used for personal accommodation or pleasure, for each horse drawing the same ten cents; for every wagon or cart for each horse drawing the same five cents; for every sleigh or sledge for each horse drawing the same five cents; for every horse or mule with a rider three cents; for every horse or mule without a rider two cents; for every foot passenger one cent; for every head of cattle one cent; for every score of hogs ten cents; for every score of sheep five cents; and for every wagon or cart drawn by oxen, two oxen shall be rated at one horse.

Right reserved by common.

SECTION 5. That at any time after the expiration of five years from the completion of said bridge, it shall be lawful for the Commonwealth wealth to repeal to repeal this act, and to cause the said bridge to be removed from the river, upon the payment to the company of a sum of money which, together with the dividend declared, shall equal the cost of constructing said bridge, and six per cent. per annum interest thereon to the time of repealing the said act.

Penalty for damages to bridge.

SECTION 6. That if any person or persons having the control or command of any vessel, steamboat, or other craft, shall maliciously or wilfully run the same against the bridge or draw aforesaid, or mali ciously do or permit to be done any act which may tend to damage the same, the person or persons so offending, or the owner of the vessel, shall for every such offence, in addition to any other remedy the company may have, forfeit and pay the sum fifty dollars, to be sued for in the manner described and set forth in the seventy-fifth section of the act of June thirteenth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, relating to roads, highways and bridges.

W. P. SCHELL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THO. CARSON,

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

fifty-three.

Speaker of the Senate.

WM. BIGLER.

No. 393.

AN ACT

incorporate the Wyoming Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal

Church.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa
s of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That
orge Lane, C. W. Giddings, E. B. Tenny, George Peck, Nelson Corporaturs.
unds, V. M. Coryell, and B. W. Gorham, and their successors, duly
ted and appointed in manner hereinafter prescribed, be and they
hereby made and constituted a body politic and corporate in law
in fact, to have perpetual succession, by and under the name, style
title of "The Trustees of the Wyoming Annual Conference of the
thodist Episcopal Church," and by the name, style and title afore. Style.
1, shall be capable in law to take, purchase, receive, have, hold and
oy, and to demise, sell and convey, any and all real and personal Privileges.
ate and property that hath heretofore been or may hereafter be
ised and bequeathed to them, or to their successors, or for the use
them or their successors, and said estate and the title to property
ll be vested in them, the said trustees and their successors, as a
d to be held, appropriated and disposed of under the direction of the
oming Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, the
its of which conference shall be such as from time to time may be
ignated by the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal
rch.

three classes.

SECTION 2. That at the first meeting of the corporators named in Trustees to be
first section of this act, they shall proceed to divide their number divided into
three classes, the first of which classes shall consist of two mem-
s, to hold their office for one year and until their successors shall be
y and legally appointed, the second of which classes shall consist of
members, to hold their office during two years and until their suc-
sors shall be duly and legally appointed, and the third of which
Eses shall consist of three members, to hold their office during three
rs and until their successors shall be duly and legally appointed,
the said designation of classes shall be made by lot, and thenceforth,
the terms of said several classes of said trustees shall expire, their
cessors, in equal number, shall be annually elected by ballot, Successors to be
the members of the said Wyoming Annual Conference of the elected annu-
thodist Episcopal church, to hold their office for the term of three ally.

rs.

SECTION 3. That the business of said corporation shall be managed Quorum.
conducted by the said corporation and their successors, a majority
whom shall be a quorum, in pursuance of such rules, regulations

by-laws as they shall from time to time adopt for their government, Rules, by-laws,
inconsistent with the provisions of this act or the constitution of &c.
United States or this Commonwealth, and said corporators and their
cessors shall have power to appoint such officers for the management
the said corporation, as said rules, regulations and by-laws shall
m time to time prescribe.

Misnomer not

SECTION 4. That no misnomer of the said corporation shall defeat or to annul gifts, annul any gift, grant, devise, or bequest, to or from the said corpora

&c.

Proviso.

Seal.

&c.

tion: Provided, The intent of the party or parties shall sufficiently appear upon the face of the gift, grant, will, or other writing, whereby an estate or interest is intended to pass to or from the said corporation. SECTION 5. That the said corporation, and their successors, shali have full power and authority to make, have, and use one common seal, with such device and inscription as they shall think fit and proper, and to break, renew, and alter the same at their pleasure.

SECTION 6. That the said corporation and their successors, by the May be implea- name, style and title aforesaid, shall be able and capable in law ded in ali suits, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any court, or be fore any judge or justice of the peace, in all and all manner of suits. complaints, pleas and demands, of whatsoever nature they may be, and all and every matter and thing to do in as full and effectual a manner as any other person, body politic or corporate, within this Commoswealth may or can do.

May hold real

estate.

SECTION 7. That the said corporation may take, receive, purchase and enjoy, real and personal estate of any amount of which the annual income shall not exceed five thousand dollars, but the said limitation is not to be considered as including the annual collections and voluntary contributions made in the churches under the care of the said Wyoming Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church.

W. P. SCHELL,

Speaker of the House of Representative.

THO. CARSON,

Speaker of the Senate.

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

hundred and fifty-three.

No. 394.

WM. BIGLER

Corporators.

AN ACT

To incorporate the Greene Mount Cemetery company of Waynesburg, Greets county; changing the road laws in Washington county; and relative to or tain real estate in Blockley township, in the county of Philadelphia.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repres tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assem met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, T Jesse Lazear, R. D. Bird, A. G. Allison, J. A. J. Buchanan, Sine Rinehart, John Phelan, and C. A. Black, of Waynesburg, Greene es ty, be and they are hereby made a body politic and corporate in 17 Name & style. under the name, style and title of "The Greene Mount Cemetery e pany," and by that name shall be able and capable in law to have r use a common seal, to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, so to do all such other things as are incident to a similar corpor tion.

Trustees.

SECTION 2. That any three of the above named shall be trustees Vacancies how said cemetery company, and whenever a vacancy shall occur in t supplied. board of trustees, the court of common pleas of Greene county appoint other trustee or trustees, so that the ground selected for ent