Preamble. Real estate of No. 74. AN ACT Authorizing John S. Grafius, administrator of Daniel Grafius, an executor of Jacob Grafius, deceased, to make a deed to the assignees of John Heisley; and in relation to a certain election and school district. WHEREAS, Jacob Grafius, deceased, and Daniel Grafius, deceased, were in their life-time seized in fee of a lot of ground, situate in Loyalsock township, in the county of Lycoming, bounded on the north by the Pennsylvania canal, on the east by land of Thomas Updegraff, on the south by land of John Jacob Miller, and on the west by land of Fields, containing about two acres, and being thus seized they jointly sold the same by parol to John Heisley, and gave to him the possession in pursuance thereof: And whereas, The said John Heisley afterwards assigned the said lot of ground to Henry Hartman, Elisha Covert, and John W. Heisley for benefit of creditors, which assignees have paid the balance of purchase money thereof in full: And whereas, A part of the heirs of the said Jacob Grafius, deceased, and Daniel Grafius, deceased, are minors, and the particular terms of the said parol contract of sale being now incapable of proof so as to procure a specific performance thereof according to the existing laws of this Commonwealth; therefore, 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 John S. Grafius, surviving executor of Jacob Grafius, deceased, and Danie! Grafius. surviving administrator of Daniel Grafius, deceased, be, and is hereby authorized and empowered to make and execute deeds of conveyance to the said Henry Hartman, Elisha Covert, and John W. Heisley, their heirs and assigns forever (which they shall take for the purposes of said trust), and which deed shall be held to pass in fee simple forever, the title possessed by said Jacob and Daniel Grafius at the time of said contract as fully as they might or could have conveyed the same by their own proper deed in their lifetime. Franklin tp., Jas. D. White's SECTION 2. That from and after the passage of this act the qualified electors of Franklin township, Lycoming county, shall hold their general and township elections in the house now occupied by Eathan Scott, in the village of Landsville, in said county. SECTION 3. That the farm of James D. White, in West Fallowfield farm annexed to township, Crawford county, is hereby annexed to the borough of Hartthe borough of ford for school purposes. Hartford. W. P. SCHELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO. CARSON, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighteenth day of February, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. WM. BIGLER. No. 75. AN ACT To authorize the board of directors of the O'Hara glass manutacturing company of Pittsburg to borrow money; relative to the Pittsburg and Birmingham bridge; to the Pennsylvania slate company; to taxing dogs in the borough of Kittanning; and to the borough of South Pittsburg. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly imet, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Borrow money. board of directors of the O'Hara glass manufacturing company of Pittsburg, be, and they are hereby empowered to borrow from time to time any sum or sums of money, at any rate of interest not exceeding six per cent. which they may deem necessary, and it shall and may be lawful for the said directors to mortgage the real estate of the said company in order to secure the re-payment of any sum or sums of money so borrowed: Provided, That the said company shall not at Proviso. any time issue any bond for any sum less than one hundred dollars: Provided, That the said company shall not borrow more than the sum of twenty thousand dollars. . SECTION 2. That the act entitled "An Act authorizing the Governor Act in relation to incorporate a company to erect a bridge over the Monongahela river to a bridge over at the borough of Birmingham, in the county of Allegheny, with power Monongahela to construct a turnpike road from the south end of Denman street, in river revived. said borough, to intersect the Monongahala and Coal Hill turnpike road," passed the third day of April, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, be, and the same is hereby revived and re-enacted with the same force and effect, upon the same terms and conditions and for the same length of time, from and after the passage of this act, as the act aforesaid had and did from the date of its enactment, except only that the number of shares of stock required to be subscribed prior to the issue of letters patent to incorporate said company, be, and are hereby reduced from sixteen hundred to five hundred shares, and Samuel M'Kee, Patrick Mulvany, Thomas M'Kee, Thomas Blackmore, James M'Elroy and Joseph M'Knight, be, and they are hereby appointed additional commissioners to do and perform the several duties mentioned in the act to which this is a further supplement. SECTION 3. That it shall be lawful for the stockholders of the Penn- Company to fix sylvania slate company representing a majority of the stock of said value of stock. company, at a meeting to be held for the purpose, of which notice shall be given by advertisements agreeably to the first section of the act incorporating said company, to adopt such measures as shall be necessary to fix the value of the stock of said company issued prior to the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and for the cancellation thereof. SECTION 4. That the corporation heretofore known by the name, Change of style and title of the president, managers and company of "The Penn- name. ivania slate company," shall henceforth be known and called by the name of "The Kittatinny slate company," and by the said name the Kittatinny slate company shall have all the powers, authorities and incidents which they have heretofore lawfully had, possessed and enjoyed under the former corporate name. Tax in Kittan SECTION 5. That it shall be lawful for the burgess and town council ning borough of the borough Kittanning, to levy and collect in the usual manner a tax of not more than three nor less than one dollar on all dogs owned or kept by person within the limits of said borough. Burgess and town council to make by-laws. SECTION 6. That the burgess and town council of the borough of South Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny, shall have power to ordain, enact, repeal or amend all such ordinances or by-laws of said borough as to them shall appear proper and expedient, requiring under penalty of such fine as the said council may direct, all owners of carts, drays, wagons, carriages and other vehicles of burden or pleasure, using the paved cart-ways or streets of said borough, to register such vehicles at the office of the burgess of said borough, and pay such moderate license for such use as the said council for the time being may by ordinance order and direct. APPROVED The twenty-second day of February, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. WM. BIGLER. No. 76. AN ACT For the relief of Robert M. Lemon. 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 they are hereby authorized to examine the claim of Robert M. Lemon for damages for injury done to two of his cars at plane number eight, on the Allegheny Portage railroad, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty, and if they shall ascertain that at the time of the accident the said cars were in possession of the officers or agents of the Commonwealth, and that the accident was occasioned by the negligence or misconduct of said agents or officers, they shall assess the amount of the damages and report the same, together with a statement of the facts to the Legislature: Provided, That no allowance shall be made except for the actual injury done to the cars, which shall be established by affidavit. W. P. SCHELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO. CARSON, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The twenty-second day of February, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. WM. BIGLER. No. 77. A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT To an act entitled "An Act relating to the sale and conveyance of and confirmation of the title to certain real estate; incorporating the Central coal company; and authorizing the opening of Marion avenue, in the county of Phila. delphia," approved the tenth day of April, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Joseph B. Hutchison and William Coulter, the former of Jefferson, Real estate of and the latter of Armstrong county, be, and they are hereby authorized J. S. C. Woodand empowered to grant, bargain, and sell in fee simple or otherwise, ward. at public sale, and to convey by deed or deeds in due form of law to SECTION 2. That the proceeds of the sale of the real estate aforesaid Application of be applied first to the payment of the just debts of the said John S. funds. C. Woodward, deceased, and the balance to be distributed to and among the heirs and legal representatives of the said John S. C. Woodward, deceased, under the direction of the orphans' court aforesaid. SECTION 3. That before any title shall pass by such sale, the same Sale to be apshall be approved by the orphans' court aforesaid. proved. W. P. SCHELL, APPROVED-The twenty-third day of February, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. WM. BIGLER. No. 78. AN ACT Relating to the termination of the North Branch extension of the Pennsylvania canal. 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 it Termination of shall be lawful for the Governor and Canal Commissioners to locate the termination of the North Branch extension of the Pennsylvania canal at the head of the pool of the Athens dam: Frovided, In their judg ment it would best subserve the interests of the State. the N. Branch cana!. Proviso. Junction canal SECTION 2. That in case the Governor and Canal Commissioners co. to connect. shall decide to terminate said canal at the head of said pool, then they are hereby authorized to make and conclude such arrangements with the Junction canal company, of the State of New York, as they shall deem just and necessary to invest said company with full power and authority to continue their canal from the State line to, and connect it with said North Branch canal, at the head of said pool; the Junction canal company, in constructing their canal from the State line down to said pool, shall be subject to all the provisions and restrictions of an act entitled "An Act relative to the Junction canal company," passed April twenty-eighth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. Arrangements canal company relative to water. SECTION 3. That if the Governor and Canal Commissioners shall dewith Junction cide it to be inexpedient and against the interest of the State to termi nate said North Branch canal at the head of said pool, then they are hereby authorized to make such just and necessary arrangements with the said Junction canal company as will at all times during the navi gable season secure water sufficient to feed the said North Branch canal from its termination, as now located at the State line, to the out-let lock at the head of said pool. W. P. SCHELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO. CARSON, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The twenty-third day of February, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. 'No. 79. WM. BIGLER. AN ACT Providing for extraordinary repairs on the public works. 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 the following sums be, and the same are hereby specifically appropriate for the repair of the injuries done to the several lines of the Pennsyl |