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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That, for the more effectual ac- Officers of the complishment of the objects of the said corporation, there shall corporation. be a president or president pro tempore, treasurer, and secretary, and such other officers and assistants as shall be deemed necessary; who shall be elected by ballot, by a majority of the members present at such election, at such times and places as the said corporation shall, by their constitution and by-laws, from time to time appoint and direct.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the estate and property, of Property vestwhat kind soever the same may be, now held, or which may ed in the combe hereafter held by the said society, shall be vested in the body pany. politic and corporate hereby created; which said, body politic and corporate shall, by their name and title aforesaid, be able and capable, in law, to purchase, receive, take, hold, and convey, for the use and benefit of said society, and for the purposes expressed in the preamble of this act, any lands, tenements, hereditaments, and any sum or sums of money, rights, securities, goods, and chattels, by gift, alienation, devise, bequest, or otherwise, of any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, legally authorized and able to make the same: Pro- Amount vided, that the clear yearly value or income of the real and thereof limitpersonal estate of the said corporation shall not exceed one ed. thousand dollars.

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SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the said corporation be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to make, constitution adopt, and use, and from time to time alter, amend, or change, and by-laws. as by them may be deemed expedient, such general form of constitution and by-laws, for the transaction of the business, and for effecting the purposes of the society aforesaid, as to the members of the society, or a majority of them, when duly met, shall be deemed right and proper: Provided, that nothing in the said constitution and by-laws shall be repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state or of the United States.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the sole and exclusive ob- Exclusive objects of the society hereby incorporated shall be, the relief of jects of incor its respective members, when sick or disabled by bodily infir- poration. mities, from pursuing their ordinary avocations, defraying the expenses incident to the decent interment of members or the deceased wives of members, as provided for in the constitution and by-laws of said society, and such other necessary expenses as will accrue by carrying into effect the objects set forth in the preamble, as well in this, as in the foregoing sections of this act and no part of the funds of said corporation shall be used for banking purposes, or in any other way, except as provided for in this act.

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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the council and general assembly of this state, at any time here- altered or reafter, to amend, repeal, or modify this act, as they shall think pealed. proper.

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Appeal from judgment rendered in absence.

Additional Supplement to the act entitled, "An act constituting courts for the trial of small causes."

SEC. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from any judgment rendered, or that may be rendered hereafter, by any justice of the peace of this state, when the trial took place in the presence of the parties, it may be lawful for either party to appeal, although the judgment shall have been rendered in his absence: Provided the appeal be, in other respects, lawful, and demanded and granted within such time, and in such manner as is required in other cases. Passed February 27, 1833.

AN ACT to divorce Sarah Ann Park from her husband Joseph B. Park.

SEC. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the Joseph B. and same, That Sarah Ann Park be, and she is hereby divorced from her husband Joseph B. Park; and that the marriage conPark divorced tract heretofore existing between them, the said Sarah Ann

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Park and her husband Joseph B. Park, be, and the same is hereby as fully and absolutely dissolved as if they had never been joined in matrimony.

Passed February 27, 1833.

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vessels pass ing drawbridge.

- AN ACT for the protection of bridges in this state.

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SEC. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That if any person or persons, having the command of any vessel, shall come within ten rods of any drawbridge, without first lowering his sails, so as to prevent the vessel from coming up against the bridge, as is frequently the case, until it is hoisted so that they can pass gently through, without doing any damage to said bridge, or shall hoist any draw, and keep it up more than fifteen minutes, when the same is not absolutely necessary for the passage of some vessel or boat

through the same; or if any person or persons shall cut, re- Penaltyfor inmove, or destroy any piece or pieces of timber, or any plank juring bridge or leaving or planks, belonging thereto, or a part of said bridge, draw, draw open. posts, or piles, or shall remove any stone work belonging to said bridge, or otherwise wilfully damage or do any act which may have a tendency to injure said bridge, or shall at any time lay his vessel along side of said bridge, for the purpose of loading or unloading any hay, straw, bricks, or lumber, of any kind whatsoever, he or they so offending, for each and every offence shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars, besides all damage that may be done to said bridge, to be recovered, in an action of debt, before any court having competent jurisdiction, with costs of suit, by any person who shall sue for the same, one half of said sum to be for the use of the prosecutor, and the other half to be paid into the hands of the county collector, for the use of said county where such damage may have been done.

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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That in case it should become Bridge may necessary for the protection of any bridge, and the accommo- be put in spedation of persons passing over or through any bridge, to have cial care of the same put in the special care of some person suitable for said purpose, then and in that case it shall and may be lawful for the board of chosen freeholders of said county for the time being, where such bridge may be, to make such regulations as they shall deem necessary for the better protection and accommodation of the same: Provided they shall be in accordance with the preceding section of this act. Passed February 27, 1833.

AN ACT to dissolve the marriage contract between Alpheus Coon and
Elizabeth Coon.

SEC. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assem bly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the marriage contract heretofore existing between, Alpheus and Alpheus Coon and Elizabeth Coon, of the county of Somerset, Elizabeth be, and the same is hereby dissolved and made void and of no Coon divoreeffect, as fully as if they had never been joined in the bands of matrimony.

Passed February 27, 1833.

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deceased, authorized to sell real estate.

AN ACT to authorize Ann Newport and David Newport to sell and convey certain real estate of Benjamin Newport, deceased.

WHEREAS it is represented to this legislature, that Benjamin Newport, late of the Northern Liberties, of the city and county of Philadelphia, and commonwealth of Pennsylvania, now deceased, in his lifetime was the owner of certain real estate situate in the county of Salem, in this state.-AND WHEREAS the said Benjamin Newport, in his lifetime, did make and execute his last will and testament, in writing, and did order and direct his executors, therein named, to sell the aforesaid real estate; and the executors, therein named, did decline taking upon themselves the execution of the said last will.—AND WHEREAS the aforesaid Ann Newport and David Newport did administer to the estate of the said Benjamin Newport, deceased, with the will annexed.-AND WHEREAS, in the progress of the execution of the provisions of said will, and from the manner in which the same was executed, doubts have arisen whether the said administrators, under the provisions of the said will, are legally authorized to sell and convey the aforesaid real estate, without legislative aid in the premises-Therefore,

SEC. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Ann Newport and David Newport, administrators Administra- with the will annexed of Benjamin Newport, or the survivor tors of Benja- of them, be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered min Newport, to sell all the real estate whereof the said Benjamin Newport died seized, situate in the county of Salem, in this state, agreeably to the direction and provisions of the last will and testament of the said Benjamin Newport, deceased, and to execute, in due form of law, to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, their heirs and assigns, a deed of conveyance of all the estate and interest of the said Benjamin Newport, deceased, to the said lands, situate as aforesaid; and that the said deed or deeds, so to be made and executed, shall convey and vest in the purchaser or purchasers thereof, their heirs and assigns, all the estate, right, title, and interest which the said Benjamin Newport, deceased, had, at the time of his death, of, in, and to the said lands, and shall be as valid and effectual for that purpose, as if made, executed, and acknowledged by the said Benjamin Newport during his lifetime.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said Ann Newport and Distribution David Newport, or the survivor of them, in making the sale of proceeds of of the said real estate, and of the distribution of the proceeds of the sale thereof, shall, in all things, be governed by, and subject to, the provisions and instructions of the last will and testament of the said Benjamin Newport, deceased, respecting

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the sale of the said lands, and the distribution of the proceeds thereof, and shall fairly and justly account therefor in the settlement of his, her, or their accounts.

Passed February 27, 1833.

A further Supplement to an act entitled, “An act to regulate the election of members of the legislative council and general assembly, sheriffs, and coroners of this state," passed June first, eighteen hundred and twenty.

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SEC. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the judge and inspectors of the elections, in the se- Election offiveral townships, shall, severally, have power to administer cers may adoaths and affirmations, and to examine persons touching the qualifications of voters who shall offer to vote at any election authorized and directed by the laws of this state: and if any person, on such examination, shall knowingly swear falsely, he shall be deemed guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury.

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not entitled.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That if any person shall know- Penalty for ingly and wilfully offer to vote at any general or annual elec- offering to tion, when, by law, such person is not legally entitled to such vote when vote, such person so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars, to be recovered, with costs, in an action of debt, by any person who shall prosecute for the same, one half for the use of said prosecutor, and the other half for the use of the poor of the township where the offence shall be committed. Passed February 27, 1833.

A further Supplement to the "Act concerning Roads," passed February the ninth, eighteen hundred and eighteen.

SEC. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That, for the equitable distribution of any expense which Manner of may accrue in making and keeping in repair any private road keeping in or bridge, whereby two or more persons owning real estate repair pri may be benefited by the use of said road; in going to or from a roads or their said premises, it shall and may be lawful for any person so using said road to make and keep in repair said road or

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