234 D. Lov, authorized to sell certain No. 118. AN ACT To authorize the sale of real estate. SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That David Loy, of the county of Bedford, be, and he is hereby authorized to sell and convey all the interests of Elizabeth Stineman, Mary Stineman, and Nancy Stineman, minor children of Christian Stineman, in the undivided half part or moiety of six tracts of land, situate in Venango county, and that he shall have full power and authority to execute a deed or deeds in fee simple to the purchaser or purchasers for the same: Provided, That before the receipt of the purSurety to Or- chase money or any part thereof, the said David Loy shall phans court. first give bond with security to the Commonwealth of Penn part of the estate C. Stine man, in Ve nango co. Proviso. strong co. Authority to sell certain portion thereof in Venan go co. sylvania, for the use of the said minor children in double the SECT. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Christiana Bowser, administratrix, and George Estate of M. Augustus Meeker, administrator of the estate of Mathias Bowser, Arm Bowser, deceased, late of the county of Armstrong in this Commonwealth, be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey the one undivided half part or moiety of five certain tracts of land situate in Venango county, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, of which the said Mathias Bowser, deceased, in his life time, was seized and possessed in fee: Provided, That the said Christiana Bowser, adminisSurety to Or. tratrix, and George Augustus Meeker, administrator as aforephans court. said, before they proceed to convey the said land shall enter into recognizance with sufficient security before the Orphan's Court of the county of Venango, conditioned for the faithful application of the proceeds of sale of said real estate, to the use of the heirs and legal representatives of the said Mathias Bowser, deceased, and for the payment of debts due by said estate, agreeably to the existing laws of this Commonwealth. Proviso. SECT. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Hopewell Ïlepburn, attorney in fact of Eliphalet 1 Allen, of the county of Parke, in the state of Indiana, guar- Attorney of dian of Henry, Samuel, Mary Ann, and Return, minor chil- E. Allen audren of John Richmond, the younger late of the said state of thorized to Indiana, deceased, and receiver under the order of a court of sell, &c. interest of E. Chancery, in said state, of the moneys of Elizabeth, a daugh- Saganeth and ter of the said John Richmond, deceased, intermarried with a others, in escertain Christopher Saganeth, be, and hereby is authorized tate of Henry to sell and convey all the right, title, and interest which the Wilson, late said minor children, and the said Elizabeth have or may of Lehigh. have in the lands and tenements, late the estate of Henry Wilson, late of the county of Lehigh, in this Commonwealth, deceased, and to convey all the right and title of the said persons to the same fully, for such price as shall be agreed upon, not being less than has been paid to each of the heirs of John Richmond, the elder deceased, for an equal proportion of the said real estate. lands. SECT. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Peter Ihrie, junior, executor of George Ihrie, late Estate of Geo. of Northampton county, deceased, by and with the consent Ihrie, of of William McCall and surviving executors of Samuel Sit- Northampton greaves, deceased, be authorized to sell and convey all the county. lands remaining unsold in Upper and Lower Mount Bethel Jr. Executor townships, Northampton county, which the said George Ihrie, authorized to deceased, Samuel Sitgreaves, deceased, and William McCall, sell certain purchased from John Holmes of Philadelphia, and for which the title was vested in the said George for himself, and in trust for the said Sitgreaves and McCall. Provided howe Proviso. ver, That before the said sale or sales is confirmed, the same Surety to Orshall be approved of by the Orphan's Court of Northampton phans court. county, and the said Peter Ihrie shall give security to the satisfaction of the said court for the faithful application of the of sale, &c. proceeds of said sale or sales, agreeably to the direction of the Orphan's Court of Northampton county. SECT. 5. And be it further enacted by the authority afore Confirmation said, That the said Peter Ihrie, junior, executor of the last General powwill and testament of George Ihrie, deceased, be, and he is er to same hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey, either executor to at public or private sale, all the estate, right, title and inter- sell, &c. est which the said George Ihrie, at the time of his death, held in any tract or tracts of land, wherever situate, and which have not since that time been sold or authorized to be sold: Provided however, That the said Peter Ihrie shall give secu- Proviso. rity to the satisfaction of the Orphan's Court of Northampton Surety to county, for the faithful application of the proceeds of the Orph. court said sales agreeably to law: And provided also, That before and approval the said sales shall be valid, the said court shall approve thereof. SECT. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Thomas Cadwalader, trustree appointed by the of salc. Trustee au. thorized to sell certain lot. Estate of R. last will and testament of Richard McCall, late of the M'Call, Phila. city of Philadelphia, deceased, be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey, in fee simple or otherwise, the one third part of a certain lot of ground situate on Hudson's lane, in the district of Moyamensing and county of Philadelphia, and devised by the third clause of the will of the said Richard McCall, to the said Thomas Cadwalader in trust for certain purposes therein mentioned, and the deed or deeds of conveyance therefor executed by the said Thomas Cadwalader to the purchaser or purchasers, his or their heirs and assigns, shall be deemed and taken to pass and convey the said third part of the said lot of ground in the same manner, and to have the same effect as it this power to sell and convey the same had been given to him by the Application will of the said testator, the proceeds of the said sale to be of proceeds, held by the said trustee, in the same manner, and for the same persons and purposes, and with the same discretion as if the same had continued real estate: Provided, That the Approval of said sale shall be reported to, and approved by the Orphan's Court of the county of Philadelphia. Proviso. sale. SAM'L. ANDERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO'S. RINGLAND, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighth day of April, Anno Domini, eigh teen hundred and thirty-three. GEO. WOLF. No. 119. AN ACT To improve the state road leading from the top of the Allegheny mountain, at the White Horse Tavern in Somerset county, to Connelsville, in Fayette county. SECT. 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 sum of two thousand dollars be, and the State appro- same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of improving $2,000. the state road from the top of the Allegheny mountain, at priation of the White Horse tavern in Somerset county, to Connelsville in Fayette county; and the Governor is hereby authorized and required, on or before the first day of June next, to draw his warrant on the State Treasurer in favor of Joseph Rogers, Solomon Kerns of Fayette 'county, and George Geb- Comm'rs. aphart of Somerset county, for the aforesaid sum of two thou- pointed to sand dollars, to be expended by them in improving said road, expenditure. superintend to be paid to them or their order, on their entering into a bond to the Commonwealth with two or more sufficient Their suresureties, for the faithful and judicious expenditure of the ties. said money in improving said road, within one year after receiving said money, which sureties shall be approved of by the court of Common Pleas for the county of Fayette, and the said road commissioners shall receive one dollar and fifty cents for every day necessarily spent in performing the Compensaduties required by this act, which sum shall be paid out of tion, &c. the treasuries of Somerset and Fayette counties respectively and equally, and the accounts of the said commissioners shall be settled with the Auditor General in the usual way. SECT. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said road commissioners shall, within one Comm'rs, to year from the first day of June next, or as soon thereafter report to Q'r. as conveniently may be, after being sworn or affirmed, make Sessions of report to the court of General Quarter Sessions of the county Fayette. of Fayette, and upon such report so made, the court is directed to appoint three respectable citizens, inhabitants of the counties of Fayette and Somerset, whose duty it shall be to view said road and make report of the same to the said court, particularly setting forth whether or not the said money was judiciously expended, agreeably to the provisions of said act; and if the report, shall be accepted by the said court, then and in that case the said bond shall be null and void: Provided, That the said citizens so appointed, shall Proviso. receive one dollar and fifty cents each, for each and every Viewers fees. day necessarily spent by them in discharge of these duties, which sum shall be paid out of the treasuries of Somerset and Fayette counties respectively. SAM'L. ANDERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO'S. RINGLAND, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighth day of April, Anno Domini, Court to ap point viewers. eighteen hundred and thirty-three. GEO. WOLF. No. 120. A SUPPLEMENT To an act entitled "An act to confer on certain associations of the citizens of this Commonwealth, the powers and immunities of corporations, or bodies politic in law," passed the sixth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one. SECT. 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 Provisions of same, That the provisions of the act to which this is a suporiginal act plement, be, and they are hereby extended to beneficial societies and associations, and to fire engine and hose compa extended. nies. SECT. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority afore said, That the limitation contained in the proviso to the fourth Limitation in section of the act to which this is a supplement, be, and the proviso to 4th same is hereby repealed; and from and after the passage of section of original law this act, the corporations established by virtue of the act to repealed. which this is a supplement, and all such as may hereafter be established by virtue of the said act and the present supple. ment, and the successors thereof, respectively, shall be able and capable in law, according to the terms and conditions of the instrument upon which the said corporations respectively are as aforesaid formed and established, to take, receive, and hold all and all manner of lands, tenements, rents, annuities, franchises and hereditaments, and any sum and sums of money, and any manner and portion of goods and chattels given and bequeathed unto them respectively, to be employed and disposed of according to the objects, articles, and conditions of the instrument upon which said corporations respectively are as aforesaid formed and established, or according to the articles and by-laws of the said corporations respectively, or of the will and intention of the doners: Provided always nevertheless, That the clear yearly value or income of the real and personal estate held by the said corporations respectively, shall not at any time exceed the sum of two thousand dollars. Proviso. Annual in come limited to $2,000. SAM'L. ANDERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO'S. RINGLAND, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighth day of April, Anno Domini, eigh teen hundred and thirty-three. GEO. WOLF. |