No. 4. AN ACT Declaring that part of Pine Creek, in Potter county, from the Forks above Big Elk Lick, to the Forks above William Ellsworth's, on said creek, a public highway. 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 from and after the passage of this act, that part of Pine creek, in Potter county, from the first forks above Big Elk Lick, on said creek, to the forks above William Ellsworth's, on said creek, be and the same is hereby declared a public highway, for the passage of rafts, boats, and other craft; and it shall and may be lawful for the inhabitants desirous of using the navigation of said creek, to remove all natural and artificial obstructions from the bed or Removal of obstructions. channel of said creek, except damns for mills and other wa ter works, and also to erect such slopes at the mills or other dams in said creek, as may be necessary for the passage of rafts, boats, or other vessels: Provided, Such slopes be so Proviso. constructed as not to injure the works of such dams: And Of the slopes. provided also, That any person or persons owning or pos sessing lands on said creek, shall have liberty to construct any dam or dams across the same, agreeably and subject to all the restrictions and provisions of an act of the General Liberty to Assembly of this commonwealth, passed the twenty-third erect dame, day of March one thousand eight hundred and three, enti- &c. tled "An act to authorize any person or persons owning lands adjoining navigable streams of water, declared public highways, to erect dams upon such streams for mills, other water works." SAM'L. ANDERSON, and APPROVED-The fourteenth day of January, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, GEO. WOLF. 10 Arnually. No. 9. AN ACT Authorizing the inhabitants of North Sewickly township, Beaver county, to elect threc supervisors of the roads in said township. 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 from and after the passage of this act it shall and may be lawful for the electors in North Sewickly township, Beaver county, to elect annually at their usual place of electing township officers, three qualified citizens for supervisors of the roads, subject to the same rules and regulations by which supervisors are by law regulated. SAM'L. ANDERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. R. BURDEN, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The twenty-third day of January, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three. GEO. WOLF. Names of stock com No. 10. AN ACT To enable the Governor to incorporate the Willardsburg turnpike road company. SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General As sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That William Willard, junior, Elijah Depuy, and A. C. Bush, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to do missioners. and perform the several things hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, they shall, on or before the first day of September next, procure one or more books, and enter therein as folForm of sub- lows: "We whose names are hereunto subscribed, promise scription. of the WilShares $25 to pay to the president, managers company lardsburg turnpike road company, the sum of twenty-five each. and dollars for each and every share of stock set opposite to our respective names, in such manner and in such proportion, and at such times and places as shall be determined by the president and managers of said company," in pursuance of an act of the General Assembly, entitled An act to enable the Governor to incorporate the Willardsburg turnpike road company;" and shall thereupon give public notice in the public newspapers printed in the county of Tioga, four weeks Duties of at least of the times and places when and where the said commission. books shall be opened to receive subscriptions for the stock ers. of said company, at which times and places some one of the said commissioners shall attend, and shall permit and suffer all who shall offer to subscribe in said persons of lawful age books in their own names, or in the name or names of any other person, if they be authorized so to do, for any number of shares in the said stock; and the said books may be kept open until the said books shall have two thousand shares of stock subscribed therein: Provided always, That every per- Proviso. son offering to subscribe in the said books in his own name, or in the name of any other person, shall, before he shall be permitted to subscribe, pay to the attending commissioners $1 to be paid the sum of one dollar for each and every share of stock to upon each be subscribed, out of which shall be defrayed the expenses share at time attending the taking such subscriptions, and other incidental of subscripcharges, and the remainder shall be paid over to the treasurer of the corporation as soon as the same shall be organized, and the officers chosen as hereinafter mentioned. tion. SECT. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when ten or more persons have subscribed When 10 perthree hundred shares of said stock, the commissioners afore- sons take 300 said, or a majority of them, shall certify under their hands shares charand seals the names of the subscribers, and the number of ter may issue. shares subscribed by each, to the Governor, and thereupon it shail and may be lawful for the Governor, by letters patent under his hand and seal of the state, to create and erect the subscribers into one body politic and corporate, in deed and in law, by the name, style and title of "the president, mana Style of gers and company of the Willardsburg turnpike road," and corporation. by the said name the subscribers shall have perpetual succession, and all the privileges and franchises incident to a Privileges & corporation, and shall be capable of taking and holding their liabilities. said capital stock, and the increase and profits thereof, and of enlarging the same from time to time by new subscriptions, in such manner and form as they shall think proper, if such enlargement shall be found necessary to fulfil the intentions of this act, and of purchasing, taking and holding to them and their successors and assigns, and of selling, transferring and conveying, in fee simple or for any lesser estate, all such lands, tenements, hereditaments and estate, real and personal, as shall be necessary to them in the prose Proviso. Banking privileges forbidden. proper, if such enlargement shall be found necessary to fulfil the intentions of this act, and of purchasing, taking and holding to them and their successors and assigns, and of selling, transferring and conveying in fee simple, or for any lesser estate, all such lands, tenements, hereditaments and estate, real and personal, as shall be necessary to them in the prosecution of their works, and of suing and being sued, and of doing all and every other matter and thing which a corporation or body politic may lawfully do: Provided, That nothing contained in this act shall be construed to authorize the said corporation to issue notes in the nature of bank notes, or to endorse notes in their corporate capacity, or to make discounts, or to receive deposits after the manner of any bank or banks, and in case the said company shall at any time violate the provisions of this section, all and every their chartered privileges shall cease and determine. SECT. S. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said commissioners, or a majority of them. Of the organ- as soon as conveniently may be, after the said letters patent azation of the shall be obtained, shall give notice in two newspapers in corporation. Susquehanna county, of the time and place by them to be election. Powers of company. appointed, not less than ten days from the publication of the first notice, at which time and place the subscribers shall proceed to organize the said corporation, and shall elect, by President, a majority of votes of the said subscribers, one president, 7 managers, seven managers, one treasurer, and such other officers as treasurer, &c they shall think necessary, to conduct the affairs of the said company, until the third Monday of December then next enOf the annual suing, on which day, and annually thereafter on said day, the said company shall hold their elections for officers; and the said company, when so organized, shall have power to make such by-laws, rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States, or of the constitution and laws of this state, as shall be necessary for the well ordering the affairs of said company, and to procure for said company a common seal, and the same to break, alter or renew, as often as the said company shall think proper: Provided, The said subscribers may vote by ballot, to be delivered in person, or by proxy duly authorized; but Ratio of votes no person shall have more than ten votes in his own right, at any election for officers, or determining any question which may arise at any meeting of the said company, whatever number of shares he or she may be entitled to, and that each person shall be entitled to one vote for every share by him or her held under that number. Proviso. to shares. SECT. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforeRight of en said, That it shall be lawful to and for the said president and managers, their superintendents, surveyors, artists and chain bearers, to enter in and upon all and every the lands, tenements and enclosures, in, through, and over which the try upon lands to locate, & for materials. and Hammonds creek to the New York state line, at or near the store of Miles Covel, on Seely's creek, and the said company shall have like powers, authorities and privileges necessary for constructing, carrying on and completing the Placed on said turnpike road, and be subject to all the duties, qualifi- same footing cations, restrictions, penalties, fines and forfeitures, and be with Cochec entitled to like tolls and profits in proportion to the distance, Bend comp'y. as are given and granted to the president, managers and company of the Cochecton and Great Bend turnpike road, in and by an act of Assembly passed the twenty-ninth day of March, eighteen hundred and four. SEOT. 5. And be it further enacted by the authority afore ton and Great said, That if the said company shall not commence the work Work to comon said road within five years after passing this act, or shall mence in 5 not, within ten years thereafter complete the same according years and be to the true intent and meaning of this act, then the privi completed in leges and franchises hereby granted shall revert to the commonwealth. SAM'L. ANDERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JESSE R. BURDEN, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The twenty-third day of January, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three. 10. GEO. WOLF. No. 11. AN ACT To enable the Governor to incorporate a company for making a turnpike road from Coudersport, in the county of Potter, to the New York state line, in the direction of Olean Point. Commission 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 George Vaux, Timothy Ives, junior, Francis R. Wharton, Dennis Hall, John Keating and John King be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to do and perform carry into ef the several things hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, they fect organization of comp. shall, on or before the first day of December next, procure two or more books, and enter in each of them as follows: ers named to |