No. 114. AN ACT To incorporate the Good Intent fire company of Roxborough township, in the county of Philadelphia, and to provide for the saine. WHEREAS, A number of persons have associated themselves together Preamble. for the purpose of preserving property from the ravages of fire, and the said persons are desirous of becoming incorporated; therefore, 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 persons who constitute the Good Intent fire company of Rox- Incorporated. borough township, in the county of Philadelphia, or who shall here after be admitted members of the same, shall and are hereby declared 66 to be a body politic and corporate, by the name, style and title of The Name. Good Intent fire company of Roxborough;" to have perpetual succes sion, to plead and be impleaded, sue and be sued in all courts of record Powers, &c. or elsewhere, and be able to take, hold and enjoy property to the amount of two thousand dollars; to use a common seal, and to alter and renew the same at pleasure. SECTION 2. The officers of said company shall be a president, vice Officers. president, treasurer, secretary and six directors, who shall be elected annually, at such time, and in such manner as the rules and by-laws of said corporation may direct. SECTION 3. The members of said corporation shall be styled active Members. and contributing; the active members shall, on every just alarm of fire, repair to the engine house, fully equipt, and assist in conveying the engine and apparatus to the fire, aid in extinguishing the same, and reconvey the engine and apparatus to its proper place. The contributing members shall consist of all such persons as shall or may pay to the treasurer of the company the sum of fifty cents annually, for the privilege of becoming members; and the said persons so contributing shall have all the rights and privileges of active members, shall be eligible to any of the offices before mentioned, (except directors,) and shall not be subject to fines and penalties, except for disorder, misconduct, or neglect of duty when serving as officers, or upon committees of the company. SECTION 4. The said corporation when convened, upon due notice given By-laws. to the members by advertisement or otherwise, shall have power and authority to make, ordain and establish such and so many rules, by-laws and ordinances, relating to the times of meeting, the admission of members, the powers and duties of officers, and for the ordering 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, Proviso. shall be valid, if inconsistent with or repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state, or of the United States. SECTION 5. The present officers of the said company shall continue in their respective stations until an election shall be made under this act ; Election. and the rules, by-laws and ordinances now in force, not inconsistent with the laws of this state, or of the United States, shall be valid until Repeal. Appropriation. altered, amended or abrogated by the corporation; and that said corporation shall not exist more than twenty years. SECTION 6. The legislature reserves the right of altering, repealing, annulling, or revoking the privileges hereby granted. SECTION 7. And as the aforesaid corporation is established for the public benefit, it is but just and proper that it should be provided for at the public expense: Therefore, be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the managers for the relief and employment of the poor, in the township of Roxborough, in the county of Philadelphia, shall and hereby are required to make out of the poor tax of said township. an annual appropriation of fifty dollars, lawful money of the United States, to the corporation aforesaid; also, the sum of fifty dollars to the Manayunk fire company; the said appropriations to be made and paid to the treasurers of said corporations, on or before the first day of July, in each and every year; and the receipt of said treasurer for the amount, shall be their sufficient voucher in the settlement of their accounts: Provided, That the said amount so appropriated, shall be expended only and solely for the purpose of keeping the apparatus and other property of said corporation in repair, for renewing the same, and rendering it efficient. FINDLEY PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WILLIAM P. WILCOX, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The seventeenth day of March, one thousand eight hun dred and forty-five. FRS. R. SHUNK. No. 115. AN ACT Authorizing the laying out of a state road from the north end of Scott's bridge, on 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 Robert Stewart, Esquire, of Portersville, Butler county, Joseph Morton, Esquire, and Jacob Vangorder, of Beaver county, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to view and lay out a state road from the north end of Scott's bridge, on Slippery Rock creek, in Beaver county, to Portersville, in Butler county, in such a manner that the grade from a horizontal line shall not exceed five degrees, except in crossing ravines where reasonable allowance shall be made for cutting and filling. And the said commissioners shall have power to employ a competent artist, two chain bearers, one axeman; and shall file a plot or draught of said road in the office of the court of quarter sessions of Beaver and Butler counties, respectively. Each of the said commissioners and artist, shall receive as full compensation for their services, the sum of one dollar and FINDLEY PATTERSON, WILLIAM P. WILCOX, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The seventeenth day of March, one thousand eight hun dred and forty-five. FRS. R. SHUNK. Το No. 116. A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT "An Act to encourage the manufacture of iron with coke or mineral coal, and for other purposes." 66 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 Buck mountain provisions of the act, entitled "A further supplement to an act, entitled An Act to incorporate the Hazleton coal company,' passed the fourth day of April, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-three," be and the same are hereby extended to the Buck Mountain coal company. FINDLEY PATTERSON, WILLIAM P. WILCOX, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The seventeenth day of March, one thousand eight hun coal company. dred and forty-five. 12 FRS. R. SHUNK. Preamble. Proviso. Bond. No. 117. AN ACT Supplementary to an act, entitled "An Act to authorize the committee of the estate of Michael Fox, a lunatic, to sell and convey certain real estate, and for other purposes." WHEREAS, John Kuhns and Michael Straw, committee of the estate of Jacob Snyder, a lunatic, were authorized by the act to which this is a supplement, passed the sixteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, to sell and convey certain real estate of the said lunatic: And whereas, The said Michael Straw died before the said committee had fully exercised the power and authority conferred on them by said act; therefore, 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 said John Kuhns, who survives the said Michael Straw, be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to sell at public or private sale, all the right, title, interest, and claim of the said Jacob Snyder, a lunatic, of, in, and to a certain lot of ground, situate near Allegheny city. in the county of Allegheny, containing five acres, be the same more or less, and to make and execute a deed or deeds therefor, to the purchaser or purchasers thereof in fee simple: Provided however, Before any such deed or deeds shall be valid and effectual to convey the interest of the said lunatic in the said real estate, the said John Kuhns shall give a bond to the commonwealth in such sum and with such security, as shall be approved by the court of common pleas of Westmoreland county, conditioned for the faithful application of the proceeds of such sale, to and for the benefit of the said lunatic. FINDLEY PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WILLIAM P. WILCOX, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The seventeenth day of March, one thousand eight hun dred and forty-five. FRS. R. SHUNK. No. 118. AN ACT To incorporate the Farmers' mutual fire insurance company of Northampton county. 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 Michael Myers, Joseph Santee, Joseph Burk, Paul Siegfried, David Corporators. Odenwelder, John Brown, John Kostenbader, David Kahler, George Henry Beck, John Dech, Frederick Frankenfield, Thomas Herman and George Johnson, and such other persons as are or may be associated with them, under the authority of this act, being citizens of Northampton and Lehigh counties, their successors or assigns, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Farmers' mutual fire insurance company, of Northampton county, and they and their successors, are hereby made a body politic and corporate in law, with all the legal incidents of a corporation aggregate: Provided, That they shall not have power Proviso. to hold a greater amount of real estate than is necessary for the use of the corporation in the transaction of the business thereof, or such as shall be taken in security for, or in payment of debts; nor shall the yearly income thereof exceed one thousand dollars; nor shall any bylaws be repugnant to this instrument, the constitution of the United States or this commonwealth. SECTION 2. The power of this association shall be vested in thirteen Managers. managers, to be chosen by ballot annually, on the second Saturday of August, at an annual meeting of the company to be held, and each member being entitled to one vote. SECTION 3. Each insurer in or with said company, shall be a mem- Members. ber thereof, during the term of his or her policy, and no longer. SECTION 4. That general meetings of this company shall be held Annual meeting. annually, on the second Saturday of August, at some convenient place in said county, and also whenever called by the board of managers, or whenever requested by twenty members; and the members shall at such general meeting, pass all by-laws, rules, and regulations necessary for the well government of the affairs of the corporation, or vest the power so to do in the board of managers. And all elections shall be Elections. by ballot, each member shall be entitled to one vote at said election, to be conducted by three judges, chosen by the members present for that purpose, who shall certify under their hands the result of said election, and the same to be filed with the papers of the corporation. The managers for the time being, shall choose from among their own members, one president, one secretary, and one treasurer, and such other agents and officers as may be necessary; and fix their respective fees and salaries, and require such bonds for the faithful discharge of the duties assigned, as may be deemed necessary, or the interest of the company may require; and shall have full power to suspend, remove, or displace any such officer or agent of the company, and supply any such vacancy which may happen by death, removal, or resignation of, among their own members, until the next election; and they shall at the annual meeting of the members, present to the company a general statement of its affairs. |