By-laws, &c. Proviso. tion shall be injured, or impose upon the association, he shall be cited to appear before the association, and if found guilty, or if he shall refuse to appear, he shall be expelled, and forfeit all claims upon and to the association. SECTION 8. That the said association shall from time to time establish and make and put into execution such by-laws, rules, and regulations, as may be passed from time to time by the association, or the same to revoke, annul, alter, or amend at pleasure: Provided, That the said rules, regulations, and by-laws be not repugnant to the constitution and laws of the United States or of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, nor repugnant to any of the provisions of this act: Provided, That it shall be lawful for the legislature at any time to amend or repeal any of the foregoing provisions, and to rescind the powers hereby granted. FINDLEY PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. APPROVED-The sixteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five. FRS. R. SHUNK. Capital stock restored, &c. No. 320. A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT To the act incorporating the Bank of North America. 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 the capital stock of the Bank of North America be made and is hereby restored to one million of dollars, and the par value of the shares thereof to four hundred dollars. FINDLEY PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JNO. B. STERIGERE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The sixteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five. FRS. R. SHUNK. 1 No. 321. AN ACT To vest the title of certain real estate in James Patterson, jr., of Mountjoy, Lancaster county. WHEREAS, It is represented that James Patterson, jr., of Mountjoy, Lancaster county, by his deed, dated August sixth, Anno Domini, one Preamble. thousand eight hundred and five, recorded in the recorder's office, in the city of Lancaster, in book S, volume three, page two hundred and seventy-three, granted and conveyed a lot of ground in said county unto Samuel Patterson, senior, Arthur Patterson, James Patterson, senior, Alexander Patterson, and William Sterrett, in trust, or to the end that the said grantor and grantees, and their successors, might enjoy the use of said lot, and log house thereon erected, for public worship: And whereas, It appears that the said log house is no longer used or required for public worship, other houses having been erected more convenient and commodious, and is rapidly going to waste and decay: And whereas, The said grantees, or the survivors of them, and all parties interested in said lot and log house are anxious that the grantor should repossses the same, he having received but a nominal price for the said house and lot; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representalives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the house and lot described above shall vest in James Patterson, junior, as fully and effectually, as if the same had never been granted or conveyed by the said James Patterson, junior. FINDLEY PATTERSON, JNO. B. STERIGERE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The sixteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five. 31 FRS. R. SHUNK. No. 322. A SUPPLEMENT To an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Lenox and Harmony turnpike road company, and for other purposes," passed the eleventh day of April, thousand eight hundred and thirty-five. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represents tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the time for finishing the Lenox and Harmony turnpike road, provided for in said act, be extended until the eleventh day of April, one the sand eight hundred and fifty-five. FINDLEY PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JNO. B. STERIGERE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The sixteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five. FRS. R. SHUNK. No. 323. AN ACT Restoring to citizenship Zephania Barber, of Luzerne county. 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 from and after the passage of this act, Zephania Barber of Luzerne county, be and is hereby restored to all the rights and privileges of citi zenship, in the same manner and form as if he had never been convicted of any criminal offence. FINDLEY PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JNO. B. STERIGERE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The sixteenth day of April, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and forty-five. FRS. R. SHUNK. No 324. AN ACT Authorizing the commissioners of Cumberland county to borrow money, and for other purposes. 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 Loan. the commissioners of the county of Cumberland, are hereby authorized to borrow, on the credit of said county, such amount of money, (not exceeding fifty thousand dollars,) as they shall deem necessary for the erection of a court house and public offices, in lieu of those lately destroyed by fire. SECTION 2. That the commissioners of said county shall have full County buildings power and authority to contract for the building of the said court house and public offices, at such time, and in such place upon the public square, in the borough of Carlisle, on which the former buildings stood, as they shall deem right and proper, and most consistent with the interest of the people of said county. SECTION 3. That the county board of Philadelphia county, are hereby County board of authorized to direct the county commissioners of the said county to Philadelphia co., borrow, on the credit of the said county, a sum not exceeding fifty thou- may borrow sand dollars, for a period of six months, in anticipation of the revenue money. of one thousand eight hundred and forty-five. SECTION 4. The commissioners of Philadelphia county are hereby Employ addiauthorized, by and with the advice and consent of the county board of tional clerks. said county, to employ two additional clerks in their office, at a salary not exceeding seven hundred dollars per annum each. FINDLEY PATTERSON, JNO. B. STERIGERE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The sixteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five. FRS. R. SHUNK. Incorporation. Name. No. 325. AN ACT To incorporate the Kensington fire company, number one, in the county of Philadelphia. 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 all and every the persons that shall, at the time of passing this act, be members of the association called the Kensington fire company, number one, in the district of Kensington, in the county of Philadelphia, shall be and they are hereby erected and declared to be one body politic and corporate, by the name, style and title of the Kensington fire company, number one, and by the same name shall have perpetual succession, and shall be able to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded in all courts of record or elsewhere; and also the said corporation, and their successors at all times hereafter, be able to purchase, receive, have. hold, and enjoy to them and their successors, all and all manner of lands, tenements, rents, annuities, liberties, franchises, and other hereditaments, goods and chattels of whatsoever nature, kind or quality, real, personal or mixed, or choses in action, and the same from time to time Income limited. sell, alien, grant, demise and dispose of: Provided, That the clear Privileges. Seal. By-laws, &c. Restrictions. Legislative reservation. yearly value or income of the said corporation shall not exceed two thousand dollars; and also to make and have a common seal, and the same to break and renew at pleasure; and also to ordain, establish, and put in execution such by-laws, ordinances and regulations, as shall appear necessary and convenient for the government of the said corporation, not being contrary to this charter or the constitution and laws of the United States or of this commonwealth, and generally to do all and singular the matters and things which to them it shall lawfully appertain to do for the well being of the said corporation, and the due management and ordering of the affairs thereof. SECTION 2. Nothing in this act contained shall be deemed to authorize the said company to engage, either directly or indirectly, in any banking, monied, commercial or manufacturing concern, or to act in any other way than as a fire company. SECTION 3. The legislature reserves the power to alter, revoke or annul the privileges and charter hereby granted, whenever, in their opinion, the same may be injurious to the citizens of the commonwealth, in such manner, however, that no injustice shall be done to the corporators. FINDLEY PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JNO. B. STERIGERE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The sixteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five. FRS. R. SHUNK. |