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325. An Act to authorize Charles Loeser and Mary, his wife, to change the name

of Margaret Gray, their adopted child, and giving her the benefits of a

child born of them in lawful wedlock,

326. An Act to incorporate the Gunners' Run improvement company,

327. An Act for letting out the collection of taxes in Springfield township, Bucks

county, to the lowest bidder,

328. An Act to vest in John Blight the title to certain property,

329. An Act supplementary to the act to provide for the reduction of the public

debt, passed April twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and forty-

330. A supplement to the act, entitled "An Act relative to lien creditors becoming

purchasers at judicial sales, and for other purposes," passed twentieth

April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six,

331. An Act for the division of Buffalo township, in Armstrong county,

332. An Act for the relief of certain soldiers and widows of soldiers of the Revo-

Jutionary and Indian wars,

333. An Act to authorize the commissioners of Blair county to borrow money, 401

334. An Act authorizing the commissioners of M'Kean county, to appropriate,

out of the county funds, three thousand dollars for road purposes,

335. An Act declaring the West Branch of Pine creek, in the county of Potter, a

public highway, and relative to certain depositions in Mifflin county,

336. An Act relating to the election of county treasurer, in the county of M'Kean, 403

337. An Act authorizing the canal commissioners to investigate the claims of Den-

nis Brawley, junior,

338. An Act authorizing the auditor general to examine the claim of James E.

Cooper, and to change the venue of a certain case in the court of common

pleas of Somerset, and relative to a revision of the revenue laws,

339. An Act granting a new trial to Abel Fairchild,

340. An Act authorizing the administrator of William Witman to make a deed

for certain real estate,

341. An Act to provide for the construction of a weigh lock on the North Branch

division of the Pennsylvania canal,

342. An Act for the relief of William Guthrie, of Mercer county,

343. An Act authorizing Michael Cressler and Alexander Stewart, to convey cer-

tain real estate, and authorizing the orphans' court of Mifflin county, to

appoint a trustee in the case of Emily Elliott,

344. An Act to incorporate the borough of Reading, Berks county, into a city,

345. An Act to cure a defect in the title to certain real estate, and relative to the

real estate of John B. Mish, deceased, and the preservation of liens, and

for other purposes,

346. An Act regulating election districts,

347. An Act to enable William Kiehner, guardian of John Mannon, to sell certain

348. An Act for the relief of certain soldiers, and widows of soldiers, of the

Revolutionary and Indian wars,

349. A supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to authorize the voters of Mifflin

county to decide the question of tavern license therein, and to prohibit the

sale of intoxicating drinks within specified limits in certain counties,"

350. An Act to provide for ordinary expenses of government, the repair of the

canals and railroads belonging to the state, and the payment of other claims

upon
the commonwealth,

351. A further supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Dan-

ville and Pottsville railroad company,'

352. An Act to regulate the heights and levels of streets in part of the township

of the unincorporated Northern Liberties,

353. A supplement to an act incorporating the trustees of the Presbyterian church

of Hanover township, in Lancaster (now Dauphin) county, passed March

fifteenth, seventeen hundred and eighty-four,

354. A supplement to an act, entitled "An Act authorizing certain commissioners

to view and lay out a State road from Logan's ferry to Kemerer's, near

Greensburg, and relating to the Buckingham and Doylestown turnpike

road company; and also to streets in Wellsboro', Tioga county,"

355. An Act relative to the estate of Henry Heermans,

356. A supplement to the act for the incorporation of the Pittsburg, Kittanning

and Warren railroad company, passed April fourth, eighteen hundred and

357. An Act to renew the warrants of John H. Wolf, for the collection of out-

standing tax in Canton township, in Washington county,

358. An Act for the relief of Samuel Rutherford,

359. A supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to prevent the destruction of

trout in Letart spring, and for the preservation of the same in the county

of Cumberland," &c.,

360. A supplement to an act, entitled "An Act relating to dog tax in certain town-

ships in Delaware county," approved the fifteenth day of April, one thou-

sand eight hundred and forty-five,

361. An Act relating to the estate of John Nickey, of York county, deceased,

362. An Act relating to second brigade, eighth division, Pennsylvania militia, and

relative to the Doylestown Greys, and relative to the Northampton and

Luzerne coal company, and disturbing religious congregations,

363. An Act to authorize the Governor to incorporate the Lycoming and Tioga

plank road company,

364. An Act to incorporate the president and managers of the Phoenixville, Kim-

berton and Yellow Springs turnpike road company,

365. An Act erecting parts of Lycoming county into a new county, to be called

366. Supplement to an act passed the twenty-first day of April, one thousand

eight hundred and forty-six, entitled "An Act for the erection of a poor

house in the county of Mifflin," and for other purposes,

367. An Act relating to the auditors of Philadelphia county; also, to Delaware

Sixth street, in said county; also, to the sinking fund of the said county;

also, to the disposal of certain real estate by the commissioners of said

county; also, to the vacation of a certain alley in Philadelphia city; to

the erection of new county buildings, to the borough of Manyunk, and to

the opening of Amber street,

368. An Act to annul the marriage contract of Elizabeth Kuhns and Samuel

369. A supplement to an act to authorize the governor of this commonwealth

to incorporate a company for the purpose of making and erecting a bridge

and road over the North-East Branch of the river Susquehanna, in the

county of Northumberland, from the public highway opposite the planta-

tion of Thomas Grant, to Shamokin island, through the public highway of

Shamokin island, to the shore opposite Northumberland, and from thence

to the town of Northumberland, passed the twenty-fifth day of March,

one thousand eight hundred and nine, and for other purposes,

370. An Act to provide against damage from gun cotton,

371. A supplement to an act, entitled "An Act relating to orphans' courts," ap-

proved the twenty-ninth of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-

372. An Act to annul the marriage contract between Eliza Allen Whale and Charles

373. An Act declaring obstructions to private roads to be a public nuisance, and

for other purposes,

374. An Act to annul the marriage contract of Thomas Parker and Mary, his wife, 477

375. An Act to annul the marriage contract of Peter Conine and Susan Nancy,

376. An Act to incorporate the Merchants' and People's transportation company, 480

377. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act authorizing the trustees of John

T. Sempler, to sell and convey certain real estate," passed seventh April,

eighteen hundred and forty-five,

373. An Act to authorize the sale of certain real estate, late of James Scroggs,

379. A further supplement to an act, entitled An Act to incorporate the Fishing

Creek railroad company," passed the first day of April, Anno Domini one

thousand eight hundred and thirty-one,

380. An Act to authorize John F. Miller, guardian of Martha A. Taylor, to sell

and convey certain real estate of his ward,

381. A supplement to an act, entitled "An Act authorizing the governor to incor-

porate the Wayne County connecting turnpike road company,"

382. An Act to annul the marriage contract between Elizabeth Gardner and John

Gardner, her husband,

LAWS PASSED AT THE SESSION OF 1846.

416. An Act to authorize the governor to incorporate the Wayne County connect-

ing turnpike road company,

417. An act to annul the marriage contract between Jesse Benners and Harriet,

his wife, and for other purposes,

418. An act to extend the charter of the Farmers' Bank of Reading,

RESOLUTIONS.

No.

Page

1. Resolution authorizing the secretary of the commonwealth to give notice of the letting of the state printing,

487

2. Resolutions of thanks to Major General Zachary Taylor and the American army,

487

3. Resolution relative to the account of Reuben Strouss,

488

4. Resolution for the allotment of the public printing and binding,

489

5. Resolution relative to the acquisition of new territory.

489

6. Resolution to extend the time for commencing operations on the Fishing Creek, Swatara and Schuylkill railroad,

490

7. Resolutions in reference to the construction of a dry dock at the navy station at Philadelphia,

491

8. Resolution relative to damages on the Conneaut line of the Erie extension of the Pennsylvania canal,

491

9. Resolution to compensate W. C. Chapman for services rendered in the state library,"

492

10. Resolution relative to Berlin Borough school district, Somerset county, and 493 Antrim school district, Franklin county,

11. Resolution relative to the construction of certain acts of incorporation, 12. Resolution relative to the payment of the traveling expenses of the joint committee appointed to attend the funeral of Lieut. Woods,

493

494

495

14. Resolution relative to the appointment of appraisers of mercantile taxes,

495

13. Resolution relative to the plates of the State map,

LAWS

OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.

No. 399.

AN ACT

To incorporate the Evangelical Lutheran congregation of the borough of Mifflintown, and vicinity, in the county of Juniata.

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 members of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation of the borough Incorporated. of Mifflintown, and vicinity, in the county of Juniata, are hereby erected

into a body politic and corporate, in deed and in law, by the name and
style of The Evangelical Lutheran congregation of the borough of Name.
Mifflintown, in the county of Juniata.”

SECTION 2. That the said corporation, by the same name and style

shall have perpetual succession, and be able to sue and be sued, plead Privileges. and be impleaded in all the courts of law and elsewhere, and shall be able and capable in law and equity to take, purchase, hold and receive to them and their successors, for the use of said congregation, lands, tenements, choses in action, goods and chattels of whatever kind, nature or quality, real, personal or mixed, which now are or shall hereafter become the property of said corporation, or be held for their use, by gift, grant, bargain, sale, conveyance, devise, bequest or otherwise, from any person whomsoever capable of making the same, and the same to grant, bargain, sell, mortgage, improve or dispose of for the use and benefit of the said congregation: Provided, That the yearly value or Proviso. income of the said estate shall not at any time exceed fifteen hundred dollars.

SECTION 3. All bona fide engagements entered into, and liabilities Liability. contracted heretofore by individuals for the proper debts of the said congregation, or for money borrowed for its use and benefit, and by its authority, shall immediately after the enrolling hereof, be held and deemed the debts of the body politic and corporate hereby created, which shall be liable therefor in its corporate property and capacity; and all moneys now due and owing to the said congregation, as a con

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