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And whereas, Many of the said deeds so entered of record, have since been destroyed by fire; 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 sume, That

the records and entries of the execution and acknowledgment of trea- When treasurers surers' deed made as aforesaid, in the county of Clearfield, or copies deeds may be thereof duly authenticated, under the hand and seal of office of the pro- read in evidence. thonotary of said county, may, at all times hereafter, be read in evidence

in any judicial proceeding, and shall be taken and allowed as good and
sufficient evidence, of the conveyance and execution of the lands for
which deeds are so entered of record as aforesaid: Provided, That Proviso.
nothing contained in this act, shall be so construed to authorize records
and entries as aforesaid, made after the passage of this act, to be so read
in evidence.

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APPROVED-The eleventh day of February, one thousand eight hun

dred and forty-seven.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

No. 48.

AN ACT

Relative to the estate of Joseph Martin, late of Lebanon county, deceased.

WHEREAS, Joseph Martin, late of North Lebanon township, in the Preamble. county of Lebanon, and state of Pennsylvania, lately died intestate, leaving no wife, issne, father or mother, and being (illegitimate):

And whereas, His nearest relatives now living are Nathan Graham, who is the son of Mary, who was the sister of Rebecca Martin, the intestate's mother, William Graham, James Graham, Lydia, intermarried with Aaron Middleton, and Isabel, intermarried with Benjamin Hagaman, who are the children of James Graham, who was a son of Mary aforesaid, sister of intestate's mother as aforesaid, and William Wallace, Rebecca, intermarried with Adam Fisher, and Mary, intermarried with James Duffield, who are children of Sarah, intermarried with Isaac Wallace, who was also a daughter of the said Mary, the sis. ter of intestate's mother; 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 claim and interest of the commonwealth in and to the estate of the Claim of comsaid Joseph Martin, deceased, is hereby released to and vested in Na- monwealth rethan Graham, William Graham, James Graham, Lydia, intermarried leased.

Proviso.

with Aaron Middleton, Isabel, intermarried with Benjamin Hagaman, William Wallace, Rebecca, intermarried with Adam Fisher, and Mary, intermarried with James Duffield, in the same manner and in such shares and proportions as if the said estate had descended and come to them from the said Mary Graham: Provided, That whatever costs, expenses and charges, if any, attending the escheat of said estate, which may have been incurred before the passage of this act, shall be paid and refunded to the persons entitled to the same: And provided further, That this act shall not be so construed as to release the said estate from the payment of the collateral inheritance tax, but the said estate shall be subject to said tax.

JAMES COOPER,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CH. GIBBONS,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The eleventh day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

No. 49.

AN ACT

Relative to a certain state road in Luzerne 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 the first, second, third, fourth and fifth sections of an act, entitled “An Act to lay out a state road from Shickshinny, in Luzerne county, to John Headleson's, in Lycoming county, and for other purposes," approved the seventh day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fortysix, be and the same is hereby repealed.

JAMES COOPER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.

CH. GIBBONS,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The eleventh day of February, one thousand eight hun

dred and forty-seven.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

No. 50.

AN ACT

Relating to the trust estate of Mary Richards Dupuy.

WHEREAS, By a certain indenture. bearing date the fourteenth day of Preamble. January, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and forty-six, between John Dupuy and Mary Richards Dupuy, his wife, of the one part, and Charles M. Dupuy, junior, of the other part, (recorded in the office for recording deeds, &c., for the city and county of Philadelphia, in deed book A W M, number one, page four hundred and seventeen,) certain real estate of the said Mary Richards Dupuy, was conveyed to the said Charles M. Dupuy, junior, his heirs and assigns, in trust for the sole and separate use of the said Mary Richards Dupuy, for and during her natural life, and after her death for the use of the heirs of the said Mary Richards Dupuy, with power to the said Charles M. Dupuy, junior, to sell or convey, in fee simple, the whole or any part of the said real estate and appurtenances, to any person, and for such sum and sums of money as the said Mary Richards Dupuy, by writing, under her hand and seal, duly acknowledged at any time during her natural life, might direct and appoint:

And whereas, The said power is not sufficient to answer the purposes of the trust; therefore,

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 Charles

M. Dupuy, junior, and any future trustee of the said trust estate Power of trustees. of the said Mary Richards Dupuy, shall, on her request in writing, cause the building on said real estate to be pulled down, and caused to be built thereon a new building, of such kind and description as to the said Charles M. Dupuy, junior, or any such future assignee, as aforesaid, it shall seem proper; and to raise any sum of money which may be reasonably necessary for the purposes aforesaid, by mortgage of the said trust estate in the usual form, without a bond, or with a bond and warrant of attorney in the usual or any other form, which, to the said Charles M. Dupuy, junior, or any such future trustee, as aforesaid, may seem proper; and no lender or lenders on any such mortgage shall be under any obligation to see to the application of the money which may be lent by him or them, or liable for its ncn application or misapplication. And whenever any sale or conveyance of the said trust estate shall be made, under the power contained in the said trust indenture, no purchaser or purchasers of the said estate, shall be under any obligation to see to the application of his purchase money, or liable for its non-application or misapplication: And be it further provided, That the said Mary Richards Dupuy may, whether covert or sole, by Further powers. her last will and testament, or any writing in the nature thereof, direct and appoint the said trust estate, after her decease, to any person or persons, and for such estate or estates, and upon such conditions and limits as she may see fit: Provided, That the said trustee shall give Proviso. security, to be approved of by two of the judges of the orphans' court of the city and county of Philadelphia, for the faithful application of any moneys borrowed by him, in pursuance of the provisions of this

act; which said security the said court shall order to be delivered up to the said trustee, and cancelled when the said trustee shall have presented his account of the manner in which the said moneys have been disbursed, and the said court shall be satisfied that the same has been faithfully applied, according to the true intent and meaning of this act. JAMES COOPER,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

CH. GIBBONS,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The eleventh day of February, one thousand eight hun

dred and forty-seven.

No. 51.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

Limits of boro' extended.

up house.

AN ACT

Extending the limits of the borough of M'Keesport, in Allegheny county, and for erecting the same into a separate school and election district.

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 borough of M'Keesport, in the county of Allegheny, shall hereafter be comprised within the following limits, to wit: Beginning at a point on the east side of the Youghiogheny river, at the corner of lands belonging to the heirs of Henry Pollock, deceased, and running thence along said river, the course thereof, to the Monongahela river; thence along said Monongahela river, the course thereof, to a red oak stump, at the corner of lands belonging to Robert Sinclair; and thence along the line of Robert Sinclair south two degrees east one hundred and seventy perches, to a post on the line of lands of the heirs of James Evans, deceased; and thence along said line north eighty degrees west five and three-quarter perches to a post; thence south twentyseven degrees west thirteen and one quarter perches to a post; thence south six and one-half degrees east seventeen and three-quarter perches to a red blossom tree; thence south one degree east twenty perches to a post, at the corner of lands of the heirs of Henry Pollock, deceased; and thence along the line of said lands north eighty-nine and one-half degreds west one hundred and twenty-four perches, to the place of beginning.

SECTION 2. That the burgess and town council of said borough, be Boro' authorized and they are hereby authorized and empowered to have built, or otherto provide a lock- wise provided and supported, in said borough, at the expense thereof, a suitable building for the security and temporary detention of any person or persons, committed by any justice of the peace, burgess or constable of said borough, for any violation of the laws of this commonwealth, or of the ordinance or ordinances of the borough aforesaid, for which such

person or persons could lawfully be committed to the common jail of the county aforesaid, there to remain and be kept, until such offender or offenders can be removed to the common jail of said county, if committed for an indictable offence, or until discharged according to law: Provided, That no person or persons, shall be contined in said lock-up Proviso. house at ony one time for a longer period than twenty-four hours, ex. cept such person or persons be charged with an indictable offence, and it may be necessary to detain him, her or them for a legal examination. SECTION 3. That the expense of arresting, binding over or commit- Expenses to be ting and keeping any such person or persons in the said lock-up house, paid. or conveying him, her or them to the common jail of the county aforesaid, on any indictable offence, shall be paid by the county of Allegheny, on the presentation of proper accounts of the same to the commissioners of said county.

SECTION 4. That hereafter the place of holding elections, shall be the Place of holding town hall in said borough.

election.

SECTION 5. That the borough of M'Keesport, in Allegheny county, Separate election shall hereafter constitute a separate election and school district, pos- and school dissessing all the powers, privileges and rights of other election and school districts, under the laws of this commonwealth.

trict.

SECTION 6. That at the next election in said borough, James E. Officers appointed Huey shall act as judge, and William Mains and William Ward act as to hold next elecinspectors thereof, who shall be governed by the laws now in force tion. regulating elections in this commonwealth.

JAMES COOPER,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CH. GIBBONS,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The thirteenth day of February, one thousand eight hun

dred and forty-seven.

No. 52.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

AN ACT

Declaring the Portage Branch of the Allegheny river, in the county of M’Kean, a public highway.

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 from and after the passage of this act, the Portage Branch of the Allegheny river, in the township of Liberty, in the county of M'Kean, is hereby declared to be a public highway, the distance of seven miles up the same from its mouth.

JAMES COOPER,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CH. GIBBONS,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The thirteenth day of February, one thousand eight hun

dred and forty-seven.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

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