No. 89. AN ACT For the relief of Thomas Bart, senior, and others, soldier and widows of soldiers of the revolutionary and Indian wars. 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 State Treasurer be, and he is hereby authorized and required to pay to Thomas Barr, senior, of Indiana county, Nancy Adams, widow of John Adams, late of Blair county, deceased, Mary Ellender, of Lehigh county, Gerdraud Gring of Berks county, and Barbara Zimmerman of Schuylkill county, soldier and widows of soldiers of the revolutionary and Indian wars, or to their respective orders, an annuity of forty dollars each during life, to be paid half-yearly, commencing on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. JOHN CESSNA, Speaker of the House of Representatives. BENJAMIN MATTHIAS, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The twenty-seventh day of February, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. WM. F. JOHNSTON. No. 90. AN ACT To authorize William P. Baum, guardian of Elizabeth and Margaret H. Carlisie, to execute a deed to the city of Pittsburg. SECTION 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen satives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That William P. Baum, guardian of Elizabeth Carlisle and Margaret H Carlisle, minors, grand children and heirs at law of the Reverend Robert Steele, late of the city of Pittsburg, deceased, be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of his said wards to the city of Pittsburg, such deed or instrument of writing as the city solicitor of the said city of Pittsburg shall devise or approve, whereby they Elizabeth Carlisle and Margaret H Carlisle, the said wards of said William P. Baum, shall surrender and H the 3 transfer to said city all right, claim, and title, of themselves and their said sale. Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED The twenty-fifth day of February, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. WM. F. JOHNSTON. No. 91. AN ACT Authorizing the sale of certain real estate, late of John Linerd, deceased, Sarah the last wilt of John Linerd, tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representamet, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for Joseph B. Linerd, trustee for Rachel Trustees under Connarroe and her children, under the last will and testament of John Linerd. late of the Northern Liberties of the city of Philadelphia, deceased, aumast-maker, deceased, or his successor or successors in the trusts in the thorized to sell said last will and testament declared of and concerning the premises certain real eshereinafter mentioned, at any time hereafter to sell and dispose of at tate. public or private sale, all that certain lot or piece of ground situate on the south side of Callowhill street between Delaware Front and Second streets in the Northern Liberties of the city of Philadelphia; containEling in breadth east and west twenty feet, and in length or depth north and south eighty feet; bounded on the east by a lot laid out to Samuel Joseph Starr, trustee, author estate. Hastings, on the west by a lot laid out to William Pyewell, on the south by a lot late of Samuel Rhoads, and on the north by Callow hill street aforesaid [which said premises Abel Evans and Anne, his wife, by indenture bearing date the fourteenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, recorded at Philadelphia, in deed book J. W., number seven, page three hundred and eighty-eight, et cetera, granted and conveyed unto the said John Linerd in fee, subject to a yearly ground rent of two pounds sterling money, payable to the late proprietaries of Pennsylvania, their heirs and successors forever; and the said John Linerd, by his last will and testament and codicil thereto, bearing date the twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirtyfive and thirteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, devised the said premises to his son, the said Joseph B. Linerd, his heirs or assigns forever, in trust for the sole and separate use of the said Rachel Cannarroe for life, and after her decease for the use of all her children and legal representatives, their heirs and assigns, as therein mentioned], either for cash or on credit, and with or without the reservation of any redeemable ground rent as the whole or a part of the consideration of such sale, and to convey the said premises in fee simple or for any less estate, to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, who shall not be responsible for the application of the purchase or consideration money thereof; and that it shall and may be lawful for the said trustee, or his successor or successors in the trust, to invest the purchase money in other productive real estate, or on good landed security, the loans of the United States of America, of this Commonwealth, or the city or county of Philadelphia, or any incorporated district in the county of Philadelphia, and to change such investments from time to time, as he or they shall deem proper: Provided, That the purchase money arising from such sale or extinguishment, or redemption money of any ground rent shall not be received by the said trustee or his successor or successors in the said trust, until he or they shall have given bond to this Commonwealth with surety, to be approved by the court of Common Pleas or Orphans' Court for the county of Philadelphia, for the faithful application of the same according to the provisions of the will and codicil of the said testator of, and concerning the said premises: And provided also, That one or the other of said courts shall first approve of said sale or sales. SECTION 2. That it shall and may be lawful for Joseph Starr, trusttee for Sarah Thomas, wife of Jonathan Thomas, and her children in ized to sell real the hereinafter indenture mentioned, or his successor or successors in the trust at any time hereafter, either at public or private sale to sell and dispose of all that certain lot or piece of ground situate on the west side of Delaware Front street, between Callowhill street and Vine street, in the Northern Liberties of the city of Philadelphia, containing in breadth twenty feet and six inches, and in length, be the length what it may, to the division line dividing this from the ground devised by Thomas Williams, the elder, to his grand-children Elizabeth, Sarah, and Margaret Williams; bounded southward by ground formerly of Charles West, deceased, and late of James King, deceased; westward by the aforesaid ground devised by the said Thomas Williams, the elder, to his grand-children Elizabeth, Sarah, and Margaret; northward by ground formerly of Robert Worrell; and eastward by Dela ware Front street, aforesaid, [which said premises the said Jonathan Thomas, by indenture bearing date the sixth day of June, one thou sand eight hundred and thirty-nine, recorded at Philadelphia in deedbook G S, No. 1, page 486, granted and conveyed unto the said Joseph Starr, his heirs and assigns forever, in trust for the sole and separate use of Sarah Thomas, wife of the said Jonathan Thomas, for and during all the term of her natural life; and from and immediately after her decease, then in trust to grant and convey the said premises unto Mary Thomas, Rachael L. Starr, Ann M. Reeves, Hannah Thomas, Jane S. Thomas, and Elizabeth Thomas, six of the children of the said Jonathan Thomas, or such of them as shall then be living, and the lawful issue of such of them as may then be deceased, their respective heirs and assigns forever, in equal parts and shares, such issue taking such part and share only as his, her, or their deceased parent would have taken if then living, subject to an estate for life therein of the said Jonathan Thomas, in case he shall survive his wife], either for cash er on credit, and with or without the reservation of any redeemable ground-rent, as the whole or a part of the consideration of such sale, and to convey the said premises in fee simple, or for any less estate, to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, who shall not be responsible for the application of the purchase or consideration money thereof; and that it shall and may be lawful for the said trustee, or his successor or successors in the trust, to invest the purchase money in other productive real estate, or on good landed security, the loans of the United States of America, of this Commonwealth, or the city or county of Philadelphia, or any incorporated district in the county of Philadelphia, and to change such investments from time to time as he or they shall deem proper: Provided, That the purchase money arising from such sale or extinguishment, or redemption money of any ground rent, shall not be received by the said trustee or his successor or successors in the said trust, until he or they shall have given bond to this Commonwealth with surety, to be approved by the Court of Common Pleas or Orphans' Court for the county of Philadelphia, for the faithful application of the same, agreeably to the trusts mentioned and declared in the said indenture of and concerning the said premises: And provided also, That all such sales be approved by one of said courts. thorized to sell SECTION 3. That it shall and may be lawful for Charles H. Baker, trustee for Catharine Boller, wife of Jacob Boller, and the children of Charles H. Bathe said Jacob and Catharine, or his successor or successors in the ker, trustee, autrust, at any time hereafter, either at public or private sale, to sell and real estate. dispose of all that certain lot or piece of ground situate on the east side of Cable lane, or New Market street, between Vine and Callowhill street, in the Northern Liberties of the city of Philadelphia, containing in breadth north and south seventeen feet, and in length or depth one hundred feet; bounded eastward by ground now or late of Hannah Norton; northward by ground late of Thomas Gilbert, deceased; southward by ground of Joseph Cowperthwaite; and westward by Cable lane or New Market street aforesaid; and also all that certain lot or piece of ground situate on the east side of the said Cable lane or New Market street, between Vine and Callowhill streets aforesaid, containing in breadth on the said New Market street twenty feet, and in length or depth one hundred and eight feet two inches, or thereabouts, to an alley six feet four inches wide leading into Vine street, bounded northward by ground late of Nicholas Walter, deceased; eastward by the said alley; southward by ground of Charles West; and westward by New Market street aforesaid, [which said premises the said Jacob Boller, by indenture bearing date the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, recorded at Philadelphia in deedbook J W, No. 4, page 252, &c., granted and conveyed unto the said Charles H. Baker, his heirs and assigns forever, in trust for the sole and separate use of the said Catharine Boller, wife of the said Jacob Boller, for and during all the term of her natural life; and upon the decease of the said Catharine, then in trust for the use and behoof of all and every the child or children of the said Jacob by the said Catharine, born or to be born, and the lawful issue of such of them as shall be then deceased, their respective heirs and assigns, in equal parts and shares, such issue taking such part and share only as his, her, or their deceased parent would have taken if then living] either for cash or on credit, and with or without the reservation of any redeemable ground rent, as the whole or a part of the consideration of such sale, and to convey the said premises in fee simple, or for any less estate, to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, who shall not be responsible for the application of the purchase or consideration money thereof; and that it shall and may be lawful for the said trustee or his successor or successors in the trust, to invest the purchase money in other productive real estate or on good landed security, the loans of the United States of America, of this Commonwealth, or the city or county of Philadelphia, or any incorporated district in the county of Philadelphia, and to change such investments from time to time as he or they shall deem proper: Provided, That the purchase money arising from such sale or extinguishment or redemption money of any ground rent shall not be received by the said trustee or his successor or successors in the said trust until he or they shall have given bond to this Commonwealth with surety, to be approved by the Court of Common Pleas or Orphans' Court for the county of Philadelphia, for the faithful application of the same, agreeably to the trusts mentioned and declared in the said indenture of and concerning the said premises: And provided also, That all such sales shall first be approved by one of said Courts. SECTION 4. That John M. Brown, trustee under and administrator John M. Brown, with the will annexed of John Martin Hartley, late of Philadelphia, trustee, author deceased, be, and he is hereby authorized to sell at public or private sale, and convey to the purchasers in fee simple, discharged of all trusts, any of the unsold real estate described by said will: Provided, That the purchase money be paid to the parties entitled to an interest in said estate under said will or subsequent grant, or to their legally constituted guardians or trustees: And provided also, That as to any share under a continuing trust by said will, security be given in and approved by the Orphans' Court of Philadelphia county for the faithful accounting therefor to the parties who may be entitled under said will, where said trust shall cease, and for the income in the meantime according to such trust: And provided further, That said court shall approve of such sale or sales. ized to sell real estate. APPROVED-The twenty-seventh day of February, A. D., one thou sand eight hundred and fifty-one. WM. F. JOHNSTON. |