delphia and West Chester plank road, to the Haverford road, and then upon the bed of said Haverford road, from the point of connection of the said Coulteses road, westward to the point of termination, as directed by said act, and all the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement, not hereby repealed or supplied, shall be and remain in full force and effect, and shall be applied to the portion of the road hereby authorized to be constructed: Provided, That nothing herein location of road, contained shall permit said president and managers to build their road upon and occupy both Coulteses road and Fisher avenue, nor shall any thing herein contained prohibit said president and managers from making their road upon the whole distance of said Haverford road, mentioned and contemplated in the act to which this is a supplement. Proviso as to Water tax in lieu of water rent. Commissioners to open Delaware Sixth st. Damages. Proviso. Germantown SECTION 3. That the commissioners of the district of Kensington, in the county of Philadelphia, be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered, if they shall deem it expedient so to do, to levy a water rate or tax in lieu of the present water rent upon all the improved real estate in the said district, in front of which pipes of conduit are now or shall be hereafter laid, in such manner as shall seem to them most equitable and proper, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to enforce the payment of such water rates or taxes as is now, or may hereafter be provided, for the assessment and collection of the charges and expenses of paving and laying water-pipes in the said district. SECTION 4. That the commissioners of the county of Philadelphia are hereby authorized and empowered to open Delaware Sixth street, from Elwood lane to the Wingohocking creek, in the township of the Northern Liberties of said county, as the same is now laid down by law in the plan of the county; the damages to be assessed and paid in like manner as is now prescribed by law for assessing damages for streets opened in the county of Philadelphia: Provided, That the county board shall assent thereto. SECTION 5. That the qualified voters of Upper Ward, Germantown, ward, Philadel- in the county of Philadelphia, shall hereafter hold their general and ward elections at the golden swan tavern, now occupied by Francis Rinker, in said Upper Ward. phia county. Repeal. Repeal of part of act relating to the survey the borough of Frankford. of Construction of 5th section of act of 28th April, 1851, re lating to elec SECTION 6. That the seventh section of an act entitled "An Act to change the name of the borough of West Philadelphia to the district of West Philadelphia, and relative to highways in the districts of Kensington and Richmond, in the county of Philadelphia," be, and the same is hereby repealed. SECTION 7. That so much of the plan of survey of the borough of Frankford, in the county of Philadelphia, made pursuant to the act of Assembly of the fifth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, entitled "An Act to provide for the survey of the borough of Frankford, in said county of Philadelphia, as relates to the survey of any street, road, or public highway through the public burial ground of the said borough," be, and the same is hereby vacated. SECTION 8. That nothing contained in the fifth section of an act entitled "An Act regulating the elections in the city and incorporated districts of the county of Philadelphia, &c.," approved the twentyeighth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, shall tions in the city be construed to prevent any collector of taxes from appointing a deputy and incorpo- to officiate in his absence on the days of the general and municipal rated districts of elections: Provided, That in any and every case where a collector of the county of taxes shall appoint a deputy to officiate in his absence on the days Philadelphia. aforesaid, or on either of said days, said collector and his sureties shall be accountable, and such deputy shall be capable in law to do whatever by law appertains to the office of collector of taxes on said days of general and municipal elections. APPROVED-The eleventh day of March, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. WM. BIGLER. No. 103. AN ACT In relation to elections and certain election districts. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That M'Guires' disthe general election heretofore held at school house number seven, in trict, Hanover M'Guire's district, in Hanover township, Beaver county, shall hereafter township, be held at the house of John Porter, in the village of Hanover. Beaver co. SECTION 2. That the qualified voters of the township of Girard, in Girard township the county of Erie, shall hereafter hold their general and township Erie county. elections at the public school house in the borough of Girard. SECTION 3. That the qualified electors of the township of Spring Spring Garden Garden, in the county of York, shall hereafter hold their general and township, York township elections, at the house of Henry Lehr, in said township, and county. the qualified electors of the township of Manheim, in said county, shall hold their general and township elections at the house of Jacob Reidi sell, in said township. SECTION 4. That the qualified electors of Liverpool township, Perry Liverpool towncounty, shall hereafter hold their special and general elections at the ship, Perry co. house of David McKinzie, in said township. SECTION 5. That the qualified electors of Wilmot township, in the Wilmot towncounty of Bradford, shall hereafter hold their general and township ship, Bradford elections at the house of Jason P. Horton, in said township. county. SECTION 6. That from and after the passage of this act, the qualified West Manchesvoters of West Manchester township, York county, shall hold their ter, York co. general and township elections in the public brick school house in Bottstown, in said township. SECTION 7. That the qualified voters of lower Salford township, Lower Salford Montgomery county, shall hereafter hold their general and township township, Montelections at the public house now occupied by John Heins, in said gomery co. township. SECTION 8. That hereafter the qualified electors of the township of Jefferson townJefferson, in the county of Berks, shall hold their township and gene- ship, Berks co. ral elections at the public house of Joseph Manbeck, in Shaefferstown, Upper Tulpehocken town ship, Berks co. Fell township, ted. in said township, and that John Groff is hereby appointed judge, and Joseph Henne and Michael Cristman are hereby appointed inspectors, to hold a township election for said township, on the third Friday in March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, for the purpose of electing the usual township officers for the ensuing year, who shall, in conducting said election, be governed by the general election laws of this Commonwealth. SECTION 9. That hereafter the qualified electors of the township of Upper Tulpehocken, in the county of Berks, shall hold their general and township elections at the public house of Daniel Moyer, in Straustown, in said township, and Adam Potteiger is hereby appointed judge, and Levi Cristman and Michael Laucks are hereby appointed inspectors, to hold a township election for said township, on the third Friday of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, for the purpose of electing the usual township officers for the ensuing year, who shall, in conducting said election, be governed by the general election laws of this Commonwealth. SECTION 10. That from and after the passage of this act, the general and township elections of the township of Fell, in the county of Luzerne, shall be held at the house of Rhoda Wilson, in said township. Miller township SECTION 11. That all that part of Oliver and Wheatfield townships, Perry co. erec in the county of Perry, beginning at the Juniata river; thence along the line of lands of Joseph Trimmer and Alexander's heirs, and between said Trimmer and Daniel Smith, and Bosseman's heirs, to the middle of the back road; thence in a straight line to a hickory tree, a corner between the lands of Joseph Baily, and Cathcart, and Demeree, and Reamer, on the top of the Buffalo Ridge; thence westwardly along the top of said ridge to a point one-half mile west of the State road; thence in a straight line to the top of the lime-stone ridge, where the line dividing Oliver and Centre townships crosses said ridge; thence southwardly along said township line to a corner of Wheatfield township; thence eastwardly along the top of Dick's Hill to the eastern termination of the same; thence in a straight line to the nearest point on Polecat creek; thence down said creek to the Juniata near Lash's saw mill; thence up the middle of said river to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby erected into a separate election district and township, to be called Miller; John Toland and Henry D. Smith are hereby appointed inspectors, and John Troup judge, to hold the first election for township officers; said inspectors are hereby authorized and required to publish the usual notice for holding said election. Place of holding SECTION 12. That the general, special, and township elections for elections in Mil- Miller township, shall be held at the public school house in the village ler township. of Bailysburg. disconnected from said town. SECTION 13. That all the land now owned and occupied by the fol Lands of certain lowing named inhabitants, viz.: John Umble, Junior, Abraham Her persons in Lea- shey, Joseph Hershey, Jacob S. Hershey, Jacob R. Hershey, John cock township, Hess, Christian Hess, Junior, and Daniel Denlinger, all of Salisbury Lancaster co., township; Christian Metzler, Christian Hershey, and Christian Hess, of Paradise township; Eli Rutter, Isaac Weaver, Jonas Weaver, and Joseph Hurst, tenancy of Daniel Denlinger, of Leacock township, all of Lancaster county, be, and the same is hereby fully and completely disconnected from the townships aforesaid in common school matters, and it is hereby declared a separate school district, to be called "New Milltown," and the school directors of said district are hereby authorized and required to keep the schools thereof open nine months in each year. ship for school purposes. school directors. SECTION 14. That the election for school directors in said district Place of holding shall be held at the school house therein, at the usual time of holding election for such elections, and at the first election ensuing the passage of this act, Levi Hoover shall be judge, and Jacob S. Hershey and John Umble, Junior, inspectors. SECTION 15. That hereafter the qualified voters of Hanover town- Hanover township, in the county of Northampton, shall hold their general and town- ship, York coun ship elections at the house now occupied by Henry Beitler, in said 'y· township. SECTION 16. That the qualified voters of the township of Marion, Marion townin the county of Centre, shall hereafter hold their general and town- ship, Centre co. ship elections at the house of Henry Hoy, Junior, now occupied by James M. Cully, in Jacksonville, in said township. 1840, relating to SECTION 17. That so much of the second division of the seventh 2d division of section of the act of thirteenth June, one thousand eight hundred and 7th section of forty, relating to the elections of this Commonwealth, as requires act of 13th June county commissioners to furnish every election district with a list of elections repealof the voters residing therein, be, and the same is hereby repealed, so ed so far as resfar as relates to township elections in the county of Lancaster, and it pects Lancaster shall be the duty of the inspectors to whom such lists are furnished at county. the general elections, to preserve the same for use at the township elec tions. JOHN S. RHEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN H. WALKER, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED The eleventh day of March, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. WM. BIGLER. No. 104. AN ACT To incorporate the Meadville Cemetery. 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 John Dick, John Reynolds, John M'Farland, Frederick Huidekoper, Corporators. Darwin A. Finney, Gaylord Church, Calvin Kingsley, Joseph Derrickson, William Thorp, Horace Cullum, David Derrickson, William Reynolds, James E. M'Farland, Joseph C. Hays, Richard Craighead, James D. Gill, William M'Laughlin, Arthur Cullum, D. Sexton, R. C. Boilean, Kennedy Davis, and Edward Ellis, be, and they and their successors, are hereby created a body politic in law, under the name and title of "The Meadville Cemetery," and by that name and title shall have Style. Upper Tulpehocken town in said township, and that John Groff is hereby appointed judge, and Joseph Henne and Michael Cristman are hereby appointed inspectors, to hold a township election for said township, on the third Friday in March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, for the purpose of electing the usual township officers for the ensuing year, who shall, in conducting said election, be governed by the general election laws of this Commonwealth. SECTION 9. That hereafter the qualified electors of the township of Upper Tulpehocken, in the county of Berks, shall hold their general ship, Berks co. and township elections at the public house of Daniel Moyer, in Straustown, in said township, and Adam Potteiger is hereby appointed judge, and Levi Cristman and Michael Laucks are hereby appointed inspectors, to hold a township election for said township, on the third Friday of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, for the purpose of electing the usual township officers for the ensuing year, who shall, in conducting said election, be governed by the general election laws of this Commonwealth. Fell township, ted. SECTION 10. That from and after the passage of this act, the general and township elections of the township of Fell, in the county of Luzerne, shall be held at the house of Rhoda Wilson, in said township. Miller township SECTION 11. That all that part of Oliver and Wheatfield townships, Perry co. erec in the county of Perry, beginning at the Juniata river; thence along the line of lands of Joseph Trimmer and Alexander's heirs, and be tween said Trimmer and Daniel Smith, and Bosseman's heirs, to the middle of the back road; thence in a straight line to a hickory tree, a corner between the lands of Joseph Baily, and Cathcart, and Demeree, and Reamer, on the top of the Buffalo Ridge; thence westwardly along the top of said ridge to a point one-half mile west of the State road; thence in a straight line to the top of the lime-stone ridge, where the line dividing Oliver and Centre townships crosses said ridge; thence southwardly along said township line to a corner of Wheatfield township; thence eastwardly along the top of Dick's Hill to the eastern termination of the same; thence in a straight line to the nearest point on Polecat creek; thence down said creek to the Juniata near Lash's saw mill; thence up the middle of said river to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby erected into a separate election district and township, to be called Miller; John Toland and Henry D. Smith are hereby appointed inspectors, and John Troup judge, to hold the first election for township officers; said inspectors are hereby authorized and required to publish the usual notice for holding said election. Place of holding SECTION 12. That the general, special, and township elections for elections in Mil- Miller township, shall be held at the public school house in the village ler township. of Bailysburg. SECTION 13. That all the land now owned and occupied by the folLands of certain lowing named inhabitants, viz.: John Umble, Junior, Abraham Herpersons in Lea-shey, Joseph Hershey, Jacob S. Hershey, Jacob R. Hershey, John cock township, Hess, Christian Hess, Junior, and Daniel Denlinger, all of Salisbury Lancaster co., township; Christian Metzler, Christian Hershey, and Christian Hess, disconnected from said town. of Paradise township; Eli Rutter, Isaac Weaver, Jonas Weaver, and ship for school Joseph Hurst, tenancy of Daniel Denlinger, of Leacock township, all of Lancaster county, be, and the same is hereby fully and completely disconnected from the townships aforesaid in common school matters, and it is hereby declared a separate school district, to be called "New Milltown," and the school directors of said district are hereby authorized and required to keep the schools thereof open nine months in each year. purposes. |