taxed for school purposes.

SECTION 13. That the canal commissioners be, and are hereby autho- Claim of Kier and Jones. rized and required to examine the claims of Kier and Jones, transporters, relative to damages sustained by them to section boats, cargoes, and stock on the Portage railroad, in one thousand eight hundred and fifty, and report the facts to the Legislature as soon as practicable. SECTION 14. That the real estate of G. W. Clark, John Brandon, Certain property William Parker, Junior. A. Elliott, J. Johnston, Martha Stewart, in the borough Johnston Thompson, William Clark, Daniel Tinckcom, and E. J. Ran. of Armagh kin, adjoining the borough of Armagh, in Indiana county, be, and the same is hereby authorized to be taxed for school purposes in said borough. SECTION 15. That Elizabeth Wallace, widow of David Wallace, late Elizabeth Walof the township of Fairfield, in the county of Westmoreland, deceased, lace empowered to sell real is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey a'l that certain tract of land which belonged to the said David Wallace, and known and described, as follows: lying in Fairfield township, in Westmoreland county, adjoining lands of James Huston, Samuel Kennedy, James Ford, and Robert Campbell, being the said tract on which the said David Wallace resided at his death; the said Elizabeth Wallace shall have full power to sell the same either at public or private sale, and also to convey by deed to the purchaser as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as the said David Wallace could have done in his lifetime.

estate.

SECTION 16. That the plank road company authorized to construct a Mount Pleasant plank road from the Mount Pleasant turnpike road by way of Mill and Madison Grove, to the town of Madison, in the county of Westmoreland, be, plank road comand are hereby authorized to vary any portion of said location of said any authorized to change locaroad between the points mentioned in the original act with a view to tion. improve the grades, and the company is hereby authorized to adopt such grades as in their judgments is deemed suitable for the construction of said road, with the additional right to take tolls when such road is extended one and a half miles or more east of Mill Grove, at the same rates per mile as made and provided for in the act creating such company.

make convey.

ances.

SECTION 17. That the trustee or trustees for the time being of that Trustees of part of the real estate of Charles Wharton, deceased, which was de- Charles Wharvised to or allotted in pursuance of his will to Hannah R. Hollings- ton's estate auworth and her children, is, and are hereby authorized and empowered thorized to to convey in fee simple any lots of ground or parts of any lots of ground belonging to the said trust estate, or to join with the owners of adjoining and neighboring lots in the conveyance of the same to any person or persons for the purpose of effecting by way of exchange or otherwise, such a division and location of such lots and of the lots so adjoining and neighboring, as will render the lines of such lots parallel to, and conformable with the lines and courses of the public streets laid out over or adjoining such lots, and as will give convenient and suitable parts on such streets, and to do, perform, and execute all such acts, deeds, and things as may be necessary and proper to carry into effect and execution the said purpose.

be

trusts of the will.

SECTION 18. That all such lots and parts of lots as may be conveyed Property conby such trustee or trustees by virtue of the authority hereby given, shall veyed to be be taken and held by the person or persons to whom the same may freed from the conveyed, his or their heirs or assigns, free and discharged from the trusts of the said will, and all such lots and parts of lots as may be taken and conveyed to the trustee or trustees as aforesaid for the purposes aforesaid, shall be held by them or him upon the same trusts as are declared in the said will, and with the same powers and authorities

as are given by the same or by any act of Assembly concerning the estate of the said Charles Wharton, deceased.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The fourth day of May, A. D., one thousand eight hurdred and fifty-two.

WM. BIGLER.

No. 353.

AN ACT

Relative to the Farmers' and Mechanics' Land and Building Association; to the district of Southwark; to a street in the borough of Easton; to the Philadelphia and Savannah Steam Navigation company; and to certain school dis

tricts.

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 Trustees to con- the trustees of the Farmers' and Mechanics' land and building associa vey lands. tion, in the county of Philadelphia, shall have power to convey any lands or estates held by them for said association, to persons who are not members of the same, as fully and effectually as though they were members of the same: Provided, That in all other respects the trus tees shall conform to the by-laws of the said association.

Commissioners

SECTION 2. That the commissioners of the incorporated district of of Southwark to Southwark, in the county of Philadelphia, be, and they are hereby au borrow money thorized to borrow, on the credit of said district, a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, redeemable in twenty years from the date of the certificates of such loan, at an interest not exceeding six per cent. per annum, to be applied to the erection of a new hall in said district. SECTION 3. That the town council of the borough of Easton, are Easton borough. hereby authorized to alter the grade on the west side of Hamilton street, between Northampton and Ferry streets.

Hamilton street,

Philadelphia

SECTION 4. That from and after the passage of this act, the Philaand Savannah delphia and Savannah steam navigation company shall have authority steam naviga to increase their capital stock to one thousand shares, under and subtion co., may increase capital, ject to the provisions of their charter, regulating subscriptions to the original stock of the said company.

Repeal.

SECTION 5. That the seventh and ninth sections of the act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Bedford and Maryland Line turnpike or plank road company, and for other purposes," approved the seventh

day of April, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JOHN S. RHEY,

APPROVED-The fourth day of May, A. D., one thousand eight hun

dred and fifty-two.

WM. BIGLER.

No. 354.

AN ACT

Incorporating the Hyde Park Academy.

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

there shall be, and is hereby established in the village of Hyde Park, Hyde Park acadin the county of Luzerne, an academy for the education of youth in the emy established learned languages, useful arts and sciences and general literature, by

the name, style. and title, of "The Hyde Park Academy."

SECTION 2. That the said institution shall be under the management, Affairs how direction, and government of a number of trustees not exceeding six, managed. and until others shall be elected as hereinafter provided, the trustees of the said academy shall consist of the following persons, to wit: William Merrifield, B. S. Tripp, Sanford Grant, William Blackman, Joseph Trustees. T. Fellows, and Seldon T. Scranton, which said six trustees and their successors to be elected as hereinafter provided, shall forever be, and they are hereby created, established, and declared to be one body politic and corporate, with perpetual succession, in deed and in law, by the name, style, and title, of "The Hyde Park Academy," and by the same name Style. shall be able to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all courts of record and elsewhere, and shall be competent and capable in law and equity to take, and to hold, to them and to their successors for the use of said academy any estate in lands, tenements, or hereditaments, goods, Privileges. chattels, stock, moneys, or other effects of what kind, nature, or quality soever, by gift, grant, bargain, sale, conveyance, assurance, will, devise, or bequest from any person or persons whomsoever capable of making the same: Provided, The same do not exceed the yearly value of three Proviso. thousand dollars, and the same from time to time to grant, bargain, sell, demise, alien, lease, place out at interest, or otherwise dispose of for the use and benefit of said academy, and to receive the rents, profits, income, and interest thereof, and to apply the same to the proper use of the said academy, and to erect such buildings as may be necessary, and generally to do all and singular acts, deeds, matters, and things

Seal.

Election of offi

cers.

Officers.

Proviso.

Capital stock.

Duties of trus

tees.

which shall be lawful for them to do for the well-being of the said academy and the due management thereof.

SECTION 3. That the said trustees shall cause to be made for their use one common seal, with such devises and inscriptions thereon as they shall think proper, and by and with which all deeds, certificates, and acts said corporation shall pass and be authenticated, and the same seal at their pleasure may break, alter, and devise anew.

SECTION 4. That the first election of trustees shall take place on the first Monday in January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, at the school house in the village of Hyde Park, and on the same day annually thereafter, at such place as may be appointed by the board of trustees; the election shall commence at the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon, and shall continue until five o'clock, and shall be conducted by two managers to be chosen by a majority of the stockholders present at the time of commencing said election, and the stockholders shall be allowed to vote in person or by proxy, and in the ratio of one vote for each share of stock held by him, her, or them, or standing in his, her, or their names in the books of the corporation; the votes shall be given by ballot, and each ticket shall be labelled on the outside "Trustees of the Hyde Park Academy," and shall contain the names of six persons stockholders in said corporation, and those having the highest number of votes shall be the trustees of said academy for the ensuing year, and shall continue in office until their successors are elected, if two or more persons should have an equal number of votes, the managers shall forthwith decide by lot which of said persons are elected.

SECTION 5. That the board of trustees, four of whom shall constitute a quorum, shall annually at their first meeting after the election, appoint a president and secretary of their own number, and elect a treasurer who shall be a stockholder, and in case of the death, resignation, or refusal to serve of any trustee or other officer, the trustees in office shall have power to appoint others in their stead until the next election, and they shall also have power to enact such ordinances and by-laws as may be necessary for the well-being and government of said corporation: Provided, That no by-law or ordinance shall have any force and effect which shall be repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the United States or of this State, nor shall any person either as principal, master, tutor, or pupil, be refused admission into said academy on account of his or her belief or persuasion in matters of religion: Provided, He demean himself in a sober, orderly manner and conform to the rules and regulations of the academy.

SECTION 6. That the capital stock of said corporation shall be three thousand dollars divided into shares of ten dollars each, certificate of which shall be issued to such person or persons who have heretofore subscribed, or may hereafter subscribe and pay money for the purpose of building an academy in said village, or to the heirs and legal representative of such person or persons for every share which he, she, or they may have or shall subscribe for and hold in said corporation, which shall be transferable on the books of the corporation, either in person or by attorney, subject to the payment of any balance due thereon, and the capital stock of said corporation may be increased to ten thousand dollars by a vote of the majority of the stockholders at any annual election.

SECTION 7. That the treasurer shall receive and hold all moneys belonging to the corporation, and pay out the same to the order of the board, signed by the president and secretary, or a majority of the trus tees, and he shall keep fair accounts thereof which shall be audited and settled by the trustees in the same manner as the accounts of the trea

urer of common school districts are now by law audited and settled, nd subject in like manner to appeal, and before entering upon the uties of his office shall give a bond with one or more sufficient sureies, to be approved by the board of trustees, in a sum equal to double he estimated amount of money to be received by him conditioned for he faithful discharge of the duties of his office and the payment of all 1oneys remaining in his hands at the end of the year to his successor 1 office, and the secretary and treasurer may receive such compensation s may be thought reasonable by the board of trustees, but no other fficer shall receive any fee or reward whatever for his services, and it hall be the duty of the trustees to report annually at the expiration of heir term of office, the condition of the finances and other affairs of aid corporation, which report, together with the books of the corporaion, shall be open at all proper times to the examination and inspection f all persons interested who are at such times stockholders in said cororation.

SECTION 8. That no misnomer of said corporation shall defcat or Misnomer. nnul any gift, grant, devise or bequest to the said corporation: Proided, That the intent of the parties shall sufficiently appear in said ift, grant, will, or other writing, whereby any estate or interest in anyhing real or personal was intended to pass to said corporation.

APPROVED-The fourth day of May, A. D., one thousand eight hun

ired and fifty-two.

WM. BIGLER.

No. 355.

AN ACT

To authorize the Washington portion of the trustees of the Derry and Washingtonville church to sell and convey certain real estate.

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 Hugh C. Fulton, Evan Hendershot, Joseph Carr, Joseph Rauch, and James H. Matchin, trustees of the Washingtonville portion of the Derry and Washingtonville Presbyterian church, be, and they are hereby authorized to sell at public sale, and for such price as they or a majority of them shall deem proper, all that certain piece, parcel, and lot of land, situate in Washingtonville, Montour county, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: beginning at a post in Front street in said town; thence by land of south thirteen degrees east four and one-tenth perches to a post; thence north seventy-seven degrees east four and