compelled to take up and turn all such lumber through their booms as fast claimed logs, &c. SECTION 8. That if any logs shall be boomed, rafted and secured as aforesaid, and no person should appear to claim the same, and pay the Corporation to tolls thereon, it shall be lawful for the corporation, after advertising the advertise unsame sixty days in the towns of Williamsport, Lock Haven and Clearfield, with the marks thereon, if any there be, to dispose of the same to the best advantage, if no owner appear to claim the same; and the owners at any time within two years from said sale, shall be entitled to receive the avails thereof, after deducting the tolls, expenses and necessary charges, but if not claimed within said two years, the proceeds shall be vested in the corporation for their own use. SECTION 9. That for the purposes aforesaid, the said corporation May purchase, be and are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase, hold and hold and possess possess any real estate adjacent to said boom or booms, or convenient real estate. thereto, with leave to build all such buildings as may be deemed necessary for the convenient management of the affairs of said corporation, and for the same purposes, their agent, and those in their employ are hereby empowered to use and occupy the lands on the shore of said river, so far as may be necessary at the places where said booms are erected, and at such other place or places as may be necessary for rafting and securing logs, and other lumber, and to pass and re-pass on foot to and from said boom or booms, over the lands on both sides of said river, for the purpose of making repairs from time to time, and generally for doing all matters and things necessary for the full accomplishment of the object of this corporation; subject, however, to pay such damages as may arise in the prosecution of such objects or purposes, the damages to be ascertained as in the third section of this act. SECTION 10. That all logs rafted out of said booms, or any of the Logs to be branches thereof, shall be counted or measured, and their quantity counted or meaascertained by some competent person or persons, to be appointed by sured by persons the court of common pleas of Clinton county, whose duty it shall be appointed by the to keep an account of all such lumber as may be turned through said boom or booms, agreeably to the seventh section of this act. SECTION 11. The legislature reserves the right to alter or repeal this Reservation. charter at any time; in such manner, however, that no injustice be done the corporators. APPROVED-The twenty-ninth day of March, Anno Domini one court of common pleas of Clinton county. thousand eight hundred and forty-nine. WM. F. JOHNSTON. No.202. A SUPPLEMENT To an act, entitled "An Act enabling the governor to incorporate a company for making an artificial road from the state line near the town of Emmettsburg, in the state of Maryland, through Waynesburg, Green Castle and Mercersburg, to intersect the Chambersburg and Bedford turnpike road at or near the east end of M'Connelsburg," approved the twenty-ninth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. 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 Provisions of cer- hereafter all proceedings against the president, managers and company tain act made ap- of the Waynesburg, Green Castle and Mercersburg turnpike road, for plicable to this company, ries to road. any neglect or refusal to keep their road in good traveling order and repair, or for the non-payment of any judgment, fine or penalty inflicted on them for the same, shall be commenced and prosecuted according to the provisions of the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth sections of an act of Assembly, entitled "An Act regulating turnpike and plank road companies," approved January the twentysixth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine. SECTION 2. That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to Penalty for inju- drag logs, stone, or other material chained to or under any wagon or carriage along or over said road, so as to tear up or injure the said road, nor to lock any wagon or carriage wheel with a chain, or other fixture, so as to cause the same to remain stationary whilst descending the mountains or hills on said road, under a penalty of ten dollars for each and every violation of the provisions of this section, recoverable with costs of suit as debts of like amount are now recoverable, before any justice of the peace of the proper county; one-half thereof for the use of the informer, (who is hereby declared to be a competent witness in the case,) and the other half for the use of the said company. Construction of 11th section of the act to which this is a supple ment. SECTION 3. That the proviso contained in the eleventh section of the act to which this is a supplement, which declares that no toll shall be demanded or taken from any person passing or repassing from one part of his or her farm to another," shall not be construed so as to allow persons to make use of said road, beyond the limits of their farms, without paying toll for the same. SECTION 4. That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons Payment of tolls, residing at or near any of the toll gates erected on said road, to enter the regulated in cer- said road on either side of the said gate, and make use of the same be tain cases. yond the limits of his, her, or their farm, without paying the usual tolls to the said company; and if the said person or persons, or any other person or persons shall so enter upon and use the said road, or shall make use of any private road, way, or passage to get around any toll gate, he, she, or they shall not only be liable to the said company for the regular tolls for the distance actually traveled by them, respectively, on said road, to be recovered as debts of like amount are by law recoverable, but shall also be liable to the penalties provided in the fourteenth section of the act to which this is a supplement, against persons attempting to evade the payment of the tolls charged by said company SECTION 5. Such portions of the act to which this is a supplement, Repeal. as are inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. APPROVED-The twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hun dred and forty-nine. WM. F. JOHNSTON. No. 203. AN ACT To open Scheetz's street, in the district of Southwark, in the county of Philadelphia. 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 Scheetz's street, in the district of Southwark, in the county of Phila- Scheetz's street to delphia, and state of Pennsylvania, shall be opened as such street is be opened. described in the report of the jurors, on the fourth of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, in favor of opening the same, and confirmed by the court of quarter sessions of the said county, on the fourth of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six. SECTION 2. The damages sustained by the opening of the said street Damages to be shall be paid out of the funds of the said county of Philadelphia, to paid out of the wit: four thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars, as assessed by a funds of the jury of the county of Philadelphia, duly sworn or affirmed, October county of Philatwenty-third, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, and returned delphia. to the judges of the court of general quarter sessions for the city and County of Philadelphia, on said day and year, and agreed and approved by the commissioners of said county, April second, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven: Provided, That an appropriation therefor, Proviso. shall first be made by the county board. APPROVED-The twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hunderd and forty-nine. WM. F. JOHNSTON. No. 204. AN ACT Authorizing court of quarter sessions of Beaver county, to vacate certain streets and alleys in the plan of lots laid out by Stephen Stone, in said 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 court of quarter sessions of the peace of Beaver county, be and the same is hereby authorized and empowered, upon application by petition, to appoint viewers to view all the streets and alleys laid out by Stephen Stone, near the village of Bridgewater, in said county, and on the report of said viewers to vacate any or all of said streets and alleys, or any portion thereof which may be situated below Wolf lane; and the said court shall proceed therein in the same manner, and in all respects as is directed by the existing laws relating to roads and highways. WILLIAM F. PACKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives Speaker of the Senate. WM. F. JOHNSTON. APPROVED-The twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine. No. 205. AN ACT To prevent the continuance of liens in the county of Sullivan, by the revival of judgments in the county of Lycoming. 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 lien of no judgment shall be continued upon land situate in the county of Sullivan, by the revival of such judgment in the court of common pleas of the county of Lycoming, after the first day of January next. WILLIAM F. PACKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEORGE DARSIE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine. WM. F. JOHNSTON. No. 206. AN ACT To incorporate the First Welch Independent Congregational church, in Pike township, Bradford 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 Welch Independent Congregational church, in Pike township, in the county of Bradford, and commonwealth aforesaid, is hereby erected into one body, politic and corporate in deed and in law, by the name, style and title of the "First Welch Independent Congregational Style. church and society, of Pike township ;" and by the same name shall have perpetual succession, and be able to sue and be sued in all courts Privileges. of law and elsewhere, and shall be able and capable in law and equity to take and hold lands and tenements, goods and chattels, of whatsoever kind, nature or quality, real, personal or mixed, which now are or hereafter shall become the property of the said corporation, by gift, grant, bargain, sale, conveyance, assurance, will, devise, bequest or otherwise, from any person or persons whomsoever, capable of making the same, and the same to grant, bargain, sell or dispose of: Provided, That the yearly value or income of said real estate shall not at any time exceed twenty-one hundred dollars. Proviso. SECTION 2. The affairs of the said corporation shall be managed and Trustees. superintended by six trustees, to be chosen from the members of said corporation, who shall choose from among their own number, a president and secretary, and in case of the removal of the president or any Officers. of the trustees or secretary, by death, resignation or otherwise, the vacancies shall be supplied by the board of trustees until the next annual election; and the following named persons shall be the trustees until others shall be elected, in the manner hereinafter provided, to wit: John Phillips, Samuel Davis, David Davis, David Davis, second, John Present trustees, Williams and William Howell: the two first to continue in office until term of office. the first Monday in October, one thousand eight hundred and fortynine; the two next until the first Monday in October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty; and the two last until the first Monday in October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one; on the several days aforesaid, and on the same days, yearly thereafter, the members of the corporation shall, at a general meeting, there elect by ballot, two persons to serve as trustees, to continue in office for three years; and likewise, at the said meeting, the said members of the corporation shall elect other trustee or trustees to fill any vacancy or vacancies that may have occurred, in manner before mentioned; and furthermore, the members of said corporation shall, at the time and place that the trustees are elected, elect some person belonging to said corporation, treasurer of said corporation, to continue in office for one year; and the treasurer so elected, if required by the trustees, shall give sufficient security for the trust reposed in him, and shall account to the trustees for any sum or sums of money received by him or remaining in his hands at any time. |