CHAPTER VII. An ACT to erect Half-moon and Patton townships, in the county of Centre, into a new election district. Section 1. B House of Representatives of the E it enacted by the Senate and district erected Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General As- ISAAC WEAVER, junior, Speaker SAMUEL MACLAY, Speaker APPROVED-January the nineteenth, 1802: of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. CHAPTER VIII. ACT for erecting two election districts in the county of Montgomery. tion 1. B E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the monwealth of Pennsylvania in General As sembly election dif sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the auThe feventh thority of the fame, That the townfhips of Litrict established merick, Skippack and Perkiomen, and that part in Montgome of Providence township, which lies weft of ry county. Skippack and Perkiomen creeks, fhall be a fe parate election district, to be called the feventh diftrict; and the electors thereof, fhall hold their general elections at the houfe now occupied by David Dewees, in the township of Providence aforefaid. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the auThe eighth thority aforefaid, That the township of Uppertrict establisbed Hanover, Marlborough, Upper-Salford and election dif Franconia, in the county aforefaid, fhall be a feparate election district, to be called the eighth district; and the electors thereof fhall hold their general elections at the house now occupied by John Scheid, in Summeny town, in Marlbo rough township aforefaid. ISAAC WEAVER, junior, Speaker SAMUEL MACLAY, Speaker APPROVED-January the nineteenth, 1802: of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. CHAPTER IX. A SUPPLEMENT to the act, entitled "A Section 1. E it enacted by the Senate an semb Sunbury. sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the au- ISAAC WEAVER, junior, Speaker SAMUEL MACLAY, Speaker APPROVED-January the twenty-fecond, 1802: of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. CHAPTER X. A SUPPLEMENT to the act, entitled "An Act to erect part of Washington county, into a Separate county. Section 1. B House of Representatives of the E it enacted by the Senate and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General As- VOL. V. sembly the line be tween the counties of Washington and Greene. sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the au Alteration in thority of the fame, That from and after the paffing of this act, the following alteration fhall take place, in the line between the counties of Washington and Greene, viz. beginning at the prefent line, on the ridge that divides the waters of Ten-mile and Whelen creeks, near Jacob Bobbetts; thence a strait line, to the head waters of Hunter's fork, of Whelen creek; and thence down the fame, to the mouth thereof, where it meets the present county line. county of Washington county, to what townships annexed. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the auSo much of the thority aforefaid, That from and after the pafGreene as is fing of this act, fo much of the county of re-united to Greene, which by this act, is re-united to the county of Washington, as lies weft of the road, called Ryerfon's road is hereby annexed to Findley townfhip; and fhall, hereafter, be a part of the diftrict, called Stephenson's election district; and that part thereof, which lies east of faid road, is hereby annexed to Morris township, and fhall hereafter be a part of the Washington election district, any thing, in any former law, to the contrary, in any wife notwithstanding. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted by the au Commiffioners thority aforefaid, That the Governor is hereto run the new by authorifed and required, to appoint two boundary line. commiffioners, to run and mark the aforefaid to be appointed line, according to the directions of this act, who shall make report of their proceedings, under hand and feal to the prothonotaries of the faid counties of Washington and Greene, on or before the first day of June next, who fhall file the fame, in their respective offices; and the expence of running, and marking the faid alterations, in the aforefaid line, fhall be paid, one half out of the treasury of the county of Washington, and the other half out of the Treafury of the county' of Greene. ISAAC WEAVER, junior, Speaker SAMUEL MACLAY, Speaker APPROVED-January the twenty-fecond, 1802: of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. CHAPTER XI. An ACT limiting the operation of Caveats entered in the Land-office of this Commonwealth, against the iffuing of Patents. WHEREAS, the provifion heretofore made by law, for allowing caveats to be entered in the land-office of this commonwealth, against the iffuing of patents, has in many inftances, produced great inconvenience and embarraffment, to warrantees and purchafers, as well as delay in completing titles to lands, by fuffering the faid caveats to remain as a bar, for an indefinite length of time, without any process had thereon: Therefore, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn |
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