No. 50. An Act For the relief of sundry soldiers and widows of revolutionary soldiers. 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 is hereby authorized and required to pay to Henry Monninger, George Gunter and Fran- Annuity and cis Graham of Franklin county, John Murphy of Perry county, H.Monninge gratuity, Andrew Wise of Lancaster county, John Hoobler of Beaver G. Gunter, county, Andrew Rupp of Lehigh county, and Philip Grubb of F. Graham, Allegheny county, soldiers, and Catharine Beyer of Mont. J. Murphy, gomery county, and Elizabeth Ott of Cumberland county, the J. Hoobler, widows of revolutionary soldiers, or to their respective crders, forty dollars to each immediately, and an annuity of forty dol- P. Grubb, lars to each during life, payable half yearly, to commence on C. Beyer & the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and E. Ott. thirty-five. A. Wise, SECTION 2. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and Gratuity, required to pay to Daniel Hahn of Lancaster county, a revolu- D. Hahn and tionary soldier, and Mary Wilson of Philadelphia county, the M. Wilson. widow of a soldier of the revolution, or to their orders, a gratuity of forty dollars to each immediately: the foregoing gratui ties and pensions to be paid in conformity to the existing laws. JAMES THOMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JACOB KERN, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The fourteenth day of March, Anno Domini, eighteen hundred and thirty-five. GEO: WOLF. No. 51. An Act For the relief of sundry soldiers and widows of soldiers of the revolu tionary war. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pen sylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and re P.Whitmeyer G. Fisher, Annuity and quired to pay to Philip Whitmyer of Lebanon county, George Gratuity, Fisher of Lehigh county, Daniel Sterner and Mathias Gress of Northampton county, Henry Styles of Berks county, James Davis of Fayette county, William Johnston of Huntingdon county, and John Middagh of Juniata county, soldiers, and Dorothy Lambert of Berks county and Catharine Crozer of Delaware county, the widows of soldiers of the revolutionary war, 3. Middagh, or to their respective orders, forty dollars to each immediately, D. Lambert and an annuity of forty dollars to each during life, payable half &C. Crozer. yearly, to commence on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five. Gratuity, SECTION 2. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay to Daniel Warner of Montgomery county, a gratuity of forty dollars, in full for his revolutionary services. The foregoing gratuities and pensions to be paid in conformity to the existing laws. JAMES THOMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. APPROVED-The fourteenth day eighteen hundred and thirty-five. Speaker of the Senate. of March, Anno Domini, GEO: WOLF. Town counc'l constable. No. 52. A Supplement To an act entitled An act to alter an act entitled An act for erecting the town of Carlisle, in the county of Cumberland, into a borough, &c. 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 town council of the borough of Carlisle shall authorized to have power, at the first meeting of the said town council, after appoint high the borough election in each and every year, or as soon thereafter as it may be convenient, to appoint one of the constables of the said borough, or any other suitable citizen of the same, high constable of the said borough, and the same high consta ble from time to time to remove from office and appoint another person in his place; and such high constable so appointed shall perform all the duties, and be subject to all the penalties and provisions which are now by law prescribed and established for the regulation of the high constable in the said borough. SECTION 2. So much of the act of the twentieth of March, one thousand eight hundred and ten, as provides that no person act of 20th March, 1810, as relates to shall be permitted to serve as constable more than three years So much of in any term of six years, is hereby repealed, so far as the same relates to the borough of Carlisle, in the county of Cumberland, so that any person elected by the people of the said borough to borough of the said office of constable, or who shall hereafter be elected to Carlisle, rep'd said office, shall serve in such office as if the said act had never been passed. SECTION 3. So much of any act of Assembly as is hereby Repeal. altered or supplied, is hereby repealed. APPROVED-The seventeenth day of March, Anno Domini, eighteen hundred and thirty-five. GEO: WOLF. No. 53. An Act For the relief of sundry soldiers and widows of soldiers of the revolu tionary war. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ilouse of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsy vania in General Assembly met, and it is he eby enacted by the au hority of the Ann. & Grat. same, That the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and re- N. Kantner, quired to pay to Nicholas Kantner of Berks county, Christian C. Acker, Acker of Lehigh county, Casper Warfle of Philadelphia county, C. Warfle, Daniel Steever of Dauphin county, Thomas Sillyman of North- D. Steever, T. Sillyman, ampton county, Ann Craswel of Crawford county, Mary Brad- A. Craswell, ford of Montgomery county, Eliza Jacobs of Luzerne county, M. Bradford, Christian Markle and Martin Ritter of Northumberland county, E. Jacobs, Peter Wolf of Lehigh county, Samuel Mchaffey of Westmore- C. Markle, land county, Ebenezer Byers of Mercer county, Margaret Shef. M. Ritter, fy, George Drehs and Jemima Murry of Montgomery county. S. Mehaffy, Mary M'Kee of Armstrong county, Daniel Morrison of Lancas- E. Byers, ter county, Frederick Bodi:e of the State of New York, Sam- M. Sheffy, uel Withrow of Franklin county, Isaiah Vanhorn of Indiana G. Drehs, J. Murry, County, Sophia Barnhart of Montgomery county, Catharine M. M'Kee, Fell of Luzerne county, and Margaret Maxwell of Huntingdon D. Morrison, county, soldiers and widows of revolutionary soldiers, or to their F. Bodine, respective orders, forty dollars to each immediately and an an- S. Withrow, nuity of forty dollars to each during life, payable half yearly, J. Vanhorn, to commence on the first day of January, one thousand eight C. Fell and hundred and thirty-five. P. Wolf, S. Barnhart, M. Maxwell. Gratuity, SECTION 2. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay to Philip Keesey of Montgomery county, John Beecher and Jane Hunter of Adams county, a gratuity of forty dollars, to each immediately, in full for their revolutionary services. The foregoing gratuities and pensions to be paid in conformity to the existing laws. APPROVED-The seventeenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five. GEO: WOLF. No. 54. An Act To annul the marriage contract of Charles Crillon Barton and Anna his wife. 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 marriage contract entered into by and between Charles Crillon Barton and Anna his wife, late Anna Hollingshead, both of the city of Philadelphia, be and the same is hereby annulled and made void, and the parties released and discharged from the said contract, and from all duties and obligations arising therefrom, as fully and effectually and absolutely as if they never had been joined in marriage. JAMES THOMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JACOB KERN, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED- The eighteenth day of March, Anno Domini, eighteen hundred and thirty-five. GEO: WOLF. 3 No. 55. An Act Providing for the repair of the bridges erected over the canals and railroads of this Commonwealth. commiss❜nera SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn ylvinia in General Assembly me, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the Canal sme, That the canal commissioners are hereby authorized and required to required to repair or rebuild, and to keep in good condition such keep in repair bridges on the Pennsylvania canal and rail-ways as were erect- cert'n bridg's ed at the expense of this Commonwealth, before or at the time over canal. of completing the said canal and rail-ways: Provided, That Proviso. said bridges shall in their opinion continue to be necessary for the accommodation of travellers and persons through whose grounds said canal and rail-ways may run; And provided, 2d Proviso. That no bridges shall be rebuilt or repaired on the land of any person who has received damages on account of said canals, and where, in assessing such damages, allowance was made to said persons for the perpetual repair and rebuilding of said bridges; and the expenses authorized by the provisions of this act are made payable out of the fund appropriated or to be appropriated for the purpose of repairs: Ad provided further, 3d Proviso That the canal commissioners shall not put up or keep in repair bridges for the land owners who have entered into a positive contract, with a perfect understanding between the partics that the land owner was hereafter to put up and keep in repair the bridges for his own convenience. JAMES THOMPSON, JACOB KERN, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five. To the act entitled An act to incorporate the Lycoming Coal company. SECTION 1. Be it nacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania i» General Assembly met, and st is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Lycoming coal company shall have authority |