Cumberland county authorized to direct the Boyd, deceased. appropriated to widow and minor That the orphans' court of the county of Cumberland be, and orphans' court of they are hereby empowered, upon the petition of the said executors, or the survivor of them, to authorize the said executors, zie of the real (or the survivor of them,) to sell at public sale in such manner as estate of William the said court may deem best, the real estate of the said William Boyd, situate in the county aforesaid, and the proceeds of said sale Proceeds to be to be put to interest on good security for the benefit of the widow, the use of the and the maintenance and education of the minor children, and to children of the convey the same as fully and effectually to the purchaser, his deceased. heirs or assigns, as if they had been authorized so to do by the will of the said William Boyd; Provided, That previous to the Proviso. sale of the aforesaid land, by the executors, they shall enter into bonds with security to be approved of by the orphans' court of Cumberland county, for the faithful execution of the trust to them confided by this act. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven. SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER LX. An ACT supplementary to an act, entitled "An act for annexing part of Northumberland county to the county of Lu zerne. WHEREAS it appears to the legislature that Henry Donnel and George Haines, commissioners created by the third section of the act to which this is a supplement, have declined to perform the duties enjoined on them by said act; Therefore, SECT. I. 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 Isaac A. Chapman of Wilkesbarre township, and Archi- Commissioners“ bald Murray of Conygham, in Luzerne county, be, and they appointed and reare hereby appointed commissioners in the room and stead of mark a line conHenry Donnel and George Haines, who have declined serving, act to which this and the said Isaac A. Chapman and Archibald Murray, together is a supplement, with Redmond Conygham, the other commissioner, or any two of them, are hereby required to run and mark the line contemplated by the act to which this is a supplement, and return quired to run and templated by the a copy of the same into the prothonotary's office of each county, Compensation for which services they shall receive at the rate of two dollars for their services per mile for the whole distance, with reasonable expenses for a the county treasurveyor, chain carriers and axmen, to be paid by warrants to be paid out of sury of Luzerne. Governor au thorized to fill vacancies. Repeal of the drawn by the commissioners of Luzerne county on the treasurer of said county; and in case of vacancy hereafter happening by death, resignation or otherwise, the governor shall be, and hereby is authorized to supply the same from time to time by new appointments. SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 3rd section of a That the third section of the act to which this is a supplement be and the same is hereby repealed. former act. ་་ JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven. SIMON SNYDER. Orphan's court rect the sale of part, or the whole of the real estate of deceased, to pay debts, &c. CHAPTER LXI. An ACT authorizing the sale of certain real estate late the property of James Stewart, of Luzerne county, deceased. WHEREAS it satisfactorily appears to the legislature that it would be beneficial to the legatees of James Stewart, late of Luzerne county, deceased, to authorize the sale of part of said deceased's real estate; Therefore, SECT. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa iives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the authorized to di. orphans' court of the county of Luzerne, be, and they are hereby empowered, upon the petition of the widow and executors, (or) the survivor of them,) of the late James Stewart of the said James Stewart, County, deceased, to authorize the said executors or the survivor of them to sell, in such manner as the said court may deem best, the real estate of the said James Stewart, situate in the county aforesaid, for the payment of his debts and the maintenance and education of the minor children, or such part thereof as the said court may think the interest of the creditors, legatees, and devisees of the said James Stewart require, and to convey the same as fully and effectually to the purchaser, his heirs and assigns, as if they had been authorized so to do, by the will of the said James Stewart: Provided, That before they make any such order the said court shall take from the said executors a bond with sufficient security conditioned for the faithful performance of the trust reposed in them, and for the application Provisó of the monies arising from such sales, to the purposes directed by the said court. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven. SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER LXII. An ACT supplementary to an act entitled, " An act to authorize SECT. I. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, ed to supply va commissioners. and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John H. Two commişBrinton of the city of Philadelphia, and Henry Buckingham of sioners appoint. the county of Luzerne, be, and they are hereby appointed com- cancies. missioners in the place and stead of Thomas Allibone of the city of Philadelphia, and Lawrence Myers of the county of Luzerne, deceased; who, with the commissioners in the act to which this is a supplement named, or a majority of them, shall Powers of the have power to do and perform the several duties, and shall be under the same restrictions, as are mentioned in the act to which this is supplementary; Provided always, that if the said Proviso. company shall not within five years after the date of this act time for com proceed in the erection of said bridge, agreeably to the true in- mencing and tent and meaning of the act to which this is a supplement, and work. shall not within ten years from the passing of this act complete the same, it shall and may be lawful for the legislature of this commonwealth to resume all and singular the rights, liberties and privileges, granted to the said company. Limiting the completing the SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, The governor to That in case of vacancy hereafter happening by death, resigna- supply vacancies. tion, or otherwise, the governor shall be, and he is hereby authorized to supply the same from time to time by new appoint ments. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven. K SIMON SNYDER. Marriage con tract between and Hannah CHAPTER LXIII. An ACT dissolving the marriage of William Moland and WHEREAS it hath been represented by the petition of Hannah Moland of the county of Bucks that she was legally married to William Moland, on the nineteenth day of October, Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and seventy-three, that shortly after their intermarriage her said husband suffered himself to become the victim of intemperance, and forgetting the affectionate duty of a husband did ill-treat and personally abuse his said wife; And whereas the cruel and unjust conduct of the said William Moland is satisfactorily proven to the legislature, by sundry documents accompanying the petition; Therefore, SECT. I. 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 William Moland and Hannah William Moland Moland, be, and the same is hereby declared to be null and Moland dissolv. void, and the parties respectively set free and discharged therefrom, and all the rights and duties arising under the same, as fully and absolutely as if they had never been joined in marriage; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to render illegitimate any child or children born of the body of the said Hannah during the coverture. ed. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven. SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER LXIV. 6 An ACT to declare Lycoming creek in the county of Lycoming, a public highway. SECT. I. 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 Lycoming creek of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, Lydeclared a public coming creek in the county of Lycoming, from the mouth thereup the same to where the line of Tioga county crosses the said creek, shall be and the same is hereby declared a public highway, for the passage of rafts, boats and other vessels under under certain re- limitations and restrictions hereinafter specified; and it shall and Highway, strictions. of may be lawful for the inhabitants, desirous of using the naviga tion of said creek, to remove all natural and artificial obstruc tions from the bed or channel of the aforesaid creek, excepting dams for mills, and other water-works; and to erect such slopes or locks; and to keep the same in repair at the mill dams now built as may be necessary for the passage of rafts, boats and other vessels, provided such slopes or locks be so constructed as not to injure the said dams. landjon said creek erect dams under SECT. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Possessors of That nothing in this act contained shall be deemed, taken, or authorized to construed to prevent any person or persons possessing lands on a proviso. said creek, who before the passing of this act had authority under the laws of this commonwealth to erect a dam, from erecting any such dam or dams that he, she or they may think proper; Provided always, That such dams be so constructed and kept in repair as that there may be a slope to each dam at least twenty-five feet in width, extending three times the distance down the creek, that such dam may be in perpendicular height and sufficient for the passage of boats and rafts. JOHN WEBER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. C. LANE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven. SIMON SNYDER. CHAPTER LXV. An ACT granting an annuity to Thomas Hill.. WHEREAS it appears to the legislature that Thomas Hill was regularly discharged from the Pennsylvania line at the close of the revolutionary war, and that while in the military service of his country he received an injury in his knee from which, combined, with the infirmities of age, he is rendered totally unable to procure a subsistence by labour; Therefore, SECT. I. 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 be and he is hereby authorized to pay to Thomas Campbell of York county, forty dollars out of any unappropriated monies in the treasury, to be applied to the use of Thomas Hill, and that an annuity of forty dollars be granted to the said Thomas Hill, to be paid half yearly during his life to the said Thomas Campbell of said county, his executor or executors, administrator or administrators, his or their lawful attorney, by the state treasurer out of any unappropriated monies in the treasury, to commence the first day of January, |