Journal of the ... of the ... House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaGeorge Helmbold, 1876 - Legislative journals |
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Achenbach Act to provide Act to repeal affirmative Agreeably to order Allegheny Allegheny county amend Anstine approved Bakeoven Bedford Berks Billingsley borough Brown Buck Carey Chapin Chrisman Committee on Judiciary Commonwealth Conrad Crawford Crawford county Cruikshank Dickey Durling Embick Endsley entitled An Act Erie Falkenbury Faunce Fincher Findley Fogel Fortenbaugh Gaffey Geiselman Gemmill Gentner Graham Gunster Hasson Hetrick Hoffer Hostetter House agree Huhn Jamison Kimmell Kimmett Knipe Lecron length and agreed Lewis Loftus Logan Losch Loudenslager Lusk Luzerne Lynott M'Asey M'Gowan M'Henry M'Lean M'Nite Messrs Miller Monaghan Montgomery Morgan Moscrip motion Mumper Mylin nays were taken Nisley Pallatt Pennsylvania petition of citizens Philadelphia place and presented question was determined Reighard repeal an act reported bill Reutter Reyburn Ringgold Roney Schoch Schuylkill Schuylkill county Senate Shonk Shugert Smith Somerset Spicer Stahle Steck Stober Stotzer Talley Thompson township Vogdes Wendt Wishart Withington yeas and nays Zern and Patterson
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Page 987 - Each house shall have power to determine the rules of its proceedings and punish its members or other persons for contempt or disorderly behavior in its presence, to enforce obedience to its process, to...
Page 601 - That any person that shall knowingly make a false affidavit for such purpose shall be deemed guilty of perjury and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by...
Page 591 - The General Assembly shall have the power to alter, revoke, or annul any charter of incorporation now existing and revocable at the adoption of this Constitution, or any that may hereafter be created, whenever, in their opinion it may be injurious to the citizens of this Commonwealth, in such manner, however, that no injustice shall be done to the corporators.
Page 587 - ... all such real estate as may be acquired as aforesaid, and which shall not be necessary for the accommodation of such company in the convenient transaction of its business...
Page 11 - Town- meetings are to liberty what primary schools are to science; they bring it within the people's reach, they teach men how to use and how to enjoy it. A nation may establish a system of free government, but without the spirit of municipal institutions it cannot have the spirit of liberty.
Page 861 - No appropriations, except for pensions or gratuities for military services shall be made for charitable, educational or benevolent purposes, to any person or community, nor to any denominational or sectarian institution, corporation or association.
Page 586 - Such as shall have been mortgaged to it in good faith, by way of security for loans previously contracted or for moneys due; or, 3.
Page 967 - An Act to provide for the selection of a site and the erection of a state hospital for the insane...
Page 586 - Such as shall have been purchased at sales upon judgments, decrees or mortgages obtained or made for such debts; and it shall not be lawful for any such company to purchase, hold or convey real estate in any other case, or for any other purpose...
Page 464 - ... are required to receive all persons arrested by such policemen for the commission of any offense against the laws of this Commonwealth upon or along said railroads, or the premises of any such corporation, to be dealt with according to law.