road authorized. Proviso... 1 Extension of Chicquies and Marietta road and bridge company,be and they are hereby authorized to construct and extend their road from the present termination at the eastern abutment of the old bridge over the Susquehanna, along or near the berm bank of the canal basin, so as to intersect Front street in the borough of Columbia, in a straight line, and terminate at or near the abutment of the new bridge now building across the Susquehanna, opposite the said borough: Provided, That no toll gate be erected thereon, or any toll charged for travels ling on this part of the road thus authorized to be made and 2d proviso. extended: Provided, That the extension of the road hereby Ganal com authorized, shall be so lecated and constructed, subject to missioners to the approval of the board of canal commissioners, as not to approve of lo interfere with any part of the public, works, or any plan for cation. their continuance and completion which may be adopted by the proper authorities. No toll upon extension. SAM'L. ANDERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighth day of April, Anno Domini, eigh teen hundred and thirty three. GEO. WOLF. Canal com missioners No. 155. AN ACT Relating to lots of ground appropriated to the use of the Commonwealth' for collectors, weighmasters and lock keepers on the Pennsylvania ca nal and rail road. SECT. 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 where lots of ground are required for collectors, weighinasters and lock keepers, and the same cannot be ob authorized to tained at a price, which in the opinion of the canal commispurchase lots. sioners, shall be fair and equitable, or where a good and sufficient title for such lot cannot be conveyed to the Commonwealth, the canal commissioners are hereby authorized to survey and lay off a lot of ground for each collector, weighmaster and lock keeper as aforesaid, in the same manner that ground is taken and occupied for other necessary purposes on the canal and rail road: Provided, Such lot does Proviso. not exceed half an acre; and the value thereof shall be assessed Not to exceed and paid as damages are now assessed and paid on the Penn- half an acre, sylvania canal and rail road. &c. SECT. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That all property belonging to the Commonwealth, upon Exemption of the Pennsylvania canal and rail road, shall be exempt taxation. from APPROVED-The eighth day of April, Anno Domini, eighteen hundred and thirty-three. state property from taxation. GEO. WOLF. No. 156. AN ACT For the better employment and support of the poor within the township of Roxborough, in the county of Philadelphia. SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the provisions of the act, entitled "An act for Provisions of the better employment, relief and support of the poor, within act of 31st the township of Germantown, in the county of Philadelphia," extended to ,, March, 1809, passed the thirty-first day of March, in the year eighteen township of hundred and nine, be and the same are hereby extended to Roxborough. the township of Roxborough, in the said county, and that Ainos A. Jones, Joseph Gilkison, Samuel H. Slingluff, Alex- Under direcander Quinton, Michael Levering and Charles Righter, are tion of hereby appointed managers, to carry the said act into effect: Provided, That any two of said managers, shall have power to admit and remove applicants and paupers, any thing in the said act, to the contrary notwithstanding. SAMʼL. ANDERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO'S. RINGLAND, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighth day of April, Anno Domini, eigh teen hundred and thirty-three. GEO. WOLF. managers. .354 Bridge over West Branch made a toll bridge. Rates of toll No. 157. A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT To the act entitled "An act to incorporate a company for making an artį, ficial road, by the best and nearest route, from Waterford, in the county of Eric, through Meadville and Franklin, to the river Susquehanna, at cr near the mouth of Anderson's creek, in Clearfield county; and also, to incorporate a company for making an artificial road from the town of Northumberland, in the county of Northumberland, by the best and nearest route, to the West Branch of the Susquehanna river, at or near the mouth of Anderson's creek, passing through Derrstown, Youngmanstown, Aaronsburg, Bellefonte and Milesburg." SECT. 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 from and after the passing of this act, the bridge over the West Branch of the Susquehanna river, on the Philipsburg and Susquehanna turnpike road, shall be a toll bridge, and it shall and may be lawful to collect and receive of and from all and every person and persons using the sard bridge, the tolls and rates hereinafter mentioned, and to stop any person walking, riding, leading or driving any horse or mule, or driving any cattle, hogs, sheep, sulkey, chair, dearestablished. born, chaise, phaeton, cart, wagon, wain, sleigh, sled, or other carriage of burden or pleasure from passing through the gate at the said bridge,until they shall have respectively paid the toll hereinafter mentioned, that is to say: For every score of sheep, four cents; for every score of hogs, six and a fourth cents; for every score of cattle, twelve and a half cents, and so in proportion for any greater or less number of hogs, sheep or cattle; for every horse or mule, laden or unladen, with his rider or leader, three cents; for every sulkey, chair or chaise, with one horse and two wheels, six and a fourth cents, and with two horses, nine cents; for every dearborn with one horse, six and a fourth cents; for every chaise, coach, phæton, chair, stage, wagon, coachee or light wagon, with two horses and four wheels, twelve and a half cents; for either of the carriages last mentioned, with four horses, eighteen and three fourth cents; for every other carriage of pleasure, under whatsoever name it may go, the like sums, according to the number of wheels, and of horses drawing the same; for every sleigh or sled, three cents for each horse drawing the same; for every cart or wagon, or other carriage of burden, four cents for each horse drawing the same; and where any ger, one cent: Provided, All persons going to, and returning Proviso. from public worship, going to and returning from funerals, Free passenchildren going to school and returning from the same, and gers. all persons going to and returning from military parade shall pass toll free. collector. SECT. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That "The president of the Susquehanna and Water- Bridge placed ford turnpike road company," "The president of the Philips- under care of the presidents burg and Susquehanna turnpike company," and "The presi- of the three dent of the Bellefonte and Philipsburg turnpike company," for the time being, and at all times hereafter, or a majority of them, shall have the care and direction of the said bridge, and are hereby authorized and required to carry the act into effect, and to employ from time to time a fit person to collect the said tolls, and to remove him, and employ another fit Who are to person, as often as they shall deem it necessary and proper; appoint a to pay the necessary expenses for that purpose; to build a toll house, and to keep the said bridge in good order and repair, out of the toll hereafter to be collected, to pay to the Apportion respective companies the sums advanced by them with lawful part of proceeds. interest, for building the pier under the centre of the arch, and as soon as the same shall be paid and adjusted, to report to the Auditor General on the first day of September yearly, Report to and every year thereafter, the balance of clear profit, which Auditor Genshall be raised from the said tolis, and to pay over the same, eral annually, within thirty days thereafter to the State Treasurer, to be &c. by him placed in the internal improvement fund of the Commonwealth, and by the commissioners of that fund, so kept that the amount thereof shall always appear, and the said fund is hereby pledged to repay the said money with interest, or as much thereof as shall be necessary to rebuild the said bridge, when the same shall be required. Disposal of clear profits. Swatara SECT. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the fifteenth section of the act of the tenth day of 15th section April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, entitled of act of 10th "An act authorizing the erection of certain dams in navigable April, 1826, streams; for erecting a bridge over Swatara creek; declaring relative to certain creeks public highways; respecting a public well in bridge, &c. Bergetstown, and for other purposes," be, and the same is hereby repealed, and hereafter it shall be the duty of the persons who are to carry this act into effect, and their toll gatherers to enforce the act entitled "An act for the preservation of wooden bridges within this Commonwealth" against all person or persons offending against the provisions thereof, so repealed. Preservation of bridge, &c: far as respects the said bridge, and the Legislature reserves the right at any time to alter or repeal this act. SAM'L. ANDERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO'S. RINGLAND, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighth day of April, Anno Domini, eighteen hundred and thirty-three. GEO. WOLF. In county suits, No. 158. AN ACT Relative to suits in which the county of Cumberland is interested, SECT. 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 no person whatsoever shall be excluded from being a witness, arbitrator, judge or juror on the trial of any taxables may cause in the county of Cumberland, in any suit in which the be witnesses, said county is interested, by reason of being a taxable inhabitant of said county, nor shall any exception to the venire or challenge, be sustained to any juror by reason of the duties imposed by law, upon the sheriff and commissioners, in selecting, drawing, summoning and returning the jury, and the provisions of this act shall extend to suits now pending as well as suits hereafter to be brought. &c: SAM'L. ANDERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives, THO'S. RINGLAND, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighth day of April, Anno Domini, eighteen hundred and thirty-three. GEO. WOLF. |