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No. 83.

AN ACT

Further supplementary to an act, entitled "An Act authorizing the governor to incorporate the Bald Eagle and Nittany Valley turnpike and railroad company, and for other purposes."

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 time allowed in the act, entitled "An Act authorizing the governor to incorporate the Bald Eagle and Nittany Valley turnpike and railroad company," passed the thirtieth day of March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, and extended by the act of the seventeenth day of March, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, for the completion of the turnpike or railroad mentioned and Time for compledescribed in the said act, is hereby extended five years, from and after tion of road exthe thirtieth day of March next, (Anno Domini, one thousand eight tended. hundred and forty-five;) and the charter of the said company, and the act to which this is a supplement, shall be and remain in full force, as though the time in this extended act had been allowed in the original

act.

And the said company are hereby authorized to elect officers, and exercise all the rights and privileges conferred by the said charter and the law to which this is a supplement, in the same manner as if the time in this extended act had been allowed in the original act.

SECTION 2. That the provisions of the sixteenth section of the act of State road from the ninth of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty, be and the Haverling's mill, same are hereby re-enacted, and the time for the performance of the Union county, to duties enjoined by the same is hereby extended to the second Monday Elk creek, Centre

in October next.

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APPROVED-The sixth day of March, one thousand eight hundred

county.

and forty-five.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

No. 84.

AN ACT

Relating to constables and auditors of the boroughs of Muncy and Portersville.

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 Constable, Mun- hereafter the high constable of the borough of Muncy, in the county of Lycoming, who is now or may hereafter be elected for said borough, shall be sworn in and qualified in court as other constables of said county, and shall have all the powers, and be subject to all the provisions of law relating to other constables of this commonwealth.

cy.

Constable, Portersville.

Auditors, Portersville.

SECTION 2. That it shall be lawful for the qualified electors of the borough of Portersville, in the county of Butler, in addition to the officers now authorized by law, to elect annually, at the time and place of electing borough officers, one person as constable of said borough, who shall be sworn in and qualified in court in the manner directed by law for the election of other constables, and shall perform all duties, and be subject to all the provisions of law relating to other constables; and the constable elected at the last election of said borough shall, on being qualified and sworn in as other constables are required by law to be qualified, be authorized to perform all the duties, and be subject to all the provisions of law relating to other constables.

SECTION 3. It shall be lawful for the electors of said borough of Portersville, at their next annual elections, to elect three persons as auditors, to audit all public accounts of said borough, one of whom shall continue in office one year, one for two years, and one for three years; and the said electors shall designate on their tickets the term of each person voted for, and annually thereafter one person shall be elected to fill the place of the auditor whose term may be about to expire; and the persons elected as auditors at the last election of said borough, shall hold their offices, and perform the duties of said auditors until the next annual election; and all auditors of said borough shall be sworn or affirmed to perform the duties of their office with honesty, impartiality and fidelity.

FINDLEY PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WILLIAM P. WILCOX,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The sixth day of March, one thousand eight hundred

and forty-five.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

No. 85.

A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT

To an act, entitled "An Act erecting the town of Warren, in the county of Warren, into a borough and township, and for other purposes," passed the third day of April, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and thirty-two.

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 last proviso of the sixth section of the said act to which this is a further supplement, be and the same is hereby repealed.

Repeal.

SECTION 2. That it shall be the duty of every person or persons claiming to be the owner or owners of any lot in the borough of Warren, under the direction and management of the burgess and town council, to pave the side walks adjoining his, her, or their lot or lots, in Paving. such a manner as shall be directed by said burgess and council, at their sessions for such purpose assembled, and in case of failure on the part of such owner or owners so to do, after reasonable notice, it shall be lawful for the said burgess and town council, to cause such pavements to be made, and the expense thereof to be assessed and recovered from such lot owner or owners, for the use of the borough, in the same manner as other debts of like amount are by law recoverable.

SECTION 3. The burgess and town council of said borough are hereby authorized to lay out into lots, any ground not belonging to individuals along the banks of the Allegheny river and Conawango creek, in the bounds of said borough, and the same to sell and convey in fee or otherwise, to purchasers, in such manner as they may deem advisable, and the proceeds of such sales to be paid into the treasury of said borough, for the use of the same: Provided, That nothing herein contained, shall interfere with the use of said river and creek as public highways.

FINDLEY PATTERSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
WILLIAM P. WILCOX,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The sixth day of March, one thousand eight hundred

Lots.

and forty-five.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

Preamble.

No. 86.

AN ACT

To annul the marriage contract of John H. Bohls and Mary Bohls.

WHEREAS, It appears that Mary Bohls, formerly Mary Aulenbach, was married in the county of Berks, and state of Pennsylvania, to John H. Bohls, on the twenty-second of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and in eight or ten days after, removed to the state of Ohio, with her said husband, where they lived and cohabited together as man and wife, for about fourteen months, when the said John H. Bohls deserted and abandoned his said wife, without any just or reasonable cause, and thereby compelled the said Mary to return to her friends in Pennsylvania, for assistance and support; therefore,

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 between John H. Bohls and Mary Bohls, be and the same is hereby declared null and void, and the parties discharged from all the obligations and liabilities growing out of the same, as fully and absolutely as if they had never been joined in marriage.

FINDLEY PATTERSON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
WILLIAM P. WILCOX,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The eighth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five.

No. 87.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

AN ACT

To authorize George Plummer, administrator with the will annexed, of Robert
Harvey, deceased, to convey certain real estate.

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 acts and contracts of William Stewart, performed and entered into Wm. Stewart de- by him whilst acting as the executor of Robert Harvey, late of Hopewell township, Washington county, deceased, so far as the same are in conformity to the directions of the said testator, are hereby declared to

Certain acts of

clared valid.

be as valid in law, and as obligatory upon all parties concerned, as if
the letters testamentary under which the said William Stewart acted,
had been legally granted; and all sales of real estate made by him, the
said William Stewart, while acting as executor aforesaid, in pursuance
to the directions of the will of said decedent, are hereby ratified and con-
firmed; and George Plummer, the legal acting administrator with the
will annexed of the said Robert Harvey, deceased, is hereby authorized
and directed to make, execute, and deliver to the purchasers of the real
estate so sold by the said William Stewart, on the compliance of said
purchasers, with the terms of sale, deeds of conveyance for the real Deeds.
estate so purchased by them; such deeds of conveyance being hereby
declared good and valid: Provided however, That the said administra-
tor with the will annexed, shall, before the execution of the said deed,
hereby authorized, present a petition to the orphans' court of Washing-
ton county, setting forth particularly the contracts made by the said
William Stewart, as executor of the said Robert Harvey, deceased, and
if the court shall be of opinion that the same were entered into in good
faith, and are beneficial to the estate of deceased, they are hereby author-
ized to approve of the same, upon the said administrator executing a
bond to the commonwealth, with sufficient security for the use of all Bond.
persons interested. in such penalty as the said court may direct, with
condition for the faithful application of the proceeds of sales, according
to law, and in pursuance to the will of deceased.

FINDLEY PATTERSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
WILLIAM P. WILCOX,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The eighth day of March, one thousand eigh hundred

and forty-five.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

No. 88.

AN ACT

Relating to the estate of the late William M. Camac.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representalives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly mel, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for the trustees appointed by the will of William M. Camac, late of Penn township, in the county of Philadelphia, and they are hereby authorized and empowered, from time to time, to invest any of the funds of the estate in the purchase of ground Investment of rents or other real estate, situate in this commonwealth, and to purchase funds. at any sheriff's sale, or at any other public or private sale, any real estate upon which the estate of the said William M. Camac now has or holds, or may hereafter have or hold, any mortgage, judgment, or

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