No. 13. A SUPPLEMENT To the act for incorporating the "Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire." Directors to invest money 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 directors, for the time being, of "the Philadel phia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire," or a major part of them be, and they are hereby em- of the corpopowered to advance or lay out the money belonging to the cor- ration, stocks, poration in the purchase of the debt or loan of this common- &c. wealth, or of the United States, or to lend the same upon the mortgage or pledge of either of the said loans, or of the stock of any incorporated company of this state, as well as in the manner heretofore authorized. Proviso. SECTION 2. It shall be lawful for the said corporation to To hold corpurchase and hold such real estate as shall be requisite for its tain real es immediate accommodation in relation to the convenient trans- tate. acting of its business, and such as shall have been bona fide mortgaged to it by way of security for money loaned or advanced, and sold under judgment for satisfaction thereof: Pro- real estate vided, That it shall not be lawful for the said corporation, either more than 7 in its own name, or in trust, to hold any real estate for any pe- years. riod longer than seven years after such purchase, except such Except what estate as may be necessary for conveniently transacting the may be necesbusiness of said corporation. sary for transacting the bu SECTION 3. It shall be lawful for the said corporation to siness of the hold and convey to such purchaser as they may see fit, a cer- corporation. tain lot or piece of ground, situate on the south side of Race street and the east side of Schuylkill Second street, heretofore mortgaged to them by Austin Matthew, and purchased at sheriff's sale, in the names of Zachariah Poulson, Joshua Long Title to a cerstreth, and Zaccheus Collins, in trust for them; and also, a tain lot concertain other lot adjoining the same, and purchased in the names firmed, and of the same trustees from the estate of Benjamin Warner, de- authority to ceased, and Joseph Warner; and that the said real estate, while sell the same. held by or in trust for the said corporation, and when conveyed by them or their order to a purchaser or purchasers, shall be free, and discharged from all claim on behalf of the commonwealth, and of all persons claiming under the same. Reserves the SECTION 4. The legislature reserves to itself the right to right to alter, alter, amend, or annul all or any part of the privileges granted &c. by this act. WM. PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO'S. RINGLAND, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The twenty-first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. No. 14. GEO: WOLF. AN ACT To authorize the trustees of the Associate Presbyterian or Secession congregation of Mercer to execute a deed to James Magoffin, junior, for two lots of ground in the borough of Mercer. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re presentatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That James Morehead, James Magoffin, junior, Samuel Thompson, Livingston Carman and David Garvin, all of the county of Mercer, or a majority of them, who hold in trust two lots of ground in the borough of Mercer, for the Associate Presbyterian or Secession congregation of Mercer, be, and they are hereby authorized to make and execute to Doctor James Magoffin, junior, a deed in fee simple for the said two lots described as follows, to wit: situated in the borough and county of Mercer, and numbered in the general draft thereof forty-three and forty-four; bounded west by the turnpike, south and east by alleys, and north by lots of Benjamin Heartly: Provided, however, that nothing in this act contained shall authorize the making and executing said deed until the said James Magoffin shall have paid (if not already done) the full amount of the purchase money mentioned in the deed granting said lots to said trustees. WM. PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO'S. RINGLAND, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The twenty-third day of January, Anno Domini, eighteen hundred and thirty-four. GEO: WOLF. No. 15. AN ACT For the relief of Peter Gerhart, Henry Snyder, and John Wilfong, soldiers, and Catharine Nungesser, Catharine Curry and Barbara Stalile, the widows of revolutionary soldiers. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re presentatives 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 and required to pay to Peter Gerhart, of Columbia county, Henry Snyder, of Adams county, and John Wilfong, of Montgomery county, soldiers of the revolution, or to their respective orders, forty dollars to each immediately, and an annuity of forty dollars to each during life, payable half yearly, to com mence on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. SECTION 2. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay to Catharine Nungesser, of Columbia county, Catharine Curry, of Allegheny county, and Barbara Stahle, of Lancaster county, the widows of revolutionary soldiers, or to their respective orders, forty dollars to each immediately, and an annuity of forty dollars to each during life, payable half yearly, to commence on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. WM. PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO'S. RINGLAND, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The twenty-third day of January, Anno Domini, eighteen hundred and thirty-four. GEO: WOLF. No. 16. AN ACT Making an appropriation for the repair of the Pittsburg and Butler turnpike road. 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 sum of two thousand five hundred dollars be, 16 $2500 appropriated. and the same is hereby appropriated, to be paid to Thomas H. Stewart and William Peebles, on warrants drawn by the Governor on the Treasurer of this Commonwealth, and shall be expended by them in repairing that part of the Pittsburg and Butler turnpike road, lying between Pine creek and the Allegheny bridge, in Allegheny county; and the said commissioners shall be allowed one dollar per day, each, for every day nemissioners. cessarily employed by them in performing the duties enjoined upon them by this act, to be paid out of said appropriation of twenty-five hundred dollars. Compensa tion of com SECTION 2. Before the said commissioners shall draw the money hereby appropriated, they shall enter into a bond to the Commission- Commonwealth, with one or more sureties, to be approved ers to give bond and se. by one of the judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions for the county of Allegheny, for the faithful and judicious expenditure of said money. curity, &c. The commis SECTION 3. The said commissioners shall, as soon as the sioners to re- said money is expended, make report to the Court of Quarter port to the Sessions of the county of Allegheny, and upon report so made, S. of Alleghethe court is hereby directed to appoint three commissioners to ny co. view said road, and make report of the same to said court parViewers to be ticularly, setting forth whether or not said money was judiciously appointed. expended, agreeably to the provisions of this act; and if their report shall be approved by said court, then and in that case the said bond shall be null and void, for which service the said viewers shall be paid one dollar and fifty cents per day, to be paid out of the treasury of the county aforesaid. Their compensation. WM. PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO'S. RINGLAND, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. GEO: WOLF. No. 17. AN ACT To incorporate and endow the Pennsylvania Institution for the instruction of the blind. 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 members of "The Pennsylvania Institution for incorporated. the instruction of the blind," and all who according to the con Institution stitution and by-laws shall become members thereof, be and To hold prothey are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate by perty, real and personal. the same name and style, to have perpetual succession, and be capable to take, hoid and enjoy lands, tenements and heredita- Proviso. ments, to use a common seal, and to break, alter or renew the Not to exceed same at pleasure: Provided, That the clear yearly value of the yearly the real and personal estate by them held shall not exceed fifty value of thousand dollars. $50,000. SECTION 2. The said institution shall be governed by such To make bylaws, &c. constitution, laws, or by-laws as are now in existence, until the same be altered by the members thereof, in the manner provided for in the said constitution; and that the said institution shall have power to make, alter or repeal their constitution or Proviso, laws in such manner as they shall deem expedient: Provided, By-laws not That no law, or by-law shall be valid, which may be in oppoto be contrary sition to the constitution and laws of the United States, or to tution of the the constitution and laws of this commonwealth. to the consti U. S. and of election at the cers to hold SECTION 3. If an election of the officers of the institution this State. be not held at the time herein appointed, the corporation shall In case of no not, for that cause, be dissolved; but an election shall be held, time appoint. as soon after as may be, public notice thereof being given; and ed, corporat❜n until such election, the officers in place shall continue to act, not to be disand the officers now elected, viz. the Governor of the State, pa- solved. tron, William White, D. D. president, Peter S. Duponceau, Present offi Roberts Vaux, William Y. Birch and Edward Coleman, vice- till others are presidents, John Vaughan, treasurer, Joshua Francis Fisher, cor- elected. responding secretary, Jacob Snider, junior, recording secretary, Philip Syng Physick, M. D. consulting physician, William Gibson, M. D. and Caspar Morris, M. D. visiting physicians, and Nathan Dunn, Joshua Lippincott, J. K. Mitchell, M. D., Richard Price, Alfred Elwin, John A. Brown, Robert Maxwell, A. D. Bache, C. D. Meigs, M. D., B. W. Richards, John Miller, junior, and John U. Fraley, managers, shall hold and exercise their respective offices until the election in March next, and until others are chosen. SECTION 4. To aid the funds of the said institution, the be drawn impropriated, to Governor is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant mediately. on the state treasurer, in favor of the president of said institu- $160 per ann. tion, for the sum of ten thousand dollars immediately; and for each indimoreover shall draw his warrant on the state treasurer, in favor gent pupil of of the said president, for the further sum of one hundred and 1st proviso. sixty dollars for every indigent pupil of this commonwealth No scholar to taught in said school, one-half to be paid at the expiration of the be taught at the public exterm of six months, and the remainder at the end of the year: Provided, That no one scholar shall be taught, at the expense than 6 years. of the commonwealth, more than six years: And provided 2d proviso. also, That the sum so to be drawn from the treasury, for such Not to exceed tuition, shall in no one year exceed the sum of nine thousand $9,000 per dollars. $10,000 ap this state. pense more annum. |