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691. An Act to incorporate the Plymouth and Wilkesbarre railroad and

br.dge company,

857

692. An Act to incorporate the Laporte gas and water company,

859

693. An Act to incorporate the Western library association of the city

of Philadelphia,

861

694. An Act to incorporate the Bald Eagle boom company, in Clinton

county,

863

695. An Act to incorporate the Carbondale gas company,

866

696. An Act to incorporate the Allegheny and Etna Passenger railroad

company, in Allegheny county,

869

697. An Act to authorize the Washington hose company, of Harrisburg,

to sell certain real estate, &c.,

873

698. An Act to incorporate the Moyamensing fire insurance company, to

be located in the city of Philadelphia,

875

699. An Act empowering Sabina R. Sloan to sell certain real estate, 875

700. An Act to incorporate the Montrose gas company,

876

701. An Act to incorporate the Monongahela Passenger railway com-

pany,

877

702. An Act to incorporate the Tylersville water company,

881

703. An Act to incorporate the Protection fire insurance company, to be

located in the city of Philadelphia,

883

704. An Act to incorporate the Pittston gas company,

883

705. An Act to incorporate the Harrisburg park association, in Dauphin

county,

884

706. An Act to incorporatc the Spring Garden fire engine company, of

the city of Philadelphia,

886

707. An Act to incorporate the Elm Tree fire insurance company, to be

located in the city of Philadelphia,

888

708. An Act to incorporate the Wilkes barre and Kingston Passenger rail-

way company,

888

709. An Act to incorporate the Pittsburg gymnastic association,

890

710. A supplement to an act to incorporate the Philadelphia and New

Hope railroad company,

892

711. An Act to incorporate the Armstrong gas company,

893

712. An Act to incorporate the Drivers' beneficial association, number

one, of the State of Pennsylvania,

894

713. An Act to regulate the building of powder magazines, and the de-

posite of powder therein, within the county of Dauphin,

895

714. An Act relative to the collection of militia taxes in thg county of

Washington,

895

LAWS

OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.

No. 1.

A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT

To an act to authorize the Governor to incorporate the Wilkesbarre Water Company, approved the twelfth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and fifty.

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 said the Wilkesbarre water company shall have three from and after the twelfth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and sixty, to complete their water works now in pro

gress.

W. C. A. LAWRENCE,

years,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The eleventh day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 2.

A SUPPLEMENT

To the charter of the Continental Hotel Company.

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 managers of the Continental hotel company be authorized to issue bonds, with or without coupons, for such an amount as may be necessary to finish said hotel, on Chestnut, Ninth and Sansom streets, Philadelphia, and to pay all debts contracted for such purpose, and the payment of ground rent ; such bonds to be in sums of not less than one hundred dollars, nor for any fractional part of such sum, which shall be secured by a mort. gage to be made by the managers upon said premises, to one or more trustees, and made payable in such times as may be fixed by the managers, with interest at a rate not exceeding eight per centum per annum; and it shall be the duty of the managers to pledge, in said bonds and mortgage, all the rents of said hotel, and of the stores on said premises, aster paying ground rent, taxes and other annual expenses, for the security of said bonds; and until such bonds shall be paid in full, principal and interest, no dividends shall be paid to the stockholders of the said company

W. C. A. LAWRENCE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED— The thirteenth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER,

No. 3.

AN ACT

Relative to Assistant Controller of the city of Pittsburg.

Section 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 game, That the controller of the city of Pittsburg be and he is hereby authorized to appoint, subject to the approval of the finance committee of the councils of said city, for the time being, a suitable person as assistant controller, who shall have authority to perform all the duties of the controller in case of his necessary absence on account of sickness or other inability to attend to the duties of the office in person. The assistant controller shall take and subscribe the same oath as the controller, and be subject to the same penalty for'a violation thereof: Provided, That the compensation of the said assistant shall be paid by the controller, who shall be responsible for all the official acts of his assistant, in the same manner as if the same had been done by himself in person.

W. C. A. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED—The sixteenth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

No. 4.

A SUPPLEMENT

To the act to incorporate the Paddy's Run Bridge Company.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen(rtires of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Paddy's Run bridge company be and they are hereby authorized to increase their capital stock to an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars; and the bonds authorized to be issued by the act of the twenty-fifth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, inay be converted by the holders thereof into the capital stock of said company, at par: Provided, That no bond hereby authorized to be issued by said company shall be for a less sum than one hundred dollars.

W. C. A. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WM. M. FRANCIS,

Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED—The serenteenth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WM. F. PACKER.

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