No. 503. AN ACT Relating to Roads and Road Viewers in the county of Dauphin. 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 same, That the provisions of an act relating to road and bridge viewers in the counties of Chester and Lancaster, approved April twenty. eighth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, be and the same is hereby extended to the county of Dauphin. JOHN M. THOMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem. WM. M. FRANCIS, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED— The second day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty. WM. F. PACKER. No. 50+. AN ACT Providing for the erection of Public Buildings in the city of Philadelphia 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 Commissioners. the judges of the court of common pleas, the judges of the dis trict court for the city and county of Philadelphia, the mayor, and the president of each branch of council, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners, to procure the erection of suitable public buildings, for the accommodation of the courts and public Offices of the city aforesaid ; said buildings to be erected on 1 any part of Independence square, or Penn square, in said city: Proviso. Provided, That Independence Hall shall not be in any manner affected thereby. Organization. Section 2. That the said board of commissioners shall meet within two months after the passage of this act, and organize by the election of a president, and the appointment of a secre tary, who shall be one of their number. mates. sued. Section 3. That it shall be the duty of said board to adver- To advertise for tise in at least two daily newspapers, published in said city, plans and estifor four weeks, for plans and estimates of cost of the proposed buildings, and they shall, within four months after their first meeting, determine upon and adopt a plan, and award the contract to one or more persons, who shall thereupon enter into a contract with the said city of Philadelphia, and shall proceed, under the direction of said board, to erect said buildings and fit them up for the reception of the courts and public offices. Section 4. That the said commissioners shall prepare a con- Contract, relatract, the terms of which shall be published at the time of ad- tivo to. vertising for the proposals for building; they shall provide terms of payment and fix the amount and kind of security, and approve the same upon the execution of the contract. SECTION 5. That as soon as the contract for said buildings To borrow money shall be entered into, and the amount of the expense of the car. rying this act into effect can be ascertained, the said commissioners shall require the mayor of said city of Philadelphia to borrow the amount necessary for the payment thereof, and he, the said mayor, shall publish proposals for a loan, to be styled the building loan of the city of Philadelphia, redeemable in thirty years after date, at an interest of six per centum per annum, upon the usual terms: Provided, The said loan shall be proviso. clear of state tax. Section 6. That the certificates for said loan shall be issued Certificates of as required, for the purposes of paying for said buildings, in sums loan may be isnot less than one hundred dollars, and the proceeds thereof shall be and remain in the treasury, subject to the order of the said board of commissioners for the purpose: Provided, That Proviso. every warrant of the said commissioners shall be countersigned and approved by the city controller, in like manner as other drafts on the treasury. Section 7. That and for the redemption of the said loan, it Additional tas is hereby provided, that the council of said city shall, in each to be levied. and every year after the passage of this act, in fixing the rate of tax for city purposes, add such an amount as will enable them to raise a sum equal to the thirtieth part of the cost of carrying this act into effect, and such sums shall annually be invested in the said loan, or in other stocks of said city, as a sinking fund for the redemption of the said loan, unless sooner bought up or extinguished by the said city; and the commissioners of the sinking Sinking fund. fund as now established by existing laws and ordinances, shall take charge of the loans herein provided for to be redeemed, and of the sinking fund herein created. Section 8. That the last payment shall not be made for the Last payment for construction of said buildings, until the chief engineer and sur- construction, veyor of the said city shall certify that the said buildings have relative to. been constructed in accordance with the contract or contracts, at which time the duties and functions of the commissioners created by the first section hereof shall cease and determine. SECTION 9. That if the buildings herein authorized to be Location. erected, should, in the judgment of the said commissioners, be erected upon any other portion of Independence square than that now occupied by the court house and public offices, then the said commissioners are hereby empowered to contract for the removal of the present court house and public offices, immediately upon the completion of the new buildings, excepting Independence Hall, as aforesaid. JOHN M. THOMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem. WM. M. FRANCIS, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED— The second day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty. WM. F. PACKER. No. 505. AN ACT For the preservation of Fish in the county of York. 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 same, That When fish may from and after the passage of this act until the first day of April, not be taken or Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, it shall caught. not be lawful for any person or persons within the county of York, to catch or take any fish in any of the waters of said county, except the river Susquehanna, by means of any seine or net, or trap of any kind whatever, or in any other method than Proviso. by angling or with the outline: Provided, That this section shall not prohibit the catching of bait fish or crabs with the small scoop net. Penalty. Section 2. That any person violating the provisions of this act shall, for the first offence, forfeit and pay a fine of not less than five dollars, one-half whereof shall go to the informer and the other half to the county of York, and for the second a fine of not less than ten dollars, and an additional five dollars for every subsequent offence. JOHN M. THOMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem. WM. M. FRANCIS, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED—The second day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty. WM. F. PACKER. No. 506. A SUPPLEMENT a To an act, entitled “ An Act relative to Bonds issued by the county of Allegheny for Stock in Railroad Companies,” approved the thirteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight bundred and fifty-eight. 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 it shall and may be lawful for any executors, administrators, guardians and trustees holding bonds of the said county of Allegheny, such as are mentioned in the act to which this is a supplement, to exchange the same for stock in the several and respective railroad companies, in the manner mentioned in the said act; and to hold or dispose of the said stock so taken in exchange, without responsibility on their part for any loss which may be occasioned by any depreciation in the value of the said stock, or the non-payment of any dividend by the said companies. JOHN M. THOMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem. WM. M. FRANCIS, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED— The second day of April, Anno Domini one thouBand eight hundred and sixty. WM. F. PACKER. No. 507. AN ACT Providing for Executions against boroughs. 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 in all cases where judgments have been or shall be obtained against a borough within this commonwealth, like proceedings to enforce payment thereof out of the borough fund, may be had as are provided by law for enforcing payment of judgments against townships; and the writ of execution to be issued in such cases shall be served upon the burgess, or treasurer, or seeretary of the town council of the proper borough. JOHN M. THOMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representat ires. WM. M. FRANCIS, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED—The second day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty. WM. F. PACKER. No. 508. AN ACT Relative to Swine running at large in Armstrong township, Lycoming county. 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 same, That from and after the passage of this act, the act of tenth of May, one thousand seven hundred and twenty-nine, in first Smith's laws, page one hundred and seventy-six, be extended to Armstrong township, Lycoming county. JOHN M. THOMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem. WM. M. FRANCIS, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED—The second day of April, Anno Domini one thou sand eight hundred and sixty. WM. F. PACKER. No. 509. AN ACT Preamble, To jacorporate the Rausch Creek Company. WHEREAS, Peter Eckert, George Vaux, Charles Graff, Cum berland Dugan, Samuel Mifflin and others, all deceased, were |