SECTION 67. The electors of Delaware township in Juniata co. the county of Juniata, hall hereafter hold their general Delaware elections at the house now occupied by widow Susan Smith, township. in said township.

SECTION 68. That from and after the passage of this act, Street com. the street commissioners of the borough of Towanda, elected missioners of Towanda to or appointed according to the provisions of the act incorporbe overseers ating said borough, shall be by virtue of their office, over- of the poor. seers of the poor of the borough of Towanda, according to the provisions of the act passed the fifteenth day of April, Anno Domini, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, directing that the supervisors be overseers of the poor.

SECTION 69. The electors of Middle Smithfield township Pike co. in Pike county, shall hereafter hold their general elections at Smithfield the house now occupied by William Overfield, in said town-township. ship.

SECTION 70. The town of Bethlehem, in the township of North'ton co Bethlehem in the county of Northampton, is hereby declared Bethlehem. a separate school district, according to its bounds as an election district, and is hereby authorized to levy and collect taxes for school purposes, and to elect school directors.

SECTION 71. That the commissioners of the incorporated Philad'a. co district of Spring Garden in the county of Philadelphia, be Spring Garand they are hereby authorized and empowered to pass from den. time to time, such and so many ordinances as may be thought necessary for the prevention or regulation of the erection and removal from any other place into the sail district, of any wooden dwelling house, shop, warehouse, carriagehouse, store, stable, or other wooden buildings, within the limits of the said incorporated district of Spring Garden: Provided, That such ordinances shall not be contrary to the constitution or laws of this commonwealth.

SECTION 72. That any person being a director of any A bank dibank of this commonwealth, shall not be thereby disquali-rector may be fied from being a commissioner of the district of Spring commission'r Garden.

SECTION 73. That the commissioners of said district shall Commissionhave power to erect market houses in Morris or Spring ers may build Garden street, continued between Broad and Fairmount market house streets, from time to time, as the public convenience may require, sail markets not to exceed in width those already erected in the eastern section of said Spring Garden street.

SECTION 74. The electors of Chest township, Clearfield Clearfield c. county, shall hereafter hold their general elections at the Chest townhouse now occupied by James Thompson, in said township. ship.

SECTION 75. That the electors of Conewago township in York co. the county of York, shall hereafter hold their general elec- Conewago p tions at the public house of Jacob and Christian Miller, in

Perry co. Borough of

Bloomfield

the village of Mount Pleasant, in the said township of Conewago.

SECTION 76. That the borough of Bloomfield, in the township of Centre in the county of Perry, are hereby declared to be separated, and hereafter shall act as distinct communities in reference to county rates and levies, the school laws, elections, and to all intents and purposes; the said borough and the said township being hereby erected into separate election districts, the election for said township and borough shall be held at the court house in the said borough, at separate windows or parts of the house.

SECTION 77. So much of any law or laws as prevents a Constable person from serving as constable more than three years in any Cumberl❜d co term of six years, is hereby repealed, so far as respects the county of Cumberland.

Columbia co.

SECTION 78 That part of the township of Mifflin in the Mifflin town county of Columbia, laid off for a new township, to be called ship. Paxton, shall hereafter be a separate election district, and the electors thereof shall hold their general elections at the house of Adam Michael, in said district.

Columbia co. SECTION 79. The township of Limestone, in the county of Limestone Columbia, shall hereafter be a separate election district. and township. the electors thereof hold their general election at the Union school house, in said district.

Somerset co.

SECTION 80. That the borough of Stoystown in Somerset Stoystown. county, shall hereafter form a separate election district, and the electors residing within the limits of said borough, shall hold their several elections, and elections for borough officers, at the house now occupied by John Hite, in said borough; and the said borough shall also form and constitute a school district, and the qualified electors residing within the limits of said borough, shall vote for school directors on the first Tuesday in May next, and if the school law shall be adopted in said borough, then and in that case the said borough shall be entitled to a pro rata share of the appropriation for school purposes; and the said borough shall hereafter be separate and apart from the township of Quemaho ning, in every respect, and for every purpose.

Wash'tn.co.

SECTION 81. The electors of the township of West Findlay West Find in the county of Washington, shall hereafter hold their general lay township elections at the house of William Lucus, in said township. SECTION 82. That the township of Liverpool, in the county of Perry, shall hereafter be a separate election district, and the general and other elections for the said township, shall be held at the house now owned by Frederick Rinehart.

Perry co. Liverpool.

of

SECTION 83. From and after the passage of this act, it shall be lawful for the qualified electors of the county Columbia co. Columbia, to elect their county treasurer at the same time, and in the same manner that county commissioners are by

law elected, and the treasurer so elected, shall be liable to all the penalties and liabilities, and perform all the duties specified in the laws relating to county treasurers.

NER MIDDLESWARTH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THOMAS S. CUNNINGHAM,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The first day of April, Anno Domini, eighteen hundred and thirty-six.

JOS RITNER.

451

No. 147.

An Act

To incorporate the New Holland Railroad 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 Jacob Eaby, Nathaniel F. Light- Comm'rs, ner, Thomas Himes, Henry Roland, William Hiester, and Anthony E. Roberts, John Galt, Benjamin Hoover, Solomon Diller, Henry Kinzer, A. Brubeches, A. S. Kienzey, John Wallace, Peter Branch, of Lancaster county, George Louis Mayer, of the city of Lancaster, John Roland, Samuel D. Orrick, William Carman, Abraham Okie, Samuel J. Walker, James M'Cormack, John Pearce, Robert T. Conrad, Robert-P. Neill, William D. Lewis, John Oakford, William J. Crans, of the city and county of Philadelphia, or any two of them, be and they are hereby appointed to do and perform the several duties hereinafter mentioned, that is to say: they shall procure a sufficient number of books,in each of which they shall enter as follows,viz: "We whose names are hereunto subscribed, do promise to pay to the president and managers of the New Holland Railroad company, the sum of fifty dollars for Price of every share of stock set opposite to our respective names,in such shares, $50. manner and proportions, and at such times as shall be determined by the president and managers of the said company, in pursuance of an act of the general assembly of this commonwealth, entitled 'An act to incorporate the New Holland Railroad company;' Witness our hands this day of in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and

Notice of opening books.

Who may subscribe.

and shall thereupon give notice, in two newspapers printed in the city of Lancaster, and one daily paper in the city of Philadelphia, three week at least, of the times and places when and where the said books shall be kept open to receive subscriptions for the stock of the said company, at which respective times and places one or more of the commissioners shalt attend, and permit all persons of lawful age who shall offer to subscribe in the said books, in their own name, or the name of any other person who shall authorize the same, for any number of shares in the said stock, and the said books shall be kept open respectively for the purpose 2000 shares. aforesaid, at least six hours in every juridical day, for the space of six days, or until there shall have subscribed May transfer two thousand shares; and if at the expiration of six days,

books.

Proviso.

Lots to be drawn.

the books aforesaid shall not have the number of shares aforesaid therein subscribed, the said commissioners may adjourn from time to time, and transfer the book or books elsewhere, until the whole number of two thousand shares shall be subscribed, of which adjournment and transfer, the commissioners aforesaid shall give such public notice as the occasion may require, and when the whole number of shares shall be subscribed, then the books shall be closed; but no subscriptions shall be valid, unless the person so subscribing, shall pay to the said commissioners at the time of making the same, the sum of five dollars on each share, for the use of the company: Provided, That on the first day the books shall be so opened, no person shall be permitted to subscribe, either in his own name or in the name of another for his use, for more than twenty shares of the said stock.

Subscription SECTION 2. If more than two thousand shares shall be subto be reduced scribed in the time specified in the first section, to the capital to 2000 sh'rs. stock of the said company, the said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall reduce the subscription to two thousand shares, by striking off from the largest number of shares in succession, until the subscription shall be reduced to two thousand shares, or each of the subscriptions to one share; and if there shall be still an excess, then lots shall be drawn by the commissioners to determine who shall be excluded. When letters. SECTION 3. When seven hundred shares or more of the said patent may stock shall be subscribed, and five dollars on each share paid to the commissioners, the said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall certify the same, under oath or affirmation, te the Governor, whereupon the Governor shall, by letters patent, under his hand and the seal of the commonwealth, create and erect the subscribers, and if the subscription be not full at the time, then also those who shall thereafter subscribe to the number of shares as aforesaid, their successors and assigns, into a body politic and corporate, in deed and in Style of cor. law, by the name, style and title of "The New Holland Railroad company," and by the same name the subscribers

issue.

goiation

shall have perpetual succession, and be able to sue and be Privileges & sued, implead and be impleaded, in all courts of record and liabilities. elsewhere, and to purchase, receive, have, hold and enjoy, to them and their successors, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, goods, chattels, as may be necessary to carry on the business of the said company, and the same from time to time to sell, mortgage, grant, alien or dispose of, and to make dividends of such portions of the profits as they may deem proper, and also to make and have a common seal, and the Seal. same to alter and renew at pleasure, and also to ordain, estabLish and put in execution such by-laws, ordinances and regulations, as shall appear necessary and convenient for the government of the said corporation, not being contrary to the constitution and laws of the United States, or of this commonwealth, and generally to do all and singular, the matters. and things which to them it shall lawfully appertain to do, for the well-being of the said corporation, and the due management and ordering the affairs of the same: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be considered as in any way giving to the said corporation any banking privileges whatever, or any other liberties, privileges, or franchises, but such as may be necessary or incident to the making and maintaining of the said railroad.

Proviso.

SECTION 4. The said named persons, or a majority of Notice to be them, shall, as soon as conveniently may be after the said given of time letters patent shall be obtained, give at least twenty days and place of previous notice in the newspapers herein before mentioned, organization. of the time and place by them appointed for the subscribers to meet in order to organize the said company, and choose by a majority of votes, to be given in person or by proxy, which proxy shall have been obtained and bear date within three months previously to the election at which such proxy shall be presented, duly authorized, one president and ten Election of managers, a majority of whom shall be residents of this officers. commonwealth, a treasurer and secretaries, and such other officers as shall be deemed necessary; that the president and managers aforesaid shall conduct the business of said company until the first Monday of January then next, and until like officers shall be chosen, and may make such by-laws, rules, orders and regulations, as are not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States or of this state, and that may be necessary for the well governing the affairs of the company.

SECTION 5. The stockholders shall meet on the first Mon- Officers to be day in January in every year, at such place as may be elected annufixed upon by the by-laws, of which notice shall be given at ally. least twenty days, by the secretary, in the newspapers before mentioned, and choose by a majority of votes present, their officers for the ensuing year, as mentioned_in the fourth section of this act, who shall continue in office