Philipsburg and

road, grade of.

SECTION 5. That so much of the act entitled "An Act to incorporate Glade turnpike the Philipsburg and Glade Turnpike Road company," as limits the grade of their road to four and a half degrees, be and the same is hereby repealed, and said company shall be authorized to construct their said road with a grade not exceeding five degrees.

APPROVED-The twentieth day of April, A. D. eighteen hundred

and fifty-three.

WM. BIGLER.

No. 359.

AN ACT

To appoint Commissioners to run and mark the County lines between Bedford,
Fulton and Huntingdon.

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. William M. Hall, of the county of Bedford, Kimber S. Moore, of the

Duties.

Commissioners to survey and

county of Fulton, and Jacob Criswell, of Huntingdon, are hereby appointed commissioners, with authority to survey, ascertain and mark the dividing line between the counties of Bedford, Fulton and Hunting. don.

SECTION 2. That it shall be the duty of said commissioners, after having first taken and subscribed an oath or affirmation before a justice of the peace to perform the duties enjoined on them by this act with impartiality and fidelity, to go upon the ground and carefully survey, ascertain, mark and establish the dividing line which separates Huntingdon county from the counties of Bedford and Fulton, commencing at the Blair county line and running to the Franklin county line, and that the said commissioners shall run and mark the said line as the same was originally run and marked, which said line, when so marked, shall be the boundary line dividing the said counties.

SECTION 3. That it shall be the duty of said commissioners, or any two of them, on or before the first day of October, one thousand eight make draft, &c. hundred and fifty-three, to survey and mark said line upon the ground by distinct and permanent marks, wherever and as often as the said division line crosses any public road or highway, and other convenient distances on the aforesaid line, and to make three drafts of the same, certified under their hands, with courses and distances plainly laid down with references to the improvements through which said line may pass, one of which they shall deposit in each of the prothonotary offices of the aforesaid counties, as soon thereafter as practicable, which shall be considered as a public record.

SECTION 4. That the said commissioners shall receive as a compen- Compensation. sation for their services, the sum of three dollars per day each, for and during the time they shall be actually engaged in the discharge of their duties, and the commissioners shall have authority to appoint a surveyor or other necessary assistant, and to incur any other expenses that may be necessary to carry out the intention of this act; said assistants shall receive for their services the sum of two dollars per day each while actually engaged on said survey, and all the aforesaid expenses shall be paid in equal proportions by the said counties, by the commissioners of said counties, by warrant drawn on the treasurers of their respective

counties.

SECTION 5. That in case that any of the above named commissioners Vacancies how should refuse to serve, or in the event of his sickness or death, the re- supplied. maining two shall select a suitable person, a resident of the same county in which the person resided who caused the vacancy, as commissioner, and if two or more vacancies shall occur from the same cause, the Governor is hereby authorized to appoint commissioners to discharge the duties prescribed in this act.

APPROVED-The twentieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.

WM. BIGLER.

No. 360.

A SUPPLEMENT

To the sixth section of an act entitled "An Act authorizing the Commissioners of the incorporated districts of the Northern Liberties and Kensington to open a street, to be called Delaware avenue; relative to the duties of Assessors, Venders of Mineral Waters," passed the 24th day of January, 1849; and the supplement to an act entitled "An Act relative to the Venders of Mineral Waters; and an act relative to the Washington Coal company; to Sheriffs' sales of real estate; to the substitution of Executors and Trustees when plaintff's; to partition of Common Pleas ; and for other purposes," passed the 9th day of April, 1849; relative to the Pennsylvania Building and Loan Association; and to the Venango 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

all manufacturers and venders of mineral waters and other beverages Mineral Waters, in bottles, upon which their mark or marks shall be respectively im- &c., bottles pressed, may file in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth marked to be

a description of such bottles, and of the name or marks thereon, and published.
shall cause the same to be published for six weeks, successively, in a
daily, weekly or other newspaper published in the county wherein the

Proviso.

Penaly for using

or selling such

bottles.

Evidence of the

same shall be manufactured or sold, except in the city and county of Philadelphia, where the said publication shall be made for the same time in two daily newspapers: Provided, That those manufacturers or vendees of mineral waters or other beverages, who may have already complied with the provisions in regard to registry and publication contained in the sixth section of an act entitled "An Act authorizing the commissioners of the incorporated districts of the Northern Liberties and Kensington to open a street to be called Delaware avenue, and for other purposes, approved the twenty-fourth day of January, Anne Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, shall not be again required to make registry or publication, and shall be entitled to all

the benefits of this act.

SECTION 2. That it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person or persons hereafter, without the permission of the owner thereof, to fill with mineral waters or other beverages any such bottles so marked, or to sell, dispose of, or to buy, or to traffic in any such bottles so marked and not bought by him or her of such owner thereof, and every person so offending, shall be liable to a penalty of fifty cents for every bottle so filled, or sold, or used, or disposed of, or bought, or traficked in, for the first offence, and of five dollars for every subse quent offence, to be recovered before any alderman or justice of the peace, as fines and penalties are by law recoverable, for the use of the Commonwealth.

SECTION 3. That the fact of any person other than the rightfal ase or purchase owner thereof using any such bottles for the sale therein of any bev of such bottles. erage, shall be prima facie proof of the unlawful use or purchase of

Former acts re

pealed.

Provisions of

certain act ex⚫tended.

Venango railJead company, supplement to

set incorporatings

such bottles as aforesaid, and any such owner, or agent of the owner, who shall make oath or affirmation before any alderman or justice of the peace, that he has reason to believe, and does believe, that any of his bottles stamped and registered as aforesaid are being unlawfully used, or are concealed by any person or persons selling or manufacturing mineral waters or other beverages, that the said alderman or jus tice of the peace shall thereupon issue a process in the nature of 3 search warrant, directed to any constable, commanding him to search the premises, wagons, carts or other places of the offender or offenders where said bottles are alleged to be, and if upon such search any bot tles so marked shall be found, to bring the same, together with the body of the person in whose possession they may be found, before said alderman or justice of the peace, there to be dealt with according to law.

SECTION 4. That all acts, supplements, or parts of acts of Assembly heretofore passed, in reference to the subject matter contained in the preceding sections of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

SECTION 5. That the proviso to the fourth section of the act entitled "A supplement to an act entitled 'An Act to prevent waste in certain cases within this Commonwealth,'" &c., approved the twentysecond of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, so far as the same affects the Pennsylvania Building and Loan Association, be and it is hereby repealed.

SECTION 6. That the commissioners of the Venango Railroad company, or any three of them, are hereby authorized to open books and receive subscriptions, at any time, at the court house in the county of Venango, that they may deem advisable, until the amount of stock required by the act of incorporation is subscribed, and that the number of directors in said company shall be four, and one person for

president, who shall be elected as directed in the act of 'incorporation

to which this is a supplement.

SECTION 7. That the aforesaid company shall have the right and May borrow power to borrow money, at a rate not over seven per cent. per annum, money. to enable them to finish and equip their railroad, and give mortgages or other securities for the payment thereof, and the same to be convertible into stock, as shall be agreed upon between said company,

and the lender or lenders: Provided, That no bond shall be issued Proviso. for a sum less than one hundred dollars.

form connec

tions.

SECTION 8. That the said company shall have the authority and Authority to privilege to extend their railroad to any point on the northern line of extend road, and the State, and south west or west by a route near the borough of Mercer, to any point on the western line of Mercer county, and from any point on said road or extension, and also the right to construct and equip a railroad from any point on the Sunbury and Erie, or the supposed route of the Sunbury and Erie railroad, to the western line of the State, and form connection for all purposes at any of the above points with any other railroad that they may deem proper.

APPROVED-The twentieth day of April, one thousand eight hun

dred and fifty-three.

WM. BIGLER.

No. 361.

AN ACT

To incorporate the Washington and Manor Turnpike Road company; legitima. ting Frank Jones of the city of Philadelphia; relative to the election of Directors of the Poor in Allegheny county; to the Warren County Mutual Insu rance company; to the Lackawanna and Susquehanna Railroad; to advertising Lumber drifting upon islands in the Susquehanna river; and relative to Lanes and Alleys in the city of Pittsburg.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresenTM tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John Landis, Amos B. Shuman, Joseph Schoch, Benjamin Kauffman, Commissioners Jacob Mann, George Ford, Daniel Harman, Doctor Abraham Bitner, Jacob Shuman, Abraham Peters, Jacob Shenk, Jacob M. Frantz, Jacob Bausman, John Leitner, Jacob Peters, and George G. Brush, or any three of them, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners, to open books, receive subscriptions to stock, and organize a company,

by the name, style and title of "The Washington and Manor Turnpike Name and Road company," with power to locate and construct a turnpike road Style.

Location.

Subject to the provisions and

restrictions of certain act.

Capital stock.

Commencement

of road.

from the termination of the Manor Turnpike Road at the Lake mill on the Conestoga creek, in Manor township, Lancaster county, along the line of the present public road, or by any other route which may be deemed most advantageous to the borough of Washington, in said county, subject to all the provisions and restrictions of an act regulating turnpike and plank road companies, approved the twenty-sixth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, and the supplements thereto.

SECTION 2. That the capital stock of said company shall consist of five hundred shares, at fifty dollars per share, or of any less number and amount, as may be deemed necessary for the construction and comple tion of said turnpike road.

SECTION 3. That if the said company shall not commence the construc and completion tion of the said road within five years after the passage of this act, and complete the same within seven years thereafter, this act shall be null and void, except so far as may be necessary to wind up the affairs and pay the debts of the company.

Frank Jones legitimated.

Directors of the

be elected.

SECTION 4. That Frank Jones, son of Owen Jones, of the city of Philadelphia, shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges of a legitimate child of the said Owen Jones born in lawful wedlock, and shall be able and capable in law to inherit and transmit any estate whatsoever, as fully and completely, to all intents and purposes, as if he had been born in lawful wedlock.

SECTION 5. That the time fixed for the election for directors of the poor in Alleghe- poor, viz: at the general election in the year one thousand eight hunny co., when to dred and fifty-three, in the first section in said act, passed twenty-third April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, relating to support and employment of the poor of Allegheny county, be so altered and extended as to be at the general election in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, and that the powers given to the commissioners under said act and the former supplement thereto, be extended and continued until the said directors are so elected at the said election year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, and daly qualified.

Warren county

SECTION 6. That Lathrop T. Parmlee, Lansing D. Witmore, and Mutual Insu- Rufus P. King, or any three of the original commissioners of the Warrance company, ren County Mutual Insurance company, be authorized to call a meetto organize. ing for the purpose of organizing said company, agreeable to the conditions of the charter of said company.

damages how to be settled.

Lackawanna SECTION 7. That whenever the parties cannot agree upon the damand Susquehan- ages claimed for lands taken for the right of way by the Lackawanna na railroad co., and Susquehanna Railroad company in the prosecution of their work, the said company may tender bond, and proceed in all respects as is provided and specified in the second section of the act entitled "A supplement to the act incorporating the Pennsylvania Coal company," approved the seventh day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.

Lumber lodging on islands in

Susquehanna,

to be advertised.

SECTION 8. That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be lawful for any person owning or occupying an island in the Susque hanna river to advertise any lumber lodging on his or her land, in the same manner, and under the same terms as is directed in the act of the twentieth of March, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, entitled "An Act to regulate the taking up of lumber in the rivers Susquehanna and Lehigh and their branches," to which this is a supplement.