No. 2. AN ACT To annul the marriage contract of Lydia M'Whorter and John M'Whorter. 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 marriage contract entered into between Lydia M'Whorter, of Adams county, and John M'Whorter, be and the same is hereby annulled and made void, and the parties released and discharged from the said contract, and from all legal duties and obligations arising therefrom, as effectually and absolutely as if they had never been joined in marriage.. HENDRICK B. WRIGHT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. B. CRISPIN, Speaker of the Senate. We do certify that the bill, entitled "An Act to annul the marriage contract of Lydia W'Whorter and John M'Whorter," was presented to the governor on the twelfth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and was not returned within three days after the meeting of the present legislature; wherefore, it has, agreeably to the constitution of this commonwealth, become a law in like manner as if he had signed it. WM. J. B. ANDREWS, Clerk of the House of Representatives. JOHN J. M'CAHEN, HARRISBURG, January 6, 1844. Clerk of the Senate. No. 3. AN ACT To annul the marriage contract of Doctor Hiram C. Miller, of Crawford county, and Mary Ann, his wife. 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 marriage contract entered into between Dr. Hiram C. Miller, of Crawford county, and Mary Ann, his wife, be and the same is hereby annulled and made void, and the parties released and discharged from the said contract, and from all legal duties and obligations arising therefrom, as effectually and absolutely, as if they had never been joined in marriage. HENDRICK B. WRIGHT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. B. CRISPIN, Speaker of the Senate. We do certify that the bill, entitled "An Act to annul the marriage contract of Doctor Hiram C. Miller, of Crawford county, and Mary Ann, his wife," was presented to the governor on the eighteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and was not returned within three days after the meeting of the present legislature; wherefore it has, agreeably to the constitution of this commonwealth, become a law in like manner as if he had signed it. WM. J. B. ANDREWS, Clerk of the House of Representatives. JOHN J. M'CAHEN, HARRISBURG, January 6, 1844. Clerk of the Senate. No. 4. AN ACT To annul the marriage contract of John F. Millon and Catharine, his wife. 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 marriage contract entered into between John F. Millon, of Berks county, in this commonwealth, and Catharine, his wife, be and the same is hereby declared null and void, and the parties discharged from all the obligations and liabilities growing out of the same, as fully and absolutely as if they had never been joined in marriage. HENDRICK B. WRIGHT, Speaker of the Senate. We do certify that the bill, entitled "An Act to annul the marriage contract of John F. Mellon and Catharine his wife," was presented to the governor on the eighteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and was not returned within three days after the meeting of the present legislature; wherefore, it has, agreeably to the constitution of this commonwealth, become a law in like manner as if he had signed it. WM. J. B. ANDREWS, Clerk of the House of Representatives. JOHN J. M'CAHEN, HARRISBURG, January 6, 1844. Clerk of the Senate. canal commis sioners' office. Tolls. No. 5. AN ACT Authorizing the mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of Pittsburg, to rebuild or repair the aqueduct over the Allegheny river at said city. 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 mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of Pittsburg, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to rebuild or repair the aqueduct over the river Allegheny, which connects, at said city, the Allegheny and Monongahela branches of the Western division of the main line of the Pennsylvania canal, upon such plan as may be approved by the board of canal commissioners; the cost whereof to be paid by the said the mayor, aldermen and citizens aforesaid. SECTION 2. That in consideration of the expenditure incurred in accordance with the provisions of the first section of this act, an accurate Account filed in account of which shall be kept, and on completion of the said aqueduct shall be filed in the office of the board of canal commissioners; the said the mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of Pittsburg, shall be authorized to levy and collect for their own proper use a rate of toll not exceeding one dollar and fifty cents on each boat, and on passengers, horses and live cattle, a rate of toll not exceeding the rates established by the board of canal commissioners, for the year, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, for crossing the said aqueduct; and it shall be the duty of the mayor, aldermen and citizens aforesaid, to furnish the board of canal commissioners on the first day of January in each and every year, under oath, a statement of the amount of receipts for tolls during the preceding year, together with a statement of the expenses incurred for the collection of the same: Provided, That the board of canal commissioners shall have the entire control of the water in the canal at the city of Pittsburg, the same as though this act had not been passed. Canal commissioners. Proviso. SECTION 3. Whenever the commonwealth shall reimburse the When right to mayor, aldermen and citizens aforesaid, for the expenditure incurred in collect tolls shall rebuilding or repairing the said aqueduct, after deducting the excess of vest in common- the receipts over and above the expenses for collecting the same, and wealth. the cost of incidental repairs, together with six per centum per annum on the cost of rebuilding or repairing the said aquequct, then the authority to collect the tolls as provided for in the second section of this act, shall cease and determine; and the canal commissioners shall proceed to collect the tolls for crossing the said aqueduct, under such regulations as they may from time to time adopt. JAMES ROSS SNOWDEN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WILLIAM BIGLER, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The nineteenth day of January, one thousand eight hun dred and forty-four. DAVID R. PORTER. No. 6. AN ACT Authorizing the directors of the Philadelphia insurance company to wind up and settle the affairs of the company, and distribute the assets among the stock hold ers. 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 as soon as a majority in number of persons holding stock, either in their own right or in a representative capacity, in the Philadelphia insurance. company, and holding together more than one-half of the whole number of shares in the capital stock, shall give their assent thereto in writing, it shall be lawful for the directors of the said company to proceed with all convenient speed to close the business, to liquidate, settle and wind up all the concerns of the said company, and to convert the assets into money. SECTION 2. As soon as the assent aforesaid shall be given, it shall be the duty of the said directors to give public notice of that fact, by advertisement for one month in four daily newspapers in the city of Philadelphia; and it shall be lawful for the said directors, at any time after three months from the first day of such advertisement, to divide the assets of Assetts. the said company rateably among the stockholders, in proportion to their several amounts of stock, by such dividends and at such periods as to them may seem best: Provided, however, That all the ascertained Proviso. debts of the company shall be paid before any such dividend of the capital stock shall be made; and that a fund fully sufficient shall be re- Debts. tained to meet all disputed claims, and all outstanding risks insured by the company, which fund shall not be less than the aggregate amount of such claims and risks; and that any director consenting to any dividend of the capital stock which shall reduce the reserved fund below this amount, shall be personally liable to any party that may sustain injury thereby. Extinction of SECTION 3. The assent in writing may be recorded in the office of JAMES ROSS SNOWDEN, WILLIAM BIGLER, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The nineteenth day of January, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four. DAVID R. PORTER. Perry. No. 7. AN ACT Regulating election districts. 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 Election districts qualified electors of Perry county, residing in the following bounds, in the counties of including parts of Tyrone, Seville and Madison townships, beginning at Sherman's creek, opposite the end of Bowers' mountain, thence by a line to the Centre township line, on the coaling ground of Loy, Everhart and Kough, thence along the line between Tyrone and Centre, to the top of the ridge north of Jacob Turnbaugh in Seville, thence by the summit of said ridge to Adams Wolf, thence by a line to the great road north-west of Jacob Bixler, so as to include Jonathan Mirrich, thence by a straight line to the summit of Bowers' mountain, so as to include Álexander M'Clure and David Shaffer, thence by a straight line to the place of beginning, so as to include Peter Bower, shall hereafter form a separate election district, and shall hold their general election at the school house in Andessville. Centre. Erie. Huntingdon. Clearfield. Armstrong. Mercer. SECTION 2. That the qualified electors residing in Miles township, Centre county, shall hereafter hold their general and township elections at the school house, in the town of Rebersburg. SECTION 3. That the qualified electors residing in the borough of Wattsburg, in the county of Erie, shall hereafter form a separate election district, and hold their general and borough elections at the school house in said borough, and the electors of said borough are hereby authorized to elect constables, justices of the peace, assessors, and all other borough officers, as directed by the laws of this commonwealth; and all officers elected and assessments heretofore made and taken in said borough, is hereby confirmed and made legal. SECTION 4. That the qualified electors residing in Franklin township, Huntingdon county, shall hereafter hold their general and township elections at the house of Jacob Mattern, now occupied by George W. Mattern, in said township. SECTION 5. That the qualified electors residing in Bradford township, Clearfield county, shall hereafter hold their general and township elections at the house of William Hoover, in said township. SECTION 6. That the qualified electors residing in Redbank township, Armstrong county, shall hereafter hold their general and township elections at the house of Adam Smith, in said township. SECTION 7. That all that part of West Salem township, in the county of Mercer, situate and lying north of a line to be run, beginning on the west boundary line of Salem township, and running west by the tract line of David Sherbaudy's tract of land, to the line of the state of Ohio, be and the same is hereby erected into a separate township, to be Green township. called Green, with power to elect the usual township officers, levy and collect taxes, and such other matters and things as are lawful and proper for townships to do; and the electors thereof shall hold their general and township elections at the public house now occupied by John Kerr, Taxes. Elections. |