587. An Act to extend the charter of the Cumberland Valley mutual protection company of Dickinson township, Cumberland county, 618 591. An Act to incorporate the Girard cemetery, in the county of Erie, 623 An Act to incorporate the Loan association of the city of Phila- 594. An Act to incorporate the Hyde Park cemetery company, 595. A further supplement to the act, entitled "An Act to authorize the Governor to incorporate a company to erect a toll-bridge over the West Branch of the river Susquehanna, at Walton's landing," approved March 13, 1835, 596. An Act to extend the charter of the Hummelstown mutual fire 597. An Act to extend the charter of the Mechanics' savings, loan and building association, located at Norristown, Montgomery county, 634 598. An Act to extend the charter of the Norristown savings, loan and 600. An Act to extend the charter of the Montgomery savings, loan and building association, located at Norristown, in Montgomery 605. An Act to incorporate the Northern iron company, 606. A further supplement to an act incorporating the Erie and Pitts- 609. An Act to incorporate the North American shaft company, 610. An Act to incorporate the Trinity Evangelical Luthern congre- gation of the borough of Mechanicsburg, and its vicinity, in 622. A further supplement to an act incorporating the Coudersport and LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 1. An Act Changing the time for holding the several Courts in Northumberland county. 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 from and after the passage of this act, the several courts Change of time of Northumberland county shall commence and be held on the for holding second Monday of March, in each year, instead of the first courts. Monday in April. SECTION 2. That should any process have been issued before Process issued, the passage of this act, or any orders or decrees made by the or orders or desaid courts, or either of them, returnable on the first Monday crees made bein April, it shall be lawful for the judges of the said court to fore the passage meet and dispose of the same as if this act had not been passed, tive to. and also to meet at the usual time for entering judgments. of this act, rela SECTION 3. The township elections shall, from and after the Township elecpassage of this act, be held on the third Friday in February. tions, when held SECTION 4. The constables, supervisors of roads, and over- Official term of seers of the poor, elected on the third Friday in February next, constables, sushall hold their offices from the first Monday in April next, pervisors, &c. until the second Monday in March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty three, and those elected after that period, for one year from the second Monday in March. SECTION 5. All tavern licenses granted at the last April ses- Tavern licenses, sion of the court shall continue for one year, the period for relative to. which they were granted, and all licenses, which may be granted at the court in March next, shall commence on the first Monday in April, and continue until the second Monday in March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, and shall pay for the license so granted the price fixed by law, deducting the fractional part of the year from the second Monday in March to the first Monday in April. JOHN CESSNA, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The nineteenth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. A. G. CURTIN. No. 2. An Act To authorize the School District of West Chester, in the county of Chester, to borrow money. WHEREAS, The school district of West Chester has recently purchased ground, and erected a school house thereon; therefore, 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 be lawful for the directors of the said school district of West Chester to borrow money, at a rate of interest not exceeding six per centum, and issue bonds therefor in sums not less than one hundred dollars each, for the purpose of paying for said ground, and for the erection, completion and furnishing said school house: Provided, That the total indebtedness incurred under the provisions of this act, shall not exceed one half of one per centum on the assessed value of all the taxable property, real and personal, in said district. JOHN CESSNA, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEORGE V. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED The nineteenth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. A. G. CURTIN. |