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No. 403.

An Act

Repealing an act regulating printing in Snyder county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen atives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the act, entitled "An Act regulating printing in Snyder county," approved the ninth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, be and the same is hereby repealed.

JOHN CESSNA,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
GEORGE V. LAWRENCE,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED The fourteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

A. G. CURTIN.

No. 404.

A Further Supplement

To an act to incorporate the Pennsylvania and Lehigh Zinc Company, approved May second, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.

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 Lehigh Zinc Company shall be able, and capable, in law, and they are hereby authorized to take, acquire and hold, stock and loans in other incorporated companies: Provided, That the aggregate value of such stock and loans, at the time of the taking, or acquisition, thereof, shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars.

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APPROVED-The fourteenth day of April, Anno Domini one

thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

A. G. CURTIN.

No. 405.

A Supplement

To an act incorporating the borough of Reimersburg, in the county of Clarion.

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 lines of the borough of Reimersburg, in said county, be and they are hereby so changed as to exclude the grave yard of the Associate congregation of Cherry Run church, and the lot of ground belonging to John Boils, from said borough limits, and include the said grave yard, and lot of John Boils, within the township of Toby, from which they were taken.

JOHN CESSNA,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
GEORGE V. LAWRENCE,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The fourteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

A. G. CURTIN.

No. 406.

An Act

Extending the provisions of the act for the protection of sheep, and taxing of dogs, in the county of Blair, approved the twentieth of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assem bly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same That the provisions of the act, approved the twentieth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, entitled "An Act for the protection of sheep, and taxing of dogs,

in the county of Blair," be and the same is hereby extended, in all its provisions, to the county of Monroe.

JOHN CESSNA,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

GEORGE V. LAWRENCE,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The fourteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

A. G. CURTIN.

No. 407.

An Act

For the relief of James Wheeling, a soldier of the war of one thousand eight hundred and twelve and fourteen.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assem bly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the state treasurer be and is hereby authorized, and required, to pay to James Wheeling, a soldier of one thousand eight hundred and twelve and fourteen, of Lackawaxen township, county of Pike, or to his order, a gratuity of forty dollars.

JOHN CESSNA,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

GEORGE V. LAWRENCE,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED The fourteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

A. G. CURTIN.

Collection of school taxes by

treasurer of district.

Deduction allowed.

No. 408.

An Act

Supplementary to an act revising the charter of the municipal corporation of the city of Reading, passed March thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and the several supplements thereto.

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 hereafter, upon the duplicate, or duplicates, of school taxes having been made out by the board of controllers of the Reading school district, the same shall be placed in the possession of the treasurer of the said school disirict, who shall collect, and receive, said taxes, at a place to be provided by said board of controllers; and from any taxes that are paid to him, on, or before, the first day of August, in the year for which they shall be assessed, the treasurer shall make a deduction of five per centum in favor of such person, or persons, so paying their taxes; and all taxes collected, and received, by said treasurer, from, and after, the first day of August, till on, or before, the first day of September, in the year for which they shall be assessed, the said treasurer shall make no deduction upon any taxes paid to him; and in case the taxes are not all paid, on, or before, the first day of October, in the year for which they are When collectors assessed, the board of controllers shall elect, or appoint, a colto be appointed. lector, or collectors, and place the said duplicate, or duplicates, in his, or their, possession; and said collector, or collectors, shall proceed to collect the taxes therein levied, with an addiAddition of ten tion of ten per centum upon the taxes so levied, in the manner per cent. now provided, by law, for the collection of taxes.

Repeal.

SECTION 2. That so much of the act, to which this is a supplement, and the several supplements passed thereto, as is hereby altered, or supplied, be and the same is hereby repealed.

JOHN CESSNA,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

GEORGE V. LAWRENCE,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The fourteenth day of April, Anno Domini one

thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

A. G. CURTIN.

No. 409.

An Act

To extend the time for the payment of the enrolment tax on the Allegheny
City and Freeport 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 the time for the payment of the enrolment tax, on the Allegheny City and Freeport Railroad Company, be and the same is hereby extended for the period of one year, from the passage of this act; and said payment, when made, shall have the same effect, in law, as if the same had been paid within the time prescribed by act of assembly, at the time of the passage of said bill.

JOHN CESSNA,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

GEORGE V. LAWRENCE,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The fourteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

No. 410.

An Act

To incorporate the Harleysville and Souder's Turnpike Road Company, in
Montgomery county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represenatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Henry Souder, Jesse Y. Heckler, Doctor Keeler, Jacob Commissioners. H. Landes, Jacob Kline, Jacob Sloop, S. D. Hunsberger, Jacob L. Moyer, John R. Detwiler, Tobias Reiff, Doctor H. G. Groff, Samuel Leidy, Jacob S. Swartly, Thomas Leidy, John Freed, senior, Jonas Leidy, John Swartly, Benjamin S. Alderfer, Jonathan Barndt, Leidy Worman, John Alderfer, Abraham Heckler, John Y. Eisenbry, Daniel Umstead, Abraham Reiff and Wm. Souder, of Montgomery county, or any five of them, are hereby appointed commissioners, to open books, receive subscription to

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