Cost of. Proviso. of said road, a bridge, over Darby creek, with a draw of sufficient capacity to permit the passage of vessels navigating said creek; one-half the cost thereof shall be defrayed by each county; and upon the refusal, or neglect, of either of said board of commissioners, of said county and city, to perform the duties hereby enjoined, it shall be lawful for either of the boards of commissioners, aforesaid, to cause the said bridge to be erected, and to recover one-half the cost of the same from the city, or county, neglecting, or refusing, to perform the duties hereby enjoined: Provided, That nothing, contained in this act, shall require the commissioners, of the aforesaid counties, to commence the building of said draw bridge before the thirty-first day of December next. JOHN CESSNA, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The fifteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. A. G. CURTIN. No. 483. An Act To change the time of holding the borough election in and for the borough of Birmingham, in the county of Allegheny. 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 holding the election in the borough of Birmingham, in the county of Allegheny, for borough officers, and school directors, be changed from the second Tuesday of January, to the third Friday of March, in each and every year; and that the terms of the burgess, members of the town council, and school directors, now in office, in said borough, which would otherwise expire on the second Tuesday of January next, be extended to the third Friday of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four. JOHN CESSNA, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The fourteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. A. G. CURTIN. No. 484. An Act Relative to the military tax in Luzerne county. WHEREAS, The military board of officers of the ninth division, Pennsylvania uniformed militia, in the county of Luzerne, at various times, during the years one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight and nine, did issue, to the uniformed militia, in said county, military orders on the county treasurer, a portion of which were paid, by the treasurer of Luzerne county, to those living near the county seat, while those holding military orders, and residing at a distance from the treasurer's office, remain unpaid, and in many instances are held by the families of those who have volunteered in the service of their country, leaving their families with scarcely any means of support; 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 the treasurer of Luzerne county be and he is hereby authorized, and required, to pay over any money arising from military tax, in said county, on the orders issued by the board of military officers in the years one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight and one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine. JOHN CESSNA, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEORGE V. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The fifteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. A. G. CURTIN. No. 485. An Act To authorize the road commissioners of the township of Washington, in the county of Erie, to provide a place for holding elections in said township. WHEREAS, The place designated, by law, for holding elections Preamble. in the township of Washington, in the county of Erie, has been sold, and cannot longer be had, and there is no suitable place, that can now be had, for that purpose: And whereas, The qualified electors of said township, at an election, held on the twentieth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, did, by a large Road commis sioners authorized to provide a house for holding elections. Location. Record of description and purposes to be filed in sheriff's office. majority, declare in favor of providing a place for holding the elections in said township; 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 the road commissioners of the township of Washington, in the county of Erie, be and they are hereby authorized to provide some suitable building for a town-house, and the holding of the general, special and township elections in said township, either by renting, buying, or building, as they shall deem most expedient: Provided, That such town-house may be located, either in the township of Washington, or the borough of Edinboro', as shall be deemed most advisable. SECTION 2. That when such town-house, or place for holding the general, special, and township elections, has been provided, the road commissioners shall cause a record to be made of the same, setting forth the location and description of the building, and its purposes, according to the provisions of this act; and to file one copy with the sheriff of the county of Erie, whose duty it shall be, in publishing the notice for any general, or special, elections, and the constable of the township of Washington, hereafter, in giving the notice of the township elections, after the Notice of elec- filing of such record, to designate, as the place for the holding of such elections, for the township of Washington, the place so designated by the provisions of this act; and all elections, general, special and township, shall thereafter be held in said place. tions. Tax to be levied expenses. SECTION 3. That for the purpose of paying the expense of for payment of providing the place for holding the general, special, and township elections, for the township of Washington, the road commissioners, of the township of Washington, are hereby authorized to levy, collect, and pay out, in the usual manner, a tax, on all subjects and things made taxable for state, or county, purposes: Provided, That the taxes, hereby authorized, shall be paid out for no other purpose whatever: And provided, That not more than three mills on the dollar, of the adjusted valuation, shall be levied and collected, in any one year: And provided furCost of house. ther, That the entire cost of such town-house, or place for holding elections for the township of Washington, shall, in no case, be more than eight hundred dollars. Proviso. Title to land to be vested in SECTION 4. That the title for the lands, on which to erect such town-house, or place for the holding the elections for the towncommissioners. ship of Washington, shall be vested in the road commissioners, and their successors in office, and, in all respects, be under their supervision and control: Provided, That nothing, herein contained, shall be so construed, as to prohibit its use for all business pertaining to the general interests of the citizens of the township. Use of house. JOHN CESSNA, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEORGE V. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The fifteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. A. G. CURTIN. No. 486. An Act Relating to the dockets of certain deceased justices of the peace in the township of Monroe, in the county of Bradford. 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 the dockets of Henry S. Salisbury and James B. Ingham, deceased, late justices of the peace in the township of Monroe, in the county of Bradford, and the docket of Thomas M. Wilson, who was a justice of the peace in the same township, but has removed from the state, shall be delivered, by the legal representatives of the said late justices of the peace, or the persons who may have possession of said dockets, to some justice of the peace in the borough of Monroeton, in the county of Bradford; and the said delivery shall have the same force and effect, and the justice, to whom the said dockets are delivered, shall have the same authority over, and perform the same duties in respect to, them, that any justice of the peace, in Monroe township, would have had and enjoy, had the said dockets been delivered to him. JOHN CESSNA, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEORGE V. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The fifteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. A. G. CURTIN. No. 487. An Act Declaring Burned Dam run, in the county of Cambria, a public highway. 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 Burned Dam run is hereby declared a public highway, from the point where it is now a highway, up to the forks of said run; and from thence, up the South Branch of said run, as far as Andrew Carle's saw mill, and up the North Branch of said run, as far as the farm of Valentine Krise, senior. JOHN CESSNA, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED -The fifteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. Explanatory of an act, entitled "An Act to regulate the militia of this commonwealth," approved the twenty-first day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, so far as relates to the county of Lycoming. 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 eighth paragraph of the third section of the act of assembly, of the twenty-first day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, entitled "An Act for the regulation of the militia of this commonwealth," shall not be so construed as to prevent the payment, to any persons concerned, of expenses due them, for services under said act; and in the absence, or upon the failures, of the proper military board to give such persons the proper certificate upon the treasurer, for pay, the commissioners of the county are authorized, and are hereby required, to draw such certificate, or order, for all services authorized, or directed, by them, or their predecessors in office; and the third paragraph of the sixth section, of said act, shall not be so construed as to prevent the treasurer of said county of Lycoming, from paying to the brigade inspector, of said county, the compensation, therein specified, for the last, or current, year, provided the said inspector shall, and does, make out, and return, the annual statement required by said section, within thirty days after the passage of this act: Provided, The |