right to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the same and its products. 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. 504. An Act Relating to William M'Kee's ferry, in Allegheny county. 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 William M'Kee, his heirs and assigns, shall have the Ferry autho right and privilege to have and maintain a public steam ferry, rized. over the Ohio river, from West Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny, to the city of Allegheny, and borough of Manches- Location. ter, in said county, from where his present landing now is, near Saw Mill run, on the south side of said river, to his present landing; at the termination of Chartiers street, on the bank of said river, in the city of Allegheny, on the north side of said river, and the exclusive right and privilege to use said landings, and the said river, between the same, as a public ferry; and all persons are hereby prohibited from using said river for Prohibition. the purpose of a ferry, between the said West Pittsburg and the city of Allegheny, and the borough of Manchester, within three hundred yards above, and three hundred yards below, said ferry landings; and any person, or persons, violating the provision of this act, shall forfeit, and pay, to the said William Penalty. M'Kee, his heirs, or assigns, the sum of one dollar for each and every head of cattle, horse, or carriage, traveler, or team, carried over said river, within said bounds above named, to be recovered as sums of like amount are now by law recoverable: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to affect, Not to interfere or interfere, in any way, with any of the rights, or privileges, with certain now possessed by the city of Allegheny, or said boroughs, over rights. their wharves, or landings: Provided further, That this act Consent of shall not go into effect, until the consent of the councils of the councils of Allegheny city necity of Allegheny be first had and obtained. SECTION 2. That the said William M'Kee, his heirs, and assigns, shall keep the said ferry in good order and repair, fit for the transportation and passage of travelers, teams, and cessary. carriages, of all description, and keep good, and sufficient, boats, and competent and careful ferrymen to run the same; and the said William M'Kee, his heirs, and assigns, for keeping and maintaining said landings, and ferry, as aforesaid, shall receive compensation therefor, at the following rates, and not greater, Rates of charges to wit: for each foot passenger, three cents; for each person, horse, or mule, five cents; for buggies, carriages, wagon, carts, and drays, with one horse, or mule, attached thereto, five cents; and for each additional horse, or mule, five cents; for horned, or neat, cattle, each, five cents; for swine, each, three cents; Not to interfere for sheep, each, two cents: Provided, That nothing in this charter shall be so construed as to interfere with the landing, known as Short's ferry landing, on Ferry lane, in Allegheny city, or the property thereto attached; nor shall said ferry extend below Saw Mill run, on the south side of said river. with Short's ferry landing. Limitation. JOHN CESSNA, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEORGE V. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The sixteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. sion of road authorized. No. 505. Supplement To an act to incorporate the Pittsburg and Birmingham Passenger Railway Company, approved the thirteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine. SECTION 1. Be at 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, Certain exten- That the Pittsburg and Birmingham Passenger Railway Company shall be permitted to extend their road from its present starting point, at the intersection of Smithfield and Fifth streets, in the city of Pittsburg, along Smithfield street to Seventh street, along Seventh street to Grant street, along Grant street to the corner of Liberty and Washington streets, subject to all the terms, conditions, limitations, and restrictions, mentioned, and contained, in the act to which this is a supplement. May carry freight and construct addition al tracks and switches for that purpose. SECTION 2. That the Pittsburg and Birmingham Passenger Railway Company shall have full power to carry freight over their road, in cars to be drawn by horses, or mules, and to put down such additional tracks, and switches, as may be necessary for the business of carrying freight: Provided, The permission of the councils of the city of Pittsburg, and the boroughs on the south side of the Monongahela river, through which, the Permission of said railway passes, be obtained, before putting down additional councils necestracks, and switches, for freight purposes, or commencing to sary. carry freight upon the road, within the limits of said city, or boroughs: And provided, That the said cities, and boroughs, Proviso. shall determine the number of freight cars that shall be used, and shall regulate the manner of running the same; and that the Monongahela Bridge Company, at Pittsburg, shall have the right to bargain, and arrange, with the said Pittsburg and Birmingham Passenger Railway Company, the terms, and toll, for the use of the said bridge, either by the trip, by the car, or by the month. JOHN CESSNA, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEORGE V. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The sixteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. A. G. CURTIN. No. 506. An Act To enable the district court, of the city and county of Philadelphia, to quash the writ of sequestration now existing against the Hestonville, Mantua, and Fairmount Passenger Railroad Company. 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 upon the application of a majority, in amount, of the creditors of the Hestonville, Mantua, and Fairmount Passenger Railroad Company, against which a writ of sequestration has issued, under the provisions of the act of June sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, other than mortgagees, or bondholders, whose claims are secured by mortgage, or the specific lien, upon the property of the said corporation, it shall be lawful for the said district court, if, in their judg ment, it shall be for the interest of the majority of the creditors, as aforesaid, to make an order, quashing said writ of sequestration, and restoring, to the said corporation, the control and management of its property, and the receipts of its rents, issues, and profits; and the said court may make the like order, upon the application of less than a majority, in amount, of the creditors, as aforesaid: Provided, Due notice be first given, by publication, to all the creditors of said corporation, other than mortgagees, and bondholders, as aforesaid, of the said applica tion. SECTION 2. That the quashing of said writ, as aforesaid, shall not extend to prevent the sequestrator from filing and settling his accounts, but immediately upon the quashing of said writ, he shall file his account, and upon final confirmation of the same, the court may order his discharge: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the appointment of a sequestrator, upon any application hereafter made. APPROVED-The seventeenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. A. G. CURTIN. No. 507. An Act To vacate a portion of Kingsessing avenue, in the Twenty-Fourth ward of the city of Philadelphia. 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 Kingsessing avenue, between Forty-Fourth street, and a street formerly called Beckett street, in the Twenty-Fourth ward of the city of Philadelphia, as laid down on the plan of said city, and not opened, be and the same is hereby vacated; and that Beckett street, aforesaid, shall be continued westward, from Forty-Second street to Forty-Fourth street, at right angles, to said Forty-Second street, as laid out on a certain plan, and dedication to public use, of said Beckett street, dated the twenty-fifth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, and recorded at Philadelphia, in Deed Book G W C, number ninety-one, page two hundred and fifty, et cetera. JOHN CESSNA, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEORGE V. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The seventeenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. A. G. CURTIN. No. 508. An Act To incorporate the Philadelphia Dental College. 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 Richard Newton, D. D., R. Shelton Mackenzie, D. C. L. Corporators. Lewis, D. Harlow, M. D., William Dulty, Peter Rothermel, George I. Ziegler, George Williams, Colson Heiskell, Oliver Lund, John M. Maris, Robert L. M'Clellan, Henry Crumley, C. S. Beck, Thomas Wardell, and their associates, shall be a body corporate, with perpetual succession, under the name of the Philadelphia Dental College, to be located in the city of Philadelphia, and as such may sue and be sued, have a common seal, and purchase and convey real and personal estate, not exceeding, in annual income, two thousand dollars, beyond the building to be occupied by said college: Provided, That the Proviso. said corporators shall not, at any time, be more than fifteen, nor less than ten, without vacancies being filled. Privileges. SECTION 2. That the said corporators shall have the power to Powers of corfill vacancies occurring in their board, make by-laws for their porators. own government, and that of the faculty, not contrary to the provisions of this act, the laws of this state, or of the United States, to establish a college for lectureships, and to confer the degree of doctor of dental surgery upon persons duly qualified 'to receive the same. SECTION 3. That the said corporators shall have power to Election of proelect five, or more, professors, to constitute the faculty of said fessors. college, who shall deliver the lectures, and control the course Their duties. of instruction, therein; and no degree shall be conferred, whether honorary, or upon the qualified students of the college, without the written request of said faculty. JOHN CESSNA, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEORGE V. LAWRENCE, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. A. G. CURTIN. |