ness, to be decided by a vote of said directors, and that in no case shall any two directors have the power or right to reject any paper offered for discount: Provided, A majority of votes shall be cast in favor thereof; and that so much of the act to which this is a supplement, as is inconsistent herewith, be and Repeal. the same is hereby repealed.

JOHN CESSNA,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

GEORGE V. LAWRENCE,

Speaker of the Senate.

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

To correct an error in the act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Mifflin County Bank," passed the twenty-sixth March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

WHEREAS, The said act does not, in obedience to the requirements of the constitution, contain a clause reserving to the legislature certain powers therein mentioned:

And whereas, It is necessary to correct the said error; 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 words, as follows, viz: "Provided, That the legislature of this commonwealth reserves the power to alter, revoke, or annul the same, whenever, in their opinion, it may be injurious to the citizens of the commonwealth; in such manner, however, that no injustice shall be done to the corporators," be and the same are hereby made a part of the original act of incorporation, with like effect as if the same had been, and were, originally included therein: Provided nevertheless, That the said corporation shall, by a vote of a majority of its stockbolders entitled to a vote, file in the office of the auditor general of this commonwealth, their acceptance of the said charter,

under the above provision, within sixty days from the passage hereof.

JOHN CESSNA,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

GEORGE V. LAWRENCE,

Speaker of the Senate.

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

A. G. CURTIN.

No. 100.

An Act

To change the place of holding elections in Spring township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, The building, in which the annual elections for Spring township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, have for many years been held, has been sold and removed:

And whereas, There will be no session of the court for Crawford county until after the time for holding elections for township officers; therefore,

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 all elections required and held by authority of law, in Spring township, aforesaid, shall be held at the lower school room, in the village of Spring, until such time as the supervisors of said township shall procure some other suitable place for holding elections.

SECTION 2. Upon the supervisors giving the then acting judge of elections, of Spring township, aforesaid, written notice that they have procured some other place, making mention of the same, in the village of Spring, for the purpose of holding elections therein, the board of elections shall proceed to organize and hold the next succeeding, and all future elections, in such place last before-mentioned, until changed by authority of law.

JOHN CESSNA,

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

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The third day of March, Anno Domini one thou

sand eight hundred and sixty-three.

No. 101.

An Act

To annul the marriage contract between Thomas D. Nice and Adelaide W., his wife.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represenlatives 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 Thomas D. Nice and Adelaide W., his wife, of the city of Philadelphia, be and the same is hereby annulled and made void, and the said parties released, set free and discharged from said contract, and the duties and obligations thereunder, as fully, effectually and absolutely, as if said contract had never been made.

JOHN CESSNA,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

GEORGE V. LAWRENCE,

Speaker of the Senate.

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

A. G. CURTIN.

No. 10%.

An Act

Relative to the plat of water lots of the second section of the town of Erie. WHEREAS, In compliance with the provisions of the act of assembly, approved January twenty-third, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, entitled "An Act authorizing the laying out of water lots, and the sale of the same, in the second section of the town of Erie," James Williams, commissioner of sales, did duly lay out and sell a row of water lots, in front of the several squares, in the second section of the town of Erie, and caused a survey of the same, the original plat of which was lithographed and afterwards lost or mislaid, but the said lithographed copy was duly proved to be correct, and said commissioner, in pursuance thereof, made and perfected titles to the purchasers for said lots, and received payment therefor, in behalf of the state; (a copy

of

which lithographed map, duly proved, has been deposited in the office of the surveyor general;) 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 said lithographed map of said plat so proven before the president judge, of the sixth judicial district of Pennsylvania, and the proof thereof attested December twenty-fourth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, by him shall be made a record of the said surveyor general's office and held in lieu of and of like force with the original plat; and all deeds heretofore made for any of said lots by James Williams, commissioner aforesaid, in accordance with said lithographic map flat shall be held valid.

JOHN CESSNA,

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

Speaker of the Senate.

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

A. G. CURTIN.

No. 103.

An Act

To enable the auditor general and state treasurer to adjust certain public

accounts.

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 settlement heretofore made by the auditor general and state treasurer of the accounts of Alexander Henry and Thomas M'Masters, late treasurers of Armstrong county, in this commonwealth, be and they are hereby opened, and the said accounts referred to the present auditor general and state treasurer for settlement, according to law: Provided, That before any settlement thereof, each of said treasurers shall have twenty days' previous notice of the same.

JOHN CESSNA,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

GEORGE V. LAWRENCE,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED The fourth day of March, Anno Domini one

thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

A. G. CURTIN.

No. 104.

An Act

To incorporate the Towanda 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 James Macfarlane, C. L. Ward, G. F. Mason, E. O. Commissioners. Goodrich, Elhanan Smith, Luman Putman, W. L. Phillips, Nathan Tidd, Edward Overton, of Bradford county, and Harvey Shaw, E. R. Myer, E. W. Baird, Edward Lewis, Henry Jones, of the city of Philadelphia, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners, who, or any five of them, are authorized to open books, receive subscriptions of stock, and organize a company, by the name, style, and title of the Title. Towanda Railroad Company, with power and authority to construct a railroad in Bradford county, commencing at the Route. Barclay railroad, between the fifth and eighth mile posts from Towanda, and ending at the Elmira and Williamsport railroad, at the nearest and best point which the said company, when organized, may select; also, with the right to construct a rail- May construct road from any coal lands which the said company may here- road from coal after own, in said county, to the said Barclay railroad, at or lands. near the inclined plane thereon; said company shall be subject to all the provisions and restrictions of an act regulating railroad companies, approved the nineteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, and the several supplements thereto, except so far as the same are altered or supplied by this act.

Subject to.

SECTION 2. That the said Towanda Railroad Company shall Authorized to have the right to hold, by purchase or lease, not exceeding hold lands and three thousand acres of land at any one time, in the county mine. of Bradford, and to mine, sell and transport the coal, and other products thereof; to lease to any person or persons, for one or more years, any mines, or other real estate owned by them, and to transact the usual business of railroad and coal companies.

SECTION 3. That the capital stock of the said company shall consist of three thousand shares, of fifty dollars each, with the power to increase the same, from time to time, by a vote of the stockholders, at a meeting called for that purpose, to an amount not exceeding one million of dollars.

Capital stock.

SECTION 4. That said company be and they are hereby au- May borrow thorized to borrow money, to an amount not exceeding the money. capital stock, upon bonds to be issued by said company, secured by one or more mortgages upon so much of the corporate property and franchises as shall be deemed adequate for the purpose of such security, whenever the president and directors of said company shall deem the issue of such bonds Bonds. expedient: Provided, That the rate of interest on such bonds.