same are hereby vested fully and effectually in the said Christian L. Hershey, his heirs and assigns forever. RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WM. M. PIATT, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The seventh day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. No. 47. AN ACT To authorize the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to purchase and hold certain Real Estate in the city of Pittsburg. WHEREAS, An agreement was made on the twenty-second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, for the purchase by said company of a certain lot of ground on Liberty street, in the city of Pittsburg, on which was erected Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic church, and part of which was used as a burying ground: And whereas, It has become necessary for the vesting of an Indisputable title to said lot that the legislature shall authorize proceeding to this end; now for the quieting of all such doubts, and to enable the company to take and hold said property, 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 Pennsylvania railroad company shall have the right, by the true intent and meaning of their charter and the several supplements thereto, to appropriate, hold and use the said described lot of ground, with the appurtenances, and to erect and establish depots and warehouses thereon, in like manner and to the same extent as if for the route of the road itself, and so much of the said charter and supplements thereto as prohibits them from so appropriating any burying ground or place of public worship, be and the same is hereby repealed, so far as is concerned the lot of ground on Liberty street, in the city of Pittsburg, lately used for Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic church and burying ground: Provided, That no entry shall be actually made on said ground until the bodies interred therein shall have been removed, under the sanction of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Pittsburg: And provided further, That the compensation to be paid by said company for said premises shall be paid to the trustee now in possession of said premises, to be by him held and applied upon the same trusts wherewith said premises are charged, and upon such payment to the trustee aforesaid, the said railroad company shall be discharged from all liability in respect to the application thereof, and shall hold the said premises free and discharged of all trusts whatever. RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WM. M. PIATT, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The seventh day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. No. 48. AN ACT Supplementary to an act to incorporate the Marticville Turnpike Road Company; authorizing the Sunbury Canal Company to hold certain land: relative to the Erie Cemetery; to Hawking and Peddling in Jefferson county; for the relief of Charles Witman, approved the eighteenth day of April, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. 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 Marticville turnpike road company, when organized, be and the same hereby are authorized to extend their road to the York Furnace bridge, at the Susquehanna river, subject to the provisions and restrictions contained in the act to which this is a supplement. SECTION 2. That the said company may connect with the Willow Street turnpike road, at any point between the Lamb tavern and the Conestoga bridge. RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WM. M. PIATT, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The seventh day of February, Anno Domini'one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. No. 49. AN ACT Authorizing the qualified voters of Butler township, in the county of Schuylkill, to elect two Supervisors. 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 from and after the passage of this act it shall be lawful, at their annual township elections, for the qualified electors of the township of Butler, in the county of Schuylkill, to elect two supervisors: Provided, That in case a failure occurs to elect two supervisors for the year of eighteen hundred and fifty-six, the court of quarter sessions in and for the said county be and is hereby authorized and empowered to fill such vacancy by appointment, at its next meeting immediately after the election for township officers in said township, for the said year of eighteen hundred and fifty-six. RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. APPROVED-The seventh day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. No. 50. AN ACT Relating to the entry of Judgments in Bucks 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 the provisions of the eleventh section of a supplement to an act incorporating the society known by the name of the First Baptist church of Bridgeport, in the county of Montgomery; relative to the Lime Kiln turnpike road company; to the Chester Valley railroad; to entering judgments; and to the West Chester and Philadelphia railroad company, approved the twenty-third day of March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, be and the same are hereby extended to the county of Bucks. RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WM. M. PIATT, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. No. 51. AN ACT Relative to the Catasauque and Foglesville 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 fixed by the act incorporating the said company as a plank road company, approved the fifth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, for the commencement and completing the said work, is hereby extended three years. SECTION 2. That the said company may at any time extend its railroad, or construct a branch therefrom, so as to connect with the iron ore mines in Long Swamp township, Berks county. SECTION 3. That the rate of tolls which the said company may charge and receive for each ton of two thousand pounds of freight transported over their road, shall not exceed five cents per mile. RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WM. M. PIATT, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eleventh day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. No. 52. AN ACT To incorporate the New Castle Gas Light 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 Charles T. Whippo, Stephen J. Noble, Theodore F. Hay, Newal Corporators. White and Ezekiel Sankey, and their associates, successors, heirs and assigns, be and they are hereby created a body corporate and politic, with perpetual succession, by the name and Style. style of the "New Castle gas light company," and by that name they and their successors shall be capable in law of contracting and being contracted with, suing and being sued, de. Privileges. fending and being defended in all courts and places, and in all matters whatsoever, with full power to acquire, hold, occupy and enjoy all such real and personal estate as may be necessary and proper for the construction, extension and use of the works of said company, and for the management and good government of the same, and they may have a common seal, and the same may alter, break or renew at pleasure. Power. Capital stook. SECTION 2. That the corporation hereby created, shall have full power and authority to manufacture and sell gas, to be made from any and all substances, or a combination thereof, from which inflammable gas is usually obtained, and to be used for the purpose of lighting the borough of New Castle, or the streets and bridges thereof, (including any addition there may hereafter be made to said borough, whether as a borough or city) and any building, manufactories, public places or houses therein contained, and to erect all necessary works and apparatus, and to lay pipes for the purpose of conducting gas in any of the streets, lanes, alleys, highways, bridges, rivers or commons in said borough: Provided, That no permanent injury or damage shall be done any street, lane or highway in said borough. SECTION 3 That the capital stock of said company shall be sixty thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of fifty dollars each, but the capital stock may be increased or diminished by a vote of two-thirds of the stockholders, (each share of stock to be entitled to one vote,) at any annual meeting of the stockholders; said company shall have power to make all needful rules and by-laws for regulating the concerns of the company, By-laws. as they shall think proper and necessary, respecting the management and disposition of the stock, property and estate of said company, the officers to be chosen, the artificers and agents to be employed, the number and election of directors, the duties. of officers, and all such matters as appertain to the concerns of company. Said company shall have the exclusive privilege of supplying the borough of New Castle and its surroundgs with gas, for the purpose of affording light, for twenty said years. SECTION 4. That this act shall be in force from and after its passage. RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, WM. M. PIATT, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eleventh day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. Limitation. A |