No. 423. AN ACT Relative to the courts of Carbon and Lehigh counties. 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 courts of common pleas of the counties of Carbon and Lehigh, in addition to the powers heretofore conferred on them, shall have the same chancery powers and jurisdictions which are now by law vested in the court of common pleas of Phila delphia county, and the same shall extend to all bills now pending in said courts. RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. APPROVED-The eighteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. Special tax. How collected. And disbursed. No. 424. AN ACT Authorizing a special tax in the city of Erie. 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 select and common councils of the city of Erie shall have power to cause to be levied and assessed upon all taxable property, trades, occupations and professions in said city, a special city tax of any rate per centum not exceeding in any one year seven mills on the dollar of the valuation of such property, trades, occupations and professions, in addition to the amount now authorized by law to be levied and assessed. SECTION 2. That all levies and assessments by virtue of this act shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as other corporate taxes are now by law assessed and collected in said city, and may be included in the same or other duplicates of assessment; and when collected shall be paid into the city treasury, and shall be paid out under and by authority of reso lutions of councils in the usual manner for the payment of any indebtedness of the city which has been contracted or may hereafter be contracted for purposes of general utility, benefit and improvement of said city, under the discretion of the councils, and shall be accounted for and audited in the manner now provided for by law. SECTION 3. That the power conferred upon the said councils Limitation. by this act shall continue in force for two years and no longer. RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, WM. M. PIATT, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighteenth day of April, Anno Domini one housand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. No. 425. AN ACT For the relief of the widow of George W. Zeigler, deceased. 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 state treasurer be authorized to pay to Ellen B. Zeigler, widow of George W. Zeigler, deceased, the sum of five hundred dollars. RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, WM. M. PIATT, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. No. 426. AN ACT To authorize the Commissioners of the county of Bradford and the Town 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 commissioners of the county of Bradford and the town Erection of build- council of the borough of Towanda are hereby authorized to ing authorized. erect and maintain, upon the public square in said borough, a suitable building for the keeping of fuel, fire engines and for other public purposes which they may deem necessary and advisable: Provided, That the town council of said borough shall contribute and pay all the expense of erecting and maintaining said building, and shall have the exclusive use of the same, with the exception of the basement story: And provided also, That the commissioners of Bradford county shall contribute and pay for the erection of said basement story, and shall have exclusive use of the same for public purposes. Special tax autho. rized. How collected. SECTION 2. That for the purpose of enabling them to build an engine house, as authorized by the first section of this act, the town council of the borough of Towanda, in the county of Bradford, are hereby authorized to levy and collect a specia! money tax in addition to that now authorized by law, not exceeding one-half cent on the dollar on the valuation assessed for county purposes, upon all property, offices, professions and persons taxable by the laws of this commonwealth for county rates and levies within said borough. SECTION 3. The warrant for the collection of said special tax shall be made out and the tax collected in the manner provided for the collection of borough taxes by the act of April third, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, entitled " An Act regulating boroughs:" Provided, That it shall not be deemed necessary to give any new notice of appeal before issuing said warrant. RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WM. M. PIATT, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. No. 427. A SUPPLEMENT To an act authorizing the laying out of a certain state road, approved the second day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. 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 names of William A. Mason, of Sullivan county, James Tay lor, of Lycoming county, and James Masters, of Columbia county, be substituted for the names of the commissioners appointed to lay out a state road from Bloomsburg, Columbia county, to La porte, in Sullivan county, by the first section of an act, approved the second day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, and they, or a majority of them, shall not make report as provided in the fourth section of said act, on or before the first day of December next. RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WM. M. PIATT, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. No. 428. AN ACT Authorizing the Governor to commission an Auctioneer for the borough of Hanover, York county. 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 from and after the passage of this act the governor is hereby authorized and required to commission, for a term not exceed ing three years, some suitable person in the borough of Hanover, York county, as auctioneer, who is hereby authorized to sell at public auction in said borough all kinds of goods, wares, merchandize, lands, tenements and property of all kinds, yielding or paying to the treasurer of this commonwealth one per centum on all the property sold after he shall have sold annually property to the amount of ten thousand dollars, before he shall be compelled to pay anything to the state; and said auctioneer shall be authorized to make sales at such place in said borough at all times as he may select: Provided nevertheless, That the person appointed auctioneer as aforesaid, shall pay into the treasury of the commonwealth the sum of twenty-five dollars for his commission. RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WM. M. PIATT, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. Preamble. school. No. 429. AN ACT To establish a school among the Cornplanter Indians, in Warren county. WHEREAS, There is yet remaining in Warren county, a small remnant of the Seneca Indians, known as the Cornplanter Indians, now occupying a reservation of a few hundred acres of lands, on the west bank of the. Allegheny river; and as said Indians are averse to the sale of said lands, but design to remain permanently upon the same: AND WHEREAS, It becomes necessary not only for the benefit of these Indian youths, but also of the surrounding whites, that they should be provided with the means and facilities of education, and not be left to grow up in indolence, ignorance and vice; therefore, 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 Appropriation for the annual sum of one hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for the benefit of said Indians for the term of ten years, and that such appropriation shall be paid into the hands of the superintendent of schools in Warren county, whose duty it shall be to disburse the same in such manner as shall best promote the cause of education among said Indians: And provided also, That the said superintendent shall make a special report of the disbursements and state of said school or schools, in connection with his general report to the school department. RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. APPROVED-The eighteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. No. 430. SUPPLEMENT To an act to provide for the erection of a house for the employment and support of the poor of Erie 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 Pay of directors. each of said directors shall be entitled to receive for their ser vices in attending the regular meetings of their board the sum |