No, 208. AN ACT For the relief of Ruth M'Coy, widow of Daniel M'Coy, an old soldier. 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 and he is hereby authorized and directed to pay Ruth M'Coy, of Paradise township, Lancaster county, the widow of an old soldier, or to her order, a gratuity of forty dollars, and an annuity of forty dollars, during the term of her natural life, commencing on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and payable half yearly thereafter on the first day of January and July. ISAAC A. SHEPPARD, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem. Speaker of the Senate pro tem. APPROVED-The twenty-fifth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. No. 209. AN ACT Relative to County Bridges in Crawford 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 it shall be the duty of the commissioners of the county of Crawford, to repair all accidental damages to the county bridges of said county, which may have been or shall hereafter be caused by the violence of floods, fires, winds or otherwise, and to repair the same when dangerous or impassable from decay. ISAAC A. SHEPPARD, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem. G. RUSH SMITH, Speaker of the Senate pro tem. APPROVED-The twenty-fifth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. No. 210. SUPPLEMENT To an act to incorporate the Marietta and Maytown Turnpike Road Company, approved April fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven. 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 Marietta and Maytown turnpike road company have authority, instead of the tolls specified in the general turnpike law of one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, to levy and collect not exceeding the following rates of toll, viz: For each hog or sheep, one-half cent; for each head of horned cattle, one cent; for each led horse, two cents; for each horse and rider, sled, sleigh, sulky or cart, three cents; for each horse and buggy, carriage or wagon, five cents; for two horses and buggy, carriage or wagon, eight cents; for three horses and ditto, ten cents; for four horses and ditto, twelve cents, and for five or six horses and wagon, fifteen cents, from each and every person riding, leading, driving or hauling through the gate-way of said company. ISAAC A. SHEPPARD, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem. G. RUSH SMITH, APPROVED-The twenty-fifth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. No. 211. AN ACT Relative to the claim of Charles Carter. 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 auditor general, state treasurer and attorney general, be and they are hereby authorized and required to examine the claim of Charles Carter, of Beaver county, for services as foreman on the Allegheny Portage railroad, during the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, and after such examination, shall report the amount they find due (if any) said Carter to the legislature at its present session. ISAAC A. SHEPPARD, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem. J. P. PENNEY, Speaker of the Senate pro tem. APPROVED-The twenty-sixth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. No. 212. A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT To the act to erect Phoenixville, in Chester county, into a borough. 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 hereafter the burgess of the said borough of Phoenixville shall neither sit nor act as a member of the town council, but said council shall elect one of their number to preside over their deliberations; and so much of the act to which this is a supplement, as is inconsistent herewith, be and the same is hereby repealed. ISAAC A. SHEPPARD, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem. J. P. PENNEY, Speaker of the Senate pro tem. APPROVED-The twenty-sixth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. No. 213. AN ACT To authorize the Dundee Coal Company to borrow money, and reduce its capital stock. WHEREAS, The Dundee coal company, in the county of Lu- Preamble. zerne, have expended a large amount in the purchase of coal lands, and preparing the same partially for mining, but are unable to complete said preparations without borrowing funds for such purpose. count. 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 Dundee coal company, for the purpose of completing May dispose of their preparations for mining, may sell and dispose of the bonds bonds at disthey are now authorized by law to issue, not exceeding, including what they have already issued, the sum of sixty thousand Limitation. dollars, at such rate of discount, from the face or par of the same, (the said company to be taxable for the full amount or par thereof,) as the directors of said company may deem expedient and find necessary, and that the provisions of this act, in authorizing the sale of bonds under par, shall extend to bonds already issued by said company. SECTION 2. That it shall and may be lawful for the stock- Reduce capital holders of said company, at a meeting to be called for the pur stock. pose, after due notice of three weeks by publication in two SECTION 3. It shall and may be lawful for said company to Coal lands. lease and hold any coal lands for the purpose of mining coal therefrom, to the number of acres not exceeding what they are now authorized by law to hold. ELISHA W. DAVIS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ROBT. M. PALMER, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The twenty-first day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. gers. No. 214. A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT To an act to incorporate the Lackawanna and Susquehanna Railroad 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 Board of mana William Jessup and Benjamin S. Bentley, of Susquehanna county; A. T. M'Clintock, H. S. Pierce, A. N. Meylert, and Joseph H. Scranton, of Luzerne county; John Torrey, of Wayne county; Thomas J. Glover, of New York, and Benjamin T. Reed, of Boston, are hereby constituted the board of managers of the Grassy Island coal and railroad company, erected by the act of assembly passed the sixth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, to hold their offices until other managers are chosen, agreeably to the provisions of the laws erecting said company; and the said board of managers, May issue stock when duly organized, may issue stock to such persons as are entitled to the same as bondholders interested in the purchase of the property of the Lackawanna railroad company, according to the interests held by said purchasers therein. to certain parties. Debts of Lacka wanna railroad company, how paid. Proviso. Empowered to borrow money. Votes, relative to. Officers. SECTION 2. That said company, upon being organized as before provided, shall be liable to pay such debts of the Lackawanna railroad company only as are required by the said act, and shall only be required to pay said debts in the stock of said company, of equal pro rata value as that held by said bondholders, and subject to such assessments upon the amount of said debts for costs and expenses, as has been or may be paid by the said stock held by the said bondholders: Provided, That no debt shall be entitled to be paid as aforesaid, unless the same be demanded at the office of the company, or of the president, treasurer or secretary thereof, within six months after said com. pany shall, by public notice in a newspaper printed in the county of Luzerne, call for the same. SECTION 3. That the said company may borrow money, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, at a rate of interest not exceeding ten per cent., and may secure the same by mortgage of the real and personal estate, railroad and franchises of said com pany, or in any other manner they may deem expedient. SECTION 4. That at all general or special meetings of the stockholders, each share of stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote. Stockholders may vote in person or by proxy, but all powers to vote by proxy shall be given at least thirty days prior to any general meeting of the stockholders. That the board of managers shall hereafter consist of nine, instead of ten, as provided in the act to which this is a supplement; a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the tranaction of busiThe president shall be selected from and elected by the board of managers, and the treasurer and secretary may be ness. |