now do or at any time hereafter may or shall belong to the said minister. XIII. Nothing herein contained shall hereafter, in any way Privileges of whatever, be construed so as to deprive the minister or preacher, who may be appointed from time to time, to officiate in said church in conformity to the rules of the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, of the spiritual use and privilege of said church in Somerton, or of any other house or houses for public worship that may hereafter belong to the said church and corporation. XIV. There shall be no alteration of or amendment to the Amendments, provisions of this act, without the consent of two-thirds of the how made. male members of said church qualified to vote for trustees. scinded. XV. That each and every of said provisions are to be regarded Former articles as operative and effective in law, according to their true intent of association reand meaning, anything contained in any former articles of association, under the same denomination or title, to the contrary notwithstanding. ELISHA W. DAVIS, APPROVED-The fifth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. No. 297. AN ACT Supplemental to an act to incorporate the Logansville Water 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 an act, entitled "An Act incorporating the Logansville water company," passed and approved the first day of February, eighteen hundred and sixty, upon the payment, by the commissioners therein named, of the enrolment tax, be and the same is hereby declared to be in full force and virtue from the date of its passage, notwithstanding the non-payment heretofore of the said enrolment tax; and that all the acts done by the commissioners and the company organized under said act, are hereby declared to be valid and effectual to all intents as if the enrolment tax upon the said act had been duly paid within the period prescribed by law: Provided, That said enrolment tax shall be paid within three weeks from the passage of this act. ELISHA W. DAVIS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN P. PENNEY, Speaker of the Senate pro tem. APPROVED-The seventeenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. No. 298. AN ACT To incorporate the Farmers' and Mechanics' Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Nittany and Sugar valleys. 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 Henry Beek, A. C. Gearey, Gideon Dornblazer, John Miller, John Zeigler, D. D. M'Kain, John Swartz, J. B. Schaeffer, George Swartz, John Divons, William Powell, Jacob Garberich, A. Carner, Levi Candy, John Teatz, William Garberich and Henry M'Ewen, all of Centre and Clinton counties, are hereby appointed commissioners, who, or a majority of whom, are authorized and empowered, from and after the passage of this act, to establish an insurance company to be called and known by the name and title of the Farmers' and Mechanics' mutual fire insurance company of Nittany and Sugar valleys, to be located in Centre and Clinton counties, and within the bounds of Lamar, Porter, Green and Logan townships, in Clinton county, and Walker, Marion, Spring, Benner and Halfmoon townships, in Centre county; which said company, when application shall have been made to said commissioners for insurance to the amount of at least one hundred thousand dollars, shall be organized and managed according to the provisions of an act to provide for the incorporation of insurance companies, approved the second day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, and shall be limited to the risks designated in the first class in the seventh section of said act, and shall have the right to transact its business upon the mutual principle exclusively. ELISHA W. DAVIS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ROBT. M. PALMER, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The seventeenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. No. 299. AN ACT To provide for the Payment of James M'Kean and Marmaduke Rambo. 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 to James M'Kean and Marmaduke Rambo the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars, the amount found due them as reported by the auditor general, state treasurer and attorney general. ELISHA W. DAVIS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ROBT. M. PALMER, APPROVED-The seventeenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. No. 300. A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT To the act, entitled "An Act authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Shamokin Steam Ferry and Tow Boat Company," approved April third, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six. 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 sons or stock over Exception. Prohibition as to from and after the passage of this act, it shall not be lawful for transporting per- any person or persons whomsoever, to keep, loan or use any the Susquehanna bateau, canoe, boat, flat or other craft, for transporting any river at Sunbury person or persons, horses, mules or cattle, carriages, buggies or other vehicles, or for towing any canal boat, ark, flat or other vessel, laded or unladed, for pay, hire or reward, over the river Susquehanna, from or to the borough of Sunbury, in the county of Northumberland, besides the lessee or lessees of the Sunbury ferry heretofore established, and the said Shamokin Steam Ferry and Tow Boat company, under the penalty of fifty dollars, current money of this commonwealth, to be recovered before any court of record or justice of the peace of this commonwealth, the one-half thereof to be paid to the informer or prosecutor who shall sue for the same, and the other half to be paid to the treasurer of the borough of Sunbury, for the use of said borough. SECTION 2. That any person or persons pushing, rowing or towing any canal boat, ark, flat or other vessel, laded or unladed, (unless he or they are regularly employed upon said canal boat, ark, flat or other vessel,) for pay, hire, gift or reward, over the river Susquehanna, opposite the said borough of Sunbury, from or to said borough, except the lessee or lessees of said Sunbury ferry, or the said Shamokin Steam Ferry and Tow Boat company, shall each, upon conviction thereof, forfeit and pay the penalty of twenty dollars, lawful money of this commonwealth, for each and every such offence, to be recov. ered before any court of record or justice of the peace of this commonwealth, the one half thereof to be paid to the informer or prosecutor who shall sue for the same, and the other half to be paid to the treasurer of the borough of Sunbury, for the use of said borough. Pushing or tow ing canal boats, same point pro arks, &c., at hibited. Exception. Penalty. Imprisonment. Repeal. SECTION 3. That if any person or persons, violating any of the provisions of this act, shall fail, upon conviction thereof, to pay the penalty or penalties herein before mentioned, together with the necessary costs, or give bail to pay the same within ten days, he, she or they shall each undergo an imprisonment in the county jail of the county wherein he, she or they were convicted, for a period of thirty days. SECTION 4. That all acts or parts of acts of general assembly of this commonwealth heretofore passed, which conflict or are inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. ELISHA W. DAVIS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ROBT. M. PALMER, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The seventeenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. No. 301. AN ACT To provide for the organization of a Grey Battalion and Regiment in Carbon 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 and may be lawful for the brigadier general or the brigade Organization. inspector of the brigade composed of the county of Carbon, to inspect, approve and organize the Anderson Greys, and such other companies in said brigade having the same uniform, or a uniform so nearly similar as to meet the approval of the said inspecting officer, notwithstanding the said uniform shall not conform to the regulations of the United States army, upon the presentation to either of said officers of the roll of said companies, composed of not less thirty-two rank and file for inspection, approval and organization as aforesaid. SECTION 2. That the said company or companies, when or- Privileges and ganized, shall be attached to the Carbon county brigade of uni- duties of comformed militia, and shall be entitled to all the privileges and panies. subject to all the duties thereof, except that until a sufficient number of companies to form a battalion or regiment similarly uniformed shall be organized, they shall not be required to attend battalion or regimental parades; but in lieu thereof, the said companies shall be annually inspected by the brigadier general or brigade inspector of the brigade, at a company parade, of which one of said officers shall be notified by the commanding officers of such companies. SECTION 3. That when the number required by law of such When to be similarly uniformed companies shall be organized in the said formed into a brigade, they shall be formed into a separate battalion or regiment, regiment. and shall elect such field officers as the regiment or battalion shall be entitled to, in the manner and at the time prescribed by law for the election of such officers. SECTION 4. That the adjutant general shall furnish, upon the Arms and equip requisition of the brigadier general or brigade inspector of said ments. brigade, such arms and equipments as may be required by said company or companies: Provided, That such companies shall Proviso. comply with the eighth section of the act regulating the militia. of this commonwealth, providing for the issuing and safe keeping of arms. ELISHA W. DAVIS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ROBT. M. PALMER, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The seventeenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. 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