No. 542. AN ACT Relating to Streets in the village of Highspire, in the county of Dauphin. 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 from and after the passage of this act, the streets, lanes and alleys in the village of Highspire, and all extensions of said village, in the county of Dauphin, shall be public highways, and shall be kept in repair by the supervisors of the township in which said village is located, in the same way as other public roads in said township. J. H. SELTZER, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem. JOHN P. PENNEY, Speaker of the Senate pro tem. APPROVED-The first day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. No. 543. AN ACT Appropriating part of Moneys arising from Fines and for Forfeitures in Schuylkill 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 one-fourth of the fines and forfeitures, in the county of Schuyl kill, which, by the first section of the act of assembly, entitled "An Act appropriating the moneys arising from fines and forfeitures, to county purposes," approved the twenty-fourth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, are directed to be paid to respective county treasurers, for the use of the counties respectively, shall, in the said county be appropriated, by the county commissioners, to the purchase of law books for the law library, in the court house at Potts ville; and the books so purchased shall be for the use of the several courts and the commissioners of the county; the purchases of books to be made from time to time, under the direction of the judges of the said courts. This act shall continue in force for five years. J. H. SELTZER, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tem. JOHN P. PENNEY, Speaker of the Senate pro tem. APPROVED—The first day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. No. 544. AN ACT To lay out a State Road in Columbia and Lycoming counties. 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 Benjamin Warner, Ezra Lyons, of Lycoming county, and James Commissioners. Masters, esquire, of Columbia county, be and are hereby appointed commissioners to view, and lay out and mark a state road leading from Sereno, in Pine township, Columbia county, Route. to a state road leading from Muncy, in Lycoming county, to Laporte, in Sullivan county, to intersect said road at or near Thomas Opp's grist mill, in Moreland township, Lycoming county. a SECTION 2. That it shall be the duty of said commissioners, Duties of comor a majority of them, after taking oath or affirmation before missioners. justice of the peace, to perform the duties enjoined upon them by this act, with fidelity and impartiality, to carefully view the ground on which the said road may pass, and lay out and mark the same upon the ground, on the route agreed upon by them for the road aforesaid, in such manner as to enable the supervisors readily to find the same; and for the purpose of fulfilling the duties enjoined in this act, the said commissioners, or a majority of them, are hereby enjoined to employ two chain carriers at a per diem allowance not exceeding one dollar and fifty Pay. cents each, and one axeman at a per diem allowance not exceeding one dollar and fifty cents; and the said commissioners respectively shall receive a per diem allowance not exceeding two dollars for each day necessarily employed in the discharge of their duties enjoined by this act, which shall be paid by the Proviso. Drafts. treasurers of the counties through which the road may be lad out, upon the rendition of the accounts of said commissioners, in proportion to the time employed in each county: Provided, That if Benjamin Warner perform the duties of surveyor he shal receive an additional compensation of one dollar per day. SECTION 3. That it shall be the duty of the commissioners to make out two fair and accurate drafts of the location of said road, respectively noting the courses and distances as they occur, with such other matters as may serve for explanation, one copf to be deposited in the office of the clerk of the court of quartet sessions in the respective counties through which the road may pass, on or before the first of October next, and from thence forth the said road shall be a public highway, and shall be Opening of road. opened to a width of thirty-three feet, and to be made and re paired as all other roads, laid out by the courts, are made and repaired. Vacancies. Duty of supervisors. SECTION 4. That the commissioners shall proceed, as soon as practicable, to complete the location of said road; and if any vacancy occur in their number, by death or resignation, or otherwise, the same shall be supplied by the remaining commissioners selecting suitable persons to constitute a board of at least three members. SECTION 5. That it shall be the duty of the supervisors of the several townships through which the said road may pass, upon notice given, to proceed to open and make said road, under the same provisions as if said road had been laid out by the respective courts of quarter sessions. ELISHA W. DAVIS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. 1 ROBT. M. PALMER, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The first day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. No. 545. AN ACT For laying out a State Road through parts of Carbon, Schuylki and Luzerne counties. 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 l Boehm, of Mauch Chunk, in Carbon county, William K. Commissioners. es, of Tamaqua, in Schuylkill county, and Aaron Hamburger, eanesville, in Luzerne county, be and they are hereby apC ted commissioners to view and lay out, by courses and dises es, a state road, to begin on the state road at Audenried, in Route. Don county, where the road from Jeanesville terminates, on state road, and to run thence westerly, in Carbon, Schuyl and Luzerne counties, and through Honeybrook, until it kes the termination, at the Luzerne county line, of a public away, newly laid out and opened from Catawissa valley, ch extends eastwardly from or out of said valley, towards nesville, up to the said county line. SECTION 2. That the said commissioners, or a majority of Duty of commism, after being first duly sworn or affirmed before a justice of sioners. peace, to perform the duties enjoined upon them with elity, shall carefully view the ground between the proposed nts and along the route aforesaid, for said road, and shall I out the said road in as nearly a straight line as the nature the ground and the route through Honeybrook, and other portant circumstances, will permit, so as to promote the pubgood; and in performing the duties enjoined on them, the rid commissioners are hereby authorized to employ two chain Chain bearers, arers, one axeman and one staff-bearer, at a per diem allow- axeman, &c., pay ce not exceeding one dollar and fifty cents for each person so aployed. of. SECTION 3. That the said commissioners shall cause the road Drafts. hich they shall lay out to be distinctly marked upon the round, and shall cause four accurate drafts to be made of the aid road, noting thereon the courses and distances, streams of water, township and county lines and improvements; one of hich drafts shall be deposited in the office of the secretary of he commonwealth, and one in the office of the clerk of the ourt of quarter sessions of each of the three counties aforeaid, on or before the first day of December next, for a record hereof; and from the time of the same being so deposited or iled, the said road shall be a public highway, and shall be opened, repaired and kept in order by the supervisors of the re- Road to be spective townships through which it shall pass, as other public opened and kept in repair. roads and highways are now by law required to be opened, repaired and kept in order; and it shall be of the width of thirtythree feet. and surveyor. SECTION 4. That the compensation of said commissioners, and Compensation of of a surveyor, who shall be employed by them, if necessary, commissioners shall be three dollars each for every day necessarily employed by virtue of this act; and the accounts of said commissioners, Accounts, how for their own pay and the pay of their surveyor and their hands paid. aforesaid, shall be adjusted and allowed by the commissioners of Carbon, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties, and be paid by the treasurers thereof, by warrants drawn in the usual way, and in proportion to the length of road laid out in each of said counties respectively; and if a vacancy shall happen in the board Vacancies. of commissioners, by resignation or otherwise, the remaining two shall be authorized to fill the vacancy by a suitable appointment; and in case two or more vacancies at once shall happen from any cause, the governor of this commonwealth is hereby authorized to fill the same by suitable appointment. ELISHA W. DAVIS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ROBT. M. PALMER, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The first day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. No. 546. A SUPPLEMENT To the act, entitled "An Act incorporating the Managers of the Poor for the township of Germantown," passed the - day of —, of changing the manner of Electing Managers of the Poor and Auditors. 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 qualified voters residing within the bounds of the late township of Germantown, county of Philadelphia, shall elect, at the next election for city officers, nine citizens, three of whom shall be elected to serve one year, three for two years, three for three years, as managers of the poor for the late township of Germantown; they shall also elect nine citizens, three of whom shall be elected for one year, three for two years, three for three years, as auditors, at the next election held for city officers, and annually thereafter the qualified voters of the said township shall elect three citizens to serve as managers of the poor and three citizens to serve as auditors for three years. APPROVED-The first day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A. G. CURTIN. |