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entitled. An act erecting part of Cumberland county into a sepa-
rate county, to be called Perry."

25 An act authorising compensation for damages done by state roads. 196
16 An act to authorise the laying out a state road from William Steen's
tavern, on the turnpike road leading from Bedford to Washing-
ton, to Connelsville.

An act to incorporate the Columbia, Chiques and Marietta Road and Bridge Company.

128 An act to extend the charter of the Bank of the Northern Liberties,
in the county of Philadelphia.
129 An act relative to mortgages.

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130 An act authorising the laying out a certain state road from
Wilkesbarre, in the county of Luzerne, to the borough of North-
ampton, in the county of Lehigh.

31 A supplement to the act entitled, "An act to incorporate the town
of West Chester, in the county of Chester into a borough.”
132 A supplement to the act entitled, "An act authorising the incorpora-
tion of the Pittsburg and Steubenville, and Washington and
Pittsburg Turnpike road companies."

155 An act incorporating the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society.
154 An act directing the survey of a route for a canal between lake
Erie and French creek.

155 An act to authorise Thomas Wm. Harper to convey two small par-
cels of land, situate on the Drift-Wood branch of the Sinemahon-
ing, in the county of Clearfield.

156 An aet relative to actions of ejectment.

137 A further supplement to an act entitled, "An act for taking lands in execution for the payment of debts, and for confirming partitions in several instances heretofore made.

158 An act making appropriations to defray certain expenses of government therein mentioned.

159 An act repealing the third section of an act entitled, "An act authorising the election of additional constables, in different townships within this commonwealth."

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140 An act to authorise Catharine Ilgenfritz, executrix of the last will
and testament of Martin Ilgenfritz, to sell certain real estate.
41 An act making copies of certain documents, records and papers,
evidence in courts of justice.

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42 An act to remove the obstructions at the entrance of the harbor of Presque Isle.

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143 An act for the relief of the German Congregation in Moore town. ship, Northampton county.

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144 An act authorising the governor to incorporate the president, managers and company of the Mountpleasant free road, in the county of Westmoreland.

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147 An act to improve the navigation of the Susquehanna river.
148 An act to incorporate a company to erect a rail road from Philadel-
phia to Columbia, in Lancaster county.

145 An act establishing and altering certain election districts.
146 An act authorising the governor to obtain money on loan, and for
other purposes.

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149 An act authorising the orphans' court, of the county of Adams, to appoint trustees under the last will and testament of Charles Stewart.

150 An act for the relief of James Duffy, a contractor for making the Hanover and Carlisle turnpike road.

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151 An act authorising Maxwell Kennedy, trustee of James Kennedy, who is non compos mentis, to convey a certain lot of land, to authorise Josiah Wright, and others, to convey a certain trust estate, and to authorise Francis Scott to convey a tract of land, of which Francis Armstrong died seized, and for other purposes.

152 An act for the relief of Tacy Coates.

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153 A supplement to the act entitled "An act for the improvement of the state,"

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154 An act for the relief of the creditors of the Harrisburg, Carlisle and Chambersburg turnpike road.

155 An act for the relief of sundry soldiers of the revolutionary war.
156 An act authorising John M Meens and Edward Ritchey, to sell and
convey certain lands in Centre county.

157 An act providing for the payment of an assistant surveyor employed
in laying out a state road from Berrysburg to Reading.
158 A supplement to the act entitled "An act for the relief of certain
owners of real estate in the district of Southwark, in the county
of Philadelphia."

159 An act for the relief of Samuel Gamble, supervisor of Fannett town-
ship, in Franklin county, and John Johnson, of Fayette township,
Allegheny county.

160 A supplement to an act entitled "An act to provide for the education of children at the public expense, within the city and incorporated boroughs of the county of Lancaster."

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161 An act appointing trustees to close the concerns of the Silver Lake Bank.

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162 An act to exonerate the estate of the late James Hanna, Esquire, deceased, from the payment of certain monies.

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163 An act for the relief of John Ford.

164 An act providing for the recovery of fines assessed upon citizens of this state, for the non-performance of militia duty during the late war with Great Britain, and for other purposes.

165 An act to authorise the court of common pleas of Cumberland county, to grant a review of a part of the turnpike road from Hanover to Carlisle.

166 An act authorising the secretary of the land office to grant patents
for lands, to persons who shall execute a mortgage thereon, to se-
cure the sums due the commonwealth, and for other purposes.

167 An act authorising a review of certain state roads.
168 An act granting compensation to Joseph Reed, for superintending
the publication of the sixth and seventh volumes of the laws, and
for the relief of John Bioren.

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169 An act relative to turnpike road and bridge companies.
170 An act for the relief of Jacob Mechling.
171 An an act for the relief of sundry soldiers and widows of soldiers of
the revolutionary war.

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172 A further supplement to the act entitled, "An act directing the descent of intestates' real estates and distribution of their personal estates, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

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173 An act relative to the entry of writs of testatum fieri facias; service of writs of scire facias, and relative to payment of costs on appeals from before justices of the peace, and for other purposes. 288 174 An act to annex part of Lycoming county to Clearfield county. 175 An act authorising the Governor to incorporate the Shenango canal company,

176 A supplement to an act entitled, "An act directing the formation of a map of Pennsylvania," passed nineteenth March, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen.

177 An act to authorise the making of certain indexes.

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1 Resolution relative to the copper plates of the state map, and the printed maps of the state, in the hands of the representatives of John Melish, deceased.

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2 Resolution relative to the fines assessed for the non-performance of militia duty during the late war with Great Britain.

3 Resolution relative to the sixth and seventh volumes of the revised laws of Pennsylvania.

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4 Resolution authorising the distribution of the sixth and seventh volumes of the laws of Pennsylvania, and pamphlet laws of congress. 303 5 Resolution authorising Henry S. Tanner to use the state and county

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6 Resolution relative to the erection of shelves in the state library.

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Authorising the treasurer of Indiana and Jefferson counties to sell une seated lands for taxes.

SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met. and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the treasurer of the counties of Indiana and Jefferson be and he is hereby authorised and directed to commence, on the Treasurer fourth Monday of June next, and adjourn from day to day, if authorised to it shall be found necessary so to do, and make public sale of sell unseated the whole or any part of such tracts of unseated lands, situate in lands for taxthe said counties, as will pay the arrearages of the taxes, any part of which shall then remain due and unpaid for the space of one year before the second Monday of June last, together with all costs accruing by reason of such delinquency.

SECT. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the said county treasurer to give at

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least sixty days notice of the time and place of such sales, the Notice of sale township or townships in which the said tracts are respectively to be given. situated, the number of acres contained in each tract, and the Dames of the warrantees or owners thereof, and the sums due upon each tract for taxes, at least four times in one daily newspaper printed in the city of Philadelphia, and in one other newspaper printed in or nearest to the county where such lands lie: and the said sales shall be conducted in the manner, and under-all the regulations and restrictions prescribed in the act entitled "An

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