No. 124.

A SUPPLEMENT

To an act, entitled "An Act to amend the road laws of Erie county, and for other purposes," passed the twenty-seventh day of March, eighteen hundred and forty

six.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly Road commismet, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That sioners of Fairthe road commissioners of Fairview township, Erie county, shall have view township, Erie county, to power to collect any sum not exceeding thirty-five per cent. in money, collect certain on the road tax so laid by them; the said money to be collected in the road tax. way and manner prescribed by the second section of the act to which this is a supplement.

SECTION 2. The provisions of this act are such that it shall only Duration of this remain in force up to the first day of April, eighteen hundred and forty- act. eight.

JAMES COOPER,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

CH. GIBBONS,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand eight

hundred and forty-seven.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

No. 125.

AN ACT

To authorize the county commissioners of Armstrong and Clarion counties, to build and keep in repair a bridge over Red Bank creek.

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 county commissioners of the counties of Armstrong and Clarion, shall have power to build, erect and keep in repair, at the joint and equal expense of the said Armstrong and Clarion counties, a bridge over Red Bank creek, at or near Yost Smith's ferry.

Commissioners to erect bridge over Red Bank creek. Repeal of act, so far as exempts Armstrong coun

SECTION 2. That so much of the laws of this commonwealth as exempts the county of Armstrong, from being at any expense in building ty.

and keeping in repair bridges over streams that divide it from other counties, be and the same is hereby repealed.

JAMES COOPER,

APPROVED-The twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

Preamble.

No. 126.

AN ACT

Authorizing Allen M'Kean, Charles T. Merry and Maria Vanderhoff, to convey

certain real estate.

WHEREAS, On the twenty-eighth day of November, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and forty, Ira Crofut, late of the township of Le Roy, in the county of Bradford, entered into a written contract with one Peter Walter, for the sale of a certain piece or parcel of land, known as the Eaton farm, situated in said township, and more particularly described in said written contract:

And whereas, After the the said Peter Walter had gone into possession of said premises, and made some payments upon the same, said Ira Crofut and said Peter Walter both died intestate, without any deed having been executed for the land and premises aforesaid:

And whereas, Letters of administration upon the estate of said Ira Crofut, were duly granted by the orphans' court of said county, to Allen M'Kean, Charles T. Merry and Maria Crofut, widow of said Ira Crofut; and subsequent to the granting of said letters of administration as aforesaid, said Maria intermarried with one George Vanderhoff, who has since absconded to parts unknown:

And whereas, It is desirable that a deed be executed in pursuance of the aforesaid contract; therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representalives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Title made valid. a deed otherwise duly executed by the said Allen M'Kean, Charles T.

Merry and Maria Vanderhoff, late Maria Crofut, as administrators aforesaid, for the land and premises mentioned in said written contract, shall have the same force and effect, and convey the same interest, to all intents and purposes, as if the said George Vanderhoff had duly joined in said deed of conveyance.

JAMES COOPER, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

CH. GIBBONS.

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand eight

hundred and forty-seven.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

No. 127.

AN ACT

Declaring the streets and alleys in the village of New Lisbon, in Greene county, public highways.

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 streets and alleys in the village of New Lisbon, commonly known as Carmichaels, in the county of Greene, be and the same are hereby declared public highways, to be subject to the general laws and regulations in relation to public highways in this commonwealth.

JAMES COOPER,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

CH. GIBBONS,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

No. 128.

AN ACT

To legalize divorces granted by the courts.

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 Divorces in cerin all cases where divorces have been decreed by the courts of this com- tain cases made monwealth, having jurisdiction for the offence of adultery, and no ap- valid. peal has been taken therefrom within the time prescribed by law, such divorces so decreed, shall be deemed good and valid, if the offence shall have been committed in this commonwealth, and the libellants have resided therein one year or more previous to the application therefor, although at the time of the commission of such offence, the libellants and respondents may have been residents of another state: Provided, That in cases where the respondents resided out of this commonwealth at the time of the preferment of the libels, personal notice shall have been given to them.

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand eight

hundred and forty-seven.

FRS. R. SHUNK.

No. 129.

AN ACT

Relative to bridges in Lancaster 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 Supervisors of it shall hereafter be the duty of the supervisors of the respective towntownships to keep ships in the county of Lancaster, to keep in good order and repair, out bridges in repair. of the funds of their respective townships, all bridges in their townships which have been or hereafter shall be erected in such township, at the expense in part or in the whole of the said county of Lancaster, provided such expense for each bridge, in one year, does not exceed one hundred dollars; and if, in the opinion of the supervisor or superFurther duties of visors, such repair will exceed one hundred dollars, he or they shall resupervisors. port, in writing, such bridge immediately to the commissioners of the county of Lancaster, designating, in such report, particularly where such bridge is located, and the nature of the repairs necessary to be done, and the probable amount necessary to make such repairs; and it shall be the duty of the commissioners aforesaid, to take immediate steps to have such bridge properly repaired; and if such repairs shall not amount to one hundred dollars when completed, the commissioners aforesaid shall recover the same from the said township in which such bridge is located, in the same manner as debts of like amount are recovered in court, or before an alderman or justice of the peace; and if any supervisor shall neglect to make report of such bridge wanting repairs, (when the amount of such repairs exceeds one hundred dollars,) to the said commissioners, within three months after being notified, in writing, by the constable of any township in said county, or any private citizen of the township in which the supervisor resides, that such repairs are necessary, such supervisor shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars, and to a like penalty of twenty dollars for every three months thereafter that he neglects to make such report to the said commissioners, to be recovered before an alderman or justice of the peace of said county, in the same manner as debts of like amount are now recoverable, to be sued for in the name of the commonwealth; one-half thereof to go to the person or persons who will sue for the same, and the other half shall be for the use of the township in which such supervisor resides. And when any new bridge is now or hereafter may be Commissioners of authorized to be built according to law, in the said county of Lancaster, county may cause at the expense of the said county, the commissioners thereof may, if to be contributed they deem it necessary and expedient, before proceeding to the erection a certain amount of the said bridge, or appropriate any money for the erection thereof, to by individuals be- cause a certain amount to be contributed, by subscription of individuals or otherwise; and when such subscriptions are made, the same to be recovered as like amounts are recoverable by law.

fore building

bridges.

SECTION 2. When the amount of the repairs shall exceed one hundred dollars, if it shall appear that the expense of such repair was increased above one hundred dollars by reason of the neglect of the supervisor or supervisors neglecting to repair the same in the proper time, the said commissioners shall recover from the township wherein such

bridge is located, the amount paid for such repairs, notwithstanding the same may exceed one hundred dollars, and to be recovered like debts of similar amount are recoverable.

SECTION 3. If any supervisor shall, for the space of three months, Penalty for neneglect to commence repairing, and prosecute with proper diligence, the glect of duty. repairs of any bridge in his township which shall be out of order, or neglect to give notice, as aforesaid, to the commissioners of the county of Lancaster, when the amount shall exceed one hundred dollars, within three months after he shall be informed, as aforesaid, of the necessity of such repairs, he shall, after the expiration of the said three months, be subject to a penalty of twenty dollars for such neglect, to be recovered like debts of similar amount are recoverable, to be sued for in the name of the commonwealth; one-half thereof to be for the use of the township in which such bridge is located, and the other half for the use of the person who will sue for the same, and to a like penalty for every three months that he neglects to commence repairing, as aforesaid; and when there is more than one supervisor, each supervisor who shall not comply with the provisions of this and the preceding sections, shall be liable to the fines heretofore mentioned; and the said supervisor or supervisors are hereby authorized to levy a tax upon the inhabitants of their respective townships, for the payment of the expenses of such repairs.

SECTION 4. When a bridge requiring repairs crosses a stream of water How bridges over which divides two or more townships, the parts of such bridge as shall streams that dibe in the respective townships, shall be kept in repair by such township vide townships, in which such part is located, in the same manner as is heretofore pro- shall be repaired. vided, with bridges located altogether in one township; and the supervisor or supervisors of such townships shall be liable to all the fines, in the same manner as is heretofore provided, if they make default, as is before mentioned.

Right of action

SECTION 5. None of the provisions of the foregoing sections, shall be so construed as to take away any right of action against any town- continued. ship which any individual may hereafter lawfully have, by reason of injury which he or she may sustain, by reason of bridge not being properly repaired; and all liability shall rest on such township, until notice be given to the commissioners to repair, as before mentioned.

JAMES COOPER,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

CH. GIBBONS,
Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand eight

hundred and forty-seven.

FRS. R. SHUNK.