LAWS

OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,

PASSED AT THE SESSION OF 1847,

IR THE

SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE,

INCLUDING TWENTY ACTS PASSED AT THE SESSION OF EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND

FORTY-SIX.

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

HARRISBURG, PA.:

J. M. G. LESCURE, PRINTER TO THE STATE.

1847.

CONTENTS.

LAWS PASSED AT THE SESSION OF 1846.

No.

Page.

399. An Act to incorporate the Evangelical Lutheran congregation of the borough

of Mifflintown and vicinity, in the county of Juniata,

1

400. An Act authorizing Ashbel B. Wilson, guardian of Henry S. Mendenhall

and Francis A. Mendenhall, minor children of Mark C. Mendenhall, to

sell and convey certain real estate,

3

401. An Act to annul the marriage contract between Ahasuerus F. Close and

Hannah M., his wife,

4

402. An Act to extend the charter of the Doylestown Bank of Bucks county, 5

403. An Act to authorize the governor to incorporate the Spruce Creek and

Water Street turnpike road company,

10

404. Supplement to an act, entitled “An Act to authorize the governor to incor-

porate the Spruce Creek and Water Street turnpike road company,"

15

405. An Act to annul the marriage contract between George Swartz, and Sarah

Swartz, his wife,

16

406. An Act to incorporate the Mutual fire insurance company of Loudon, Frank-

lin county,

16

407. An Act to incorporate the Pittsburg Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran

church,

19

408. An Act to incorporate the Carbon county benevolent society,

20

409. An act to incorporate the Gettysburg water company,

21

410. An Act authorizing the governor to incorporate the Brookville water com-

pany,

25

411. An Act to annul the marriage contract between Lawrence Alburger, and

Jane, his wife,

29

412. An Act to authorize the executor of the estate of commodore Jesse D. Elliott,

late of the United States navy, deceased, to sell certain real estate,

30

413. An Act to extend the charter of the Bank of North America,

30

414. An Act to incorporate the North Branch railroad company,

31

415. An Act to incorporate the president, managers and company of the Fox

Chase and Huntingdon turnpike road company,

38