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Regular Session of 1852

General Laws

Year	Page	Act	Subject	Size (KB)
1852	0001	0001	Annulling the marriage contract between Daniel Gross and Barbara his wife - enactment Annulling the marriage contract between Daniel Gross and Barbara his wife - enactment	32192
1852	0002	0002	To provide for a registration of marriages, births, and deaths - enactment To provide for a registration of marriages, births, and deaths - enactment	317873
1852	0007	0003	Relative to the courts in Sullivan county - enactment Relative to the courts in Sullivan county - enactment	74426
1852	0008	0004	Relating to elections in the townships of North Towanda and Litchfield, Bradford county - enactment Relating to elections in the townships of North Towanda and Litchfield, Bradford county - enactment	34450
1852	0009	0006	To extend the powers of the National Safety Insurance and Trust Company - enactment To extend the powers of the National Safety Insurance and Trust Company - enactment	72185
1852	0009	0005	Authorizing the State Treasurer to negotiate a temporary loan of three hundred thousand dollars, to meet the semi-annual interest due on the public debt of the Commonwealth on the first of February, 1852 - enactment Authorizing the State Treasurer to negotiate a temporary loan of three hundred thousand dollars, to meet the semi-annual interest due on the public debt of the Commonwealth on the first of February, 1852 - enactment	36299
1852	0010	0007	Act incorporating the Wellersburg and West Newton Plank Road Company - amend - increase of grade Act incorporating the Wellersburg and West Newton Plank Road Company - amend - increase of grade	40077
1852	0011	0009	Relative to the Wellsboro' and Tioga Plank Road Company, and relative to the Arbon Coal Company - enactment Relative to the Wellsboro' and Tioga Plank Road Company, and relative to the Arbon Coal Company - enactment	83009
1852	0011	0008	Authorizing the County Commissioners of Schuylkill county to borrow money - enactment Authorizing the County Commissioners of Schuylkill county to borrow money - enactment	37634
1852	0012	0010	Act to incorporate the Equitable Life Insurance Company - amend - additional powers granted; change of name; duty of president and trustees Act to incorporate the Equitable Life Insurance Company - amend - additional powers granted; change of name; duty of president and trustees	93807
1852	0013	0011	To authorize the commissioners of the county of Clarion to settle the account of Richard Wilson, deceased, for the erection of a bridge over the river Clarion, near the mouth of Little Toby Creek, in the county of Clarion - enactment To authorize the commissioners of the county of Clarion to settle the account of Richard Wilson, deceased, for the erection of a bridge over the river Clarion, near the mouth of Little Toby Creek, in the county of Clarion - enactment	93402
1852	0014	0012	Confirming a certain power of attorney to George Morris Knevitt - enactment Confirming a certain power of attorney to George Morris Knevitt - enactment	80428
1852	0015	0013	Relative to certain real estate in Locust street, Philadelphia, formerly the property of Job Bacon - enactment Relative to certain real estate in Locust street, Philadelphia, formerly the property of Job Bacon - enactment	35461
1852	0016	0015	To incorporate the Saint Joseph's College, in the city of Philadelphia - enactment To incorporate the Saint Joseph's College, in the city of Philadelphia - enactment	80208
1852	0016	0014	Act to graduate lands on which money is due and unpaid to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - amend - time for patenting lots in Erie, etc. extended Act to graduate lands on which money is due and unpaid to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - amend - time for patenting lots in Erie, etc. extended	38103
1852	0018	0017	Act authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Allegheny and Butler Plank Road Company - amend - collect tolls Act authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Allegheny and Butler Plank Road Company - amend - collect tolls	38260
1852	0018	0016	To reduce the width of the State road leading from Harrisburg to Gettysburg - enactment To reduce the width of the State road leading from Harrisburg to Gettysburg - enactment	38261
1852	0019	0019	Granting certain powers to a surviving trustee and to authorize the Presbytery of Philadelphia to fill vacancies in the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Institute - enactment Granting certain powers to a surviving trustee and to authorize the Presbytery of Philadelphia to fill vacancies in the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Institute - enactment	82639
1852	0019	0018	Appointing officers to hold an election in Porter township, Pike county - enactment Appointing officers to hold an election in Porter township, Pike county - enactment	37971
1852	0020	0020	To vacate a portion of Market street, in the borough of Kittanning, in the county of Armstrong; and also to vacate a portion of the Armstrong and Clearfield turnpike road - enactment To vacate a portion of Market street, in the borough of Kittanning, in the county of Armstrong; and also to vacate a portion of the Armstrong and Clearfield turnpike road - enactment	93999
1852	0021	0021	Act to incorporate the subscribers to the articles of association for the purpose of establishing a House of Refuge - amend - state appropriation; amount to be paid by the county of Philadelphia Act to incorporate the subscribers to the articles of association for the purpose of establishing a House of Refuge - amend - state appropriation; amount to be paid by the county of Philadelphia	80420
1852	0022	0022	For the relief of Henry R. Graybill - enactment For the relief of Henry R. Graybill - enactment	35272
1852	0023	0024	To confirm the title of certain real estate to Alexander Browne - enactment To confirm the title of certain real estate to Alexander Browne - enactment	83130
1852	0023	0023	Act to erect the town of Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin, into a borough - amend - by-laws or ordinances passed by town council valid Act to erect the town of Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin, into a borough - amend - by-laws or ordinances passed by town council valid	38066
1852	0024	0025	Act authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Hanover Branch railroad company - amend - execute bonds Act authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Hanover Branch railroad company - amend - execute bonds	85335
1852	0025	0026	Appointing David Lupfer and Philip Moyer, trustees, to sell certain real estate - enactment Appointing David Lupfer and Philip Moyer, trustees, to sell certain real estate - enactment	40272
1852	0026	0027	Authorizing the administrators of James A. Pennypacker, to sell certain real estate - enactment Authorizing the administrators of James A. Pennypacker, to sell certain real estate - enactment	37466
1852	0027	0028	Acts incorporating the Meadville, Klecknerville, and Edinboro', and the Meadville, Allegheny, and Brokenstraw Plank Road Companies - amend - roads to be extended; privileges; increase of stock; borrow money; use of bridge across French creek Acts incorporating the Meadville, Klecknerville, and Edinboro', and the Meadville, Allegheny, and Brokenstraw Plank Road Companies - amend - roads to be extended; privileges; increase of stock; borrow money; use of bridge across French creek	54301
1852	0028	0030	To confer on Anna Elizabeth Keller, an illegitimate child of John Keller, of the county of Blair, and Theodore Henry Hummel and Virginia Judith Nathans, now Virginia Judith Tobias, of Philadelphia county, the rights, privileges, benefits, and advantages o To confer on Anna Elizabeth Keller, an illegitimate child of John Keller, of the county of Blair, and Theodore Henry Hummel and Virginia Judith Nathans, now Virginia Judith Tobias, of Philadelphia county, the rights, privileges, benefits, and advantages o	85019
1852	0028	0029	Act extending the time for the completion of the Hollidaysburg and Bedford turnpike road; and to certain school districts in Erie and Warren counties - amend - building committee constituted Act extending the time for the completion of the Hollidaysburg and Bedford turnpike road; and to certain school districts in Erie and Warren counties - amend - building committee constituted	41171
1852	0029	0031	To incorporate the Saw Mill Run and Phillipsburg Plank Road Company - enactment To incorporate the Saw Mill Run and Phillipsburg Plank Road Company - enactment	90953
1852	0030	0032	Authorizing the recording of a power of attorney, executed by Hamilton Beckett - enactment Authorizing the recording of a power of attorney, executed by Hamilton Beckett - enactment	93652
1852	0031	0033	Act enabling the Governor to incorporate a company for making an artificial road from the State line, near the town of Emmetsburg, in the State of Maryland, through Waynesboro', Greencastle, and Mercersburg, to intersect the Chambersburg and Bedford Act enabling the Governor to incorporate a company for making an artificial road from the State line, near the town of Emmetsburg, in the State of Maryland, through Waynesboro', Greencastle, and Mercersburg, to intersect the Chambersburg and Bedford	86346
1852	0032	0034	Charter of incorporation of The St. John's Orphan Asylum - amend - relating to elections in Richmond township, Tioga county, and authorizing the commissioners of the district of Moyamensing to borrow money Charter of incorporation of The St. John's Orphan Asylum - amend - relating to elections in Richmond township, Tioga county, and authorizing the commissioners of the district of Moyamensing to borrow money	130779
1852	0034	0035	Relative to the collection of school tax in Peachbottom township, York county - enactment Relative to the collection of school tax in Peachbottom township, York county - enactment	37132
1852	0035	0036	Regulating railroad gauges, and supplementary to the act incorporating the Catawissa and Towanda Railroad Company with an extension to the New York and Erie railroad, at some convenient point on the State line - enactment Regulating railroad gauges, and supplementary to the act incorporating the Catawissa and Towanda Railroad Company with an extension to the New York and Erie railroad, at some convenient point on the State line - enactment	114084
1852	0037	0037	Regulating certain election and school districts - enactment Regulating certain election and school districts - enactment	224846
1852	0040	0038	To authorize William Montelius, John Donaldson, and Henry G. Freeman, trustees, to sell and convey certain real estate - enactment To authorize William Montelius, John Donaldson, and Henry G. Freeman, trustees, to sell and convey certain real estate - enactment	90017
1852	0042	0040	Act to incorporate the Sunbury and Erie, and Pittsburg and Susquehanna railroad companies - amend - authority to subscribe to stock; percent interest to be paid to stockholders Act to incorporate the Sunbury and Erie, and Pittsburg and Susquehanna railroad companies - amend - authority to subscribe to stock; percent interest to be paid to stockholders	87312
1852	0042	0039	Authorizing the holding of a special court in the county of Somerset by one of the judges of the Supreme Court - enactment Authorizing the holding of a special court in the county of Somerset by one of the judges of the Supreme Court - enactment	37394
1852	0044	0041	To authorize the sale of the East Salem Church of Rostraver township, Westmoreland county - enactment To authorize the sale of the East Salem Church of Rostraver township, Westmoreland county - enactment	45200
1852	0045	0043	To incorporate the Bellefonte, Walkersville, and Warriors' Mark Turnpike Road Company, and relative to the White Deer Bridge Company - enactment To incorporate the Bellefonte, Walkersville, and Warriors' Mark Turnpike Road Company, and relative to the White Deer Bridge Company - enactment	83670
1852	0045	0042	Act providing for the election of District Attorneys - amend - eligibility to the office of district attorney Act providing for the election of District Attorneys - amend - eligibility to the office of district attorney	40775
1852	0046	0044	Forming an election district in Arrarat township, Susquehanna county, and to appoint judge and inspectors to hold the first election - enactment Forming an election district in Arrarat township, Susquehanna county, and to appoint judge and inspectors to hold the first election - enactment	92874
1852	0047	0045	To authorize the election of supervisors in South Beaver township, Beaver county; relative to the renewal of bonds by the commissioners of Carbon county; to change the place of holding elections in Wiconisco township, Dauphin county; to restore the To authorize the election of supervisors in South Beaver township, Beaver county; relative to the renewal of bonds by the commissioners of Carbon county; to change the place of holding elections in Wiconisco township, Dauphin county; to restore the	165580
1852	0049	0046	To enable the Sharon Iron Company, of Mercer county, to purchase and hold stock in the Jackson Iron Company, of Michigan - enactment To enable the Sharon Iron Company, of Mercer county, to purchase and hold stock in the Jackson Iron Company, of Michigan - enactment	98307
1852	0050	0047	To incorporate the South Pittsburg and Saw Mill Run Turnpike Road Company - enactment To incorporate the South Pittsburg and Saw Mill Run Turnpike Road Company - enactment	94074
1852	0051	0048	Appointing commissioners to run and mark the boundary line between Lancaster and Lebanon counties - enactment Appointing commissioners to run and mark the boundary line between Lancaster and Lebanon counties - enactment	93041
1852	0053	0050	For the relief of John McCord - enactment For the relief of John McCord - enactment	40737
1852	0053	0049	To change the times of holding the several courts of Mercer county - enactment To change the times of holding the several courts of Mercer county - enactment	40735
1852	0054	0052	To incorporate the American Steamship Company - enactment To incorporate the American Steamship Company - enactment	150555
1852	0054	0051	For the relief of Daniel Gross, and relating to the borough of Bealsville, in Washington county - enactment For the relief of Daniel Gross, and relating to the borough of Bealsville, in Washington county - enactment	37624
1852	0057	0053	Relating to the assessment of damages on the railroad to avoid the inclined plane, in Philadelphia county - enactment Relating to the assessment of damages on the railroad to avoid the inclined plane, in Philadelphia county - enactment	42056
1852	0058	0054	To incorporate the Norristown gas company - enactment To incorporate the Norristown gas company - enactment	349599
1852	0064	0055	Regulating certain election districts; to authorize the school directors of the borough of Birmingham, Allegheny county, to borrow money; to incorporate the Pennsylvania association and reading room; and relative to the claim of Frederick Kreiser, of Regulating certain election districts; to authorize the school directors of the borough of Birmingham, Allegheny county, to borrow money; to incorporate the Pennsylvania association and reading room; and relative to the claim of Frederick Kreiser, of	99850
1852	0065	0056	Authorizing the establishment of a public park and parade ground in the city of Reading - enactment Authorizing the establishment of a public park and parade ground in the city of Reading - enactment	153412
1852	0067	0057	Vacating a portion of Ferry lane and Back lane, in Allegheny county, and relative to certain election districts, and to vacate a portion of Meredith street, in Philadelphia county - enactment Vacating a portion of Ferry lane and Back lane, in Allegheny county, and relative to certain election districts, and to vacate a portion of Meredith street, in Philadelphia county - enactment	107466
1852	0069	0059	Authorizing the Directors of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Easton to make sale of stock - enactment Authorizing the Directors of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Easton to make sale of stock - enactment	77855
1852	0069	0058	Relative to the sureties of Edmund L. Dana, Administrator of Ralph Peters, deceased - enactment Relative to the sureties of Edmund L. Dana, Administrator of Ralph Peters, deceased - enactment	38350
1852	0070	0060	Act to authorize the Governor to incorporate the Wrightsville and New Holland Turnpike Road Company - amend - stock authorized to be sold Act to authorize the Governor to incorporate the Wrightsville and New Holland Turnpike Road Company - amend - stock authorized to be sold	43692
1852	0071	0062	Authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Tuckahoe and Mount Pleasant Plank Road Company - enactment Authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Tuckahoe and Mount Pleasant Plank Road Company - enactment	81750
1852	0071	0061	To authorize John A. Snyder, late Treasurer of the county of Somerset, to appeal from the report of the county auditors, for the year ending sixth of January, 1851 - enactment To authorize John A. Snyder, late Treasurer of the county of Somerset, to appeal from the report of the county auditors, for the year ending sixth of January, 1851 - enactment	37372
1852	0072	0063	Act incorporating the First Methodist Episcopal Church in the city of Lancaster - amend - privileges; number and powers of trustees Act incorporating the First Methodist Episcopal Church in the city of Lancaster - amend - privileges; number and powers of trustees	132880
1852	0074	0064	For the relief of Edward Garret - enactment For the relief of Edward Garret - enactment	24906
1852	0075	0065	For dividing the incorporated district of Penn, in the county of Philadelphia, into wards, authorizing the construction of culverts, and the erection of market houses in said district - enactment For dividing the incorporated district of Penn, in the county of Philadelphia, into wards, authorizing the construction of culverts, and the erection of market houses in said district - enactment	100900