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Regular Session of 1785

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Year	Page	Act	Subject	Size (KB)
1785	0275	1121	Better securing personal liberty and preventing wrongful imprisonment Better securing personal liberty and preventing wrongful imprisonment	1117
1785	0275	1117	Private law without text - Alter and confirm the charter of the corporation for the relief of the widows and children of clergymen in communion of the church of England in America Private law without text - Alter and confirm the charter of the corporation for the relief of the widows and children of clergymen in communion of the church of England in America	355
1785	0275	1113	Private law without text - Incorporating the Presbyterian Congregation of Pequea in the township of Salisbury and county of Lancaster Private law without text - Incorporating the Presbyterian Congregation of Pequea in the township of Salisbury and county of Lancaster	355
1785	0284	1125	Erecting part of the county of Lancaster into a separate county (named Dauphin) Erecting part of the county of Lancaster into a separate county (named Dauphin)	1385
1785	0284	1124	Private law without text - Incorporate the Presbyterian congregation in Abington Township in the county of Montgomery Private law without text - Incorporate the Presbyterian congregation in Abington Township in the county of Montgomery	1051
1785	0287	1126	Furnishing the quota of this state towards paying the annual interest of the debts of the United States and for finding and paying the interest of the public debts of this state Furnishing the quota of this state towards paying the annual interest of the debts of the United States and for finding and paying the interest of the public debts of this state	440
1785	0290	1128	Directing the mode of distributing the donation lands promised to the troops by this commonwealth Directing the mode of distributing the donation lands promised to the troops by this commonwealth	1099
1785	0299	1134	Limitation of actions to be brought for the inheritance or possession of real property or upon penal acts of assembly Limitation of actions to be brought for the inheritance or possession of real property or upon penal acts of assembly	1944
1785	0299	1130	Private law without text - Incorporating the Presbyterian church of Falling Spring in the county of Franklin Private law without text - Incorporating the Presbyterian church of Falling Spring in the county of Franklin	1033
1785	0308	1135	Regulate the fishery in the river Schuylkill Regulate the fishery in the river Schuylkill	395
1785	0311	1144	Authorize the appointment of new commissioners to execute "An act declaring the river Susquehanna and other streams therein named public highways, for improving the navigation of the said river and streams and for preserving the fish in the same," etc. Authorize the appointment of new commissioners to execute "An act declaring the river Susquehanna and other streams therein named public highways, for improving the navigation of the said river and streams and for preserving the fish in the same," etc.	574
1785	0311	1136	Private law without text - Vesting in the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for the promoting useful knowledge a certain lot of ground, being part of the state house square Private law without text - Vesting in the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for the promoting useful knowledge a certain lot of ground, being part of the state house square	376
1785	0313	1148	Erecting and opening a loan office for the sum of 50,000 pounds Erecting and opening a loan office for the sum of 50,000 pounds	507
1785	0316	1152	Further supplement to the act entitled "An act for acknowledging and recording of deeds." Further supplement to the act entitled "An act for acknowledging and recording of deeds."	584
1785	0317	1153	Provide further regulations whereby to secure fair and equal proceedings in the land office and in the surveying of lands Provide further regulations whereby to secure fair and equal proceedings in the land office and in the surveying of lands	1413
1785	0325	1154	Vest the personal estate of the late corporation of the mayor and commonalty of the city of Philadelphia in the wardens of the said city and to direct the immediate sale of the old gaol and workhouse of the county of Philadelphia, etc. Vest the personal estate of the late corporation of the mayor and commonalty of the city of Philadelphia in the wardens of the said city and to direct the immediate sale of the old gaol and workhouse of the county of Philadelphia, etc.	1100
1785	0328	1156	Establishing the office of a register of all German passengers who shall arrive at the port of Philadelphia and of all indentures by which any of them are bound servants for their freight and of the assignments of such servants in the city of Philadelphia Establishing the office of a register of all German passengers who shall arrive at the port of Philadelphia and of all indentures by which any of them are bound servants for their freight and of the assignments of such servants in the city of Philadelphia	483
1785	0330	1158	Private law without text - Incorporating the German Lutheran Congregation of Germantown Township in the county of Philadelphia Private law without text - Incorporating the German Lutheran Congregation of Germantown Township in the county of Philadelphia	471
1785	0330	1157	Repeal part of "An act to prevent the erecting any new and independent state within the limits of this commonwealth" so far as it directs trial for offenses in another county than that in which the offence was or might have been committed Repeal part of "An act to prevent the erecting any new and independent state within the limits of this commonwealth" so far as it directs trial for offenses in another county than that in which the offence was or might have been committed	471
1785	0331	1159	Supplement to the act entitled "An act for building market houses and keeping a public market on both sides of Callowhill street and New Market street in the Northern Liberties of the city of Philadelphia." Supplement to the act entitled "An act for building market houses and keeping a public market on both sides of Callowhill street and New Market street in the Northern Liberties of the city of Philadelphia."	201
1785	0332	1161	Confirming a road and establishing a ferry and erecting a bridge across the Neshaminy Creek Confirming a road and establishing a ferry and erecting a bridge across the Neshaminy Creek	390
1785	0334	1164	Regulate the general elections of this commonwealth and to prevent frauds therein Regulate the general elections of this commonwealth and to prevent frauds therein	762
1785	0338	1165	Appoint trustees to purchase a piece of land within described bounds and thereon to erect a court-house and prison for the use of the county of Westmoreland Appoint trustees to purchase a piece of land within described bounds and thereon to erect a court-house and prison for the use of the county of Westmoreland	833
1785	0339	1169	Compel the speedy settlement and the paying or securing of the debts due to this state for lands held by location or other office right obtained before the December 10, 1776, and yet remaining unpatented Compel the speedy settlement and the paying or securing of the debts due to this state for lands held by location or other office right obtained before the December 10, 1776, and yet remaining unpatented	1202
1785	0343	1176	Concerning divorces and alimony Concerning divorces and alimony	1017
1785	0343	1171	Re-establish the ancient corporation of the borough of Bristol in the county of Bucks Re-establish the ancient corporation of the borough of Bristol in the county of Bucks	362
1785	0343	1170	Establish a ferry from the south-west side of the Monongahela opposite the town of Pittsburgh Establish a ferry from the south-west side of the Monongahela opposite the town of Pittsburgh	362
1785	0349	1178	Appropriate the sum of 2,000 pounds of the public moneys to laying out and making a highway from the western parts of Cumberland County to the town of Pittsburgh and to authorize the president in council to appoint commissioners to lay out the same Appropriate the sum of 2,000 pounds of the public moneys to laying out and making a highway from the western parts of Cumberland County to the town of Pittsburgh and to authorize the president in council to appoint commissioners to lay out the same	711
1785	0350	1172	Regulating the measurement of corn and salt imported into the port of Philadelphia Regulating the measurement of corn and salt imported into the port of Philadelphia	894
1785	0352	1184	Confirm to the trustees of the University of the state of Pennsylvania divers estates therein enumerated for the support of the seminary and for enabling the board of trustees to choose a new trustee in the stead of any of trustee absent for six months Confirm to the trustees of the University of the state of Pennsylvania divers estates therein enumerated for the support of the seminary and for enabling the board of trustees to choose a new trustee in the stead of any of trustee absent for six months	2377
1785	0368	0938	Private law without text - Incorporate the German society contributing for the relief of distressed Germans in the state of Pennsylvania Private law without text - Incorporate the German society contributing for the relief of distressed Germans in the state of Pennsylvania	1415
1785	0369	1186	Private law without text - Empowering certain trustees to sell and dispose of certain lands and ... apply the moneys ... towards the building of a parsonage house for the use of the minister for the Protestant Episcopal Church of St. James in Lancaster Private law without text - Empowering certain trustees to sell and dispose of certain lands and ... apply the moneys ... towards the building of a parsonage house for the use of the minister for the Protestant Episcopal Church of St. James in Lancaster	58
1785	0369	1185	Private law without text - Empowering certain trustees to sell and dispose of certain ... land ... situate in the township of Salisbury in the county of Lancaster and secure the annual interest therefrom for the Protestant Episcopal Church minister Private law without text - Empowering certain trustees to sell and dispose of certain ... land ... situate in the township of Salisbury in the county of Lancaster and secure the annual interest therefrom for the Protestant Episcopal Church minister	58

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