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Regular Session of 1797

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Year	Page	Act	Subject	Size (KB)
1797	0277	1905	Authorize Paul Frazer to erect a dam across Shearman's Creek Authorize Paul Frazer to erect a dam across Shearman's Creek	47
1797	0277	1903	Enable John Miller to erect a mill-dam across Swatara Creek abutting on his own land about four miles below Jonestown in the county of Dauphin Enable John Miller to erect a mill-dam across Swatara Creek abutting on his own land about four miles below Jonestown in the county of Dauphin	47
1797	0278	1910	Declare Cohocksink Creek a public highway Declare Cohocksink Creek a public highway	179
1797	0278	1909	Devise a particular form of promissory note not liable to any plea of defalcation or set-off Devise a particular form of promissory note not liable to any plea of defalcation or set-off	99
1797	0279	1912	Declaring part of Fishing Creek in Lycoming County a public highway Declaring part of Fishing Creek in Lycoming County a public highway	248
1797	0279	1911	Enable the owners and occupiers of a certain tract of marsh and meadow land situate in the township of Derby and county of Delaware to keep the banks, dams, sluices and floodgates in repair and to raise a fund to defray the expenses thereof Enable the owners and occupiers of a certain tract of marsh and meadow land situate in the township of Derby and county of Delaware to keep the banks, dams, sluices and floodgates in repair and to raise a fund to defray the expenses thereof	173
1797	0280	1915	Private law without text - Authorize Robert Dean and Joseph Smith to erect a wing-dam on the south side of the Frankstown branch of the Juniata in Huntingdon County Private law without text - Authorize Robert Dean and Joseph Smith to erect a wing-dam on the south side of the Frankstown branch of the Juniata in Huntingdon County	243
1797	0280	1914	Amend the act entitled "An act for incorporating the society formed for the relief of poor, aged and infirm masters of ships, their widows and children." Amend the act entitled "An act for incorporating the society formed for the relief of poor, aged and infirm masters of ships, their widows and children."	243
1797	0281	1922	Erection of certain election districts and for other purposes therein mentioned Erection of certain election districts and for other purposes therein mentioned	391
1797	0281	1918	Supplement to the penal laws of this state Supplement to the penal laws of this state	87
1797	0281	1916	Raising by way of lottery a sum not exceeding $20,000 to be applied to defraying the expenses of paving the streets in the borough of Lancaster in the county of Lancaster Raising by way of lottery a sum not exceeding $20,000 to be applied to defraying the expenses of paving the streets in the borough of Lancaster in the county of Lancaster	87
1797	0284	1923	Release all claims on the part of the commonwealth to certain lands within the Manor or reputed Manor of Maske in the county of York Release all claims on the part of the commonwealth to certain lands within the Manor or reputed Manor of Maske in the county of York	479
1797	0286	1926	Erect the town of Sunbury in the county of Northumberland into a borough Erect the town of Sunbury in the county of Northumberland into a borough	196
1797	0286	1924	Supplementary to the act entitled "An act to provide for distributing the laws of the United States and certain laws of the commonwealth and for reprinting the provincial and state laws," passed prior to October 2, 1781 Supplementary to the act entitled "An act to provide for distributing the laws of the United States and certain laws of the commonwealth and for reprinting the provincial and state laws," passed prior to October 2, 1781	101
1797	0287	1927	Repeal an act passed March 31,1795, entitled "An act to ascertain the boundary lines of a tract of land in York County called Carrol's Delight and to provide for surveying the same and for other purposes therein mentioned." Repeal an act passed March 31,1795, entitled "An act to ascertain the boundary lines of a tract of land in York County called Carrol's Delight and to provide for surveying the same and for other purposes therein mentioned."	272
1797	0288	1929	Provide arms for the use of the commonwealth Provide arms for the use of the commonwealth	468
1797	0288	1928	Incorporate the citizens of this state members of the aggregate corporation for the relief of the widows and children of clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America Incorporate the citizens of this state members of the aggregate corporation for the relief of the widows and children of clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America	266
1797	0290	1930	Authorize the governor of this commonwealth to incorporate a company for erecting a bridge over the river Lehigh near the town of Northampton Authorize the governor of this commonwealth to incorporate a company for erecting a bridge over the river Lehigh near the town of Northampton	536
1797	0291	1932	Erect a separate election district in the county of Lancaster Erect a separate election district in the county of Lancaster	616
1797	0291	1931	Erection of an election district in Northampton County Erection of an election district in Northampton County	530
1797	0292	1934	Making a new arrangement of election districts in the county of Montgomery Making a new arrangement of election districts in the county of Montgomery	611
1797	0293	1935	Provide for the settlement of the estates of deceased officers and soldiers who served in the Pennsylvania line during the late war Provide for the settlement of the estates of deceased officers and soldiers who served in the Pennsylvania line during the late war	201
1797	0294	1936	Regulate the manner of selling loaf bread and to repeal certain existing laws respecting the same Regulate the manner of selling loaf bread and to repeal certain existing laws respecting the same	288
1797	0295	1937	Erection of certain election districts in the county of Berks Erection of certain election districts in the county of Berks	379
1797	0296	1938	Supplementary 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." Supplementary 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."	784
1797	0300	1943	Directing the sale of such of the barrack and city lots as remain property of the commonwealth Directing the sale of such of the barrack and city lots as remain property of the commonwealth	884

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