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Volume 14 - Regular Sessions of 1792

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Year	Page	Act	Subject	Size (KB)
1792	196	1602	Provide for the immediate defense of the frontiers of the commonwealth Provide for the immediate defense of the frontiers of the commonwealth	1
1792	198	1603	Prevent the sale of lottery tickets within this commonwealth Prevent the sale of lottery tickets within this commonwealth	1
1792	199	1604	Supplement to "An act to enable Eleazer Oswald, guardian duly appointed to Jane Jones, Baithwaite Jones, Mary Jones and Gibbs Jones, minors, under the age of twenty-one years, to sell and convey the property therein mentioned for the ... minors." Supplement to "An act to enable Eleazer Oswald, guardian duly appointed to Jane Jones, Baithwaite Jones, Mary Jones and Gibbs Jones, minors, under the age of twenty-one years, to sell and convey the property therein mentioned for the ... minors."	1
1792	200	1605	Supplement to the laws made for the relief of insolvent debtors within this commonwealth Supplement to the laws made for the relief of insolvent debtors within this commonwealth	1
1792	202	1606	Further supplement to the act to incorporate the city of Philadelphia Further supplement to the act to incorporate the city of Philadelphia	1
1792	203	1607	Revive and continue in force for a limited time an act entitled "An act to enable aliens to purchase and hold real estate within this commonwealth." Revive and continue in force for a limited time an act entitled "An act to enable aliens to purchase and hold real estate within this commonwealth."	1
1792	204	1608	Vest in the widow of John Roberts, deceased, and in Abraham Carlile, the only son of Abraham Carlile, deceased, respectively, such parts of their forfeited estates as have not been sold for the benefit of the commonwealth Vest in the widow of John Roberts, deceased, and in Abraham Carlile, the only son of Abraham Carlile, deceased, respectively, such parts of their forfeited estates as have not been sold for the benefit of the commonwealth	1
1792	205	1609	Extend the time for patenting lands Extend the time for patenting lands	1
1792	206	1610	Continue the act entitled "An act to continue the act for transferring certain powers formerly exercised by the supreme executive council and also by the president or vice-president thereof to the governor of this commonwealth." Continue the act entitled "An act to continue the act for transferring certain powers formerly exercised by the supreme executive council and also by the president or vice-president thereof to the governor of this commonwealth."	1
1792	206	1611	Continue the act for instituting a board of property and for other purposes therein mentioned Continue the act for instituting a board of property and for other purposes therein mentioned	1
1792	207	1612	Enable the owners, occupiers and possessors of a certain tract of marsh and meadow land situate in the township of Tinicum and county of Delaware to keep the banks, dams, sluices and floodgates in repair and to raise a fund to defray the expense Enable the owners, occupiers and possessors of a certain tract of marsh and meadow land situate in the township of Tinicum and county of Delaware to keep the banks, dams, sluices and floodgates in repair and to raise a fund to defray the expense	1
1792	216	1613	Authorize the receiver general of the land office to carry moneys received into that office since a given period for lands sold to the credit of such purchasers or their assigns in payments due for the purchase of any lands within the same Authorize the receiver general of the land office to carry moneys received into that office since a given period for lands sold to the credit of such purchasers or their assigns in payments due for the purchase of any lands within the same	1
1792	218	1614	Erecting part of Tioga and Tunkhannock election district in Luzerne country into a separate election district Erecting part of Tioga and Tunkhannock election district in Luzerne country into a separate election district	1
1792	218	1615	Alter the place of holding the general elections in the second district within the county of Lancaster Alter the place of holding the general elections in the second district within the county of Lancaster	1
1792	219	1616	Change the place of holding the annual election in the first election district in Westmoreland county Change the place of holding the annual election in the first election district in Westmoreland county	1
1792	219	1617	Ascertaining the boundary line between Huntingdon and Mifflin counties on the south side of Juniata Ascertaining the boundary line between Huntingdon and Mifflin counties on the south side of Juniata	1
1792	220	1618	Enable executors and administrators by leave of court to convey lands and tenements contracted for with their decedents and for other purposes therein mentioned Enable executors and administrators by leave of court to convey lands and tenements contracted for with their decedents and for other purposes therein mentioned	1
1792	223	1619	Annexing the Loganian Library to the library belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia and for other purposes therein mentioned Annexing the Loganian Library to the library belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia and for other purposes therein mentioned	1
1792	227	1620	Authorize the register general and comptroller general to adjust and settle the accounts of John Wetzel Authorize the register general and comptroller general to adjust and settle the accounts of John Wetzel	1
1792	228	1621	Dividing the fourth election district in Bedford county into two separate election districts Dividing the fourth election district in Bedford county into two separate election districts	1
1792	229	1622	Supplement to the several acts for raising county rates and levies Supplement to the several acts for raising county rates and levies	1
1792	231	1623	Declaring Little Lehigh and Pocopoco or Big Creek in Northampton county and Penn's Creek in Northumberland county public highways Declaring Little Lehigh and Pocopoco or Big Creek in Northampton county and Penn's Creek in Northumberland county public highways	1
1792	232	1624	Sale of the vacant lands within this commonwealth Sale of the vacant lands within this commonwealth	1
1792	240	1625	Establishing and building a bridge across the river Lehigh at Bethlehem in the county of Northampton Establishing and building a bridge across the river Lehigh at Bethlehem in the county of Northampton	1
1792	243	1626	Vest in Christopher Zimmerman and David Sower in trust for the use of the legal representatives of Christopher Sower, deceased, such parts of his forfeited estate as have not been sold for the benefit of the commonwealth Vest in Christopher Zimmerman and David Sower in trust for the use of the legal representatives of Christopher Sower, deceased, such parts of his forfeited estate as have not been sold for the benefit of the commonwealth	1
1792	243	1627	Provide for the settlement of public accounts and for other purposes therein mentioned Provide for the settlement of public accounts and for other purposes therein mentioned	1
1792	250	1628	Establishing a nightly watch, providing lamps and supporting pumps for public use in the borough of Lancaster in the county of Lancaster Establishing a nightly watch, providing lamps and supporting pumps for public use in the borough of Lancaster in the county of Lancaster	1
1792	260	1629	Empower the governor to draw a warrant on the treasurer of this commonwealth in favor of Charles Wilson Peale for purposes mentioned Empower the governor to draw a warrant on the treasurer of this commonwealth in favor of Charles Wilson Peale for purposes mentioned	1
1792	262	1630	Supplement to the act entitled "An act authorizing and directing the state treasurer to subscribe in the name of the commonwealth to the loan proposed by the United States and for other purposes therein mentioned." Supplement to the act entitled "An act authorizing and directing the state treasurer to subscribe in the name of the commonwealth to the loan proposed by the United States and for other purposes therein mentioned."	1
1792	262	1631	Establishing the seal of the high court of errors and appeals Establishing the seal of the high court of errors and appeals	1
1792	263	1632	Unite the fifth and sixth election districts in the county of Washington Unite the fifth and sixth election districts in the county of Washington	1
1792	264	1633	Supplement to the act entitled "An act to provide for the support of the government of this commonwealth." Supplement to the act entitled "An act to provide for the support of the government of this commonwealth."	1
1792	265	1634	Erecting the township of Newton and part of West Pennsborough in Cumberland county into a separate election district Erecting the township of Newton and part of West Pennsborough in Cumberland county into a separate election district	1
1792	266	1635	Further supplement to the act entitled "An act to establish the judicial courts of this commonwealth in conformity to the alterations and amendments in the constitution." Further supplement to the act entitled "An act to establish the judicial courts of this commonwealth in conformity to the alterations and amendments in the constitution."	1
1792	267	1636	Relief and support of poor confined debtors Relief and support of poor confined debtors	1
1792	270	1637	Supplement to the several acts of the general assembly of this commonwealth for distributing the donation lands promised to the troops of this state Supplement to the several acts of the general assembly of this commonwealth for distributing the donation lands promised to the troops of this state	1
1792	271	1638	Directing the time, places and manner of holding elections for representatives of the people of this state in the congress of the Unites States and for electors of a president and vice-president of the United States Directing the time, places and manner of holding elections for representatives of the people of this state in the congress of the Unites States and for electors of a president and vice-president of the United States	1
1792	274	1639	Provide for printing, publishing and distributing the laws of this commonwealth and to direct a proper index to be made of the records of the executive department Provide for printing, publishing and distributing the laws of this commonwealth and to direct a proper index to be made of the records of the executive department	1
1792	279	1640	Enable the governor of this commonwealth to incorporate a company for making an artificial road from the city of Philadelphia to the borough of Lancaster Enable the governor of this commonwealth to incorporate a company for making an artificial road from the city of Philadelphia to the borough of Lancaster	1
1792	294	1641	Alter the place of holding the annual election in the second district within the county of Bedford Alter the place of holding the annual election in the second district within the county of Bedford	1
1792	294	1642	Provide payment of certain incidental expenses of the late general assembly of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and of the late committee of safety Provide payment of certain incidental expenses of the late general assembly of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and of the late committee of safety	1
1792	296	1643	Relief of Jane Collins Relief of Jane Collins	1
1792	297	1644	Extending the time limited by "A supplement to the act entitled 'An act for directing the mode of distributing the donation lands promised to the troops of this commonwealth' " for receiving applications for certain lands Extending the time limited by "A supplement to the act entitled 'An act for directing the mode of distributing the donation lands promised to the troops of this commonwealth' " for receiving applications for certain lands	1
1792	298	1645	Supplement to the act entitled "An act to provide for the opening and improving of sundry navigable waters and roads within this commonwealth." Supplement to the act entitled "An act to provide for the opening and improving of sundry navigable waters and roads within this commonwealth."	1
1792	305	1646	Provide for the paying and redeeming certain public debts and for defraying the expenses of government Provide for the paying and redeeming certain public debts and for defraying the expenses of government	1
1792	313	1647	Enable the governor of this commonwealth to incorporate a company for opening a canal and water communication between the rivers Delaware and Schuylkill and for other purposes therein mentioned Enable the governor of this commonwealth to incorporate a company for opening a canal and water communication between the rivers Delaware and Schuylkill and for other purposes therein mentioned	1
1792	329	1648	Require of the officers in the different departments of the state an account of the fees they severally charge in their offices Require of the officers in the different departments of the state an account of the fees they severally charge in their offices	1

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