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1. An act to incorporate the Pennsylvania Infirmary, for diseases of the eye and ear.

2. An act to authorise the committee of Jonas Potts, a lunatic, to sell and convey certain real estate.

3. A supplement to the act entitled an act enabling the governor
to incorporate a company for making an artificial road from
the state line, near the town of Emmitsburg, in the state of
Maryland, through Waynesburg, Greencastle and Mercers-
burg, to intersect the Chambersburg and Bedford turnpike
road, at or near the east end of M'Connelsburg, passed 29th
day of January, 1816,

4. An act authorising William Scott to sell and convey several
tracts of land, of which Francis Armstrong died seized.
5. An act to improve certain public road crossing the Blue
mountain at thence commonly called the Little Gap, in
Northampton county.

6. An act to extend the act entitled, An act to incorporate the
Marine Insurano company of Philadelphia, and the act en-
titled An act to incorporate a company for erecting a bridge
over the river Susquehanna, at the town of Danville, pass-
ed 19th March, 1816.

7. An act incorporating the Chesapeake and Ohio canal company.
8. A further supplement to the act, entitled An act to improve
the navigation of the river Lackawaxen, passed March 13,

1823.

9. An act supplementary to an act entitled An act for the establishment of a college at the borough of Carlisle, in the county of Cumberland, in the state of Pennsylvania.

0. An act authorising the governor to incorporate the Tioga navigation company.

11. An act to authorise the governor to incorporate a company to make a lock navigation on the east branch of the river Schuylkill, called Little Schuylkill.

12. An act supplementary to the act, entitled A further supplement to the several acts to incorporate the Union canal company of Pennsylvania.

13. An act to repeal the act of eighteen hundred and twentyfour, relative to the education of the poor.

14. An act concerning the closing of certain public passages, or stairways, leading from South Front street to Water street, in the city of Philadelphia.

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15. An act for the relief of the surviving children of Col. George Wilson, deceased, an officer of the revolution.

16. An act to provide for the commencement of a canal to be constructed at the expense of the state, and to be styled the Pennsylvania canal.

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17. An act authorising the election of additional constables in certain townships therein mentioned, and for other purposes. 59 18. A further supplement to an act, entitled An act to alter the judiciary system of this commonwealth.

19. An act altering the times of holding the courts, in the sixth judicial district.

20. An act supplementary to the several acts to incorporate the Union canal company of Pennsylvania.

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21. An act for the relief of Justus Sterigere, a soldier of the revo-
lution.

22. An act granting compensation to John Teel, and the lineal
heirs of Francis Mills, for donation tracts to which they are en-
titled.
23. An act authorising the election of a constable in the borough
of Kittanning, in the county of Armstrong, and for other pur-
poses.

24. An act to exempt the halls of the Franklin Institute, and the
library company, of Philadelphia, from the payment of taxes.
25. An act to annex the county of Huntingdon to the middle dis-
trict of the supreme court.

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26. An act for the relief of William Linto nd John Bain, soldiers of the revolution.

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27. A further supplement to an act, entitled An act to incorporate the district of Spring Garden.

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28 An act to amend the act, entitled An act incorporating the Chesapeake and Ohio canal company.

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29. A supplement to an act, entitled An act incorporating the Western University of Pennsylvania.

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30. An act for the establishment of a college at Easton, in the county of Northampton.

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31. An act authorising the governor to incorporate the Lackawana and Susquehanna rail road company.

32, An act to enable the governor to incorporate a company to
make an artificial road from Phillipsburg, in Centre coun-
ty, to Ebensburg, in Cambria county; to reduce the number
of shares in the Ebensburg and Conemaugh turnpike road;
and also to incorporate a company for making a turnpike
road from the borough of Indiana, in the county of Indiana,
to the city of Pittsburg, and for other purposes.
33. An act to empower Henry Conwell, Catholic bishop of Philadel-
phia, to sell and convey a certain lot of ground therein
mentioned, and for other purposes.

34. An act for the partition of certain lands in Armstrong and
Jefferson counties.

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35. A supplement to an act entitled An act to authorise the presi

dent, managers and company, for erecting a bridge over the
Susquehanna river, in the county of Lancaster, at or near the
town of Columbia, to recover debts due to them, and for oth-

er purposes.

36. An act for the relief of Washington College
37. An act for the relief of Jefferson College.
38. A supplement to the acts incorporating the towns of Gettysburg,
in the county of Adams, Meadville, in the county of Craw-
ford, and Uniontown, in the county of Fayette, and to incor-
porate the towns of Jersey Shore and Pennsborough, in the
county of Lycoming, and for other purposes.

39. An act for extending the time of holding the courts of quarter
sessions of the peace in the counties of Berks and Bucks, and
for the better regulation of the borough of Reading.
40. An act extending the time for erecting a bridge over the north-
east branch of the river Susquehanna, between the town of
Cattawissa and the mouth of Fishing creek, and also for ex-
tending the charter of the Washington and Bedford turnpike
road companies, and for other purposes.

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41. An act to enable the executors of Lewis Reitz, deceased, to sell
and convey certain real estate, and for other purposes.
42. An act making further appropriation to the erection of a peni-
tentiary in the county of Philadelphia.

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43. An act for the relief of sundry soldiers and heirs of soldiers of the revolutionar

44. An act for the relief of Henry M'Henry and James Hadley, soldiers of the revolution.

45. An act to authorise the governor of this commonwealth to in-
corporate a company for erecting a bridge over the river Le-
high, at Kuntz's Ford, in the counties of Lehigh and North-
ampton, and also to authorise the governor to incorporate the
Lehigh Water Gap bridge company.

46. A further supplement to the act entitled An act laying a tax
on dogs in certain counties, and for other purposes.
47. An act to incorporate the subscribers to the articles of associa-
tion for the purpose of establishing and conducting an institu-
tion for the confinement and reformation of youthful delin-
quents, under the title of the House of Refuge.

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48. An act authorising the executors of Robert Brooke, and others, to sell and convey certain real estate

49. An act authorising the governor to incorporate the Susquehanna and Lehigh canal company.

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50. An act to give effect to the provisions of the constitution of the
United States, relative to fugitives from labor, for the protec-
tion of free people of color, and to prevent kidnapping.
51. An act to declare the consent of the legislature of the common-
wealth of Pennsylvania, to use the waters of the river Dela-
ware, for the purposes therein mentioned.

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52. A further supplement to the act entitled An act to incorporate

the president, managers and company, of the Luzerne and
Wayne county turnpike road, and to the act entitled An act
authorising the governor to incorporate the Washington and
Pittsburg turnpike road company; and a supplement to an
act enabling the governor to incorporate the president, man-
agers and company, of the Easton and Wilkesbarre turn-
pike road.

53. A supplement to an act entitled An act to recharter certain
banks, passed 25th day of March, 1824.
54. An act further supplementary to the act entitled An act to pro-
vide for the erection of a state penitentiary on the public land
adjoining the town of Allegheny, opposite Pittsburg, in the
county of Allegheny, and for other purposes.

55. An act further to continue an act to encourage the warranting
and patenting of lands north and west of the rivers Ohio and
Allegheny, and Conewanga creek.

56. An act relating to auctions

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57. An act establishing an internal improvement fund. 58. An act authorising a loan for the commencement of the construction of the Pennsylvania canal, and for other purposes. 168

59 An act to empower the board of health to purchase and hold certain real estate, and for other purposes.

60. An act authorising the governor to incorporate the Susquehan-
na and Delaware canal and rail road company.
61. A supplement to an act, entitled An act for the better con-
firmation of the estates of persons holding or claiming under
feme coverts, and for establishing a mode in which husband
and wife may hereafter convey their estates.

62. An act to enable the governor to incorporate the Northumber
land canal and water right company, and to authorise David
Bunnel to convey water into the borough of Bethany.
69. An act to incorporate the Dauphin and Susquehanna coal com-
pany.

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64. A supplement to the act, entitled An act for the sale of lands,
late the estate of John Nicholson and Peter Baynton, on
which the state has a lien, and for other purposes.
65. An act for the relief of sundry soldiers of the revolutionary
war, and for other purposes.

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66. An act to enable grand jurors to administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses.

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67. A further supplement to the act, entitled An act to improve the navigation of the river Lackawaxen, passed March 13, 1823.

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68. An act securing to owners of lots adjoining the river Susque
hanna, in the borough of Marietta, the right of erecting and
maintaining wharves opposite their respective lots.

69. An act relative to certain state roads therein mentioned.
70. An act to try the validity of the charter of the Harrisburg
canal, fire insurance and water company.

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phia rail road company.

71. An act to incorporate the Columbia, Lancaster and Philadel

72. An act relating to collateral inheritances.

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75. An act making appropriations to defray certain expenses of government, and for other purposes.

74. An act supplementary to the act, entitled An act for the estab lishment of a college at Canonsburg, in the county of Washington, in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

75. An act giving the assent of this state to an act of the general assembly of Maryland, entitled An act to incorporate the Susquehanna and Patapsco canal company.

76. An act for the relief of Sarah Grove, widow of Peter Grove, an officer of the revolution.

77. An act to annul the marriage of William Allen and Catharine Ann Allen, (late Speigle and confirming the marriage of Edward Larkins and the said Catharine Ann Allen, and for other purposes.

78. An act to incorporate the Danville and, Pottsville rail road

company. 79. A further supplement to the act, entitled An act to establish a board of wardens for the port of Philadelphia, and for the regulation of pilots and pilotages, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

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80. A supplement to the intestate law of this commonwealth.
81. An act for the relief of Humphrey Andrews, a soldier of the
revolution.

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82. An act for the relief of sundry widows of soldiers of the revolutionary war.

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83. An act establishing a bank in the borough of Erie, in the county of Erie.

84. An act to incorporate the Kensington Bank, of the county Philadelphia.

85. An act providing for the gradual collection of moneys due to the commonwealth for lands.

86. A further supplement to the act, entitled an act to alter the judiciary system of this commonwealth.

87. An act to authorise the governor to incorporate two companies, to make an artificial road from Potter's old fort, in Centre county, to the Juniata turnpike road, at any point between the Yellow Springs and Water Street, in Huntingdon county.

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88. An act relating to Connecticut settlers.
89. An act authorising compensation to William Feather, for
damages done by a certain state road.

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90. An act to appoint commissioners to open and improve the state road leading from Pennsborough, in Lycoming county, to Meansville, in Bradford county.

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91. An act for the relief of Mary Williams, widow of captain Joshua Williams, an officer of the revolution

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