Relative to twenty regular contributing members, qualified to vote at St. Stephens, the elections held under the said act of incorporation. church in SECTION 23. That from and after the first January next, the borough the number of vestrymen of St. Stephens' church, in the boof Harrisb'g. rough of Harrisburg, shall be eight, any five of whom, with Vestrymen, the rector, shall constitute a quorum, any provision in their Quorum. charter to the contrary notwithstanding. LEWIS DEWART, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The thirty first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven. JOS: RITNER. ford county, No. 58. A Supplement To the act entitled "An act for the conveyance of certain real estate, and for other purposes," approved the twenty-eighth day of March, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ReRelative to presentatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Gensales of real eral Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority estate of Sam- of the same, That all such sale or sales of any part of the uel Bechtel, real estate of Samuel Bechtel, late of Bedford county, delate of Bed- ceased, and conveyances made therefor to the purchaser or deceased. purchasers thereof, which have been, or shall hereafter be made by David Hunter and Hugh Rankin, of said Bedford. county, under and in pursuance of the eighth section of the act entitled "An act for the conveyance of certain real estate, and for other purposes," approved the twenty-eighth day of March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, shall be held and deemed valid, any mistakes in the printing, contained in the said eighth section, to the contrary notwithstanding. Mountain land in Air township, Bedford co. SECTION 2. That the said David Hunter and Hugh Rankin, shall have power to sell two-thirds of a tract of moun tain land, part of the estate of said Samuel Bechtel, deceased, situated in Air township, in said Bedford county, and convey to the purchaser or purchasers, all such right and title as the said decedent had therein at and immediately before his death, subject however, to the same restrictions and limitations contained in the eighth section of the act approved the twenty-eighth day of March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six Catholic So SECTION 3. The house situate on the south west corner of Property of Spruce and Delaware Seventh streets, in the city of Phila-the Roman delphia, now owned and occupied by an institution called the Roman Catholic Society of St. Joseph, for educating Joseph, in ciety of St. and maintaining poor orphan children, together with the lot Philadelphia, of ground whereon the same is erected, be, and the same is exempted hereby exempted from taxation, so long as it shall continue from taxato be the property of that charitable institution, and used for an asylum, as aforesaid, and no longer. tion. lative to the & Delaware WHEREAS, The legislature of the commonwealth of De- Preamble relaware, did on the fifteenth of June, one thousand eight chesapeake hundred and thirty-six, pass an act entitled "A further additional supplement to an act entitled An act to incorpo- canal. rate a company for the purpose of cutting and making a canal between the Chesapeake bay and bay and river Delaware, or the waters thereof;" And whereas, The legislature of the commonwealth of Maryland, in May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, did likewise pass a bill, entitled A further additional supplement to an act entitled An act to incorporate a company for the purpose of cutting and making a canal between the river Delaware and Chesapeake bay;'" And whereas, the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal company have desired the sanction of the legislative autho rity of this commonwealth; SECTION 4. That the act of the legislature of the state of Making val Delaware, entitled "A further additional supplement to an id the acts of act entitled 'An act to incorporate a company for the pur-the states of pose of cutting and making a canal between the Chesapeake Delaware & bay and bay and river Delaware, or the waters thereof," " Maryland. passed the fifteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, and the act of the legislature of the state of Maryland, entitled "A further additional supplement to an act entitled An act to incorporate a company for the purpose of cutting and making a canal between the river Delaware and Chesapeake bay," " passed in May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, are hereby recognized, approved and confirmed, and declared to be valid and of full force and virtue, in the same manner, and to the same effect as if the same were incorporated word for word, and section fer section, into this act. & trimmers' beneficial so Relative to SECTION 5. From and after the passing of this act, the the journey Journeymen Saddlers' Harness Makers and Trimmers' men sadd'rs' Beneficial society of the city and county of Philadelphia, be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to elect to ciety of the membership in said society any person over the age of twencity and ty-one years, actually residing within the city or county of Philadelphia, whether such person be a citizen of this commonwealth or not: Provided always, That no such person, if an alien by birth, shall be admitted to membership, unless he shall have first declared his intention to become a citizen, agreeably to the several acts of Congress in such case made and provided. County of Phil'a. Proviso. The Pitts Fund com zed to in crease their stock and deposites. Repeal of part of act of April 8th 1833. Commissr's. of Philad'a. SECTION 6. From and after the passage of this act, The burg Saving Pittsburg Saving Fund company shall, and they are hereby authorized to increase their stock and deposits to the amount pany authori- of two hundred thousand dollars, and the proviso in the eighth section of the act to incorporate the Pittsburg Saving Fund company, passed eighth April, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, limiting the capital stock and amount of deposites in said company to one hundred thousand dollars, be, and the same is hereby repealed; and that so much of the sixth section of the act which provides that no person shall be elected to the office of treasurer of said company, who is not a member thereof, be, and the same is hereby repealed. SECTION 7. The commissioners of the county of Philadel co authori. phia, by and with the advice and consent of the controllers zed, with con- of public schools of the first school district of this commonsent of con- wealth, be, and they are hereby authorized to sell and controller of vey a certain lot or piece of ground, with the buildings public schools thereon erected, situate in Marlborough street, between Duke and West streets, in the district of Kensington, now occupied for the use of public schools; and that the money derived from the sale of the same, shall be paid into the treasury of the county of Philadelphia, to be applied to school purposes in the said first school district, and that the Commissr's. commissioners of Kensington district of Philadelphia counof Kensing- ty, shall have full power and authority to alter or regulate tun district the height of that portion of Penn street laying betweeen regulate part Marsh and Maiden streets in the above named district, any of Penn st. law to the contrary notwithstanding. to sell lot of ground, &c. authorized to LEWIS DEWART, J. R. BURDEN, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED The thirty-first day of March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven. JOS: RITNER. No. 59. A Supplement To the act of the twenty-fourth March, eighteen hundred and eighteen, entitled "An act to enable Aliens to purchase and hold real estate in this commonwealth." SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority Right of of the same, That all purchasers of lands, tenements and aliens to hold hereditaments, within this commonwealth, not exceeding lands. five thousand acres, heretofore made, by all and every foreigner and foreigners, alien or aliens, not being the subject or subjects of some sovereign state or power, which is, or shall have been at the time or times of such purchase or purchases, at war with the United States of America, and who are residents within the United States, are hereby confirmed, and it shall be lawful for al! and every such foreigner and foreigners, alien or aliens, to have and to hold the same, to them, their heirs and assigns, forever, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as any natural born citizen or citizens may or can do. SECTION 2. That in all cases where aliens have purchased Making valid real estate within this commonwealth, and have sold the certain sales, same, the said sales shall be valid, to all intents and pur- & c. poses, and shall be construed to vest the title to the said real estate, as fully and effectually as if the said aliens had been citizens at the time of purchasing the same, and in all cases where any alien residing in this commonwealth, shall have purchased or held real estate therein, and shall have died without having been naturalized, the title thereof is hereby confirmed to his heirs, who, in case he had been a citizen would have inherited the same, [or to his devisee or devisees,] and there shall be no escheat by reason of such alienage: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall in anywise affect or impair the vested rights of any other indi vidual or individuals. LEWIS DEWART, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. R. BURDEN, APPROVED-The thirty-first day of March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven. JOS: RITNER Proviso. No. 60. An Act Authorizing the County Commissioners of Schuylkill county, to pay unto the Treasurer of the Board of School Directors of Schuylkill township, in said county, their portion of the State Appropriation for Common Schools, under the act of the first of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, for that year. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the county commissioners of Schuylkill county, be required to pay unto the treasurer of the board of school directors of Schuylkill township, in the county aforesaid, the amount of their proportion of the state appropriation for common school purposes, under the act of eighteen hundred and thirty-four, for that year. LEWIS DEWART, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The thirty-first day of March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven. JOS: RITNER. No. 61. A Supplement To an act entitled "An act relative to the attachment of Vessels," passed the thirteenth day of June, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and thirty six. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That all the provisions contained in the act passed the thirteenth day of June, Anno Domini, one thou sand eight hundred and thirty six, entitled "An act relative to the attachment of Vessels," are extended to steam en |