Laws Enacted in the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ...

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An Act for recording inventories of appraisements of decedents
40
An Act for the relief of William Brennan and Bernard MTighe
46
A supplement to an act to incorporate the New Castle and Beaver
50
An Act relating to the borough of West Pittsburg
56
An Act to incorporate the Oakland railway company
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68
A supplement to an act authorizing the erection of a bridge over
74
An Act to extend the provisions of an act designating the period
80
Supplement to the act of April 15th 1834 relating to the Fire
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87
An Act to correct an error in the act entitled An Act to incor
93
An Act to authorize the Lehigh coal and navigation company
99
A supplement to an act relative to certain annuities granted to
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109
An Act to extend the time for the payment of the enrolment
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126
An Act to empower the trustees of the Fourth Presbyterian church
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145
An Act supplementary to an act to incorporate the village
158
An Act to repeal the special road laws in certain townships
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169
An Act to incorporate the La Salle college in the city of Phila
174
An Act to incorporate the North Philadelphia association of Bap
180
An Act to authorize the burgess and council of Oil City to levy
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187
Supplement to an act entitled An Act to provide for the incor
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202
An Act to extend the jurisdiction of justices of the peace to cer
215
An Act for the relief of John A Nash treasurer of Huntingdon
220
A supplement to an act entitled An Act to authorize the erec
233
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A supplement to an act entitled An Act to incorporate the
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258
An Act to authorize the commissioners of Lehigh county to erect
264
A further supplement to an act to incorporate the Germantown
270
An Act to incorporate the Moravian college and theological semi
277
An Act to prevent injury to sidewalks in the township of Wilkes
283
An Act to annul the marriage contract between William Allen
290
An Act relative to obstructions in Loyalsock creek and its tribu
297
An Act for the relief of Wm B Mullen Son
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308
An Act to authorize the sale of the Warriors Mark water com
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410
An Act authorizing the construction of a macadamized road
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An Act authorizing and requiring the supervisors of North Ann
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449
An Act relative to the claim of James Dignam of Allegheny
462
An Act to incorporate the Lewisburg and Chillisquaque turnpike
467
An Act relative to the inspection of domestic distilled spirits 4 80
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483
An Act extending to Allegheny county the provisions of an
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502
Supplement to an act to incorporate the Pittsburg and Birming
508
An Act to consolidate and fund the debt of the borough of Scran
514
An Act providing for the military board of claims
520
No PAGE
525
An Act to release the county of Potter from the payment of
526
An Act relating to returns by collectors of unseated taxes in
531
An Act supplementary to an act incorporating the Western Penn
539
An Act in relation to a certain road in the county of Clinton
546
An Act to authorize the treasurer of Greene county to pay the sal
552
No PAGE
554
An Act authorizing the Auditor General to draw certain warrants
560
A supplement to an act to authorize the Wyoming canal company
567
An Act to readjust and settle the assessed valuation of
573
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575
An Act to prevent frauds upon travelers
582
An Act to allow the trustees of the First Presbyterian congrega
588
An Act to incorporate the Bald Eagle Valley harbor company
595
A supplement to an act to incorporate the Shawmut and Ridgway
601
Joint resolution relative to the establishment of a navy yard
605
Joint resolution authorizing the Governor to purchase ground suffi
611
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615
An Act to incorporate the Pioneer iron company
616
APPENDIX1860
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APPENDIX1862
628
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A supplement to the act entitled An Act authorizing the Gov
643
An Act to incorporate the Presbyterian Parsonage association
658
A further supplement to an act incorporating the Coudersport
671

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