Every law Pennsylvania has passed

1,705 laws of the 1810s

Constitution of 1790

1. An act changing the name of Voltaire Goldsmith Jones to Thomas Watkin Jones.

   Act 7 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

2. An act for the relief of Richard Johnston, an old ranger of the revolutionary war.

   Act 8 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

3. A Supplement to the act, entitled "An act authorizing the governor to contract with John Bioren, for printing a certain number of copies of the laws of this commonwealth."

   Act 9 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

4. A Further supplement to the act, entitled "An act for erecting part of the counties of Berks and Northampton into a separate county."

   Act 10 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

5. An act authorizing the citizens of the provisional county of Clearfield to elect county commissioners and for other purposes

   Act 11 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

6. An act to validate and confirm the proceedings of Andrew Miller, late a justice of the peace in Venango county.

   Act 12 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

7. A Supplement to the act, entitled "An act to incorporate the subscribers to 'The American fire insurance company.'"

   Act 13 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

8. An act supplementary to an act, entitled "An act establishing an academy in the town of Meadville, in Crawford county, and granting a sum of money thereto."

   Act 14 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

9. An act to authorize the administrators of James Wheeler to convey a certain tract or parcel of land to the purchaser

   Act 15 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

10. An act to enable George Gantz, Henry Kunkle and others elders, church wardens, and trustees of religious societies, called the Lutheran congregations in the townships of Codorus, Shrewsbury, and Hopewell, in the county of York, to sell

    Act 16 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

11. An act for the relief of Miles Crowley, an old soldier of the revolutionary war.

    Act 17 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

12. An act granting to John Woods certain lots therein mentioned.

    Act 18 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

13. An act granting a tract of donation land to the heirs of James Gordon, late of Westmoreland county.

    Act 19 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

14. An act authorizing the guardians of Phebe Wadhams and Lydia Wadhams, minors, and heirs of Moses Wadhams, late of Luzerne county, deceased, to convey certain lots of land to the purchaser

    Act 20 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

15. An act to dissolve the marriage of John Smith and Mary his wife.

    Act 21 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

16. A Further supplement to the act, entitled "An act to authorize the governor to incorporate a company for the purpose of making and erecting a bridge and road over the north east branch of the river Susquehanna, in the county of Northumberland, from the

    Act 22 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

17. An act to authorize the governor to incorporate a company for erecting a bridge over the river Susquehanna at the Great Bend where the ferry is now kept, opposite the houses of Abraham Dubois and Sylvanus Hatch, in the district of Willingborough,

    Act 23 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

18. An act dissolving the marriage of Eleanor Houltz, and Abraham Houltz.

    Act 24 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

19. An act for the relief of the widow of Joseph Bruton, deceased, a soldier, who received a wound in the revolutionary war

    Act 25 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

20. An act to regulate voting by proxy in the several incorporated banks within this commonwealth.

    Act 26 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

21. An act granting an annuity to John McGuire, a disabled revolutionary soldier.

    Act 27 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

22. A Supplement to the act, entitled "An act establishing the seat of government of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburgh, in the county of Dauphin."

    Act 28 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

23. A Supplement to an act, entitled "An act to enable the governor of this commonwealth, to incorporate a company for making an artificial road, by the best and nearest route, from Berwick, on the northeast branch of the Susquehanna; or from the mouth of

    Act 29 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

24. An act more particularly directing the issuing of patents.

    Act 30 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

25. An act granting an annuity to Jacob Plumb, a wounded militia man.

    Act 31 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

26. Supplement to an act, entitled "An act establishing an academy in the town of Mercer, in the county of Mercer," and to grant a sum of money thereto.

    Act 32 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

27. An act for the relief of James Meloy.

    Act 33 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

28. An act to incorporate Loller academy, in the village of Hatborough, in the county of Montgomery.

    Act 34 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

29. A Further supplement to the act, entitled "An act for laying out, and keeping in repair, the public roads and highways within this commonwealth, and laying out private roads."

    Act 35 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

30. An act supplementary to an act, entitled "An act to incorporate the Western Missionary society."

    Act 36 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

31. An act to enable William Scott and John Galloway, administrators, with the will annexed, to the estate of Archibald Scott, deceased, to seel and convey a certain tract of land therein mentioned

    Act 37 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

32. An act authorizing the commissioners of Berks county to build a stone bridge over the river Schuylkill near the town of Reading in the said county

    Act 38 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

33. An act to enable the governor ... to incorporate a company for making an artificial road ... from Waterford in the county of Erie through Meadville and Franklin to the river Susquehanna ... and also to incorporate a company for making an artificial road

    Act 39 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

34. An act authorizing the commissioners of Indiana county to sell part of certain lots in the town of Indiana and for other purposes

    Act 40 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

35. A further supplement to the act, entitled "An act directing the mode of selecting and returning jurors."

    Act 41 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

36. An act for the relief of Robert Coleman and Cyrus Jacobs.

    Act 42 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

37. A Supplement to an act entitled "An act to provide for the erection of an additional court within the city and county of Philadelphia."

    Act 43 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

38. An act granting an annuity to Henry Pensinger, an old soldier, who lost a leg in the revolutionary war.

    Act 44 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

39. An act supplementary to an act, entitled "A further supplement to the act, offering compensation to the Pennsylvania claimants of certain lands, within the 17 townships in the county of Luzerne, and for other purposes therein mentioned;" passed the

    Act 45 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

40. An act for the relief of James Wilson, a wounded soldier of the revolution.

    Act 46 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

41. A Supplement to an act, entitled "An act for erecting the town of York, in the county of York, into a borough, for regulating the buildings, preventing nuisances and encroachments on the commons, squares, streets, lanes and alleys of the same, and for

    Act 47 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

42. An act to provide for the copying of some of the records, in the office of the prothonotary of Cumberland county

    Act 48 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

43. An act erecting part of Northampton into a separate county.

    Act 49 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

44. An act granting to John Brown in trust for the children of Nathaniel Simpson a tract of donation land in right of Simpson Harris

    Act 50 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

45. An act for altering the state road in Bedford county.

    Act 51 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

46. An act for the relinquishment of a state loan in favor of the estate of the late Thomas Gallagher, deceased.

    Act 52 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

47. An additional supplement to an act, entitled "An act to alter the judiciary system of this commonwealth."

    Act 53 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

48. An act enabling a committee appointed by the court of commonwealth pleas of York county to sell and convey the real estate of Abraham Cook, a lunatic

    Act 54 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

49. An act to repeal a certain part of the act, entitled "A further supplement to an act, entitled 'An act to alter the judiciary system of this commonwealth.'"

    Act 55 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

50. An act to increasing the number of constables in the boroughs of Lancaster and Easton.

    Act 56 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

51. A Supplement to an act, declaring the holding of any office or appointment, under this state, incompatible with the holding or exercising offices, or appointments, under the United States

    Act 57 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

52. A Supplement to the act, entitled "An act to incorporate the Lancaster and Susquehanna Insurance Company."

    Act 58 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

53. An act to erect the towns of Waterford and New Haven in the county of Lancaster into a borough.

    Act 59 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

54. An act to exonerate from the effects of a judgment the estate of the late Frederick Antes, deceased.

    Act 60 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

55. An act for the relief of Jacob Rouse, a wounded soldier.

    Act 61 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

56. An act for the relief of John Wilson and David Hess.

    Act 62 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

57. An act granting a tract of donation land to Jacob Speider, an old soldier.

    Act 63 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

58. An act to incorporate the Pennsylvania company for insurance on lives, granting annuities and other purposes

    Act 64 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

59. An act for the relief of John Hoskins and Daniel Dougherty, old soldiers.

    Act 65 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

60. An act authorizing the governor to contract with John Binns for printing a certain number of copies of such parts of the English statute law as is reported by the judges of the supreme court to be in force within this commonwealth and to provide for the

    Act 66 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

61. An act to authorize the further improvement of the statehouse-yard in the city of Philadelphia and for other purposes

    Act 67 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

62. An act for the relief of Richard Harding.

    Act 68 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

63. An act granting an annuity to Joseph Johnson, for life, and also granting to him a tract of donation land.

    Act 69 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

64. A Further supplement to an act, entitled "An act establishing the seat of government of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburgh, in the county of Dauphin."

    Act 70 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

65. A Supplement to the act, entitled "An act to incorporate the Philadelphia society, for the encouragement of domestic manufacturers."

    Act 71 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

66. An act for the relief of Robert Love.

    Act 72 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

67. An act to enable the guardians of David Maclay and Robert Maclay, minor children of Samuel Maclay, late of Northumberland county, deceased, to make partition on their behalf of certain real estate

    Act 73 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

68. A Supplement to the act, entitled "An act making appropriations for certain roads therein mentioned, and also for improving the navigation of certain rivers;" passed the eleventh of April, one thousand eight hundred and seven."

    Act 74 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

69. An act relative to the courts of common pleas in the county of Cumberland.

    Act 75 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

70. An act to authorize the governor to incorporate a company for making an artificial road from, at, or near the village of Belmont, in the county of Wayne, in a southerly direction, along or near the route of the North and South state road until it shall

    Act 76 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

71. A Supplement to the act, entitled "An act authorizing the governor to incorporate a company, for making an artificial road from the bank of the river Susquehanna, opposite the borough of Harrisburgh, to Pittsburgh.

    Act 77 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

72. An act to authorize the administratrix of John Fitz Randolph, late of the county of Wayne, deceased, to convey two certain lots of ground to the purchaser thereof

    Act 78 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

73. An act for the relief of David Davidson, an old soldier.

    Act 79 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

74. An act to cede to the United States, the jurisdiction over a piece of land at Presque' Isle, for a light house.

    Act 80 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

75. An act for the relief of insolvent debtors residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, and their creditors.

    Act 81 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

76. An act to provide for the election of representatives of the people of this state in the congress of the United States

    Act 82 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

77. An act authorizing the court of quarter sessions of Lancaster county to appoint viewers to view part of a certain road therein mentioned

    Act 83 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

78. An act granting to Thomas Campbell two tracts of donation land.

    Act 84 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

79. A Further supplement to an act, entitled "An act directing the mode of selling unseated lands for taxes."

    Act 85 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

80. An act for the relief of Magdalena Ennes, widow of the late lieutenant Benjamin Ennes, who was slain in battle by the Indians during the revolutionary war

    Act 86 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

81. An act for the relief of the Lutheran and Calvanist congregations of Row's Church in Penn township, Northumberland county

    Act 87 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

82. An act granting a sum of money to the trustees of Bedford Academy in the county of Bedford.

    Act 88 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

83. An act tmpower the trustees of the German Calvanist congregation of Bethel Church in Albany township in Berks County and the Calvanist congregation of Jacob's Church and of the Calvinist congregation of Ebethnezer Church in Lynn township, Northampton

    Act 89 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

84. An act for the relief of Philip Hornbecker, Michael McNulty, John McMullin and James Purdy, old soldiers

    Act 90 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

85. An act to regulate the taking up lumber in the rivers Susquehanna and Lehigh and their branches.

    Act 91 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

86. An act authorizing and empowering George Feidt to execute a title to Michael Shadel for a certain real estate therein mentioned

    Act 92 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

87. An act exonerating John Hewson from the payment of interest on money borrowed from this Commonwealth

    Act 93 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

88. An act appointing commissioners for the purpose of taking care of the public property at Erie and Waterford and for other purposes

    Act 94 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

89. A Supplement to an act, entitled "An act taxing certain officers."

    Act 95 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

90. An act to annex part of Northumberland county to the county of Mifflin.

    Act 96 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

91. An act granting a donation tract of land to the heirs of Joseph Pitts, a captain in the Pennsylvania line during the revolutionary war

    Act 97 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

92. An act altering the time of holding certain courts in Washington county.

    Act 98 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

93. An act to annul the marriage of Benjamin Harrisson and Margaret his wife.

    Act 99 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

94. An act to change the name of Jesse Homer to that of Jesse Henderson Jones.

    Act 100 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

95. An act to compensate John Shook, for services in the late American revolution.

    Act 101 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

96. An act authorizing the governor to purchase from Farrand, Hopkins, Zantzinger and company five hundred copies of Purdon's abridgment of the laws of Pennsylvania and to provide for the distribution thereof

    Act 102 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

97. An act authorizing the commissioners of the county of Philadelphia, to erect fire-proof offices in the city of Philadelphia and for other purposes therein mentioned

    Act 103 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

98. An act to incorporate the township of Moyamensing, in Philadelphia county.

    Act 104 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

99. A Further supplement to the act, entitled "An act authorizing the governor to incorporate a company, for making an artificial road from the borough of Harrisburgh, through Lewistown and Huntingdon, to Pittsburgh."

    Act 105 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

100. An act for the relief of Isaac and Elizabeth Wood, minors, children of Benjamin Wood, late of the city of Philadelphia, deceased

     Act 106 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text