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Every law Pennsylvania has passed
55,382 acts of the General Assembly, from William Penn’s first assembly in 1682 to 2026. Until 1874 much of the Assembly’s work was “special” legislation for a single person, company or town: a divorce, a road, a tavern license. That year’s constitution barred local and special laws on most subjects, and the yearly count fell; lately it is about 150.
Not yet complete · The state has not yet digitized its session laws act by act for most years between 1851 and 1949. We filled what we could from scans of the printed volumes: every year from 1851 to 1875 and most sessions from 1877 to 1907. A computer read those titles, so they can contain misspellings, and a few acts in each year were missed. Most years from 1909 to 1949 are still thin (marked below). Every other year is complete, from 1682 through 1850 and from 1950 to today.
2,121 laws of the 1830s
Constitution of 1790
Relating to Inns, Taverns, and retailers of vinous and spirituous liquors
Act 69 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To extend the time for commencing the building of the Towanda bridge
Act 70 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Philadelphia steam tow-boat Company - amend - exception
Act 71 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act to alter the judiciary system of this Commonwealth - amend - effect of writs of error
Act 72 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the relief of James McAnulty
Act 73 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Granting compensation to Martha Levi Adams, for a tract of donation land
Act 74 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To enable the Governor to incorporate the Wissahickon turnpike road company
Act 75 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Authorizing the guardians and trustees of William Shnyder to grant and convey land
Act 76 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Providing for the election of additional Constables in the boroughs of Williamsport and Allegheny, and in the township of Choconut, in Susquehanna county, and relative to the appointment of a high constable in the borough of Gettysburg, and to change
Act 77 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To authorize the corporation of Saint Martin's church, Marcus Hook, to sell certain real estate, and for other purposes
Act 78 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the relief of Frederick Bodine, John Cosner, Thomas Abbott, Conrad Fry, Martin Short, and Gideon Shaw, soldiers of the revolutionary war
Act 79 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the relief of sundry soldiers and widows of soldiers of the revolutionary war
Act 80 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the relief of sundry soldiers and widows of soldiers of the revolutionary war
Act 81 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the relief of sundry soldiers and widows of soldiers of the revolutionary war
Act 82 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the relief of George Parson, William Zell, Jacob Northeimer, George Goodyear, John Smith, and Michael Robinson, soldiers, Rosanna Lehman and Christiana Keyser, the widows of revolutionary soldiers
Act 83 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To incorporate "The Orphan Asylum Society of Pittsburg and Allegheny"
Act 84 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act to enable the Governor to incorporate a company to make an artificial road from the Philadelphia and Great Bend turnpike, in Abington township, to intersect the Milford and Owego turnpike road, at or east of Montrose - amend - appropriation
Act 85 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Philadelphia and Trenton rail-road company - amend - connect with the Northern Liberties and Penn Township rail-road
Act 86 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act to provide for the erection of a new prison and debtors' apartment within the city and county of Philadelphia, and for the sale of the county prison in Walnut-street, in said city - amend - lawful for commissioners to borrow
Act 87 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To authorize Edward Siter, Joshua Evans, and William Harris to sell certain real estate of the heirs of Thomas Kennedy, deceased, and for other purposes
Act 88 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For improving the navigation of the Susquehanna river
Act 89 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Matson's Ford turnpike road company
Act 90 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Vesting the Commissioners of the Township of Moyamensing with additional powers
Act 91 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Providing for the collection of part of the road tax of Franklin township Allegheny county, in money
Act 92 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To extend the time for completing certain Turnpike Roads
Act 93 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To exempt from taxation the Wills Hospital and the lot on which it stands
Act 94 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Incorporating the Lancaster Saving Institution
Act 95 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To protect the citizens of this Commonwealth from injuries arising from Mad Dogs running at large
Act 96 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the endowment of the West Chester Academy, in the county of Chester
Act 97 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To provide for the Incorporation of Boroughs
Act 98 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act to enable the Governor to incorporate a company for making an artificial road from the Springhouse tavern - amend - revived; time extended
Act 99 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the relief of James M'Cord, James Glasgow, Samuel Campbell, George Gruber, Samuel Shaw, John Ditlow, Joseph Hogeland, Henry Bloss, Henry Ream, Job Helms, Robert Dunn, George Hiebner, and John Muffley, soldiers, and Agnes Bunnon, the widow of a
Act 100 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act supplementary to an act to enlarge the Public Buildings of the State Penitentiary for the Eastern District and for other purposes - repeal - section 4
Act 101 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To establish a General System of Education by Common Schools
Act 102 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act to provide for the inspection of tobacco for the port of Philadelphia - amend - inspector shall provide one ware-house for inspection
Act 103 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act incorporating the towns of Lawrenceville and Covington in Tioga county - amend - vote without paying borough tax; borough elections; elect one member of council to serve for three years
Act 104 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act to incorporate the District of Southwark - amend - marketplaces; widen street
Act 105 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To incorporate the Philadelphia Savings Institution
Act 106 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To authorize the Canal Commissioners to settle the accounts of Charles O'Donnel & Son
Act 107 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the regulation of the side walks of Germantown
Act 108 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To authorize the Commissioners and inhabitants of the incorporated district of the Northern Liberties to prevent or to regulate the erection and removal of wooden buildings within the limits of said district
Act 109 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To erect the town of Elizabeth in the county of Allegheny into a borough
Act 110 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Authorizing the Commissioners and inhabitants of the incorporated district of the Northern Liberties to extend the market houses in Second street, between Coats' street and Poplar Lane
Act 111 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Granting aid to Allegheny College
Act 112 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To continue the improvement of the State by rail-roads and canals
Act 113 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To refund one hundred thousand dollars, appropriated to repairs of Canal and Rail Roads, and to apply three hundred thousand dollars to the payment of Loans
Act 114 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act authorizing the Governor to incorporate a company for making an artificial road from Mount Pleasant by Bethany and the narrows of Lackawaxen, to Dingman's ferry in Wayne county - amend - time extended
Act 115 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To vest in James Buchanan the title to certain real estate in the counties of Cumberland and Perry
Act 116 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To guarantee the Interest on Loans to the Danville and Pottsville Rail Road Company
Act 117 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the relief of the Saint John's Orphan Asylum, in the city of Philadelphia
Act 118 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To protect the Rail Roads and repair the Canals constructed at the expense of the State
Act 119 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act to incorporate Kensington district of the Northern Liberties - repeal - as relates to the holding of Sunday markets
Act 120 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act to authorize the Governor to incorporate sundry bridge and turnpike road companies, and for other purposes - amend - alterations in the act incorporating the Lycoming bridge and turnpike road co.
Act 121 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To prevent the destruction of Fish in Stony Creek, and its tributary Streams
Act 122 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Authorizing Levi Brown, Jeremiah Brown, and Slater Brown, and others, of Lancaster county, to occupy the shore of the river Susquehanna, at and near their slate quarries
Act 123 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To enable the Guardians of Ann Shreiner, Eliza Shreiner, and Catharine Hoffman, to sell and convey certain real estate, and for other purposes
Act 124 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To erect Brookville, Armagh, Shrewsbury and Greenfield into boroughs; and to alter the act incorporating the borough of Meadville
Act 125 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Warren and Ridgway turnpike road company - amend - appropriation
Act 126 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To abolish public executions
Act 127 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To erect Ligonier and New Alexandria, in the county Westmoreland, into Boroughs
Act 128 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To cede and vest in the United States of America certain premises in the county of Philadelphia whereon the United States Naval Asylum is erected
Act 129 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act relative to the patenting of lands - amend - time extended
Act 130 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To incorporate the Harmony Bridge Company
Act 131 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To incorporate the trustees of the Zelienople Academy and burying ground in the town of Zelienople, in Butler county, and to revive an Act for incorporating the Presbyterian congregation of Bensalem, in the county of Bucks
Act 132 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the relief of Joseph Adams and Andrew Freaker
Act 133 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Authorizing the laying out of a State road from the borough of Kittanning, Armstrong county, to Brookville, in Jefferson county, and confirming the location of part of the State road from Franklin to Greenville
Act 134 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Declaring a certain part of Elk creek, in the county of Centre, a public highway
Act 135 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act to incorporate the Philipsburg and Juniata Rail Road Company - amend - increase of stock; power to purchase and place on road all machines; rates of toll; no machine on road unless by license; erect engine house; time extended; duty of secretary
Act 136 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For erecting the County Board and concerning the Commissioners and Auditors of the county of Philadelphia, and for other purposes
Act 137 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Increasing the salary of the Auditor General and the State Treasurer, and to provide for additional clerk hire in said offices
Act 138 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To authorize the Governor to employ agents to negociate the loans of this commonwealth
Act 139 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To confirm certain deeds made by the executors of Adam Fleck, late of Montgomery county, deceased
Act 140 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act for the establishment of a College at the borough of Carlisle, in the county of Cumberland, in the State of Pennsylvania - amend - elect president pro tempore; board of trustees; discipline of college vested in professors and faculty; oaths and affirm
Act 141 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act to incorporate the Franklin Library company of Ten mile in the county of Washington - amend - sell estate and distribute proceeds
Act 142 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Pottsville Water company
Act 143 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To incorporate the Pittsburg Savings Institution
Act 144 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To incorporate the Womelsdorf Union Academy
Act 145 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act to authorize and direct the Governor to incorporate a company for erecting a permanent bridge over the river Schuylkill, at or near where the floating bridge of Abraham Sheridan is at present situate - amend - fine for firing guns; annual meetings of
Act 146 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To improve a road from John Rigner's in Moore township, Northampton county, across the Blue mountain at Smith's Gap, to John Smith's, Ross township, in said county
Act 147 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Authorizing the clerk of the Orphan's Court of Berks county to record certain papers in his office
Act 148 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Providing for the appointment of a Wood Corder within the borough of York
Act 149 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Authorizing and directing county treasures to pay gratuities and pensions to soldiers and widows of revolutionary soldiers residing within this Commonwealth
Act 150 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Authorizing the Wardens and Vestrymen of Saint James' Protestant Episcopal Church, in the borough of Bristol, to sell and convey a certain lot of land in said borough
Act 151 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To authorize the guardians of the minor children of Henry Irwin, deceased, to convey certain real estate
Act 152 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the relief of sundry soldiers and widows of revolutionary soldiers
Act 153 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Changing the name of the township of Conneauttee, in the county of Erie, to that of Washington, and the town of Conemaugh, in the county of Cambria, to that of Johnstown
Act 154 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the relief of sundry soldiers and widows of soldiers of the revolutionary war
Act 155 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the relief of sundry soldiers and widows of soldiers of the revolutionary war
Act 156 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To authorize the Governor to incorporate the president, managers and company of the Butler and Freeport Turnpike road company
Act 157 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To incorporate the Pennsylvania Mining Company
Act 158 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Bald Eagle and Spring creek Navigation company
Act 159 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To erect the towns of Wrightsville and Westphalia, in the county of York, into a borough, to be called the borough of Wrightsville
Act 160 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Bridgeport and Flat Rock Turnpike Road Company, in Montgomery county
Act 161 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To authorize the Governor to incorporate a company for making a turnpike road from Brown's mills, in Mifflin county, through Sankey's Gap, to Alexandria, in Huntingdon county
Act 162 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Authorizing the Governor to incorporate a Company to build a Toll Bridge over the river Schuylkill at or near John Althouse's, in Maidencreek township, Berks county
Act 163 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Relative to the organization of the Courts of Justice
Act 164 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To authorize the Governor to incorporate a company for making a turnpike road from the borough of Pottsville, in Schuylkill county, to Mauch Chunk, in Northampton county
Act 165 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
To exempt from taxation the property of the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the promotion of the mechanic arts
Act 166 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
For the amendment of the law relating to Factors
Act 167 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
Act to alter and amend the Fee Bill - amend - mileage for jurors; fee for sheriff
Act 168 of 1834 · 1834 · Original text
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Constitution of 18741874–1967
Constitution of 17761776–1789
- 1780s 567
1682–1801: the Statutes at Large of Pennsylvania. 1802–1974: the Pamphlet Laws (Laws of the General Assembly). Both from the scans published by the Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau, which link to each original page. 1975 onward: the General Assembly’s own record of legislation enacted, which adds approval dates and bill numbers. Years the Bureau hasn’t indexed act by act come from the annual Laws of the General Assembly as scanned by the Internet Archive and Google Books: we split each volume into acts by their approval lines, and each one links to its scanned page. Before 1975 each year’s appropriation acts were scanned as one bundle, so they aren’t listed one by one. Proposed constitutional amendments, vetoed bills and reorganization plans are left out. Subject lines are the Bureau’s and the General Assembly’s, not the laws’ full titles.