Every law Pennsylvania has passed

5,371 laws of the 1850s

Constitution of 1838

1. To incorporate the Empire hook and ladder company of the district of Spring Garden, in tlie county of Philadelphia.

   Act 91 of 1853 · P.L. 110 · February 25, 1853 · Scanned page

2. To authorize the State Treasurer to pay Captain Jacob Hubeli certain moneys.

   Act 92 of 1853 · P.L. 111 · February 25, 1853 · Scanned page

3. Supplement to an act entitled ''An Act authorizing ihe Governor to incorporate the Lahaska and New Hope turnpike road company," approveil the twtnty-fourth (lay of February., one thousand einht hundred aiui forty-seven; and relative to the Doylesiown and VVilluw Grove, and Backingkam and Doylestown turnpike road companies.

   Act 93 of 1853 · P.L. 111 · February 26, 1853 · Scanned page

4. To a-jthofiKe the widening of Jarvi^ street in the district of Southwark, county of Fliiladelpliia.

   Act 95 of 1853 · P.L. 115 · February 26, 1853 · Scanned page

5. To incorporate the Sharon and Mercer turnpike and plank road company; to enable the execuior of David B. Hays to s?'ll certain asseis; the school directors of French Creels, Mercer county, to sell certain sciiool houses; the Auditor General to re-'settle the accnunts of David T. Porter; and to authorize Georgfe Means to make a title to Jacob Himes.

   Act 96 of 1853 · P.L. 116 · February 26, 1853 · Scanned page

6. To incorporate the Cotnmbia and Chesnut Hill turnpike road company; and relative to tiie school district of ilie city of Carbondale.

   Act 98 of 1853 · P.L. 119 · February 26, 1853 · Scanned page

7. Conferring additional chancery powers upon the court of common pleas of Bej-ks county; relative to expense's of road viewsin Ctrks county; to authorize the school liirectors of Nortl) East ward, Readin", to borrow money; to ihe place of holding elections in Cumrn township, Berks coimiy; to the siile of a eehool hoiise in Chester county; and to the [ilace of lioldin<; elections irj the city of

   Act 99 of 1853 · P.L. 120 · February 26, 1853 · Scanned page

8. Supplement to the act of Assembly inci.<r|'Oiatiiig the bordiigli of Allentoviii.

   Act of 1853 · P.L. 124 · February 26, 1853 · Scanned page

9. To aiuliiorize the Canal Commissioners to examine the claim of Daviil Leech and company.

   Act 102 of 1853 · P.L. 126 · February 26, 1853 · Scanned page

10. To mark ibe route on ihe ground. Compensation. Further duties. Drafts to be made out and filed. Authorizing the laying out of a State road from Ayr township, in Fulton enmity, to Warren township, in Fianklin county; antl relating lo the collection ot taxes in Franklin couniy.

    Act 104 of 1853 · P.L. 128 · February 24, 1853 · Scanned page

11. To authorize a settlement with the Bank of the United States.

    Act 107 of 1853 · P.L. 134 · February 26, 1853 · Scanned page

12. Authorizing the commissioners of Fayette county and the boroughs of Uniontown and Connellsville, in said comity, and the boroughs of Mount Pleasant and Youngstown, in Westmoreland county, to subscribe to the capital stock of the Pennsylvania railroad company.

    Act 108 of 1853 · P.L. 134 · March 1, 1853 · Scanned page

13. the Pennsylvania railioail company to run their cars over connecting and coniinuous railroads

    Act 110 of 1853 · P.L. 136 · March 3, 1853 · Scanned page

14. To incorporate the Southern Philadelphia medical college.

    Act 111 of 1853 · P.L. 138 · March 3, 1853 · Scanned page

15. To incorporate tho German Koman Cailiolio St. Joseph's orpban asylum of the county of Allegheny,

    Act 112 of 1853 · P.L. 139 · March 3, 1853 · Scanned page

16. Supplement to an act authorizing the Governor to incorporate the HaverforJ plank road company.

    Act 113 of 1853 · P.L. 140 · March 3, 1853 · Scanned page

17. Aaihoriziiig the Governor to incorporats the West Chester aiici Wllmingto.i plank roail company; relative to magistrates' fees in Chester county; to the Chester and Media plank road; and to Chichester creek.

    Act 114 of 1853 · P.L. 141 · March 3, 1853 · Scanned page

18. To incorporate the Union insurance company of Mercer countj.

    Act 115 of 1853 · P.L. 143 · March 3, 1853 · Scanned page

19. To erect the village of Darby, Delaware county, into a borough.

    Act 116 of 1853 · P.L. 146 · March 3, 1853 · Scanned page

20. To authorize the Canal Coinmissioners to examine the eJaim of Owen

    Act 117 of 1853 · P.L. 150 · March 3, 1853 · Scanned page

21. Supplement to an act ehtitled "An Act to incorporate the Lackawanna and Bioomsburg railroad company," approved fifili day of April, Anno Donnini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.

    Act 118 of 1853 · P.L. 150 · March 3, 1853 · Scanned page

22. To erect the village of Cassville, in the county of Huntingdon, into a borotjghy and to form a separate school district.

    Act 119 of 1853 · P.L. 152 · March 3, 1853 · Scanned page

23. Relative to land and building associations.

    Act 120 of 1853 · P.L. 155 · March 7, 1853 · Scanned page

24. To incorporate tlie Odd Fellows' hall association of Elizabeth, in Allegheny coiuitv; relative tr> the borough of Providence, in Luzerne county; and aiiihorizirig the school directors of the Fourth ward, Allegheny cily, to borrow money.

    Act 121 of 1853 · P.L. 156 · March 9, 1853 · Scanned page

25. Supplement to an act authorizing the trustees under the will of George Roberts, deceased, to apply certain of their trust funds to the improvement of their trust estate; to the sale of certain real estate; and to confirni the title to certain real estate in the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 122 of 1853 · P.L. 160 · March 9, 1853 · Scanned page

26. To consolidate the Lackawanna and Western, and Delaware and Cobb's Gap railroad company.

    Act 123 of 1853 · P.L. 163 · March 11, 1853 · Scanned page

27. the incorporation of a company to plank the old Lancaster road fronn Henderson's store to the Spread Eagle, in Delaware county, entitled " The Radnor plank road company;" relative to certain election districts; to fees for adjusting beam and patent balances, in the city and county of Philadelphia; and relative to the real estate of William Crawford, of Erie county; and to

    Act 124 of 1853 · P.L. 165 · March 11, 1853 · Scanned page

28. To incorporate the Shrewsbury and Hopewell plank road company, of York county; to authorize the school directors of Clarksville, Mercer county, to sell a certain school house and lot; and relative to the salary of the port physician of Philadelphia,

    Act 125 of 1853 · P.L. 168 · March 11, 1853 · Scanned page

29. To legitimate John James M'Kee; erecting a separate election district in the borough of York; relative to the Odd Fellows' hall association, of the borough of Norristown; to the borough of Lawrenceville, in Allegheny county; to the borough of Cbambersburg, Franklin county; to the destruction of deer in the county of Tioga; to the settlement of accounts of township officers in the county of

    Act 126 of 1853 · P.L. 169 · March 11, 1853 · Scanned page

30. To incorporate the North-western mutual insurance company of Pennsylvania.

    Act 127 of 1853 · P.L. 172 · March 11, 1853 · Scanned page

31. Authorizino Robert Barber and John R. Stratton, to sell certain real estate in Clarion county; relative to tiie Sliermansville and Ohio Line p'ank road company; to an election Jisirict in WHshingtnn county; to tiie Easion and Wiikesbarre turnpike road com[iany; to an election district in Huntingdon ' county; to the title of a certain scliool-liouse property in Chester count)'; to the

    Act 128 of 1853 · P.L. 174 · March 11, 1853 · Scanned page

32. To incorporate the Meadville and Lake plank road company; and relative to the real estate of Simon Heller, deceased, late of Monroe county, and relative to an election district in Crawford county.

    Act 129 of 1853 · P.L. 176 · March 11, 1853 · Scanned page

33. To incorporate the Pennsylvania poultry society.

    Act 130 of 1853 · P.L. 178 · March 11, 1853 · Scanned page

34. To incorporate the Delaware, LeliigU and Wyotn'mg Valley railroad company.

    Act 131 of 1853 · P.L. 179 · March 14, 1853 · Scanned page

35. Relating to certain tovvnsliips, boroughs, and election district?; and to the erection of a lock-up house in the borough of Bridgeport, Fayette county.

    Act 132 of 1853 · P.L. 181 · March 11, 1853 · Scanned page

36. To reinstate certain judgments on the dockets of R. 0. Hulbert, late a justice of the pt'ace in Erie county, and George Kello°;g, Esquire, an acting; justice in and for said county, which duckets were destroyed by fire; and ann-'xing the property of John Woodward, of Milford townsbipj to the township of Beale, in Juniata county.

    Act 133 of 1853 · P.L. 184 · March 15, 1853 · Scanned page

37. Supplement to an act entitled "An Act incorporating tlie Beaver Meadow railroad and coal company.

    Act 134 of 1853 · P.L. 186 · March 15, 1853 · Scanned page

38. Relative to defining the limits of the borough of Venango, in Crawford county; to the sa'e of real estate in Montijomery comity; to the inspection of ground black oak bark; relative to the boundary line l)etween Centre, Mifflin, and Huniingiion cmtities; and repealing the act attaching the farm of Levi Bull to the tf'wnship of Nantmeal, Chester county, for school purposes, and relative to

    Act 135 of 1853 · P.L. 188 · March 15, 1853 · Scanned page

39. Authorizing the Manheim and Lebanon plank and turnpike road company to borrow money, extend their road, and construct laternl roads or bianclies; to the estate ot Sarah Davies, deceased; and legiiiinating Juhii George Gormley.

    Act 136 of 1853 · P.L. 190 · March 15, 1853 · Scanned page

40. Supplement to the act incorporating the Bedford mineral springs association.

    Act 137 of 1853 · P.L. 192 · March 15, 1853 · Scanned page

41. For the sale of the real estate of Caleb Foulke, decensed; and to authorise Joseph Swift, guardian of Emily S. Baich and JIary Swift, to convey real or personal estate. Preambb, Whetieas, Caleb Foulke, late of the township of Richland, in the county of Bucks, deceased, by his last will aud testament, proven and registered the eighth day of March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred

    Act 138 of 1853 · P.L. 192 · March 15, 1853 · Scanned page

42. To incorporate the Skippack turnpike road company; repealing a State road in Montgomery county; and relative to a jus'.ice of the peace in the borough of Norristown.

    Act 139 of 1853 · P.L. 195 · March 15, 1853 · Scanned page

43. Supplement to the act incorporating the Pennsylvania coal company.

    Act 140 of 1853 · P.L. 196 · March 15, 1853 · Scanned page

44. Supplement to an act entiilecl "An Act to create permanently the office of State printer.

    Act 141 of 1853 · P.L. 198 · March 15, 1853 · Scanned page

45. In relation to the railroad between Chambersburg and Hagerstown.

    Act 142 of 1853 · P.L. 200 · March 17, 1853 · Scanned page

46. AN A CT Legitimating Sarah Ann Murray; inoorporating the Oswayo plank road company; relative to the (iestnicii'n of foxfs, and to the support of schools ia Poller county; to the Weilsbord' and Tn'ga plank road connpany; to an election (linrict in Clearfield CMumy; in relation to the sale of a certain toll-house in Huntingdon couniv, ami to a i ll-gate near the free bridge at Huntingdon, on

    Act 148 of 1853 · P.L. 203 · March 17, 1853 · Scanned page

47. To repeal the sixteenth section of the act of third of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, so far as relates to the borough of Condersport, and relative to the duties of high constable, and sale of liquors in said borough.

    Act 144 of 1853 · P.L. 205 · March 17, 1853 · Scanned page

48. Relating to the bounty on wolves, in the county of M'Kean; relative to a plank road in Washington and Greene counties; the assessment of a dog tax in Addison township, Sonaerset county; to the re-Incation of a turnpike road in Indiana county, and to the registration of certain names by the register of York county.

    Act 145 of 1853 · P.L. 206 · March 17, 1853 · Scanned page

49. Supplement to an act furtlier to regulate proceedings in courts of justices, and for other purposes.

    Act 146 of 1853 · P.L. 208 · March 17, 1853 · Scanned page

50. To authorize the administratrix of Benjamin A. Bidlaok, deceased, to sell and convey real estate, and relative to the courts in Lebanon and Dauphin counties.

    Act 149 of 1853 · P.L. 211 · March 19, 1853 · Scanned page

51. To incorporate the Girard and Albion plank road company.

    Act 150 of 1853 · P.L. 213 · March 19, 1853 · Scanned page

52. For the relief of Dorcas Vanhom, widow of an old soldier; a\ithorizing the.,j.<i. Bloomsburg railroad iron company to sell their real and personal estate; and relative to an election district in Indiana county.

    Act 151 of 1853 · P.L. 214 · March 19, 1853 · Scanned page

53. To authorize the Canal Commissioners to examine the claims of James O'Con* nor and company.

    Act 152 of 1853 · P.L. 215 · March 19, 1853 · Scanned page

54. To authorize the borough of Greensbiirg to subscribe to the capital stock of the Pennsylvania railroad company; relative to vacancies in the board of directors of road companies in Allegheny county; to borough officers in Port Clinton, Schuylkill county; relating to the protbonotary of Westmoreland county; relative to the Manor turnpike and plank road; and repealing the act authorizing the

    Act 153 of 1853 · P.L. 215 · March 19, 1853 · Scanned page

55. For the relief of Joseph Jackson, of Chester county.

    Act 154 of 1853 · P.L. 217 · March 22, 1853 · Scanned page

56. To authorize the borough of West Newton, Westmoreland county, to subscribe to the capital stock of the Hemnfield railroad company.

    Act 155 of 1853 · P.L. 218 · March 22, 1853 · Scanned page

57. Supplement to the act incorporating the Yorli and Cumberland railroad company.

    Act 156 of 1853 · P.L. 219 · March 23, 1853 · Scanned page

58. Supplement to the act entitled " An Act to incorporate the Pennsylvania railroad company.

    Act 157 of 1853 · P.L. 219 · March 23, 1853 · Scanned page

59. Supplement to an act incorporating the Easton water conipany.

    Act 158 of 1853 · P.L. 221 · March 22, 1853 · Scanned page

60. To incorporate the Coatsville, Mortonville and Doe run plank road company, and relative to the repair of public roads in Birmingham township, Delaware county, and relative to the Darby and Upper Darby plank road company.

    Act 159 of 1853 · P.L. 221 · March 26, 1853 · Scanned page

61. Incorporating the Allegheny male and female seminary;

    Act 160 of 1853 · P.L. 224 · March 26, 1853 · Scanned page

62. To change the venue in a certain case from Dauphin to Union county.

    Act 161 of 1853 · P.L. 227 · March 26, 1853 · Scanned page

63. To incorporate the Loudon and Fannettsburg turnpike road company.

    Act 162 of 1853 · P.L. 227 · March 26, 1853 · Scanned page

64. To extend the limits of the borough of Norristown, in the county of Montgomery; regulating certain election districts; relative to elections in Dauphin county; and the election of police officers for the borough of Frankford, Philadelphia county.

    Act 163 of 1853 · P.L. 228 · 1853 · Scanned page

65. Supplement to an act entitled " An Act to incorporate the Pennsylvania company for insurances on lives and granting; annuities," passed the tenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twelve.

    Act 164 of 1853 · P.L. 232 · March 26, 1853 · Scanned page

66. To incorporate the Hickory Run plank road company; and to extend the Morrison Cove turnpike ruad in Blair county.

    Act 165 of 1853 · P.L. 233 · March 26, 1853 · Scanned page

67. the Canal Commissioners to examine the claim of Alexander Mc- Conneli, for damages sustained on the western division of the Pennsylvania canal.

    Act 167 of 1853 · P.L. 235 · March 26, 1853 · Scanned page

68. Supplement to an act entitled " An Act authorizing the Governor t" incorporate a company to erect a bridge over the Juniata river at or near Grouny's ripples, to be styled ' The Union Bridge company,' " et cetera, passed the twenty-second day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty; relative to the estate of Jacob Wagenseller; authorizing the heirs of Darius Mead to appeal from a

    Act 168 of 1853 · P.L. 235 · March 26, 1853 · Scanned page

69. To incorporate the Northumberland cemetery company.

    Act 169 of 1853 · P.L. 238 · March 26, 1853 · Scanned page

70. Relating to certain real estate in the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 170 of 1853 · P.L. 239 · March 26, 1853 · Scanned page

71. Incorporating fhe Girard Fire and Marine Insurance company of Philadelphia; authorizing the town council of the borough of New Brighton, Beaver county, to vacate certain streets; to hawkers and pedlars in the counties of York and Montgomery; to the collection of school taxes in the county of Potter; to a State road in Franklin county; providing for the survey of the township of

    Act 171 of 1853 · P.L. 242 · March 26, 1853 · Scanned page

72. For the incorporating of the German Reformed congregation of the Drylands, in the township of Lower Nazareth, in the county of Northampton.

    Act 172 of 1853 · P.L. 250 · March 28, 1853 · Scanned page

73. Supplement to an act entitled " An Act to incorporate the Philadelphia, Easton and VVater Gap railroad company," approved the eighth day of Apiil, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.

    Act 173 of 1853 · P.L. 251 · March 29, 1853 · Scanned page

74. Supplement to an act entitled '' An Act to authorize William Linn, trnstee of lae minor children of Robert and Ann Stockton, to sell and convey certain leal estate, and for other purposes," approved March twenty-fifth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-two.

    Act 174 of 1853 · P.L. 252 · March 29, 1853 · Scanned page

75. To incorporate the Doylestovvn and Lnmberton turnpike and plank road company; relative to the Quakertovvn and Sellersville turnpike road company.

    Act 175 of 1853 · P.L. 253 · March 30, 1853 · Scanned page

76. incorporate the Waynesburg and Washington plank road company; to the location of a State road from Morris' cross roads, in Fayette county, to a point on Dunkard's creek, in Greene county; for changing the time of holding courts in Greene county; and relative to the transfer of stock to James H. Hays, in the Birmingham and Elizabeth turnpike company.

    Act 176 of 1853 · P.L. 254 · March 30, 1853 · Scanned page

77. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Summit Branch railroad companj', in Dauphin and Scbuylkill counties.

    Act 177 of 1853 · P.L. 257 · 1853 · Scanned page

78. To incorporate the Venango railroad company.

    Act 178 of 1853 · P.L. 257 · March 30, 1853 · Scanned page

79. To " An Act providing: for the expenses of roads and poor in Reserve township, in the county of Allegheny;" to incorporate the D'-er Creek y)lanlc road company; to patentee a certain inlot; to paving certain streets in the district of Spring Garden.

    Act 179 of 1853 · P.L. 259 · March 30, 1853 · Scanned page

80. Relative to the running of railroad cars in the borough of York.

    Act 180 of 1853 · P.L. 260 · March 30, 1853 · Scanned page

81. To authorize the Canal Commissioners to examine the claims of Noah Hartzler.

    Act 181 of 1853 · P.L. 261 · March 30, 1853 · Scanned page

82. To incorporate the Piusburg Horticultural society; relative to the support of the poor of Allegheny county; authorizing certain townships in Somerset county to vote on the question of a subscription to the Connellsviile railroad company.

    Act 182 of 1853 · P.L. 262 · March 31, 1853 · Scanned page

83. Authorizing William Barnes to erect a dam on the waste-way and use the waste Water passing through said waste-way, on the lands of said Barnes, through which the Pennsylvania canal passes, in Armstrong county; extending the privileges of mill owners on Red Bank creek, Jefferson county 5 declaring a certain road on Duncan's Island a public highway; to a State road in Perry county; auihoriiiing

    Act 183 of 1853 · P.L. 263 · March 31, 1853 · Scanned page

84. Relative to the Locust Mountaia Coal and Iron company.,

    Act 184 of 1853 · P.L. 265 · March 31, 1853 · Scanned page

85. To incorporate tlie United States Mutual Laudable and Provident association; relative to St. Joseph's German Cailiolic churcii in Lancaster; relative to the Lancaster county prison; authorizing J. Lacy Darlington, guardian, to sell certain real estate; authorizing the Mechanics' institute of Lancaster city to sell certain real estate; the sale of two school houses in Lebanon county; and

    Act 185 of 1853 · P.L. 266 · March 31, 1853 · Scanned page

86. Supplement to the act of the sixteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, entitled " An Act to encourage the manufacture of iron with coke or mineral coal, and for other purposes;" and extending the provisions of tlie act of the seventh of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, enti- " An Act to encourage manufacturing operations in this Commonwealth to the

    Act 186 of 1853 · P.L. 269 · April 1, 1853 · Scanned page

87. To incorporate the Yellow Springs Improvement company; relative to the extensi'-n of Chesnut or James street, West Philadelphia; To the free bridge across the river Schuylkill, opposite Chesnut street; relative to ihe paving of James street, Spring Garden; to election of supervisors in Rnxborough township, Philadelphia county; and the erection of an Hospital in Philatielpia county prison.

    Act 187 of 1853 · P.L. 270 · April 2, 1853 · Scanned page

88. To authorize the Central Coal company to construct a railroad.

    Act 188 of 1853 · P.L. 272 · April 2, 1853 · Scanned page

89. For the relief of Alvin Seward and Luman Kellogg.

    Act 189 of 1853 · P.L. 274 · April 2, 1853 · Scanned page

90. Authorizing the Canal Commissioners to examine the claim of James McColgan, for damages sustamed on the Allegheny Portage railroad.

    Act 190 of 1853 · P.L. 274 · 1853 · Scanned page

91. To incorpnrate the Merchants' arnl Mechanics' Mntnal Insurance company of Philade I'liia; relative to the October term of tlio courts of Allegheny county; authorizing the trustees of the Reimershiirj; Method st clinrch to sell a certain lot; an '. relative to the Somerset and Jolinstovvn iilank road comfiany; aiithoriKing the commissioners of Potter county to make a certain deed: and relative

    Act 191 of 1853 · P.L. 275 · April 2, 1853 · Scanned page

92. To autliorize the Harrishurg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy and Lancaster railroad cotnpany, to lay an additional track.

    Act 192 of 1853 · P.L. 277 · April 2, 1853 · Scanned page

93. A N A C T Inoorporating the West Kishacoquiilas Valley turnpike road eompany; to elections in the boroiigli of Lewisiown; to the erection of a Lockup house iD the borough of Lewisbnrg, Union county; authorizing the school directors of of said (jorongh to sell real estate; to the Lewistown Water company; to the 'Lewistown Academy; to the real estate of William Barr, deceaseil;

    Act 194 of 1853 · P.L. 282 · April 2, 1853 · Scanned page

94. To incorporate the Rnsemont Cemetery company; relative to Judicial proceedings, assessments and juror?, in Columbia and M'^ntour; to a cerinin Slate rodd; to the bounty up m fox scalps in Luzerne county; to hunting in certain counties; to elections for officers nf the Lackawanna and Western, and Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad companies; to the Nescopeck Bridge

    Act 195 of 1853 · P.L. 285 · April 2, 1853 · Scanned page

95. Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Lancaster, Lebanon and Pine Grove railroad company," approved tlie twenty-eighth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six.

    Act 196 of 1853 · P.L. 290 · April 5, 1853 · Scanned page

96. To authorize mortgages of Coal Leases in Schuylkill county.

    Act 198 of 1853 · P.L. 295 · April 5, 1853 · Scanned page

97. Supplement to the act entitled " An Act to incorporate the Lebanon Valley railroad company," approved Aiiril first, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.

    Act 199 of 1853 · P.L. 296 · April 5, 1853 · Scanned page

98. Authorizing the Governor to incorporate the Strasbiirg and Lancaster, New Providence and Unicorn turnpike road company; auihorizing the Jersey Shore bridge company to borrow money.

    Act 200 of 1853 · P.L. 299 · April 5, 1853 · Scanned page

99. To u?e the Gettysburg extension. Proviso. Proviso. Further powers To the act incorporating the Gettysburg railroad company.

    Act 201 of 1853 · P.L. 300 · April 5, 1853 · Scanned page

100. Incorporating die CatasaquaanJ Foglesville Piank Road company.

     Act 202 of 1853 · P.L. 301 · April 5, 1853 · Scanned page