The Pennsylvania Register
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.
7,883 laws of the 1860s
Constitution of 1838
In relation to persons going and returning from funerals in the city of Philadelphia.
Act of 1860 · P.L. 665 · April 5, 1860 · Scanned page
Relative to the appointment of the Collectors of Taxes in Montgomery county.
Act 579 of 1860 · P.L. 665 · April 5, 1860 · Scanned page
Relative to the removal of the Tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company from a portion of Liberty street, in the city of Pittsburg.
Act 582 of 1860 · P.L. 667 · April 5, 1860 · Scanned page
To authorize James A. Nesbit to sell and convey certain Real Estate of Samuel Nesbit, a Lunatic. Wheeeas, Since the death of James Nesbit, late of Mercer county, deceased, the widow and heirs of said James Nesbit entered into a contract with Frederick Snyder to sell and convey to him a tract of land of the estate of said James Nesbit, situate in South Shenango township, Crawford
Act of 1860 · P.L. 669 · April 5, 1860 · Scanned page
Authorizing the Orphans' Court of Centre county to order satisfaction on a certain Mortgage.
Act of 1860 · P.L. 670 · April 5, 1860 · Scanned page
Supplementary to an act to regulate the sale of Intoxicating Liquors, approved April twentieth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight.
Act 585 of 1860 · P.L. 671 · April 5, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Allentown Military Ilall Association.
Act 586 of 1860 · P.L. 672 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Philadelphia and Montgomery County Railroad Company.
Act 588 of 1860 · P.L. 677 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Farm Stock Association of Delaware eounty.
Act 589 of 1860 · P.L. 679 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
Supplementary to the several acts in relation to the "Williamsport and Elmira Railroad Company, Praamble
Act 591 of 1860 · P.L. 682 · March 12, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Beechwood Cemetery Company.
Act 592 of 1860 · P.L. 689 · March 23, 1860 · Scanned page
To confirm the title of the Mutual Saving and Loan Association, of Philadelphia, to certain Real Estate, situate in the city of f hiladelphia, and to authorize the said Association to mortgage the same.
Act 593 of 1860 · P.L. 689 · March 6, 1860 · Scanned page
Changing the name of the Merchants' Insurance Company.
Act 596 of 1860 · P.L. 693 · March 31, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the United States Travelers' Insurance Company. Corporators. Style. Purposes of. Capital stock. Organization, Subscription to stock, (fcc. Election of diroo tors. Quorum. Contracts, relative to.
Act 597 of 1860 · P.L. 694 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
Erecting parts of Clinton, Elk, M'Kean and Potter counties into a county, to be called Cameron.
Act 598 of 1860 · P.L. 697 · 1860 · Scanned page
Authorizing Wood, Morrell and Company to construct a Lateral Eailroad from the Cambria Iron Works across the Conemaugh river, to connect with the Pennsylvania Railroad at a point most convenient to said Iron Works.
Act 599 of 1860 · P.L. 702 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the North Second Street Market Company, of the city of Philadelphia.
Act 600 of 1860 · P.L. 703 · March 24, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Commercial Guarantee Company.
Act 602 of 1860 · P.L. 707 · April 3, 1860 · Scanned page
To iaeorpomte the Soatlieni Mutoal Ftr# Insuraace Conipaiiy of T<Mk county.
Act 601 of 1860 · P.L. 710 · April 5, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Southe-rn Mutual Fire Insurance Company of York county.
Act 603 of 1860 · P.L. 710 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page
Authorizing the Commissioners of the counties of Dauphin and Perry to construct a Road from a point in Watts township, Perry county, to a certain point in the township of Reed, county of Dauphin.
Act 605 of 1860 · P.L. 712 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Alleghenj' Observatory, in Allegheny county.
Act 606 of 1860 · P.L. 713 · March 22, 1860 · Scanned page
Relative to Hucksters in Northumberland and Union counties.
Act 607 of 1860 · P.L. 715 · January 13, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Pennsylvania Sewing Machine Fund and Loan Company.
Act 609 of 1860 · P.L. 717 · April 5, 1860 · Scanned page
Supplement to an act to incorporate the Big Muncy Creek and Laporte Plank Road Company, passed the twenty-third day of March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four.
Act 610 of 1860 · P.L. 718 · April 16, 1860 · Scanned page
Authorizing the Supervisors of the township of Susquehanna, in the county of Lycoming, to collect Road Taxes in money.
Act 611 of 1860 · P.L. 719 · April 16, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Easton and Jfazareth Railroad Company. Secttox 1.
Act 612 of 1860 · P.L. 719 · March 22, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Oil Creek Railroad Conapauy.
Act 613 of 1860 · P.L. 722 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Farmers' Western Market Company. S£CTtoN 1.
Act 615 of 1860 · P.L. 724 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Foster Coal and Iron Company.
Act 616 of 1860 · P.L. 726 · April 16, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Cold Spring Water Company at New Brighton.
Act 617 of 1860 · P.L. 729 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
To narrow Wakefield street, from East Logan to Penn street, in the Twenty-second ward of the city of Philadelphia.
Act 619 of 1860 · P.L. 730 · April 20, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the German Hospital of the city of Philadelphia.
Act 620 of 1860 · P.L. 731 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Female Domestic Missionary Society for the support of the Gospel in the Almshouse of the city of Fhiladelphia.
Act 622 of 1860 · P.L. 739 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
Relating to the erection of a new Township out of parts of Pine and "West Deer townships, in Allegheny county.
Act 623 of 1860 · P.L. 741 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
To change the name and arms of a Military organization.
Act 624 of 1860 · P.L. 741 · March 26, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Neville Island Bridge Company.
Act 625 of 1860 · P.L. 742 · March 24, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church of North America.
Act 626 of 1860 · P.L. 743 · April 3, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the People's Insurance Company of
Act 628 of 1860 · P.L. 748 · March 26, 1860 · Scanned page
To provide for the erection of a Boom in Crooked creek, Armstrong county, and to improve the Navigation thereof.
Act 629 of 1860 · P.L. 749 · March 13, 1860 · Scanned page
To empower Edward D. Trump to maintain a Sheer Boom and to erect a Harbor Boom in Pine Creek.
Act 630 of 1860 · P.L. 750 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
Supplement to an act to incorporate the Penn Haven and White Haven Railroad Company.
Act 632 of 1860 · P.L. 751 · March 31, 1860 · Scanned page
For the relief of Hibernis Fire Eogine Company, of Philadelphia.
Act 633 of 1860 · P.L. 752 · 1860 · Scanned page
To authorize the Trustees of the Presbyterian Church of Middletown, to sell and eonvey certain lots of ground.
Act 635 of 1860 · P.L. 754 · March 31, 1860 · Scanned page
Authorizing the Trustees of the First Disciples Congregation, of the city of Allegheny, to sell certain Real Estate.
Act 636 of 1860 · P.L. 755 · March 28, 1860 · Scanned page
To atitborize the surviving Trustees of the Presbyterian Church in the borough of Beallsville, in the county of Washington, to seU the Church Property.
Act of 1860 · P.L. 756 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Guthsville Association for the Improvement of the Breed of Stock, located in South Whitehall township, Lehigh county.
Act 639 of 1860 · P.L. 757 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Allegheny Free Bridge Company.
Act 642 of 1860 · P.L. 761 · March 30, 1860 · Scanned page
Incorporating the North-Eastern Market Company.
Act 643 of 1860 · P.L. 766 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Act 644 of 1860 · P.L. 768 · March 23, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Chestnut Ridge and Schells'burg Union Cemetery Association.
Act 646 of 1860 · P.L. 771 · March 7, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Home for Friendless Children for the city and county of Lancaster. Preamble,
Act 647 of 1860 · P.L. 774 · March 29, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the "West Harrisburg Market House Company.
Act 648 of 1860 · P.L. 777 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Sunbury Bridge
Act 649 of 1860 · P.L. 779 · March 22, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Harrisburg Corn Exchange,
Act 651 of 1860 · P.L. 781 · April 3, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the East Liberty and Wilkinsburg Gas Company.
Act 652 of 1860 · P.L. 782 · March 12, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Middle Coal Field Tunnel and Railroad Company.
Act 653 of 1860 · P.L. 795 · May 8, 1860 · Scanned page
Supplement to an act to incorporate the Lackawanna and Susquehanna Railroad company. Corporate rights of purchasers at any legal sale, relative to. Succeeding coinrig bts of, Proviso, Corporate powers vested in purchasers. Name changed.
Act 654 of 1860 · P.L. 798 · April 6, 1860 · Scanned page
Supplement to an act to incorporate the North Philadelphia Plank Road Company, and for other purposes.
Act 655 of 1860 · P.L. 799 · April 9, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the town of Jefferson, in the county of Cambria, into a borough, to be called the borough of Wilniore.
Act 656 of 1860 · P.L. 802 · February 10, 1860 · Scanned page
Supplement to the act incorporating the Pittsburg and Erie Railroad Company.
Act 657 of 1860 · P.L. 803 · February 10, 1860 · Scanned page
Supplement to the act to incorporate the Erie City Railroad Company, approved the sixtli day of April, one thousand eight hundred and filty-three.
Act 658 of 1860 · P.L. 804 · February 10, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Montgomery county.
Act 659 of 1860 · P.L. 804 · February 23, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the North-West Portage Railroad Company.
Act 660 of 1860 · P.L. 805 · March 1, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association of York county.
Act 661 of 1860 · P.L. 807 · March 3, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the People's Insiirance Company, to be located in the city of Fhiladelpliia.
Act of 1860 · P.L. 809 · March 15, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Newry Railroad Company.
Act of 1860 · P.L. 809 · March 15, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Parryville Bridge Company.
Act 664 of 1860 · P.L. 810 · March 17, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Mercantile Library Hall Company of the city of Pittsburg.
Act 665 of 1860 · P.L. 811 · March 18, 1860 · Scanned page
To change the name of the Keystone Lancers.
Act of 1860 · P.L. 814 · March 19, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the village of Corsica, in the county of Jefferson, into a borough.
Act of 1860 · P.L. 815 · March 22, 1860 · Scanned page
Changing the name of Prescott Packard Peck.
Act 668 of 1860 · P.L. 817 · March 23, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate tlie New Castle Water Company.
Act 670 of 1860 · P.L. 821 · March 29, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Trustees of the Synod of the German Reformed Church in the United States.
Act 673 of 1860 · P.L. 825 · March 30, 1860 · Scanned page
Supplement to the act incorporating the Duncannon, Landisburg and Broad Top Railroad Company.
Act 675 of 1860 · P.L. 832 · March 31, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Pittsburg Park Association.
Act 676 of 1860 · P.L. 832 · March 31, 1860 · Scanned page
To change the name of the Denuska Gas CompaTiy, of Allentown, Lehigh county, and for other purposes.
Act 677 of 1860 · P.L. 835 · March 31, 1860 · Scanned page
Supplementary to the several acts heretofore passed, relative to the Daaphin and Susquebanua Coal Company.
Act 679 of 1860 · P.L. 837 · April 1, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Eastern Iron Company.
Act 680 of 1860 · P.L. 838 · April 9, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Huntington Valley Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Act of 1860 · P.L. 845 · April 9, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Indiana County Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Act 684 of 1860 · P.L. 846 · April 11, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the borough of New Cohinibus, in the county of Luzerne.
Act 685 of 1860 · P.L. 846 · April 11, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the TVUHamsport Library Association.
Act 686 of 1860 · P.L. 846 · 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the WilliaHisport Library Association.
Act of 1860 · P.L. 848 · April 11, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Ministers and Elders constituting the First United Presbyterian Synod of the West.
Act of 1860 · P.L. 852 · April 11, 1860 · Scanned page
To Ineoiporate the Mehoning Ballroad Compaay.
Act 690 of 1860 · P.L. 854 · April 11, 1860 · Scanned page
Supplement to the act to incorporate the Milford and Metamoras Railroad Coinpany, approved the seventh day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.
Act 689 of 1860 · P.L. 855 · April 11, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Plymouth and Wilkesbarre Railroad and Bridge Company.
Act of 1860 · P.L. 857 · April 12, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Laporte Gas and Water Company.
Act of 1860 · P.L. 859 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Western Library Association of the city of P hilndelpliia.
Act 693 of 1860 · P.L. 861 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Bald Eagle Boom Company, in Clinton county.
Act 694 of 1860 · P.L. 863 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Carbondale Gas
Act 695 of 1860 · P.L. 866 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Allegheny and Etna Passenger Railroad Company, in AUtsgbeny county.
Act 696 of 1860 · P.L. 869 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page
To authorize the Washington Hose Company, of Harrisburg, to sell certain Real Estate, &c.
Act 697 of 1860 · P.L. 873 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Moyamensing Fire Insurance Company, to be located in the city of
Act of 1860 · P.L. 875 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page
Empowering Sabina R. Sloan to sell certain Real Estate.
Act of 1860 · P.L. 875 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page
To Incotporate the SoyamoDsing Fire Tnsnrance Company, to be located in the city of Fhiladelphia.
Act 698 of 1860 · P.L. 875 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page
Empowerlog Sabina B. Sloan to sell certain fieat Estate. WHBRBiis, John J. Sloan, late of Armstrong county, PennsyK vania, died seized in his demesne, as of fee of, in and to a tract of land situate in Wayne township, Armstrong county, bounded' •a the nevth by krsd»«f Sazsuei M'Gafighey, east by Samuel •t» APPENDIX— 1859. Ca8sady, south by John Wadding, and west by William Blair,
Act 699 of 1860 · P.L. 875 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Montrose Gas Company.
Act 700 of 1860 · P.L. 876 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page
To incorporate the Monongahela Passenger Railway Company.
Act 701 of 1860 · P.L. 877 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page
By decade
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.