Friday, October 30, 2026Verify to vote
The 1776 Philadelphia ConstitutionThe laws of the land, set down plainly — and put to the people, one provision at a time.

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.

Clear

7,883 laws of the 1860s

Constitution of 1838

  1. To incorporate the Tylersvillo "Water Company.

    Act 702 of 1860 · P.L. 881 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page

  2. To incorporate the Protection Fire Insurance Company, to be located in the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 703 of 1860 · P.L. 883 · April 13, 1860 · Scanned page

  3. To incorporate the Harrisburg Park Association, in Dauphin county.

    Act 705 of 1860 · P.L. 884 · April 14, 1860 · Scanned page

  4. To incorporate the Spring Garden Fire Engine Company, of the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 706 of 1860 · P.L. 886 · April 14, 1860 · Scanned page

  5. To incorporate the Elm Tree Fire Insurance Company, to be located in the city cff Philadelphia.

    Act 707 of 1860 · P.L. 888 · April 14, 1860 · Scanned page

  6. To incorporate the Pittsburg Gymnastic Association.

    Act 709 of 1860 · P.L. 890 · April 14, 1860 · Scanned page

  7. To incorporate the Armstrong Gas Company.

    Act 711 of 1860 · P.L. 893 · April 15, 1860 · Scanned page

  8. Relative to the collection of Militia Taxe.s in the county of Washington.

    Act 711 of 1860 · P.L. 895 · August 11, 1860 · Scanned page

  9. To regulate the building of Powder Magazines, and the deposit of Powder therein, within the county of Dauphin.

    Act 713 of 1860 · P.L. 895 · June 29, 1860 · Scanned page

  10. To incorporate the Pennsylvania Fiscal Agency.

    Act 715 of 1860 · P.L. 896 · November 1, 1860 · Scanned page

  11. Relating to the Susquehanna and "Waterford Turnpike Eoad. in C3arioD, Jefferson and Clearfield counties. Preamble

    Act 716 of 1860 · P.L. 898 · December 6, 1860 · Scanned page

  12. Relative to Reserved Tracts or Out-Lots of tbe borough of Franklin.

    Act 717 of 1860 · P.L. 899 · December 9, 1860 · Scanned page

  13. Supplement to an act to authoiize the Governor to incorporate the TVilkesbarre "Water Company, approved the twelfth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and fifty.

    Act 1 of 1860 · January 13, 1860 · Scanned page

  14. Relative to Assistant Controller of the city of Pittsburg.

    Act 3 of 1860 · January 16, 1860 · Scanned page

  15. Supplement to the act to incorporate the Paddy's Run Bridge Company.

    Act 4 of 1860 · January 17, 1860 · Scanned page

  16. Authorizing the Anditor General to open and re-settle the account of William S. Calohan, late Superintendent on Portage Railroad.

    Act 5 of 1860 · 1860 · Scanned page

  17. Relating to the selling of the repairing of the Public Roads in certain toTvU' ships in Schuylkill county.

    Act 6 of 1860 · January 19, 1860 · Scanned page

  18. to Itosda in Mercer county.

    Act 46 of 1860 · February 8, 1860 · Scanned page

  19. Relative to the Pay of the retiring Officers of the General Assembly.

    Resolution 1 of 1860 · P.L. 784 · January 6, 1860 · Scanned page

  20. Eelative to the pay of M. D. "Wilman.

    Resolution 2 of 1860 · P.L. 784 · January 12, 1860 · Scanned page

  21. Relative to the purchase of Purdon's Digest.

    Resolution 3 of 1860 · P.L. 785 · January 12, 1860 · Scanned page

  22. Relative to the Legislative Manual.

    Resolution 4 of 1860 · P.L. 785 · January 13, 1860 · Scanned page

  23. Relative to the Accounts of the late Clerk of the House of Representatives.

    Resolution 5 of 1860 · P.L. 786 · January 17, 1860 · Scanned page

  24. Relative to the pay of Samuel

    Resolution 6 of 1860 · P.L. 786 · January 24, 1860 · Scanned page

  25. Relative to the pay of Thomas W.

    Resolution 7 of 1860 · P.L. 787 · January 25, 1860 · Scanned page

  26. Relative to the pay of Samuel J. Rca, as Clerk to the Committee trying the Contested Election in the Sixteenth Legislative District of Philadelphia.

    Resolution 8 of 1860 · P.L. 787 · January 31, 1860 · Scanned page

  27. Relative to a copy of Geological Survey for the Chester County Academy of Natural

    Resolution 9 of 1860 · P.L. 788 · February 7, 1860 · Scanned page

  28. Relative to Rogers's Geological Survey.

    Resolution 10 of 1860 · P.L. 788 · February 7, 1860 · Scanned page

  29. Directing the Secretarj^ of the Commonwealth to place in the hands of the State Librarian five copies of Rogers's Geological Survey.

    Resolution 11 of 1860 · P.L. 789 · February 7, 1860 · Scanned page

  30. To pay Samuel B. Laufer for serving as Clerk to the Committee appointed to try the Contested Election of James Donnelly.

    Resolution 12 of 1860 · P.L. 789 · February 8, 1860 · Scanned page

  31. To pay the widow of John Ray, deceased.

    Resolution 13 of 1860 · P.L. 790 · 1860 · Scanned page

  32. Relative to the payment of certain moneys into the State Treasury by the Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Bank of Philadelphia.

    Resolution 14 of 1860 · P.L. 790 · March 27, 1860 · Scanned page

  33. Relative to Printing Bank Reports.

    Resolution 15 of 1860 · P.L. 791 · March 27, 1860 · Scanned page

  34. To pay the expenses of the Committee on Contested Election case in the Fourteenth Representative District of Philadelphia.

    Resolution 16 of 1860 · P.L. 791 · March 27, 1860 · Scanned page

  35. Relative to tho Commissioners of Dauphin County and their Court

    Resolution 17 of 1860 · P.L. 792 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page

  36. Relative to tho charges on Railroads.

    Resolution 18 of 1860 · P.L. 792 · April 2, 1860 · Scanned page

  37. Relative to the expenses attending the sickness and death of Samuel Balliett, Esquire, a Member of the last House of Reijreseutatives.

    Resolution 19 of 1860 · P.L. 793 · April 3, 1860 · Scanned page

  38. To pay the expenses of forwarding the bound copies of the Legislative Eecord.

    Resolution 20 of 1860 · P.L. 794 · April 3, 1860 · Scanned page

  39. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Tyrone and Clearfield Railroad Company.

    Act 16 of 1861 · P.L. 12 · January 29, 1861 · Scanned page

  40. Relating to Billiard Rooms, Bowling Saloons and Ten-Pin Alleys in Centre county.

    Act 17 of 1861 · P.L. 13 · January 29, 1861 · Scanned page

  41. Supplement to an act relative to the building of certain Bridges over the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers, opposite Pittsburg.

    Act 18 of 1861 · P.L. 13 · January 29, 1861 · Scanned page

  42. To repeal and supply section fourth and fifth of an act, entitled «« An Act to appoint a Road Commissioner to take charge of a portion of the Warren and Brookville, and of the A\^arren and Strattonville State roads, in Forest county,'' approved the twenty-fourth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and Hfty-nine.

    Act 19 of 1861 · P.L. 15 · January 29, 1861 · Scanned page

  43. Supplement to an act to authorize the county of Dauphin to borrow money.

    Act 20 of 1861 · P.L. 15 · January 29, 1861 · Scanned page

  44. To repeal an act relating to the selling of the repairing of the Public Roads in certain townships in Schuylkill county, so far as the same relates to the townships of Rush and Butler, in said county of Schuylkill.

    Act 21 of 1861 · P.L. 17 · January 29, 1861 · Scanned page

  45. Changing the time and place for holding elections for Borough and School District Oilicers in the borough of Orwigsburg, in the county of Schuylkill.

    Act 22 of 1861 · P.L. 17 · January 29, 1861 · Scanned page

  46. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Mcchcinics' Insurance Company of Philadelphia.

    Act 23 of 1861 · P.L. 18 · February 1, 1861 · Scanned page

  47. Extending the limits of the borough of.Johnstown, providing for the collection of Taxes therein, and for other pui poses.

    Act 24 of 1861 · P.L. 19 · February 4, 1861 · Scanned page

  48. Supplement to an act incorporating the Doylestown and Danborough Turnpike Road Company.

    Act 25 of 1861 · P.L. 23 · February 5, 1861 · Scanned page

  49. To lay oiit a State Road in Butler and AlJeghony counties.

    Act 26 of 1861 · P.L. 24 · February 5, 1861 · Scanned page

  50. To incorporate the Ilatboro' Monument Association.

    Act 27 of 1861 · P.L. 25 · February 5, 1861 · Scanned page

  51. Supplementary to an act incorporating the Mahoning Eaih'oad Company, approved the eleventh day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.

    Act 28 of 1861 · P.L. 27 · February 5, 1861 · Scanned page

  52. Supplement to an act to incorporate Grove Cemetery, of New Brighton, Beaver county, Pennsylvania.

    Act 29 of 1861 · P.L. 28 · February 5, 1861 · Scanned page

  53. Relative to the Scott Legion Corps of the city of Philadelphia. Preamble WiiEF^EAS, The Scott Legion Corps of Philadelphia city, a company composed wholly of gallant soldiers who served their country in the late war with Mexico, principally in the First and Second Pennsylvania i-egiments, which is organized and kept up solely for the purpose of paying^military honors at the funerals of

    Act 30 of 1861 · P.L. 28 · February 6, 1861 · Scanned page

  54. To change the time of holding Borough Elections in the borough of Port Clinton, Schujlkill county.

    Act 31 of 1861 · P.L. 29 · February 12, 1861 · Scanned page

  55. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Clinton Gonnty Goal Gompany, ^proyed April eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifly-three, and changed to the name of the Eagleton Coal Company, by act of March twenty-fonrthi one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.

    Act 32 of 1861 · P.L. 30 · February 12, 1861 · Scanned page

  56. Appropriating an area of Ground in Philadelphia as an open Public Place for the Health and Enjoyment of the People, and to preserve the purity of the Schuylkill water at Fairmount.

    Act 33 of 1861 · P.L. 30 · February 12, 1861 · Scanned page

  57. Anthorizing fbe Commissionera of Cameron conntj to borrow money.

    Act 34 of 1861 · P.L. 31 · February 13, 1861 · Scanned page

  58. Authorizing the Commissioners of Cameron county to borrow money.

    Act of 1861 · P.L. 32 · February 13, 1861 · Scanned page

  59. To change the place of holding Elections in Moon township, Beaver county.

    Act 35 of 1861 · P.L. 32 · February 13, 1861 · Scanned page

  60. To exempt the property of the Western and Spring Garden Soup Societies from taxation.

    Act 36 of 1861 · P.L. 33 · February 14, 1861 · Scanned page

  61. Authorizing the County Commissioners of Monroe county to borrow money

    Act 38 of 1861 · P.L. 34 · February 14, 1861 · Scanned page

  62. To incorporate the Sinking Spring Cemetery Company, of Sinking Springs, Berks county.

    Act 39 of 1861 · P.L. 35 · February 5, 1861 · Scanned page

  63. To change the place of holding Elections in Sadsbury township^ Cheat©? county.

    Act 42 of 1861 · P.L. 38 · February 20, 1861 · Scanned page

  64. To authorize the Trustees of the Second Baptist Church and Congregation, in the city of Philadelphia, to borrow money.

    Act 43 of 1861 · P.L. 39 · February 19, 1861 · Scanned page

  65. To authorize the Trustees of the Society of Friends, in Richland township, Buclss county, to sell certain Real Estate.

    Act 44 of 1861 · P.L. 40 · February 19, 1861 · Scanned page

  66. Authorizing the qiiah'fied voters of the township of Allegheny, in the county of Armstrong, and Centre township, in the county of Greene, to elect two additional Supervisors.

    Act 45 of 1861 · P.L. 41 · February 23, 1861 · Scanned page

  67. To authorize the Select and Common Councils of Philadelphia to culvert Cohocksink creek, in the Sixteenth ward, Philadelphia.

    Act 47 of 1861 · P.L. 42 · February 25, 1861 · Scanned page

  68. To extend the provisions of an act relating to the selling of the repairing of the Public Roads in certain townships in Schuylkill county, to the township of "Washington, in said county.

    Act 49 of 1861 · P.L. 44 · February 26, 1861 · Scanned page

  69. To create a new "Ward in the borongh of Pottsville, in the county of Schuylkill.

    Act 50 of 1861 · P.L. 45 · February 26, 1861 · Scanned page

  70. Relative to claim of John Kelly.

    Act 51 of 1861 · P.L. 46 · February 26, 1861 · Scanned page

  71. Supplement to an act laying a tax on Dogs in the borough of TTest Chester, and certain townships in the county of Chester, and for other purposes, approved fourteenth April, one thousand eight hundreli and forty-six.

    Act 52 of 1861 · P.L. 46 · February 26, 1861 · Scanned page

  72. For the better security of the "Wages of Laborers in the county of Fayette.

    Act 53 of 1861 · P.L. 47 · February 26, 1861 · Scanned page

  73. For the incorporation of the Tidioiite and Pittsfield Turnpike and Plank Road Company.

    Act 54 of 1861 · P.L. 48 · February 26, 1861 · Scanned page

  74. Supplement to an act to provide for the erection of a House of Employment and support of the Poor in the county of Schuylkill, passed the fourth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.

    Act 55 of 1861 · P.L. 49 · February 26, 1861 · Scanned page

  75. To lay cut a State Road in Clarion and Venango counties.

    Act 56 of 1861 · P.L. 50 · February 26, 1861 · Scanned page

  76. To repeal an act for the preservation of Fish in the county of York.

    Act 57 of 1861 · P.L. 51 · February 26, 1861 · Scanned page

  77. To incorporate the Chestnut Hill Academy.

    Act 59 of 1861 · P.L. 52 · February 26, 1861 · Scanned page

  78. Supplement to the act to incorporate the Trenton City Bridge Company.

    Act 60 of 1861 · P.L. 55 · February 19, 1861 · Scanned page

  79. Supplement to an act, approved March twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, providing for the election of supervisors in Cross Creek township, Washington county.

    Act 61 of 1861 · P.L. 56 · February 28, 1861 · Scanned page

  80. Supplement to an act, entitled " A. supplement to an act, entitled 'An Act to incorporate the Wilkesbarre and Scranton Railroad Couapany,' approved the fifteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and fifty

    Act 62 of 1861 · P.L. 56 · February 26, 1861 · Scanned page

  81. To incorporate the Fishing Creek Improvement Company.

    Act 63 of 1861 · P.L. 57 · February 19, 1861 · Scanned page

  82. To authorize the erection of a Lock-up in the borough of Temperanceville, in the county of Allegheny.

    Act 64 of 1861 · P.L. 58 · February 27, 1861 · Scanned page

  83. To authorize the Trustees of the St. Mary's Church, in the horough of Lock Haven, to sell certain Real Estate.

    Act 65 of 1861 · P.L. 59 · February 27, 1861 · Scanned page

  84. To extend the i^rovisions of an act for the protection of Sheep and taxing of Dogs in the county of Blair, to the county of Crawford.

    Act 66 of 1861 · P.L. 60 · February 27, 1861 · Scanned page

  85. Supplement to an act, entitled " An Act relative to suits by Sherifls, Prothonotaries and other otiicers of Westmoreland, Lycoming and Washington counties," approved May sixth, one thousand eight hundred and fitty-four.

    Act 67 of 1861 · P.L. 61 · February 27, 1861 · Scanned page

  86. Supplement to the act incorporating the Lancaster and Ephrata Turnpike or Plank Road Company.

    Act 68 of 1861 · P.L. 61 · February 27, 1861 · Scanned page

  87. Requiring the State Treasurer to refund certain Moneys to U. R. Tracy, Superintendent of the Dauphin and Susquehanna Coal Company.

    Act 69 of 1861 · P.L. 62 · February 27, 1861 · Scanned page

  88. For the protection of Fruit and of Fruit Trees in the county of Northumberland.

    Act 70 of 1861 · P.L. 63 · February 28, 1861 · Scanned page

  89. To repeal an act relating to Scliools in the boroughs of Washington and Canonsburg, in the county of Washington.

    Act 71 of 1861 · P.L. 64 · February 28, 1861 · Scanned page

  90. Fielating to Road Views for Damages in Northumberland county.

    Act 72 of 1861 · P.L. 64 · February 28, 1861 · Scanned page

  91. Supplement to an act to authorize the Governor to incorporate the Delaware County- Turnpike Road Company.

    Act 73 of 1861 · P.L. 65 · February 28, 1861 · Scanned page

  92. Supplement to an act incorporating the Steinsburg and Milford Square Turnpike Koad Company.

    Act 74 of 1861 · P.L. 66 · February 28, 1861 · Scanned page

  93. Relative to the pay of the County Commissioners of Fayette county.

    Act 75 of 1861 · P.L. 66 · February 28, 1861 · Scanned page

  94. Supplement to the act approved March eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and fiftythree, consolidating the Lackawanna and Western and the Cobb's Gap Railroad Companies.

    Act of 1861 · P.L. 67 · February 28, 1861 · Scanned page

  95. To fhs set spproTed March eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and fiftythree, coosolidatiBg the Lackawanna and Western and the Cobb's Gap Raikoai Omipanies. SscnoR 1.

    Act 76 of 1861 · P.L. 67 · February 28, 1861 · Scanned page

  96. For the relief of William K.

    Act 78 of 1861 · P.L. 68 · February 28, 1861 · Scanned page

  97. To lay out a State Road in the counties of Berks and Lebanon.

    Act 79 of 1861 · P.L. 69 · February 28, 1861 · Scanned page

  98. Authorizing the qnalifled Voters of Elizabeth township, Allegheny county, and Tobyhanna township, Monroe county, to elect one additional Supervisor.

    Act 80 of 1861 · P.L. 71 · February 28, 1861 · Scanned page

  99. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Philadelphia and Darby Railroad Company.

    Act 81 of 1861 · P.L. 71 · February 28, 1861 · Scanned page

  100. Supplemental to an act to incorporate the Johnstown and Ashtola Railroad and Tram Road Company.

    Act 82 of 1861 · P.L. 72 · February 28, 1861 · Scanned page

By decade

Constitution of 19681968–today

Constitution of 18741874–1967

Constitution of 18381838–1873

Constitution of 17901790–1837

Constitution of 17761776–1789

Province of Pennsylvania1682–1775

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.