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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.

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7,883 laws of the 1860s

Constitution of 1838

  1. To incorporate the members of the Franklin Street Methodist Ei)iscopal Church of the borough of Johnstown, Cambria County.

    Act of 1862 · P.L. 614 · 1862 · Scanned page

  2. Incorporation. Name. Privilege. Prorttft. Persona named to act as trustee! until election. Election and olauifioation of truttee*. To incorporate tbe members of the Franklin Street Methodist Episcopal Church of the borongh of Johnstown, Cambria County.

    Act 564 of 1862 · P.L. 614 · May 6, 1862 · Scanned page

  3. A N ACT To incorporate the Loan Association of the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 565 of 1862 · P.L. 616 · May 1, 1862 · Scanned page

  4. Relating to the Relief of the Families of Soldiers in Allegheny county.

    Act 1 of 1862 · January 16, 1862 · Scanned page

  5. To authorise the Commissioners of Centre county to borow money.

    Act 2 of 1862 · January 29, 1862 · Scanned page

  6. Reviving the Warrant to Andrew S. Harrison, a collector of taxes in the borough of Huntingdon, Huntingdon county.

    Act 3 of 1862 · January 29, 1862 · Scanned page

  7. Supplement to the act incorporating the Gettysburg Railroad Company.

    Act 4 of 1862 · January 29, 1862 · Scanned page

  8. For tbe relief of Dickinson College, in the borough of Carlisle, in the county of Cunibeiland.

    Act 5 of 1862 · January 29, 1862 · Scanned page

  9. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Oil Creek Railroad Company, approved April second, one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

    Act 6 of 1862 · January 30, 1862 · Scanned page

  10. Lasting to the tuns on Unseated Lands in the counties of Tioga and Warren.

    Act 8 of 1862 · January 30, 1862 · Scanned page

  11. To authorize the election of but one Supervisor in and for the township of Rahn, in the county of Schuylkill.

    Act 9 of 1862 · January 30, 1862 · Scanned page

  12. Relative to advertising Claims, et cetera, in the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 11 of 1862 · January 31, 1862 · Scanned page

  13. Relating to the Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railway Com pany.

    Act 12 of 1862 · February 5, 1862 · Scanned page

  14. Relating to a certain road.

    Act 13 of 1862 · February 5, 1862 · Scanned page

  15. Relative to the Bank of Penn Township, in the county of Philadelphia.

    Act 26 of 1862 · February 12, 1862 · Scanned page

  16. Fixing the commencement of the term of office of Sheriffs in the seven counties of this Commonwealth.

    Act 431 of 1862 · April 11, 1862 · Scanned page

  17. Relative to the pay of George W.

    Resolution 1 of 1862 · P.L. 544 · January 20, 1862 · Scanned page

  18. Relative to the Legislative Manual and Pardon's Digest.

    Resolution 2 of 1862 · P.L. 544 · January 23, 1862 · Scanned page

  19. Relative to the pay of the Retiring Officers of tlie General Assembly.

    Resolution 3 of 1862 · P.L. 545 · January 23, 1862 · Scanned page

  20. Relative to Lake and River Defences of Pennsylvania.

    Resolution 4 of 1862 · P.L. 546 · 1862 · Scanned page

  21. Relative to the pay of Henry Huhn, a Transcribing Clerk.

    Resolution 5 of 1862 · P.L. 547 · 1862 · Scanned page

  22. Relative to the appointment of a Committee to consider the manner of assessing and collecting the Direct Tax levied by the United States.

    Resolution 6 of 1862 · P.L. 547 · February 12, 1862 · Scanned page

  23. Relative to the Pittsburg and Steubenville Railroad Company.

    Resolution 7 of 1862 · P.L. 548 · February 19, 1862 · Scanned page

  24. Instrueting onr Senators and Representatives in Con jrress to procure the passage of an act relative to the payment of Volunteers.

    Resolution 8 of 1862 · P.L. 549 · February 26, 1862 · Scanned page

  25. Relative to the proper treatment of the killed and wounded Pennsylvania Soldiers.

    Resolution 10 of 1862 · P.L. 550 · February 28, 1862 · Scanned page

  26. Relative to the pay of S. C. Slaymaker, as Clerk to the Committee trying the Contested Election Case in the Sixth Legislature District of Philadelphia.

    Resolution 11 of 1862 · P.L. 551 · March 25, 1862 · Scanned page

  27. Relative to the pay of Henry HuLn, for services as Clerk to the Committee to try the Contested Election Case from Adams county.

    Resolution 12 of 1862 · P.L. 552 · March 27, 1862 · Scanned page

  28. Relative to the pay of William R. Gardy, as Clerk to the Committee trying the Contested Election Case of H. V. Hall, from the county of Luzerne.

    Resolution 15 of 1862 · P.L. 554 · March 28, 1862 · Scanned page

  29. Kelative to the pay of L. A. Tyler, as Clerk to the Committee trying the Contested Election from the county of Luzerne.

    Resolution 16 of 1862 · P.L. 555 · April 5, 1862 · Scanned page

  30. Selative to the Claim of Samuel D. Brobst, former Supemsor upon the North Branch canal.

    Resolution 17 of 1862 · P.L. 555 · April 5, 1862 · Scanned page

  31. To pay the expenses of constructing Ventilators in Hall of the House of KepresentativeSj and Hot air Registers in the Rotunda.

    Resolution 18 of 1862 · P.L. 556 · April 11, 1862 · Scanned page

  32. Relative to the pay of Isaac D.

    Resolution 19 of 1862 · P.L. 557 · April 11, 1862 · Scanned page

  33. Relative to furnishing necessar}- Clothing to wounded Pennsylvania Soldiers.

    Resolution 20 of 1862 · P.L. 557 · April 11, 1862 · Scanned page

  34. In relation to the Bank of Commerce.

    Resolution 21 of 1862 · P.L. 558 · 1862 · Scanned page

  35. Relative to bill, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Union Express Company.

    Resolution 23 of 1862 · P.L. 559 · April 12, 1862 · Scanned page

  36. To autliorize the Controller and Commissioners of Allegheny county ta compromise with the holders of bonds of said county, issued in payment of subscriptions to the capital stock of certain railroad companies.

    Act 15 of 1863 · P.L. 12 · January 29, 1863 · Scanned page

  37. Supplementary to an act apx>ointing Commissioners to lay oat and open a State Road, in the counties of Potter and M'Kean, approved on the eleventh day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.

    Act 16 of 1863 · P.L. 14 · January 29, 1863 · Scanned page

  38. To fix the place for holding Elections in Shippen township, Cameron county.

    Act 17 of 1863 · P.L. 15 · January 30, 1863 · Scanned page

  39. Treafiurer authorized to exchange with the banks, curreucy for coin, and give specie certificates tlierefor. Extension of time for th(> i (sumption of ipecio payments. Limitation Eacli hank to furnisli a pro rata share of coin. AttorncyOcnoral to close banks tailinf,^ to comply with tliis act yal(! of coin by banks in state ot SllSlii'Ilsioll to work forlcilxire of charter.

    Act 18 of 1863 · P.L. 16 · January 30, 1863 · Scanned page

  40. To authorize the Auditor General and State Treasurer to open and reaudit certain accounts of Joseph C. Hays, late Treasurer of Crawford eounty.

    Act 19 of 1863 · P.L. 17 · February 9, 1863 · Scanned page

  41. To tlie act incorporating the Thomas Iron Company.

    Act 22 of 1863 · P.L. 20 · February 9, 1863 · Scanned page

  42. To confer upon Anna Reed Warford, adopted daughter of Anthony B. Warford and Eliza Warford, his wife, the rights of a child born of their bodies.

    Act 23 of 1863 · P.L. 20 · February 9, 1863 · Scanned page

  43. To authorize the Minersville Water Company to sell stock at Puhlic Sale.

    Act 24 of 1863 · P.L. 21 · February 9, 1863 · Scanned page

  44. To extend the time for the Payment of the Enrolment Tax, on an act t» extend and continue in force an act to incorporate the Mutual Fire ftiaurance Company of Pottstown.

    Act of 1863 · P.L. 22 · February 9, 1863 · Scanned page

  45. Supplement to an act changing the time for holding the Courts of Northuml)erland county, approved the nineteenth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

    Act 29 of 1863 · P.L. 25 · February 11, 1863 · Scanned page

  46. Supplement to an act to authorise the counter of Danphm to borrow money, approved the third day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty, and to a Supplement thereto, approved the twenty-ninth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.

    Act 30 of 1863 · P.L. 26 · February 11, 1863 · Scanned page

  47. To rep.vil an act, relating to the Selling of the Repairing of the Publi* Roads, in certain townships in Schuylkill county, to the township of Schuylkill, in said county, approved the nineteenth day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

    Act 31 of 1863 · P.L. 26 · February 11, 1863 · Scanned page

  48. Relating to the Publication of Legal Notices, in Luzerne county.

    Act 33 of 1863 · P.L. 28 · February 12, 1863 · Scanned page

  49. Relating to the Philadelphia, (uTinantovvn and Norristown Railroad Company.

    Act 34 of 1863 · P.L. 28 · February 13, 1863 · Scanned page

  50. Eelative to the office of Coroner, of Schuylkill county.

    Act 35 of 1863 · P.L. 29 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  51. Giving to Associations for the Recovery of Stolen Property and the Dete«tion and Prosecution of Thieves, in the counties of Delaware and Ches-' ter, certain legal rights.

    Act 36 of 1863 · P.L. 30 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  52. Authorizing the burgess and town council of the borough of Stroudsburg; Monroe county, to borrow money.

    Act 37 of 1863 · P.L. 32 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  53. To authorize the School Directors of Claysville District, to borrow monej.

    Act 38 of 1863 · P.L. 33 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  54. To authorize the Chief Burgess and Council, of the borough of York, t© borrow money.

    Act 39 of 1863 · P.L. 34 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  55. To limit the j)ay of the Commissioners of Crawford county.

    Act 40 of 1863 · P.L. 34 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  56. Supplement to an act, entitled " An Act to extend Filteenth and Green streets, in the city of Philadelphia," approved the eleventh day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.

    Act 41 of 1863 · P.L. 35 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  57. To extend the time for commenoing oi^erations and finishing the Middi* Coal Field Railroad Company.

    Act 42 of 1863 · P.L. 36 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  58. To empower the Town Council of the borough of Bellefonte, in Centr* county, to borrow money.

    Act 43 of 1863 · P.L. 36 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  59. Supplement to an act, entitled " An Act providing for the completion of a Public Road, in the county of Tioga, ' ' passed the first day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.

    Act 44 of 1863 · P.L. 37 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  60. act, entitled "An Act to alter the Road Laws, in tlie township of Lenox, in the county of Susquehanna, and for other purposes," approved the third day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.

    Act 45 of 1863 · P.L. 38 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  61. To provide for recording Inventories of Appraisement, of decedents' estates, in the connty of Lebanon.

    Act 46 of 1863 · P.L. 40 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  62. To confer on Roberta Gray, of the city of Philadelphia, all the rights and privileges of a child born in lawful wedlock.

    Act 47 of 1863 · P.L. 40 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  63. Supplement to the act, incorporating the North Lebanon Railroad Company, approved April second, one thousand eight hundred and fifty.

    Act 48 of 1863 · P.L. 41 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  64. To incorporate the Graham Turnpike Road Company.

    Act 50 of 1863 · P.L. 44 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  65. Relative to the Investment of trust moneys, in the county of Adams.

    Act 51 of 1863 · P.L. 45 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  66. To alter the Road Laws in the township of Franklin, in the county of Susquehanna.

    Act 52 of 1863 · P.L. 45 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  67. For the relief of William Brennan and Bernard

    Act 53 of 1863 · P.L. 46 · February 16, 1863 · Scanned page

  68. To divide the borough of Lock Haven, in the county of Clinton, into three wards.

    Act 55 of 1863 · P.L. 47 · February 17, 1863 · Scanned page

  69. Supplement to an act to incorporate the New Castle and Beaver Valley Railroad Company, approved February sixth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.

    Act 56 of 1863 · P.L. 50 · February 17, 1863 · Scanned page

  70. To extend the time for tlie payment of the Enrolment Tax on an act to extend the charter of the Cumberland Valley Mutual Protection Company of Dickinson township, Cumberland county.

    Act 58 of 1863 · P.L. 51 · February 18, 1863 · Scanned page

  71. To authorize the School Directors of the borough of Downingtown to sell and convey certain real estate.

    Act 60 of 1863 · P.L. 52 · February 18, 1863 · Scanned page

  72. Supplement to an act, entitled ' ' An Act establishing and confirming the place of holding the Courts of Justice, and for erecting the Public Buildings for the covinty of Butler, ' ' approved the eighth March, one thousand eight hundred and three.

    Act 61 of 1863 · P.L. 53 · February 18, 1863 · Scanned page

  73. Supplement to the act incorporating: tlio Northern Iron Company.

    Act 62 of 1863 · P.L. 54 · 1863 · Scanned page

  74. Supplement to an act to erect the town of Sunlrarj, in the county of Northumberland, into a borough, passed the twelfth day of September, Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and eighty three.

    Act 63 of 1863 · P.L. 55 · February 19, 1863 · Scanned page

  75. Relating to the borough of West Pittsburg.

    Act 64 of 1863 · P.L. 56 · February 19, 1863 · Scanned page

  76. Supplement to the act incorporating the Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia.

    Act 65 of 1863 · P.L. 56 · February 13, 1863 · Scanned page

  77. To incorporate the Williamsport Cemetery Company, in the county of Lycoming.

    Act 66 of 1863 · P.L. 57 · February 14, 1863 · Scanned page

  78. To change the venue, in a certain case, from Beaver to Washington county.

    Act 67 of 1863 · P.L. 59 · February 20, 1863 · Scanned page

  79. Relating to the estate of Peter Keyser, of tlie city of Philadelphia.

    Act 68 of 1863 · P.L. 60 · February 18, 1863 · Scanned page

  80. To incorporate the Oakland Railway Company.

    Act 69 of 1863 · P.L. 62 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  81. Supplement To an act, entitled ' ' An Act to incorporate the Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities, and for other purposes," passed the tenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twelve.

    Act 70 of 1863 · P.L. 65 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  82. Supplementary to the act incorporating the borough of Mechanicsburg, the county of Cumberland.

    Act 71 of 1863 · P.L. 65 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  83. Entitled an act to repeal "An Act to secure a stricter accountability of certain public officers in Schuylkill county," so far as the same relates to the township of South Manheim, in Schuylkill countj'.

    Act 72 of 1863 · P.L. 67 · 1863 · Scanned page

  84. Relative to the several Courts of Huntingdon county.

    Act 73 of 1863 · P.L. 67 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  85. To confer on Catharine Miller, of Fayette county, all tlie rights and privileges of a cliild liorn in lawful wedlock.

    Act 74 of 1863 · P.L. 68 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  86. Relating to the selling of the rejjairing of the Public Roads in the township of Texas, in the county of Wayne.

    Act 76 of 1863 · P.L. 71 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  87. To provide for the relief of the families of Drafted men and Volunteers in the county of

    Act 77 of 1863 · P.L. 72 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  88. Supplement to an act authorizing the erection of a bridge over the Kiskiminetas river, in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania.

    Act 78 of 1863 · P.L. 74 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  89. Relative to election of Constables in the borough of Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

    Act 80 of 1863 · P.L. 76 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  90. For tli<» protection of Sheep and the taxing of Dogs in the township of Delaware, county of Pike.

    Act 79 of 1863 · P.L. 77 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  91. Relating to the licensing of billiard rooms, bowling saloons, and nine or ten pin alleys, at Cresson Springs, in the county of Cambria.

    Act 81 of 1863 · P.L. 77 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  92. To lay out a State Roal in Chester and Montgomery counties.

    Act 82 of 1863 · P.L. 77 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  93. To extend the provisions of an act designating the period for the commencement of the official term of Commissioners, et cetera, of Lancaster county, approved the sixteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, so far as relates to directors of the poor, to Cumberland county.

    Act 84 of 1863 · P.L. 80 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  94. Supplement to an act of April eighth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, granting certain ferry privileges.

    Act 85 of 1863 · P.L. 80 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  95. Supplementary to an act relative to roads and bridges in the county of York, approved the seventeenth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

    Act 86 of 1863 · P.L. 81 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  96. Relative to the sheriff and coroner of Indiana county.

    Act 87 of 1863 · P.L. 82 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  97. To annex part of Ephrata township, in Lancaster county, to Earl township, for school purposes.

    Act 88 of 1863 · P.L. 82 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  98. Bupplementary to an act passed April eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, entitled " An Act to incorporate the Home for Friendless Children for the borough of Wilkesbarre, and county of Luzerne.

    Act 89 of 1863 · P.L. 83 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  99. For the relief of Frankliu H. Lane, late treasurer of Huntingdon county.

    Act 90 of 1863 · P.L. 85 · February 27, 1863 · Scanned page

  100. To change the mode of selecting Field and Company Oificers in the Reserve Volunteer Corps.

    Act 91 of 1863 · P.L. 85 · 1863 · Scanned page

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