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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. Supplement to an act to incorporate the trustees of the Wagner Free Institute of Science, approved the ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.

    Act 134 of 1864 · P.L. 136 · March 30, 1864 · Scanned page

  2. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Philadelphia and Olney Railroad Companyy approved the first day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.

    Act 135 of 1864 · P.L. 141 · March 30, 1864 · Scanned page

  3. To regulate places of puhlio amusement in the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 136 of 1864 · P.L. 141 · March 30, 1864 · Scanned page

  4. To incorporate tlie Plymouth Iron Company.

    Act 137 of 1864 · P.L. 143 · March 30, 1864 · Scanned page

  5. To the Warren and Tidioute Railroad Company, approved the seventeenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixtyone.

    Act 139 of 1864 · P.L. 145 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  6. To incorporate the Frankford and Falls of Schuylkill Turnpike Company.

    Act 140 of 1864 · P.L. 146 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  7. To incorporate the Pioneer Mining Company of Colorado.

    Act 141 of 1864 · P.L. 148 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  8. For the relief of Jacob "Welker, of Montgomery county.

    Act 142 of 1864 · P.L. 149 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  9. To incorporate the General Taylor Steam Forcing Hose Company, number tldrty-five, in the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 144 of 1864 · P.L. 151 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  10. Fixing the costs to be paid to the Sheriff of Warren county, for conveying prisoners to the penitentiary.

    Act 145 of 1864 · P.L. 152 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  11. Supplement to an act appointing commissioners to lay out, and open, a state road, in the counties of Potter and M'Kean, approvc-d April eleventh. Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and iiftj-nine.

    Act 146 of 1864 · P.L. 153 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  12. Supplement to an act to incorporate the town of Bellevernon, partly in Fayette and partly in Westmoreland county, into a borough, approved the fifteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

    Act 147 of 1864 · P.L. 154 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  13. For the^ relief of Joseph Reed, for the expense incurred in bringing home the body of his son, John H. Reed, a corporal of company H, Eleventh regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps, who was mortally wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg, December thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and died in Washington, December twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.

    Act of 1864 · P.L. 155 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  14. Making certain streets, in the Tillage of Ridgwaj, Elk connty,

    Act of 1864 · P.L. 157 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  15. To incorporate the Clement Seminary.

    Act 154 of 1864 · P.L. 160 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  16. To incorporate **The Emlen Institution, for the benefit of children of African and Indian descent.

    Act 157 of 1864 · P.L. 163 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  17. To aljolish two of the terms of the conrts of Warren county, and confer further powers on the additional law judge of the Sixth Judicial District.

    Act 158 of 1864 · P.L. 165 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  18. Relating to hawkers, and pedlers, in the counties of Greene and Montgomeiy.

    Act 159 of 1864 · P.L. 166 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  19. Relating to public roads in the township of Clay, in the county of Huntingdon.

    Act 160 of 1864 · P.L. 167 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  20. Supplement to an act approved April eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and fiftysix, entitled "An Act relative to the sheriffs of this Commonwealth.

    Act 162 of 1864 · P.L. 168 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  21. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Butler House Hotel Company, approved the fourteenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and filty-six.,

    Act 163 of 1864 · P.L. 169 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  22. To change the time of holding the borough elections in Clearfield county.

    Act 164 of 1864 · P.L. 170 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  23. To exempt the Citizens' Volunteer Hospital of Philadelphia from taxation.

    Act 165 of 1864 · P.L. 170 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  24. To prox-ide for the more accurate indexing of liens against real estate, in the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 166 of 1864 · P.L. 171 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  25. To legalize and provide for the payment of the bonds issued as bounties to Volunteers, by the county Commissioners of Venango county.

    Act 167 of 1864 · P.L. 171 · 1864 · Scanned page

  26. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Consolidated Coal Company.

    Act 169 of 1864 · P.L. 173 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  27. To incorporate the New Brighton Retreat, an asylum for insane females.

    Act 170 of 1864 · P.L. 174 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  28. To regulate the taxes on commissions of Prothonotary, et cetera, in Forest county.

    Act 171 of 1864 · P.L. 176 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  29. To repeal the Lenox road law, in the township of Harford, Susquehanna county.

    Act 172 of 1864 · P.L. 176 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  30. Supplement to an act relating to th.e collection of state and county taxes, in the county of Bucks.

    Act 173 of 1864 · P.L. 177 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  31. 179 ' No. 174. ■Authorizing the supervisors of Jones township, Elk cotinty, to construct a bridge across the "West Branch of the Clarion river, at Wilcox, in said township.

    Act of 1864 · P.L. 179 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  32. Relating to the fees of constables in the county of Berks,

    Act 176 of 1864 · P.L. 180 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  33. To reduce the number of directors of the Harrisbnrg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy and Lancaster Railroad Company.

    Act 177 of 1864 · P.L. 182 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  34. To legalize the assessments taken, and taxes levied, in tlie new county of Cameron.

    Act 178 of 1864 · P.L. 183 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  35. Supplement to an act supplementary to an act to authorize the Wyoming Canal Company, and its creditors, to agree to an adjustment of their respective rights, approved the third day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

    Act 180 of 1864 · P.L. 184 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  36. To incorporate Swarthmore College.

    Act 181 of 1864 · P.L. 185 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  37. To authorize the macadamizing of the streets, in certain portions of the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 182 of 1864 · P.L. 187 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  38. 188 LAWS OF PENNSYLYAiaA, Commissioners appointed to carry out provisions of this act. Authorized to levy taxes for payment of bounties. Assessment of taxables to be adjusted. Mode of taxation. Provigo. Per capita tax authorized. Treasurer to be appointed. To give bond. No. 183. To authorize the raising of money, and payment of bounties to volunteers, in the borough of Scranton, in the county of Luzerne.

    Act 183 of 1864 · P.L. 188 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  39. Supplementary to an act, which was supplementary to an act incorporating the Pittsburg and Steubenville Turnpike Road Company.

    Act 184 of 1864 · P.L. 190 · March 17, 1864 · Scanned page

  40. To incorporate the Hamilton Park Association^ of the Twenty-fourth ward, Philadelphia.

    Act of 1864 · P.L. 192 · March 17, 1864 · Scanned page

  41. Supplementary to an act to incorporate the Chestnut Hill and Cheltenham Railroad Company.

    Act 187 of 1864 · P.L. 194 · March 25, 1864 · Scanned page

  42. To incorporate tlie Juniata Steamboat Company.

    Act of 1864 · P.L. 195 · March 30, 1864 · Scanned page

  43. Authorizing the aeting executor of Michael Allen, deceased, to sell and convey certain real estate.

    Act 191 of 1864 · P.L. 199 · March 30, 1864 · Scanned page

  44. To change tlie name of the North American Shaft Company, and to increase the number of shares of its stock, and reduce the par value of each share.

    Act 193 of 1864 · P.L. 201 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  45. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Lafayette Raih-oad Company.

    Act 194 of 1864 · P.L. 201 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  46. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Union Coal and Iron Company, approved May fourth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven.

    Act 195 of 1864 · P.L. 202 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  47. To incorporate the Tulpehocken House of Germantown.

    Act 196 of 1864 · P.L. 203 · April 1, 1864 · Scanned page

  48. To open Coral street, in the city of Pliiladelpliia.

    Act of 1864 · P.L. 205 · April 2, 1864 · Scanned page

  49. To incorporate the Jordan Manufacturing Companj.

    Act 208 of 1864 · P.L. 216 · April 4, 1864 · Scanned page

  50. Relating to tlie Columbia and Maryland Line Railroad Company.

    Act 209 of 1864 · P.L. 217 · April 4, 1864 · Scanned page

  51. Imposing additional Taxes for State purposes, and to abolish the Revenue Bjard.

    Act 210 of 1864 · P.L. 218 · May 4, 1864 · Scanned page

  52. Ho provide for the ordinary expenses of the Government, and other general and specific appropriations.

    Act 212 of 1864 · P.L. 241 · May 5, 1864 · Scanned page

  53. To fix the number of Senators, and Representatives, and to form the Stite into districts, in pursuance of the provisions of the Constitution.

    Act 213 of 1864 · P.L. 258 · May 5, 1864 · Scanned page

  54. Supplement to an act imposing additional taxes for State purposes, and to abolish the Revenue Board, approved April thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.

    Act 214 of 1864 · P.L. 265 · May 4, 1864 · Scanned page

  55. To provide for the erection of a Poor House in the borough of Montrose, and the township of Bridgewater, in Susquehanna county.

    Act 215 of 1864 · P.L. 266 · April 4, 1864 · Scanned page

  56. To annex the farms of Nelson Pilgrim and John Lee, of Eaton township, to the township of Northmoreland, Wyoming county, for school purposes.

    Act 216 of 1864 · P.L. 274 · April 4, 1864 · Scanned page

  57. Supplement to the act to incorporate the Cochranville Hall Association of Chester county, approved April twelfth, one thousand eight hun^ired and fiftyone.

    Act 218 of 1864 · P.L. 276 · April 4, 1864 · Scanned page

  58. Supplement to an act to extend tie act relating to sheriffs and protlionotary's costs, in Luzerne county, approved the seventeenth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fiftynine, to the county of Cumberland.

    Act 219 of 1864 · P.L. 277 · April 4, 1864 · Scanned page

  59. 'For the payment of the account of Chauncey G. Gridley, for collecting arms.

    Act 220 of 1864 · P.L. 277 · 1864 · Scanned page

  60. Declaring goats running at large in Wiconisco township, Dauphin county, a common nuisance.

    Act 222 of 1864 · P.L. 279 · April 4, 1864 · Scanned page

  61. Supplement to an act to empower the town council of the borough of Bellefonte, in Centre county, to borrow money, approved the fourteenth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

    Act 223 of 1864 · P.L. 279 · April 4, 1864 · Scanned page

  62. Anthorizing the managers of Christ Church Hospital to sell certain r©*l estate.

    Act 224 of 1864 · P.L. 280 · April 4, 1864 · Scanned page

  63. Extending to Allegheny county, the act authorizing the appointment of ^aninspector of sole, rough-harness, and rough-skirting, leather, in the city and county of Philadelphia, approved the fourth day of April, eighteen hundred and forty-three.

    Act 225 of 1864 · P.L. 281 · April 4, 1864 · Scanned page

  64. To incorporate the Twelfth Street Market Company.

    Act 226 of 1864 · P.L. 282 · April 6, 1864 · Scanned page

  65. To incorporate the Fifteenth. Ward Union Hall Association.

    Act 227 of 1864 · P.L. 283 · April 7, 1864 · Scanned page

  66. To correct an error in the act, entitled " An Act to incorporate the Highland Manufacturing Company," presented to the governor tlie sixteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.

    Act 231 of 1864 · P.L. 288 · April 7, 1864 · Scanned page

  67. To incdtporMe the Pennsylvania Quartz Company.

    Act of 1864 · P.L. 291 · April 7, 1864 · Scanned page

  68. Relating to the Cambria Iron Company.

    Act 235 of 1864 · P.L. 293 · April 7, 1864 · Scanned page

  69. To incorporate the Philadelphia and Colorado Gold Mining Company.

    Act 236 of 1864 · P.L. 294 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  70. To incorporate ilie PliiladelpMa Silver ^d Copper Mining Company.

    Act 237 of 1864 · P.L. 295 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  71. To incorporate the Union Passenger Railway Company of Philadelphia.

    Act 238 of 1864 · P.L. 297 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  72. Supplement to an act relating to the payment of bounties to volunteers, approved March twenty-fifth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.

    Act 241 of 1864 · P.L. 303 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  73. To a further Rupplement to an act to incorporate the city of Philadelphia, passed February second, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four.

    Act 242 of 1864 · P.L. 304 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  74. To repeal a portion of the twentyfirst section of an act, entitled " A supplement to the act consolidating the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 243 of 1864 · P.L. 305 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  75. Supplement to the act approved the first daj of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, entitled " An Act to incorporate the Lancaster Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company,"

    Act 244 of 1864 · P.L. 306 · March 31, 1864 · Scanned page

  76. To incorporate the Oakland Cemetery Association of Indiana county.

    Act 245 of 1864 · P.L. 307 · March 30, 1864 · Scanned page

  77. To incorporate the Chapman Slate Company.

    Act 246 of 1864 · P.L. 310 · March 29, 1864 · Scanned page

  78. To incorporate the Sisters of Charity, of St.

    Act 247 of 1864 · P.L. 312 · April 7, 1864 · Scanned page

  79. Relating to tlie assessment, and collection, of taxes in Montgomery county.,.,.

    Act 249 of 1864 · P.L. 315 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  80. Supplement To an act relating to Allegheny county, approved the first day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.

    Act 250 of 1864 · P.L. 316 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  81. Supplement to an act, entitled "A supplement to an act to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors," approved April twentieth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight.

    Act 251 of 1864 · P.L. 318 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  82. Supplement to the act consolidating the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 252 of 1864 · P.L. 319 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  83. To incorporate the Waynesboro', Quincy, Funkstown and Fayetteville Turnpike Road Company.

    Act 253 of 1864 · P.L. 319 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  84. To authorize the Commissioners of Mifflin county to pay a bounty to volunteers, and legalize their acts for that purpose heretofore.

    Act 254 of 1864 · P.L. 321 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  85. Supplement to an act to incorporate the New Castle and Franklin Railroad Company^ approved the twenty-fifth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.

    Act 260 of 1864 · P.L. 326 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  86. Supplement to an act to authorize the erection of a poor house by the township of Wilkesbarre, in the county of Luaerne.

    Act 261 of 1864 · P.L. 326 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  87. To authorize Silas Johnson, collector of the township of Delmar, in Tiog* county, to collect certain taxes.

    Act 262 of 1864 · P.L. 328 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  88. Supplement To an act to incorporate the Mount Moriali Cemetery Association of Philadelphia, approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.

    Act 264 of 1864 · P.L. 330 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  89. To extend the time of closing the polls, at the elections, in the borougk of

    Act of 1864 · P.L. 332 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  90. Autliorizine the town council, of the borough of Mahanoy City, to borrow money, andregiilating the number and term of councilmen therein, et

    Act 267 of 1864 · P.L. 333 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  91. Changing the venue of certain actions of ejectment, from Armstrong '• Allegheny county.

    Act 268 of 1864 · P.L. 334 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  92. Declaring Stony Fork creek, in the couuty of Tioga, a public higliwaj.

    Act 269 of 1864 · P.L. 335 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  93. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Strasburg and Eig Spring Turnpike Roacl Company, passed the fifteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

    Act 271 of 1864 · P.L. 337 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  94. Supplement to an act authorizing certain persons to lease a tract of land, situate in the' township of Falls, in the county of Bucks, and to appropriate the rents thereof, for the education of poor children, passed Maych twenty-fourth. Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and

    Act 272 of 1864 · P.L. 337 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  95. Autliorizing Baslirod Nortlirup to erect a ferry, or foot-bridge, over Oil creek, at Funkville, in Cornplanter townsliip, in the county of Venango.

    Act 273 of 1864 · P.L. 339 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  96. To establisli a ferry over the Allegheny river, at Walnut Bend, in Venango county.

    Act 275 of 1864 · P.L. 341 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  97. Supplement to an act to incorporate tlie town of Ashland, partly in Sclinylkill, and partly in Columbia county, into a borough, approved the thirteenth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand e-ight hundred and fiftyseven.

    Act 276 of 1864 · P.L. 342 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  98. For the relief of William Thompson.

    Act 277 of 1864 · P.L. 345 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  99. To extend the act, entitled "An Act to amend the fee bill as to justices of tlie peace, in the counties of Erie and Crawford," to Montgomery county, juid for other purposes.

    Act 279 of 1864 · P.L. 347 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

  100. For the relief of Richard Waters, a soldier of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve.

    Act 280 of 1864 · P.L. 347 · April 8, 1864 · Scanned page

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