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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. Authorizing the citizens of Richland township, Bucks county, to levy a tax to pay indebtedness incurred by paying bounties to volunteers.

    Act 368 of 1866 · P.L. 405 · March 30, 1866 · Scanned page

  2. Authorizing tke citizens of Rockhill township, Backs county, to levy a tax to pay indebtedness incurred by paying bounties to volunteers.

    Act 369 of 1866 · P.L. 407 · March 30, 1866 · Scanned page

  3. Anthorizmg additional taxes in the borough of Canton, Bradford eoanty.

    Act 370 of 1866 · P.L. 408 · March 30, 1866 · Scanned page

  4. To increase the compensation of jurors and witnesses of Wayne, Pike and Monroe

    Act 371 of 1866 · P.L. 408 · March 30, 1866 · Scanned page

  5. Legalizing the assessment and collection of taxes, by the school directors of the township of Monroe, in the county of Snyder, for the payment of bounties to volunteers.

    Act 372 of 1866 · P.L. 409 · March 30, 1866 · Scanned page

  6. Repealing the provisions of the act for the protection of sheep, and taxing of dogs, in the county of Blair, and extended to the county of Monroe, so far as the same relates to the townships of Tunkhannock, Tobyhanna, Polk, Paradise and Chestnut Hill, in said county of Monroe.

    Act 373 of 1866 · P.L. 410 · March 30, 1866 · Scanned page

  7. To increase the compensation of tlie commissioners and auditors of the county of Juniata.

    Act 374 of 1866 · P.L. 411 · March 30, 1866 · Scanned page

  8. Authorizing notaries public in Bradford county to take depositions.

    Act 375 of 1866 · P.L. 411 · March 30, 1866 · Scanned page

  9. To establish a ferry over the Allegheny river at, or above, the Indian God Rock, in the county of Venango.

    Act 376 of 1866 · P.L. 412 · March 30, 1866 · Scanned page

  10. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Mill Creek Railroad Company, passed the twenty third day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

    Act 380 of 1866 · P.L. 416 · April 2, 1866 · Scanned page

  11. To prevent the maintenance, or location, of bone boiling establishments in the Twentyfourth ward of the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 382 of 1866 · P.L. 418 · April 3, 1866 · Scanned page

  12. To eKtend tlte time for the completion of the part of the Lehigh Valley railroad, commenced under the laws relating to the Penn Haven and White Haven Railroad Company, and to authorize the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company to increase their stock, and to issue bonds, and secure the same by mortgage, and to build branches and inclined planes, and adopt a terminus.

    Act 383 of 1866 · P.L. 419 · April 3, 1866 · Scanned page

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

    Act 384 of 1866 · P.L. 420 · April 3, 1866 · Scanned page

  14. To incorporate the Oil City and Venango Mutual Insurance Company.

    Act 385 of 1866 · P.L. 421 · April 3, 1866 · Scanned page

  15. To extend to Penns creek the provisions of an act, entitled "An Acft for the more effectual protection of the owners of logs and lumber on the Susquehanna river," approved the tenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixtytwo.

    Act 386 of 1866 · P.L. 422 · April 3, 1866 · Scanned page

  16. To incorporate Porter University of Tarentum, in the county of Allegheny.

    Act 387 of 1866 · P.L. 423 · April 3, 1866 · Scanned page

  17. Supplement to an act autliorizing the Governor to commission auctioneers for the borough of Muncy, Lycoming county, and for the borough of Lewisburg, Union county.

    Act 388 of 1866 · P.L. 425 · April 3, 1866 · Scanned page

  18. To repeal an act to prevent the gathering of cranberries, in Tunkhannock township, M iiroe oouuiy, approved tie i.'.ji Ju.y of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine.

    Act 389 of 1866 · P.L. 426 · April 3, 1866 · Scanned page

  19. To extend the time of payment of enrolment tax on an act, entitled "A.^ further supplement to an act incorporating the Bingham Mining and Lumbering Company.

    Act 390 of 1866 · P.L. 427 · April 3, 1866 · Scanned page

  20. To incorporate the Triumfo Silver Mining and Commercial Company of Lower California.

    Act 391 of 1866 · P.L. 427 · March 3, 1866 · Scanned page

  21. Supplementary to an act to change the venue of certain suits from Dauphin to Lancaster county, approved the tenth day of August, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixtyfour.

    Act 392 of 1866 · P.L. 429 · April 3, 1866 · Scanned page

  22. To establish a ferry over the West Branch of the Susquehanna river, at the mouth of Larry's Creek, Lycoming county.

    Act 393 of 1866 · P.L. 430 · April 3, 1866 · Scanned page

  23. lo incorporate the Repository Association of Chamberaburg.

    Act 394 of 1866 · P.L. 431 · April 3, 1866 · Scanned page

  24. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Tremont Coal Company, approved March twenty-ninth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixtyfour, authorizing said company to borrow money.

    Act 395 of 1866 · P.L. 433 · April 3, 1866 · Scanned page

  25. Supplement to an act incorporating the borough of Kittanning, approved Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one.

    Act 396 of 1866 · P.L. 433 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  26. Supplement to an act to incorporate the city of Philadelphia, approved February second, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, relative to street cleaning.

    Act 397 of 1866 · P.L. 435 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  27. To improve the navigation of the Delawar* river for the ranning of lumber.

    Act 398 of 1866 · P.L. 436 · March 30, 1866 · Scanned page

  28. Relating to road damages in the county of Dauphin.

    Act 402 of 1866 · P.L. 441 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  29. To authorize the construction of a bridge over Oil creek, at, or near, the old Furnace dam, on the Hasson farm, in the county of Venango.

    Act 405 of 1866 · P.L. 444 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  30. To incorporate the German Mutual Insurance Company of Zelienople.

    Act 406 of 1866 · P.L. 445 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  31. To incorporate the Revenue Extension Silver Mining Company.

    Act 407 of 1866 · P.L. 446 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  32. To incorporate the Crescent Library Company of Philadelphia.

    Act 408 of 1866 · P.L. 447 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  33. To incorporate the Tionesta Valley Railroad Company.

    Act 409 of 1866 · P.L. 448 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  34. To incorporate the Exeter Bridge Company of Berks county.

    Act 410 of 1866 · P.L. 449 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  35. To view, vacate and supply so much of the Ebensburg and Butler turnpike, as runs through the lands of William_^Lycle, adjoining the borough of Elderton, Armstrong county.

    Act 412 of 1866 · P.L. 451 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  36. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Ashmun Institute, approved the twentyninth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fiftyfour, changing the name of said institute, enlarging the board of trustees, increasing their right to hold property, and authorizing the conferring of degrees.

    Act 413 of 1866 · P.L. 452 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  37. Supplement To an act to incorporate the Apprentices Library Company of Philadelphia, passed the second day of April, on« thousand eight hundred and twenty-one.

    Act 414 of 1866 · P.L. 454 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  38. To incorporate the Sand Cut Turnpike Road Company, in the county e* Wayne.

    Act 415 of 1866 · P.L. 454 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  39. To incorporate the Lansdale Turnpike Road Company.

    Act 416 of 1866 · P.L. 455 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  40. Supplement to an act, passed March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and three, to establish a board of wardens for the port of Philadelphia, and for other purposes. Sect] on 1.

    Act 420 of 1866 · P.L. 461 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  41. To change the name of the Mountain Well Oil Company, and to reduce ' the capital stock in said company.

    Act 421 of 1866 · P.L. 462 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  42. To incorporate the Odd Fellows Hall Association of Mount Airy, Philadelphia.

    Act 422 of 1866 · P.L. 462 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  43. To extend the provisions of the act of the second of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty, entitled "A further supplement to an act to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors," to the county of Armstrong.

    Act 423 of 1866 · P.L. 464 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  44. In relation to building a new jail, in Luzerne county, supplemental to the act of twenty-seventh of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixtyfive, for that and other purposes.

    Act 425 of 1866 · P.L. 465 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  45. To repeal an act to alter the road laws, in the township of Franklin, in the county of Susquehanna.

    Act 427 of 1866 · P.L. 466 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  46. Relating to bounty tax, in Frankford township, in the county of Cumberland.

    Act 428 of 1866 · P.L. 467 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  47. To secure bounty taxes, in certain wards of the eity of Lancaster.

    Act 430 of 1866 · P.L. 469 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  48. To annex the farm of Joseph Doctor, in Penn township, Lycoming county, to Moreland township, in said county, for all school purposes.

    Act 431 of 1866 · P.L. 470 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  49. To authorize the board of school directors of Ransom township, in the county of Luzerne, to levy a tax for bounty purposes.

    Act 432 of 1866 · P.L. 470 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  50. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act appointing commissioners to lay ont and open a state road in the counties of Cameron and Potter," approved the twentyfirst day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred sixty-five.

    Act 434 of 1866 · P.L. 472 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  51. To provide for the payment of the damages awarded Mrs. C. E. Roberts, by reason of the occupation of her lands, by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the act of fifteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.

    Act 435 of 1866 · P.L. 473 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  52. Supplementary to the act incorporating the horough of Easton.

    Act 438 of 1866 · P.L. 475 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  53. Supplement to an act relative to licenses on vehicles, in the cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny, in the boroughs of Birmingham, East Birmingham, South Pittsburg and Manchester, and dramatic licenses in the city ot Pittsburg, approved the thirtieth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

    Act 440 of 1866 · P.L. 477 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  54. To authorize the state treasurer to refund to William H. Drayton, execu- I tor of Maria H. Drayton, the sum of forty-seven dollars and ninety-two ^ cents, which was paid in error.

    Act 441 of 1866 · P.L. 477 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  55. To drain the stagnant water from tract, number three hundred and nine, in Mill Creek township.

    Act 442 of 1866 · P.L. 478 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  56. To legalize the acts of the road commissioners of the township of Columbus, in the county of Warren, in levying a tax for expense in paying volunteers.

    Act of 1866 · P.L. 479 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  57. Relating to boanty taxes in Tioga county, legalizing the action of the school directors in Sullivan township, relative to bounties, and to require the payment of the same, and authorizing an increased tax in Rutland township, for payment of bounty bonds in Tioga county.

    Act of 1866 · P.L. 480 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  58. To ciiange the time of holding the election, in the borough of Berwick.

    Act of 1866 · P.L. 481 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  59. To authorize the commtssioners of Mercer county to pay certain

    Act 447 of 1866 · P.L. 482 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  60. Relating to the collection of bounty taxes, in Snowden township, Allegheny county.

    Act 448 of 1866 · P.L. 483 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  61. Relating to bounty tax in the borough of Carlisle, in the county of Cumberland.

    Act 449 of 1866 · P.L. 483 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  62. To legah'ze the levy and collection of a certain bonnty ta3, in Sbenango township, in the connty of Mercer.

    Act of 1866 · P.L. 484 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  63. Relating to the fees of justices of the peace and constables of Mercer county.

    Act 452 of 1866 · P.L. 486 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  64. To repeal a further supplement to an act authorizing the erection of a poor house by Jenkins township, borough of Pittston and township of Pittston, in the county of Luzerne, approved May eighth, one thousand eight hundred and fiffcy-seven.

    Act 453 of 1866 · P.L. 486 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  65. To the several acts of assembly of this commonwealth, in relation to the board of health, in the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 454 of 1866 · P.L. 487 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  66. Supplement to an act increasing the pay of certain ofiBcers, in the county of Berks.

    Act 455 of 1866 · P.L. 488 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  67. To authorize the school directors of Franklin township, Fayette county, to pay certain moneys.

    Act 458 of 1866 · P.L. 490 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  68. To legalize bounties paid to volunteers, and the bonds issued therefor, in certain townships, in the county of Franklin.

    Act 459 of 1866 · P.L. 491 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  69. Supplement to an act relative to the term of oflBce of school directors, approved April twenty-second, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, 80 far as the same relates to Allegheny county.

    Act 460 of 1866 · P.L. 492 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  70. Authorizing the road commissioners of Ridgberry township, county of Bradford, to levy taxes for bounty

    Act 462 of 1866 · P.L. 493 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  71. To authorize the county surveyor, of the county of Armstrong, to record all of the public surveys of said county.

    Act 463 of 1866 · P.L. 494 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  72. To authorize the burgess and town council, of the borough of Warren, to sell a part of Water street, in said borough.

    Act 465 of 1866 · P.L. 495 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  73. Relative to the road taxes, in the township of Banner, county of Centre.

    Act 466 of 1866 · P.L. 496 · 1866 · Scanned page

  74. To aa act to authorize the school directors of the borough of West Greenville, Mercer county, to borrow money to erect a public school house in said borough.

    Act 467 of 1866 · P.L. 497 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  75. Snpplemental to the act of the eighth of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, and relating to the assessment of school tax, in the borough of Warren.

    Act 472 of 1866 · P.L. 500 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  76. Authorizing the school directors of Hopewell township, Huntingdon county, to levy a tax to pay money raised to pay bounties to volunteers.

    Act 473 of 1866 · P.L. 501 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  77. Authorizing the school directors of the borough of Spartansburg, in Crawford county, to borrow money.

    Act 474 of 1866 · P.L. 502 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  78. To lay out a state road, in Schuylkill and Columbia counties.

    Act 477 of 1866 · P.L. 504 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  79. Relating to the return of unseated lands, in Clarion county.

    Act 479 of 1866 · P.L. 506 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  80. Relating to bounty tax in Dickinson township, in the county of Cumberland.

    Act 480 of 1866 · P.L. 507 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  81. Repealing certain provisions of an act relating to the killing of sbe^, by * dogs, in Cumberland county.

    Act 481 of 1866 · P.L. 508 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  82. prevent the hunting of deer, with dogs, in the countiesof Mifflin and Juniata.

    Act 482 of 1866 · P.L. 508 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  83. Relative to the collection of street taxes, in the borough of Butler, county of Butler.

    Act 483 of 1866 · P.L. 509 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  84. To authorize the court of quarter sessions of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties to appoint auditors, to audit the bounty accounts of school directors and bounty committees of any ward, borough, or township, in said counties.

    Act 484 of 1866 · P.L. 510 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  85. Changing the time of holding the several terms of court, in the counties of Elk and Cameron. S^(yiiOii I.

    Act 486 of 1866 · P.L. 511 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  86. To increase the pay of supervisors of roads, overseers of the poor and township auditors of the county of Lawrence.

    Act 487 of 1866 · P.L. 512 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  87. Authorizing the election of two additional supervisors, in Tunkhannock township, Wyoming county.

    Act 488 of 1866 · P.L. 513 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  88. To form an independent school district out of parts of Clarion and Armstrong, at the village of Mellville.

    Act 489 of 1866 · P.L. 513 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  89. To authorise the appointment of one additional notary public, in the connty of Luzerne.Vf.; i'.'

    Act 490 of 1866 · P.L. 515 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  90. Enlarging the powers of the directors of the poor and house of employ' ment of Lancaster county, so as to enable them to sell real estate, and erect a county hospital and insane asylum.

    Act 491 of 1866 · P.L. 515 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  91. To attaefa certain lands and persons, in Menallen township, Fayette county, to South Union township, for school purposes.

    Act 492 of 1866 · P.L. 516 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  92. To aathorize the borough of Warren to borrow money.

    Act 493 of 1866 · P.L. 517 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  93. To increase the pay of certain officers, in Forest county.

    Act 494 of 1866 · P.L. 518 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  94. To legalize the acts of the road commissioners of the township of Pinegrove, in the county of Warren, in issuing bonds, and levying and collecting tax to pay the same.

    Act 495 of 1866 · P.L. 518 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  95. To authorize the burgess and town council of the borough of New Brighton, Beaver county, to vacate a certain alley, in said borough, and open another alley in lieu thereof.

    Act 496 of 1866 · P.L. 519 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  96. Antborizing the school directors of the borough of Riceville, in the coliDty of Crawford, to borrow money.

    Act 497 of 1866 · P.L. 520 · April 4, 1866 · Scanned page

  97. Relative to the service of Bummons on jurors, in Allegheny county, and regulating compensation.

    Act 499 of 1866 · P.L. 521 · April 5, 1866 · Scanned page

  98. Supplementary to, and to construe, the act, entitled "An Act to appropriate certain fines and'penalties, imposed by the courts of Franklin, Adams, Somerset and Fulton coanties, for the use of a law library, to be kept in the court bouses of said counties," approved March the seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

    Act 500 of 1866 · P.L. 522 · April 5, 1866 · Scanned page

  99. Supplement to an act passed May sixteenth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred; i;* > f.O and sixty-one, entitled "An Act to authorize the erection of a free " -r.' bridge over the river Schuylkill, at Soutti street, in the city of Phila- '',' " ' delphia.

    Act 501 of 1866 · P.L. 523 · April 5, 1866 · Scanned page

  100. To incorporate the Carriers Company of Philadelphia.

    Act 502 of 1866 · P.L. 524 · April 5, 1866 · Scanned page

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