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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. Conferring certain po-vvers upon the city of Chester, in the county of Delaware.

    Act 646 of 1867 · P.L. 677 · April 2, 1867 · Scanned page

  2. Relative to moneys collected, as fines, from persons intoxicated, within the county of Dauphin.

    Act 647 of 1867 · P.L. 680 · April 2, 1867 · Scanned page

  3. To repeal the third section of a supplement to an act relating to the Catasauqua and Fogels^alle Railroad Company, passed the twentysixth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

    Act 648 of 1867 · P.L. 681 · April 2, 1867 · Scanned page

  4. In relation to the election of officers of the Chambersburg Turnpike Road Company.

    Act 649 of 1867 · P.L. 682 · April 2, 1867 · Scanned page

  5. To prevent cattle from running at large in Abington township, Montgomery county.

    Act 651 of 1867 · P.L. 683 · April 2, 1867 · Scanned page

  6. Relating to the pay of supervisors in the county of Butler.

    Act 652 of 1867 · P.L. 683 · April 2, 1867 · Scanned page

  7. To autliorize the return to the conmiissioners of Potter county, for collection, of certain duplicates of taxes, and to fix the time when said duplicates shall hereafter be returned.

    Act 653 of 1867 · P.L. 684 · April 2, 1867 · Scanned page

  8. Authorizing the supervisors of roads of the township of Allegheny, in the county of Armstrong, to levy additional taxes for road

    Act 654 of 1867 · P.L. 685 · April 2, 1867 · Scanned page

  9. To authorize the sale of the poor house and farm in Mifflin county.

    Act 655 of 1867 · P.L. 685 · April 2, 1867 · Scanned page

  10. Supplement to an act to open and straighten Highland and Union avenue, and Thirtieth street, in the Twenty-second ward, and Church and Adams streets, in the city of Philadelphia, approved the twentietli day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.

    Act 656 of 1867 · P.L. 687 · April 2, 1867 · Scanned page

  11. For the relief ot David Andrews, late recorder of Chester county, far moneys over-paid by him to the commonwealth.

    Act 657 of 1867 · P.L. 687 · April 2, 1867 · Scanned page

  12. In relation to Ashing and hunting in the township of Jefferson, in the county of Somerset.

    Act 659 of 1867 · P.L. 689 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  13. To extend tlie provisions of an act for the protection of sheep in cef tain counties, approved the eighth daj^ of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, to the counties of Armstrong and Westmoreland.

    Act 661 of 1867 · P.L. 691 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  14. Requiring the eomDaissioners of Northampton conrnty to apply for sTid obtain copies of standards.

    Act 663 of 1867 · P.L. 692 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  15. To tlie act incorporating the Great Valley Gold and Silver Mining Company, approved seventeenth day of Novcniber, Anno Domini one thousand eight,hundre<l and sixty-six, increasing the number of incorporators, and restricting the jjowers of said corporation.

    Act 664 of 1867 · P.L. 693 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  16. an act to incorporate the Specie Basis Mining Couipany, relieving them from the payment of the bonus of one-fourth of one per centum on its capital stock, and extending their operations to Arizona.

    Act 665 of 1867 · P.L. 693 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  17. Supplement to the act to incorporate the Erie and Pittsburg Kailroad Company, approved April first, one thousand eight hundred and lifty-eight.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 695 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  18. To authorise the increasa of pay of supervi.gor.Sj and other township officers, in the township of Bethlehem, Northampton county.

    Act 670 of 1867 · P.L. 718 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  19. To establish a law library in the county of York, and in relation to fines, penalties and forfeited recognizances in said county.

    Act 671 of 1867 · P.L. 719 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  20. THS SESSION OF 18C5". 721 Ko. 673. TSrantiug a pension to Samuel Hamilton. WnrREAS, Samuel Hamilton, a private in company I, comtnaaded by Captain F. S. Boas, in the Twentieth regiment, Pennsylvania militia^, commanded by Colonel W. B. Thomas, ■called out by the proclamation of the Govel'nor, dated the tenth day of September, Anno Romini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-t"wo, while

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 721 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  21. Supplement to an act to incorporate tlie Larry's Creek Plank Eoad

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 721 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  22. To incorporate the Philadelphia Coal jCompany. Secttoj? 1.

    Act 676 of 1867 · P.L. 723 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  23. To authorize tjie Governor to appoint an additional notary public for the county of Bradford, to reside in the borough of Athens; also, two additional notaries public for the city of Pittsburg, and one in Elk county, to reside at St. Mary's. Section' 1.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 726 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  24. Relative to locating, opening and repairing the public roads and highways in Sewickly township, Westmoreland county.

    Act 679 of 1867 · P.L. 727 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  25. 680. Kegulating licenses to eating liouses, or restaurants, in the county of Centre.

    Act 680 of 1867 · P.L. 731 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  26. For the relief of Jane Lynn, widow of John Lynn, a deceased soklier of the revolutionary war.

    Act 681 of 1867 · P.L. 731 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  27. Repealing the fifth section of an act, entitled "An Act to enable the Governor to incorporate a company to make an artificial road from the east end of Perkiomen bridge, in the county of Montgomery, passing through Pottsgrove, and passing by the White Horse tavern, in Amity township, in Berks county, to the borough of Reading," approved the tAventieth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ten.

    Act 683 of 1867 · P.L. 734 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  28. To incorporate the Philadelphia and Bridgeport Steamboat Company.

    Act 684 of 1867 · P.L. 735 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  29. For the protection of farmers against the ravages of wild cats, in the county of Forest.

    Act 686 of 1867 · P.L. 737 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  30. To pl-event the ftshing with nets, or seines, in the waters of Big Fishing creek and its tributaries, in the counties of Columbia and Luzerne, and in Stone creek and its tributaries, in the county of Huntingdon.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 739 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  31. To extend the provisions of an act to prohibit the granting of licenses to sell intoxicating drinks, within the county of Potter, approved April eleventh. Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixtysix, to the county of Wyoming.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 740 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  32. Supplement to an act to f)rovide for the erection of a poor house in Clarion county, approved the twenty-first day of Marcli, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 744 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  33. To authorize the school directors of tlie borough of White Haven to borrow money.

    Act 695 of 1867 · P.L. 745 · April 3, 1867 · Scanned page

  34. To enable the city of Harrisburg to establish and maintain a free bridge over the Susquehanna river.

    Act 696 of 1867 · P.L. 745 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  35. To divide the township of Chapman, in the county of Clinton, into two election districts.

    Act 697 of 1867 · P.L. 747 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  36. Supplement to an act I'elating to the lien of mechanics and others Upon buildingSj approved the sixteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, to apply to the couhty of Chesteri

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 749 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  37. To confer upon the Pittsburg Forge and Iron Company all the powers, rights and privileges of the Jones and Nimick Manufacturing Com* pany, by the act approved April first, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

    Act 700 of 1867 · P.L. 750 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  38. No. 701 Par the relief of Mrs. Mary Ann Gordon, widow and executrix of Hiram B. Gordon, deceased, late register of wills, recorder of deeds and clerk of the orphans' court, of the county of Venango.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 753 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  39. Relating to the election of supervisors, in the township of Middletown, county of Susquehanna, and for other purposes.

    Act 703 of 1867 · P.L. 754 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  40. Litelative to the purchase of a law Mbra^-y in tlie cowtity of

    Act 704 of 1867 · P.L. 755 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  41. Legalizing the acis of the York Building Associati<7n, number t^'o, and tbe York Building Association, niunber three, of the borough of York, in the county of York.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 756 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  42. Relating to parks in the city of Harrisburg.

    Act 707 of 1867 · P.L. 757 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  43. To legitimate Edward A. Smith, Ellen J. Smith, Catharine V. Smithand Thomas B.

    Act 709 of 1867 · P.L. 759 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  44. To enable the board of school directors of the township of Chanceford, in the county of York, to levy and collect, at once, a tax, sufficient to liquidate the remaining indebtedness of said township, for bounty purposes, and to appropriate surplus bounty funds, of said township, to common school purposes.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 760 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  45. Changing the day of holding the annual meeting of the auditors of Jones township, Elk county, and regulating the term of office, and fixing the wages of supervisors and other officers, in said township.

    Act 712 of 1867 · P.L. 761 · 1867 · Scanned page

  46. To incorporate the Crozer Theological Seminary.

    Act 714 of 1867 · P.L. 766 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  47. To the charter of the city of Erie, to provide for the appointment of water commissioners, and to define their powers and duties.

    Act 715 of 1867 · P.L. 768 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  48. Relating to the collection of bounty taxes in the county of Lehigh.

    Act 716 of 1867 · P.L. 770 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  49. To authorize the burgess and town council of the borough of Treniont, Schuylkill county, to levy a tax.

    Act 719 of 1867 · P.L. 773 · April 4, 1867 · Scanned page

  50. To repeal an act for the repeal of an act changing the venue in certain actions of ejectment, from Armstrong to Allegheny county.

    Act 720 of 1867 · P.L. 774 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  51. To amend an act to incorporate the Potter County Forest Improvement Company, approved May first, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and the supplement 1 hereto, approved the tenth day of August, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.

    Act 723 of 1867 · P.L. 776 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  52. To authorize the burgess and council of the borough of Shrewsbury, York county, to erect, or construct, a lock-up house.

    Act 724 of 1867 · P.L. 777 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  53. To provide for the appointment of controllers of the public schools of the First school district of Pennsylvania.

    Act 726 of 1867 · P.L. 779 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  54. To incof pofate the Fifth Street Market Company.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 781 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  55. To incorporate the Pittston Industrial Co-operative Association, number onC) in the borough of Pittston, for mercantile purposes. Sectio.m 1.

    Act 731 of 1867 · P.L. 798 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  56. Increasing the conipensation of the judges? of election in the T\ventys first, Twenty-second, Twenty-third and TAventj^-fifth wards of the city of

    Act 732 of 1867 · P.L. 800 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  57. Repealing the provisions of the act for the protection of sheep and ta"iing of dogs, in the county of Blair, and extended to the county of Monroe, so far as the same relates to the township of Pocono, in tlie said county of Mom-oe.

    Act 733 of 1867 · P.L. 801 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  58. To issQe to corporators, sbares pf minimum capital 9tOf;k to sertain an^ount, on receiving «1eeds for tlieir interests in a certain tract of land. To Incorporate the Tidioute and Warren Oil Contpanj''.

    Act 735 of 1867 · P.L. 804 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  59. Authorizing the Shafton Coal Company to borrow monej'^ and to liold lands.

    Act 736 of 1867 · P.L. 807 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  60. To prevent the depositing of tan bark in Poko Poko, or Head's, creek, in the county of Monroe.

    Act 737 of 1867 · P.L. 807 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  61. Punishing the sale of adulterated milk in Potter and Tioga counties.

    Act 738 of 1867 · P.L. 808 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  62. For the relief A. D.

    Act 739 of 1867 · P.L. 809 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  63. To incorporate the Madison Bridge Company of Pottstown, Montgomery county.

    Act 740 of 1867 · P.L. 809 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  64. To incoriX)rate the Wyoming Valley Manufacturing Company. Section' 1.

    Act 741 of 1867 · P.L. 810 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  65. Extending the provisions of an act approved March twenty-second, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, relative to horse racing on tlie public highways in Philadelphia county, to the township of Leacock, in the county of Lancaster.

    Act 742 of 1867 · P.L. 813 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  66. Providing for the election of a township treasurer in Middle Smithfield township, Monroe county.

    Act 743 of 1867 · P.L. 813 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  67. To declare West creek, in the counties of Elk and Cameron, a public highway.

    Act 747 of 1867 · P.L. 819 · 1867 · Scanned page

  68. To incorporate the M'Keesport Gas Company.

    Act 748 of 1867 · P.L. 819 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  69. Supplementary to an act concerning streets and setvefs, in the city of Pittsburg, apiirovecl January six, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four. Sectiox 1.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 820 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  70. To incorporate Lebanon Valley College. Wheeeas, Rudolph Herr, John H. Kinports, George A. Preamble. Mark, Junior, L. W. Oraumer, George W. Hoverter and others, citizens of Annville and vicinity, bought the Annville academy, located at Annville, Lebanon county, Pennsvlvania, and presented the same to the East Pennsylvania conference of the 822 LAWS OF FENySYLYA5*riA» College estali lished.

    Act 751 of 1867 · P.L. 821 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  71. To ascertain the views of the qualified electors of M'Kean county, upon the subject of refusing licenses, for the sale of liquors, in said county.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 825 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  72. Relative to the purchase of a law library, in the county of Wayne.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 827 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  73. To provide for the ef edtion of a bridge across ISTescopeCk cfeek, ill Nescopeck township, Luzerne county.

    Act 757 of 1867 · P.L. 829 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  74. To pay a pension to Sarah Winters, Avidow of Stacy Winters, a soldier of the war of one thousand eight hundred and

    Act 758 of 1867 · P.L. 830 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  75. To au act iucorporating the city of Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny, approved the thirteenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty-four.

    Act 762 of 1867 · P.L. 833 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  76. To incorporate the Shawsville Bridge Company, in the county of Clearfield. SECTiOX 1.

    Act 763 of 1867 · P.L. 833 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  77. To authorize the school board of Washington township, ladiana county, to levy and collect an additional bounty tax.

    Act 764 of 1867 · P.L. 834 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  78. To exempt Calvary Monumental Church of Philadelphia, from taxation.

    Act 765 of 1867 · P.L. 835 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  79. To incorporate the North Whitmer Run Improvement Company, in the county of Clearfield.

    Act 768 of 1867 · P.L. 837 · 1867 · Scanned page

  80. Supplement to an act to confer additional powers upon the burgess and town council of the borough of Wilkesbarre, approved twenty-third March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

    Act 771 of 1867 · P.L. 841 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  81. Supplement To the act incorporating Lafayette Kailroad Company, approved the first day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, extending the time for building the road, and enlarging the powers of said corporation.

    Act 772 of 1867 · P.L. 843 · April 6, 1867 · Scanned page

  82. Relating to the payment of certain bounties by the township of Eldred, Moni-oe county.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 844 · April 6, 1867 · Scanned page

  83. Relative to the collection of school tax in the township of Doylestown. Sectiox 1.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 845 · 1867 · Scanned page

  84. To the acts incoriiorating the city of Pittsbvirg, extending its boundaries, enlarging its corporate powers and perfecting its municipal organization, and submitting the proposed consolidation to a vote of the people.

    Act of 1867 · P.L. 846 · April 6, 1867 · Scanned page

  85. Fixing tile compensation for the commissioners of the county of Bucks.

    Act 776 of 1867 · P.L. 862 · April 6, 1867 · Scanned page

  86. To incorporate tlie Odd Fellows' Mutual Co-operative Association of Monongahela City, Washington county.

    Act 778 of 1867 · P.L. 863 · April 6, 1867 · Scanned page

  87. To inci*eaSe the cOinpenSation bf the supervisors, assessors and auditoi^S in the township of Greggj in the county of Union.

    Act 779 of 1867 · P.L. 864 · April 5, 1867 · Scanned page

  88. Supplement to an act to appoint commissioners to re-survey and establish the lines of the main road, running through a part of Wilkesbarre township, in the county of Luzerne, passed the twenty-fourth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.

    Act 780 of 1867 · P.L. 865 · April 6, 1867 · Scanned page

  89. Appointing commissioners to lay out and open a State road from Ridgway, via. Johnsonburg and Wilcox, in Elk county, to the borovigh of Kane, in M'Kean county.

    Act 781 of 1867 · P.L. 866 · April 6, 1867 · Scanned page

  90. To repeal the second section of an act authorizing the assessment of railroad taxes, in the 'borongh of Kittamiing, Armstrong county, approved the sixteenth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 783 of 1867 · P.L. 870 · April 8, 1867 · Scanned page

  91. To repeal an act to regulate the practice of entering judgments and issuing processes, in Armstrong county.

    Act 784 of 1867 · P.L. 870 · April 8, 1867 · Scanned page

  92. To repeal an act to lay out a state road in Schuylkill and Columbia counties, approved April fourth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.

    Act 785 of 1867 · P.L. 871 · April 8, 1867 · Scanned page

  93. To increase the number of supervisors of roads, in Cowanshanoc township, Armstrong county.

    Act 786 of 1867 · P.L. 871 · April 8, 1867 · Scanned page

  94. To annul the marriage contract between William C. Gray and Lucinda Campbell Gray, late Lucinda Campbell.

    Act 787 of 1867 · P.L. 872 · April 8, 1867 · Scanned page

  95. To extend to the county of Berks certain provisions of an act, entitled "An Act to amend the fee bill as to constables, in the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 788 of 1867 · P.L. 873 · April 8, 1867 · Scanned page

  96. To incorporate the Newton and Scranton Turnpike Road Company.

    Act 789 of 1867 · P.L. 873 · April 8, 1867 · Scanned page

  97. To confirm the title of William F. Hughes, in and to a certain lot, or piece, of ground, situated on the north side of High, or Market, street, seventy feet six and a half inches from the west side of Ninteenth street, in the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 790 of 1867 · P.L. 874 · April 8, 1867 · Scanned page

  98. Supplement to an act to incorporate the borough of Columbia.

    Act 791 of 1867 · P.L. 875 · April 8, 1867 · Scanned page

  99. To attach certain lands and tenements, in Licking township, Fulton county, to Todd township, for school purposes.

    Act 792 of 1867 · P.L. 876 · April 8, 1867 · Scanned page

  100. To authorize the Johnstown and Scalp Level Turnpike Company, of Cambria county, to increase the rates of toll on said turnpike.

    Act 793 of 1867 · P.L. 876 · April 8, 1867 · Scanned page

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