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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, entitled "An Act to increase the revenues of the commonwealth by taxation of the shares of stock of the national banks," approved April twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 22 of 1868 · P.L. 55 · April 2, 1868 · Scanned page

  2. Supplement to an act relating to corporations for mechanical, manufacturing, mining and quarrying purposes, approved the eighteenth day of July, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, extending the same, with the several supplements thereto, to the county of Cumberland.

    Act 23 of 1868 · P.L. 56 · April 3, 1868 · Scanned page

  3. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act confirmatory of the conveyances of real estate," passed the tenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.

    Act 24 of 1868 · P.L. 57 · April 3, 1868 · Scanned page

  4. Relative to mortgages of leasehold estates.

    Act 25 of 1868 · P.L. 57 · April 3, 1868 · Scanned page

  5. Relating to railroad coinpanies and common carriers, defining their liabilities, and authorizing them to provide means of indemnity against loss of life and personal injury. Si^GTioN 1.

    Act 26 of 1868 · P.L. 58 · April 4, 1868 · Scanned page

  6. Supplement to an act directing the entry of liens for the principal and interest due to the commonwealth for lands held by virtue of locations or other office titles, approved the twentieth day of May, Anno Domin* eighteen hundred and sixty-four.

    Act 27 of 1868 · P.L. 60 · April 4, 1868 · Scanned page

  7. To promote the improvement of real estate by exempting mortgages and other money securities from taxation, except for state purposes, in certain counties of this commonwealth.

    Act 28 of 1868 · P.L. 61 · April 4, 1868 · Scanned page

  8. To avithorize the formation and regulation of railroad corporations.

    Act 29 of 1868 · P.L. 62 · April 4, 1868 · Scanned page

  9. To enable insurance companies to transact business in other States.

    Act 30 of 1868 · P.L. 65 · April 6, 1868 · Scanned page

  10. To validate certain marriages and legitimatize the issue thereof.

    Act 31 of 1868 · P.L. 67 · April 6, 1868 · Scanned page

  11. To repeal an act to enable police ofincers to enforce order in licensed" Louses, and to exterminate the unlicensed traffic, approved April seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 3 of 1868 · P.L. 68 · April 6, 1868 · Scanned page

  12. Authorizing and requiring the state treasurer to refuud money to certain banlis, which paid the same as tax under an act to amend the revenue laws of this commonwealth, approved February twenty-third, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, since d-ecided by the supreme court to be unconstitutional.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 69 · April 7, 1868 · Scanned page

  13. Fixing the aumber and pay of the officers of the Senate and House oi' Piepresentatives of Pennsylvania.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 70 · April 8, 1868 · Scanned page

  14. Supplement to an act m relation to insurance companies, approved April tweirtyseventh, one tliousand ejglat liundred and fifty-seven.

    Act 36 of 1868 · P.L. 70 · April 8, 1868 · Scanned page

  15. To authorize the recorder of deeds in the several counties of this commonwealth to record the discharges of all honorably discharged officers and soldiers.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 73 · April 8, 1868 · Scanned page

  16. Toaathorizetbe recorder of deeds in the several oonnties of this commoowetlth to record the discharges of all honorably discharged offioos and soldiers. Sbctiox 1.

    Act 37 of 1868 · P.L. 73 · April 9, 1868 · Scanned page

  17. Supplement to an act relating to counties and townships, and county and township officers, approved April fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, relating to public buildings.

    Act 38 of 1868 · P.L. 73 · April 9, 1868 · Scanned page

  18. For the relief of the citizens of the counties of Adams, Franklin, Fulton, Bedford, York, Perry and Cumberland, whose property was destroyed, damaged or appropriated for the public service, and in the common defence, in the war to suppress the rebellion.

    Act 39 of 1868 · P.L. 74 · April 9, 1868 · Scanned page

  19. Supplement to the act relating to the passage offish in the Susquehanna river and certain of its tributaries.

    Act 41 of 1868 · P.L. 77 · April 9, 1868 · Scanned page

  20. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to permit disabled soldiers to peddle, by procuring a license therefor without chfirge," approved April eighth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, extending the same to sailors and marines.

    Act 42 of 1868 · P.L. 79 · April 10, 1868 · Scanned page

  21. Supplement to an act requiring the Superintendent df Public Printing to advertise for proposals for supplying the State with printing and bill paper, approved April tenth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 43 of 1868 · P.L. 79 · April 10, 1868 · Scanned page

  22. Supplement to an act to establish a sinking fund for the payment of the public debt.

    Act 45 of 1868 · P.L. 81 · April 10, 1868 · Scanned page

  23. To au act to authorize the governor to appoint commissioners to inquire into the various systems of prison discipline, approved April seventeeath, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 46 of 1868 · P.L. 82 · April 11, 1868 · Scanned page

  24. Relating to canal companies. Sf,ctto\ 1.

    Act 47 of 1868 · P.L. 82 · April 11, 1868 · Scanned page

  25. To establish an additional State hospital for the insane.

    Act 49 of 1868 · P.L. 90 · April 13, 1868 · Scanned page

  26. Supplement to an act relating to the laying out of a certain State road from Curwinsville, et cetera, and for other purposes, approved April sixteenth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, construing the nineteenth section thereof in its application to underground railways.

    Act 50 of 1868 · P.L. 92 · April 13, 1868 · Scanned page

  27. Supplement to an act declaratory of the law relating to taking up lumber and prohibiting the floating of loose saw logs in the Susquelianna river, between the town of Northumberland and the line of the State of Maryland, approved tlie eleventh day of December, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred sixty-six.

    Act 51 of 1868 · P.L. 92 · April 13, 1868 · Scanned page

  28. the estates of non-resident lunatics.

    Act 54 of 1868 · P.L. 94 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  29. Respecting the estates of non-resident lunatics.

    Act 64 of 1868 · P.L. 94 · April 13, 1868 · Scanned page

  30. Supplementary to an act to incorporate the Soldiers' National Cemetery, approved March twenty-fifth, one thousand eight hundred and sixtyfour, i^roviding for ceding said cemetery to the United States.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 95 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  31. Requiring telegraph companies to make yearly report to the Auditor General.

    Act 56 of 1868 · P.L. 96 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  32. Relating to orphans' courts, conferring upon said courts power to define boundaries in certain cases of devises and conveyances for life or term of years.

    Act 58 of 1868 · P.L. 97 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  33. Relating to the fees of witnesses in cases of hearing on writs of ha^aj\ corpus.

    Act 59 of 1868 · P.L. 98 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  34. Relating to the organization of co-operative associations, for the purpose of carrying on any mechanical, mining, manufacturing or trading business in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

    Act 62 of 1868 · P.L. 100 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  35. Authorizing the Auditor General to open and re-state the accounts of the several counties with the Commonwealth.

    Act 63 of 1868 · P.L. 103 · April 15, 1868 · Scanned page

  36. Relating to jwlicies of life insurance and annuities.

    Act 64 of 1868 · P.L. 103 · April 15, 1868 · Scanned page

  37. To repeal a supplement to an act, entitled "An Act relative to landlords and tenants," approved the fourteenth day of December, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

    Act 65 of 1868 · P.L. 104 · April 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  38. Supplementary to the act relating to county rates and levies and township rates and levies.

    Act 66 of 1868 · P.L. 105 · April 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  39. To repeal a portion of an act, entitled "An Actjelating to proceedings in partition," approved the twenty-seventh day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

    Act 67 of 1868 · P.L. 105 · April 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  40. To revise, amend and consolidate existing laws regulating enrolment tax.

    Act 68 of 1868 · P.L. 106 · 1868 · Scanned page

  41. To revise, amend and consolidate the several laws taxing corporations, brokers and bankers.

    Act 69 of 1868 · P.L. 108 · May 1, 1868 · Scanned page

  42. To pay the retiring officers of the Senate and House of

    Act 70 of 1868 · P.L. 115 · January 16, 1868 · Scanned page

  43. To authorize the Barclay Coal Company to lease their coal lands and railroads.

    Act 71 of 1868 · P.L. 115 · January 17, 1868 · Scanned page

  44. To ain act, entitled "An Act to authorize a change in the location of a portion of the state road from Harrisburgto Gettysburg," approved the twelfth day of April, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixtyseven, confirming the action of the majority of the conimissioners, and empowering them to open and make the portion laid out by thenj, and providing for the payment of the expenses

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 117 · January 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  45. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to empower the court of quarter sessions of the peace of Adams county to appoint auditors to audit bounty accounts in the several boroughs and townships in said county, and in relation to re-auditing the bounty accounts of Cumberland townshij), in said county," appi-oved the eighth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, extending

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 118 · 1868 · Scanned page

  46. Relating to the collection of bounty taxes in the county of Northumberland, and for entering up judgments in the prothonotary's docliet against delinquent collectors in and for said county.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 119 · January 30, 1868 · Scanned page

  47. Relative to the Pittsburg and Connellsville Railroad Company,

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 120 · 1868 · Scanned page

  48. To incorporate the Neshannock Railroad, Coal and Ore Company.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 120 · January 31, 1868 · Scanned page

  49. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to authorize the governor to incorporate the Delaware County Turnpike Road Company," api^roved the twelfth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 122 · February 6, 1868 · Scanned page

  50. To authorize a justice of the peace in the borough of Plymouth, county of Luzerne, to hold and exercise the office of notary public.

    Act 79 of 1868 · P.L. 123 · February 6, 1868 · Scanned page

  51. To increase the number of terms of the several courts in the Twentythird judicial district, and to expedite the business therein.

    Act 80 of 1868 · P.L. 124 · 1868 · Scanned page

  52. To authorize the trustees of the State Normal School of the Fifth district to borrow money.

    Act 81 of 1868 · P.L. 126 · February 7, 1868 · Scanned page

  53. To authorize the Hazleton Railroad Company to borrow money and issue bonds.

    Act 82 of 1868 · P.L. 126 · February 7, 1868 · Scanned page

  54. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the borough Tamaqua.

    Act 83 of 1868 · P.L. 127 · February 7, 1868 · Scanned page

  55. Supplementary to an act to provide a city government for the borough of Altoona, Blair county, Pennsylvania, approved April third, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 84 of 1868 · P.L. 128 · February 8, 1868 · Scanned page

  56. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Aet exteHdlng the limits of the borough of Johnstown, providing for the collection of taxes therein, and for other purposes," approved S'ebruai.y fourth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, increasing the number of wards in said borough.

    Act 85 of 1868 · P.L. 129 · 1868 · Scanned page

  57. Relating to the compensation of the county commissioners of Fayette county.

    Act 87 of 1868 · P.L. 131 · February 11, 1868 · Scanned page

  58. To legalize a tax laid by the acting supervisors of Kingston township, Luzerne county, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixtyfour, for bounty purposes.

    Act 88 of 1868 · P.L. 131 · February 11, 1868 · Scanned page

  59. Repealing certain parts of an act authorizing the commissionens of tlie county of Delaware to create a five per centum loan, approved February twenty-seventh, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven. Sectiox 1.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 132 · February 11, 1868 · Scanned page

  60. To increase the pay of supervisors of roads, overseers of tise poor and townsliip auditors of the county of Monroe.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 133 · February 11, 1868 · Scanned page

  61. To iDemae the pay of snpervlaers of roads, overseera of the poor and township auditors of the ooonty of Monroe. SicnoN !. Be iC enacted by the Senate avd House of Bepresen* fatim of the CommonweaUh of Pennsylvania in General ^sxewibiy met, and U is hereby enacted by the axdhority of the same, Thtt t1i« supervisors of roads, the overseers of the poor and the township auditors of the county

    Act 90 of 1868 · P.L. 133 · February 11, 1868 · Scanned page

  62. To authorize the school directors of Centre township, in the county of Perry, to pay over surplus bounty moneys to the treasurer of said Centre township school

    Act 91 of 1868 · P.L. 133 · 1868 · Scanned page

  63. Lb provide ibr r^imbaralng William G. Harbison ft>r moneys advaaoed to pay bounties to volnnteexs.

    Act 92 of 1868 · P.L. 134 · February 12, 1868 · Scanned page

  64. To repeal an act, approved the second day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, relating to the assessment of road tax, and election of township officers, in Jefferson county.

    Act 93 of 1868 · P.L. 135 · February 12, 1868 · Scanned page

  65. To authorize the burgess and town council of the borough of Altoona to levy and collect a special tax.

    Act 94 of 1868 · P.L. 135 · February 12, 1868 · Scanned page

  66. Supplement to an act to authorize the school directors of Troy borough school district, in the county of Bradford, to contract a loan for the purpose of erecting a sviitable school house in said borough, approved the tenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixtyseven.

    Act 91 of 1868 · P.L. 137 · February 12, 1868 · Scanned page

  67. Supplement to an act fixing the pay of road jurors in the city of Pliiladelphia.

    Act 96 of 1868 · P.L. 137 · February 12, 1868 · Scanned page

  68. To incorporate the Miners' Savings Bank of Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania.

    Act 99 of 1868 · P.L. 139 · February 13, 1868 · Scanned page

  69. Relating to bounties in Lewis township, Union county.

    Act 102 of 1868 · P.L. 145 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  70. Supplement to an act to inoorporate the Philadelphia aud Delaware River Railroad Company, approved the fourth day of April, Audo Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four.

    Act 103 of 1868 · P.L. 146 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  71. To establish a ferry over the Ohio river at the village of Vanport, in Beaver county, Pennsylvania.

    Act 105 of 1868 · P.L. 148 · February 13, 1868 · Scanned page

  72. To incorporate the borough of Millvale, in Allegheny county. Sectiox 1.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 150 · 1868 · Scanned page

  73. To repeal an act, entitled "An Act repealing the fifth section of an act to enable the Governor to incorporate a company to make an artificial road from the east end of Perkionien bridge, in the county of Montgomery, passing through Pottsgrove, and passing by the White Horse tavern, in Amity townshiii, in Berks county, to the borough of Pvcading," approved the third day of April, Anno Domini

    Act 106 of 1868 · P.L. 150 · 1868 · Scanned page

  74. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Philadelphia Grain Warehousing and Drying Company, approved April third, one thousand eight hundred and

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 152 · 1868 · Scanned page

  75. To repeal an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Gettysburg Asy. lum for Invalid Soldiers, and to raise funds therefor, and for the securing and preserving the battle grounds of Gettysburg," approved the eighth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 109 of 1868 · P.L. 152 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  76. To incorporate the Stroudsburg Passenger Railway Company.

    Act 110 of 1868 · P.L. 153 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  77. To incorporate the Commercial Printing Company of Pittsburg.

    Act 111 of 1868 · P.L. 155 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  78. To incorporate the Lawrenceville Gas Company.

    Act 112 of 1868 · P.L. 156 · 1868 · Scanned page

  79. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Triumfo Silver Mining and Commercial Company of Lower California, approved April third, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-six, authorizing said company to increase their capital stock and to borrow money.

    Act 113 of 1868 · P.L. 158 · 1868 · Scanned page

  80. Relative to the Schuylkill County Agricultural Park Association, incorporated by the court of common pleas of Schuylkill county, June fourth, one thousand eight Jiundred and sixty-six.

    Act 114 of 1868 · P.L. 159 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  81. Relative to the erection of wooden buildings in the borough of Conneautville, and to empower the burgess and council of said borough to borrow money to purchase a fire engine and apparatus.

    Act 115 of 1868 · P.L. 160 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  82. Supplement to an act to perfect the charter of the United Lutheran Reformed Congregation of Selinsgrove, approved the twelfth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and twelve.

    Act 116 of 1868 · P.L. 161 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  83. Supplement to an act to incorporate Sugar Notch and Warrior Run into a borough, approved April third, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 117 of 1868 · P.L. 162 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  84. To annul the marriage contract between John T. M'Coun and Matilda, his wife.

    Act 118 of 1868 · P.L. 164 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  85. Relating to a state road heretofore laid out in the counties of Clarion and Forest.

    Act 119 of 1868 · P.L. 164 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  86. To authorize the hoard of school directors of the borough of Tyi*one, Blair county, to sell certain real estate now used for school purposes, and to appropriate the money arising from said sale to the purchase of a better location and the erection of a more suitable biiilding for school purposes, and to borrow any sum of money not exceeding ten thousand dollars, at a rate of interest

    Act 120 of 1868 · P.L. 165 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  87. Authorizing the Governor to appoint an additional notary public for the county of Warren.

    Act 121 of 1868 · P.L. 166 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  88. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act for the vacation and sale of the Methodist burial ground in the city of Pittsburg, and for removing the bodies therefrom," approved April thirteenth. Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 122 of 1868 · P.L. 167 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  89. To extend the provisions of an act relating to the fees of notaries public in the counties of Lancaster and Clinton to the county of Cameron.

    Act 123 of 1868 · P.L. 167 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  90. Supplementary to the act for the incorporation of the Lancaster City and County Fire Insurance Company, passed the sixteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight.

    Act 124 of 1868 · P.L. 168 · 1868 · Scanned page

  91. Relative to taxes in the borough of Pit-Hole City, Pennsylvania.

    Act 125 of 1868 · P.L. 169 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  92. To authorize the commissioners of Clinton county to borrow money for the purpose of building a new court house in said county.

    Act 126 of 1868 · P.L. 169 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  93. Bditiye to taxes In the borough of Fit-Hole City, Pennsylvuiia.

    Act 135 of 1868 · P.L. 169 · 1868 · Scanned page

  94. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to prevent the landing of convicts from foreign countries, and to incorporate the Swede Iron Company," approved April fifteenth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, authorizing the Swede Iron Company to hold lands in the county of Lehigh.

    Act 127 of 1868 · P.L. 170 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  95. To incorporate the Union Banking Company.

    Act 128 of 1868 · P.L. 171 · February 18, 1868 · Scanned page

  96. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Franklin Manufacturing Company, approved the tenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eigh hundred and sixty-seven, amending and construing the second section of the same.

    Act 130 of 1868 · P.L. 173 · February 18, 1868 · Scanned page

  97. To authorize the county commissioners of Cameron county to appropriate the balance of the relief funds remaining in the county treasury to the payment of new county buildings and improvements thereon.

    Act 131 of 1868 · P.L. 174 · February 18, 1868 · Scanned page

  98. To authorize the conveyance of certain real estate by John Kob, administrator of Jacob Y. Horst, deceased.

    Act 132 of 1868 · P.L. 175 · February 18, 1868 · Scanned page

  99. Repealing an act, entitled "An Act to increase the compensation of election officers in the county of Schuylkill," approved the tenth day April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 133 of 1868 · P.L. 176 · February 18, 1868 · Scanned page

  100. To authorize the Governor to appoint an additional notary public in the county of Perry, and one in or near Harris township, in the county of Centre.

    Act 134 of 1868 · P.L. 176 · 1868 · Scanned page

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