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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. To the art to suthorize the Governor to inoorpoiBte a company for erectiag» lBJ4ge Cfver the West Branch of the river Susquehanna from the ttiteod of Market street, in the town of Lewisburg, in the county of Unkn, to the opposite shore, approved the twenty-sixth day of March, imn Domini one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. SicTJOs 1.

    Act 135 of 1868 · P.L. 177 · February 18, 1868 · Scanned page

  2. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Pennsylvania Mutual Horse Tiiief Detect ■= ing and Insurance Company, approved April twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, authorizing said company to insure live stock.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 180 · 1868 · Scanned page

  3. To repeal an act in regard to repairing the public highways in Mount Carmel township, Northumberland county, approved twenty-first day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and

    Act 137 of 1868 · P.L. 181 · February 18, 1868 · Scanned page

  4. To authorize the collection and assessment of taxes in Weisenburg township, Lehigh county.

    Act 138 of 1868 · P.L. 181 · February 18, 1868 · Scanned page

  5. To legalize the special, townsliip and poor taxes for the township of Jackson, in the county of Tioga.

    Act 139 of 1868 · P.L. 182 · February 19, 1868 · Scanned page

  6. To legalize the incorporation of the borough of Canton, and to legalize the acts of the several officers thereof.

    Act 140 of 1868 · P.L. 182 · February 19, 1868 · Scanned page

  7. To authorize the increase of the fees of notaries public in the counties of Blair and Wyoming.

    Act 141 of 1868 · P.L. 183 · February 19, 1868 · Scanned page

  8. second of former act amended. To an act, entitled "An Act relating to the collection of school taxes in Fulton county.

    Act 143 of 1868 · P.L. 184 · February 19, 1868 · Scanned page

  9. Supplement to an act to authorize the burgess and town council of the borough of;^ Warren to sell a part of Water street, in said borough, approved the fourth of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixtysis.

    Act 144 of 1868 · P.L. 185 · February 19, 1868 · Scanned page

  10. To authorize the judge of the court of common pleas of Venango county to appoint a commission to open and settle the account of Henry Dubbs, late treasurer of said county.

    Act 145 of 1868 · P.L. 186 · February 19, 1868 · Scanned page

  11. Supplement to an act regulating the mode of voting at all elections in the several counties of this Commonwealth, relating to the township of Wayne, in the county of Schuylkill.

    Act 146 of 1868 · P.L. 186 · February 20, 1868 · Scanned page

  12. To incorporate the Federal Street and Pleasant Valley Passenger Railway Company.

    Act 147 of 1868 · P.L. 187 · February 20, 1868 · Scanned page

  13. To confirm and validate the proceedings in partition of the real estate of Jehu Taylor, late of the borough of Greeusburg, Westmoreland county, deceased.

    Act 148 of 1868 · P.L. 188 · February 20, 1868 · Scanned page

  14. To incorporate the Pittsburg, Brownsville and Geneva Packet Company.

    Act 149 of 1868 · P.L. 189 · February 21, 1868 · Scanned page

  15. To repeal and to change the time of holding borough elections in the borough of Minersville, Schuylkill county.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 190 · February 21, 1868 · Scanned page

  16. Supplement to the act incorporating the Thomas Iron Company.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 191 · 1868 · Scanned page

  17. Declaring Marvin creek, in M'Kean county, a pul3lic highway.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 192 · February 21, 1868 · Scanned page

  18. To extend the time of payment of the bomjs on the charter of the Raymilton Coal Company.

    Act 154 of 1868 · P.L. 193 · February 21, 1868 · Scanned page

  19. Supplement to an act approved April eighth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Chester County Military Academy, near West Chester, Pennsylvania.

    Act 155 of 1868 · P.L. 194 · February 21, 1868 · Scanned page

  20. To change tiie time of holding the several courts of the county of Butler, and to direct the time of trying indictments, and the hearing of sureties of the peace and applications for license in said courts.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 196 · 1868 · Scanned page

  21. To a supplement to the act of the ninth of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, relative to hawkers and pedlers in Lancaster county, approved the eleventh day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.

    Act 158 of 1868 · P.L. 196 · 1868 · Scanned page

  22. To authorize the school directors of the borough of Oxford to borrow money, for the porpose of purchasing lands and buildiiag school houses.

    Act 159 of 1868 · P.L. 197 · February 21, 1868 · Scanned page

  23. Directing the State Treasurer and Auditor General to refund a license fee paid by Charles M. Prevost, for the Provident Fund and Lifs Insurance Company,

    Act 160 of 1868 · P.L. 198 · February 21, 1868 · Scanned page

  24. To authorize the appointment of twelve additional notaries puMic, tc reside in the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 161 of 1868 · P.L. 198 · 1868 · Scanned page

  25. Supplement to an act amending the charter of the municipal corporation of the city of Lancastei-, and dividing the same into nine wards, approved the fifth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 162 of 1868 · P.L. 199 · February 21, 1868 · Scanned page

  26. gift Ambofizliig the appointment of additional notaries public in the ooan< ties of Northampton, Beaver and Iiehigh. Srtiox 1.

    Act 163 of 1868 · P.L. 199 · February 21, 1868 · Scanned page

  27. To extend to the county of Clarion the provisions of an act approved the twenty-first day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, entitled "An Act to increase the pay of commissioners and auditors, supervisors and assessors in the counti^ of Clarion and Jefferson," for the period of five years from the first of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

    Act 164 of 1868 · P.L. 200 · February 21, 1868 · Scanned page

  28. Authorizing and requiring the State Treasurer to refund certain moneys.

    Act 165 of 1868 · P.L. 201 · February 21, 1868 · Scanned page

  29. Relating to the Military Academy Stock Company.

    Act 166 of 1868 · P.L. 201 · February 21, 1868 · Scanned page

  30. To incorporate Cottage Hill College at York, Peunsylvauia.

    Act 168 of 1868 · P.L. 203 · February 21, 1868 · Scanned page

  31. Relating to justices of peace holding court in the borougli of Pleasantville, Venango county, Pennsylvania.

    Act 169 of 1868 · P.L. 204 · February 26, 1868 · Scanned page

  32. To incorporate the Farmers' Market House Company of West Chester.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 205 · February 26, 1868 · Scanned page

  33. To authorize an increase of taxes for borough purposes in the borough of Bethlehem, Northampton county.

    Act 110 of 1868 · P.L. 205 · February 26, 1868 · Scanned page

  34. increase the number of officers m Red Bank township, Armstrong county, and make other changes in the officers of said township.

    Act 172 of 1868 · P.L. 207 · February 27, 1868 · Scanned page

  35. To legalize the action of the school directors of Centre township, Snyder county, relative to the payment of bounties to volunteers, to legalize the collection of taxes therefor, and to levy an additional tax, not exceeding three hundred dollars, for bounty purposes.

    Act 173 of 1868 · P.L. 209 · 1868 · Scanned page

  36. Authorizing the burgess and town council of the borough of Wajmesburg, in the county of Greene, to levy and collect a special tax for the payment of the present indebtedness of the borough.

    Act 174 of 1868 · P.L. 211 · February 27, 1868 · Scanned page

  37. Supplement to an act to authorize the commissioners of Crawford county to borrow money, approved the second day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 175 of 1868 · P.L. 211 · February 27, 1868 · Scanned page

  38. Authorizing the commissioners of Blair county to borrow money to build a new coanty jail.

    Act 111 of 1868 · P.L. 213 · February 27, 1868 · Scanned page

  39. To authorize the school directors of Brecknock township, Berks county, Manchester township, York county, and Brecknock township, Lancaster county, to collect and receive the balance of the bounty fund of said townships, and to appropriate the same to school purposes.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 214 · February 27, 1868 · Scanned page

  40. To confirm the title to certain land in the Twenty-fourth ward of the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 179 of 1868 · P.L. 214 · February 27, 1868 · Scanned page

  41. To coirect a mistake in the organization of the Whitestown Coal Company, and validate a mortgage of said company.

    Act 180 of 1868 · P.L. 216 · 1868 · Scanned page

  42. In reference to insane papers sent from Wyoming county to the State Lunatic asylum.

    Act 183 of 1868 · P.L. 221 · February 27, 1868 · Scanned page

  43. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Duncannon, Bloomfield and Broad Top Railroad Company, approved the seventeenth day of April, Anno * Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, changing the amount of the capital stock, and making Loysville, in the county of Perry, a point on the route of said road.

    Act 185 of 1868 · P.L. 222 · February 27, 1868 · Scanned page

  44. Empowering the burgess or any justice of the peace of the borough of M'Kee sport, in the county of Allegheny, to commit persons adjudged guilty of disorderly conduct to the jail of said county, in default of payment of fine.

    Act 186 of 1868 · P.L. 223 · February 27, 1868 · Scanned page

  45. To create trustees to erect a monument in Lebanon county.

    Act 188 of 1868 · P.L. 225 · 1868 · Scanned page

  46. Authorizing the commissioners of Forest county to borrow money, et cetera.

    Act 189 of 1868 · P.L. 226 · 1868 · Scanned page

  47. Supplement to the act establishing a ferry across the Allegheny river at or near the mouth of Tubb's run, in the county of Venango, approved the twelfth day of xVpril, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.

    Act 190 of 1868 · P.L. 227 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  48. To regulate the fees of the directors of tlie poor and house of employment of the county of Somerset.

    Act 192 of 1868 · P.L. 228 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  49. Relative to the residence of Justices of the Peace in the city of Erie.

    Act 193 of 1868 · P.L. 228 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  50. To amend the road laws in the township of Damascus, in the county of Wayne, and to legalize the acts of certain officers in said towTiship. Preamble

    Act 195 of 1868 · P.L. 230 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  51. To change the time of opening the polls in the township of Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton.

    Act 196 of 1868 · P.L. 232 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  52. Toextend the provisions of an act, entitled "An Act to increase the bounty tax in Stroud township, Monroe county, for the purpose of paying bounty indebtedness," approved the eleventh day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, to the township of Hamilton, in said county of Monroe.

    Act 197 of 1868 · P.L. 233 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  53. Authorizing and directing the State Treasurer to refund to the Kittanning Bank certain sums of money over-paid by it and now in the Treasury.

    Act 198 of 1868 · P.L. 234 · 1868 · Scanned page

  54. To extend the pro\isions of an act for regulating and maintaining line fences, and for other purposes, passed the eleventh of March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, to school directors of any district %\athin the city of Pittsburg.

    Act 200 of 1868 · P.L. 236 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  55. Authorizing an appeal from assessments in M'Kean county to the court of common pleas.

    Act 201 of 1868 · P.L. 236 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  56. To authorize the city of Pittsburg to borrow moneyj

    Act 202 of 1868 · P.L. 237 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  57. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act relating to dogs in Allegheny, Chester, Northampton, Schuylkill and Lancaster counties," extending the same to the county of Beaver.

    Act 203 of 1868 · P.L. 238 · 1868 · Scanned page

  58. To authorize the school directors of the borough of Rochester, in the county of Beaver, to borrow money.

    Act 204 of 1868 · P.L. 239 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  59. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Paros Coal, Mining and Lumber Company of Pennsylvania, approved the eighth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 240 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  60. Increasing the taxing power of North Lebanon borough, abolishing the ofiBce of supervisor, and authorizing the appointment of a street commissioner by said council.

    Act 205 of 1868 · P.L. 240 · 1868 · Scanned page

  61. lb an act to incorporate the Faros Coal, Mining and Lumber Company of Pennsylvania, approved the eighth day of Aprils Anno Domini j one thousand eight hundred and

    Act 206 of 1868 · P.L. 240 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  62. To authorize the Chestnut Hill Railroad Company to take additional land for the purpose of laying track and building

    Act 201 of 1868 · P.L. 241 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  63. Supplement to an act to enable the Governor to incorporate a company to make ao artificial road by the nearest and best route from the west end of the borough of York to the borough of Gettysburg, in the county of Adams, approved the eleventh day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.

    Act 208 of 1868 · P.L. 242 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  64. To authorize the supervisors of Banks township. Carbon county, to borrow money.

    Act 209 of 1868 · P.L. 243 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  65. To authorize the commissioners of Lancaster county to ascertain and pay damages to Jacob M. Hanlen, a citizen of said county.

    Act 210 of 1868 · P.L. 243 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  66. To increase the pay of the county commissioners and auditors of Wyoming county.

    Act 211 of 1868 · P.L. 244 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  67. To prevent the hunting of deer with dogs in the county of Centre.

    Act 212 of 1868 · P.L. 245 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  68. To authorize the school directors of the borough of West Sunbury, Butler county, to borrow money for building purposes.

    Act 213 of 1868 · P.L. 245 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  69. To increase tlie pay of supervisors of roads and township auditors of the county of Chester.

    Act 214 of 1868 · P.L. 246 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  70. Supplementai'y to a supplement to an act to change the mode of criminal proceedings in Erie and Union counties, extending the same to Bradford county.

    Act 215 of 1868 · P.L. 247 · February 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  71. Supplement to an act appointing commissioners to lay out a state road in the county of Delaware and city of Philadelphia, approved May first, one thousand eight hundred and sixty one, providing further for the erection of the bridge authorized in said act.

    Act 218 of 1868 · P.L. 249 · March 2, 1868 · Scanned page

  72. To authorize the commissioners to lay out and open a state road from E. O. Austin's to the Forest House, in Potter county.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 250 · March 2, 1868 · Scanned page

  73. To incorporate the Beaver Falls Gas Company.

    Act 221 of 1868 · P.L. 253 · February 18, 1868 · Scanned page

  74. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Hamburg and Slatiiigton Raih-oad Company, approved April seventeenth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.

    Act 222 of 1868 · P.L. 254 · March 2, 1868 · Scanned page

  75. To authorize the school directors of Perry township, Fayette county, to levy a tax, and borrow money for building purposes.

    Act 224 of 1868 · P.L. 255 · March 2, 1868 · Scanned page

  76. Relative to appeals from the Judgments of aldermen and Jostio^ of peaoe in the oounty of Lancaster.

    Act 226 of 1868 · P.L. 256 · March 2, 1868 · Scanned page

  77. To authorize the election of additional supervisors in Haycock township, Bucks county.

    Act 227 of 1868 · P.L. 258 · March 3, 1868 · Scanned page

  78. Enable Hampton township, in the county of Allegheny, to levy and eollect a tax to reimburse John Grubbs and William Williams, money xpended by them for bounty purposes.

    Act 228 of 1868 · P.L. 258 · March 3, 1868 · Scanned page

  79. To authorize the \sidening of the old Delaware bridge at Trenton, to provide for the approach of the railway track thereon, and to regulate the stock of the company owning said bridge.

    Act 229 of 1868 · P.L. 259 · March 3, 1868 · Scanned page

  80. To incorporate the Tylersport and Sellersville turnpike road company.

    Act 230 of 1868 · P.L. 260 · March 3, 1868 · Scanned page

  81. Relative to the establishment of a law library in the county of Columbia.

    Act 231 of 1868 · P.L. 262 · March 3, 1868 · Scanned page

  82. Relative to the borough of Oxford, in the county of Chester, to enable the borough authorities to widen Third street, and relative to the opening, widening, straightening and arranging the line of new buildings on the same in said borough.

    Act 232 of 1868 · P.L. 263 · March 3, 1868 · Scanned page

  83. Supplement to an act inctreasiiig the fees of Justices of the peace, aldermen and coil stables in certain countieE of this commonwealth, approved the thij ty-flrst day of March, Anno Domini one thousand ei^t hundred ati sixty-five, so fieur as relates to the oonntles of Armstrong and Kortl umberland.

    Act 233 of 1868 · P.L. 264 · March 3, 1868 · Scanned page

  84. To annex the farms of Densmore Stark, Albert Squire and Sylvester H. Valentine, of Springville township, Susquehanna county, to the independent school district number two, of Nicholson township, Wyoming county.

    Act 2 of 1868 · P.L. 265 · March 3, 1868 · Scanned page

  85. To incorporate the Berlin Railroad Company.

    Act 235 of 1868 · P.L. 266 · March 3, 1868 · Scanned page

  86. Supplement to an act, entitled "A-n Act to incorporate the Norristown and Centre Square Turnpike Road Company," approved April twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 236 of 1868 · P.L. 267 · March 3, 1868 · Scanned page

  87. To authorize the State Treasurer to refund certain collateral inheritance tax to the executors of the estate of Rebecca Phillips, deceased.

    Act 238 of 1868 · P.L. 269 · March 4, 1868 · Scanned page

  88. Eelating to jurors in Somerset eouuty.

    Act 239 of 1868 · P.L. 270 · March 4, 1868 · Scanned page

  89. Authorizing the supervisors of Cass and East Norwegian townships, Schuylkill county, to make and repair and keep in good conditioa the public roads, bridges and culverts in said townships.

    Act 240 of 1868 · P.L. 271 · March 5, 1868 · Scanned page

  90. To regulate the fees of sheriffs in the county of Cameron on writs of fien facias, venditioni exponas and for keeping prisoners.

    Act 241 of 1868 · P.L. 272 · March 5, 1868 · Scanned page

  91. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Neversink Life and Fire Insurance Company of Berks county," approved April ninth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, regulating the manner of voting and transacting the business thereof.

    Act 242 of 1868 · P.L. 273 · March 5, 1868 · Scanned page

  92. Prohibiting tlie hunting, catching and killing of game in Scott, Findley, Union, Moon and Robinson townships, Allegheny county.

    Act 243 of 1868 · P.L. 274 · 1868 · Scanned page

  93. To repeal an act relating to the road laws in Franklin and Valley townships, in the county of Chester, approved April eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, so far as it relates to the said township of Franklin.

    Act 244 of 1868 · P.L. 275 · March 6, 1868 · Scanned page

  94. Relating to the sale of lands for taxes in Lycoming couhty.

    Act 245 of 1868 · P.L. 275 · March 6, 1868 · Scanned page

  95. To provide for the erection of a bridge across Huntington creek, in Huntington township, Luzerne county. P:«anble. Whep.bas, The citiz6ns of Huntington township, in the oounty of Luzerne, labor under great inconvenience for want of a suitable bridge across Huntington creek, in said township, on the site of the old bridge near Hubler's mills : And ivhereas. The whole cost of erecting said

    Act 246 of 1868 · P.L. 276 · March 6, 1868 · Scanned page

  96. To incorporate the Penllyn and Blue Bell Turnpike Koad Company.

    Act 247 of 1868 · P.L. 277 · 1868 · Scanned page

  97. To enable the school directors of the Fifth ward in the city of Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny, to borrow money.

    Act 248 of 1868 · P.L. 278 · March 6, 1868 · Scanned page

  98. To declare valid a certain conveyance of real estate.

    Act 249 of 1868 · P.L. 279 · March 6, 1868 · Scanned page

  99. Relating to the assessment of city taxes in the city of Meadville.

    Act 250 of 1868 · P.L. 280 · 1868 · Scanned page

  100. To establiah an independent school dtotriot out of parts of Allegheny, Beaver and Washhigton oounties.

    Act 263 of 1868 · P.L. 280 · March 7, 1868 · Scanned page

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