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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 authorize the city of Lancaster to borrow money fbr the purpose of improving the water works of said city, and of incretftng their capacity.

    Act 1024 of 1868 · P.L. 1092 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  2. To authorize the city of Lancaster to borrow money for the purpose of improving the water works of said city, and of increasing their capacity.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1094 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  3. To incorporate the Anchor Insurance Company.

    Act 1025 of 1868 · P.L. 1095 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  4. Supplement to an act to grade and pave certain streets in Huamielstown, Dauphin county, approved the tenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 1026 of 1868 · P.L. 1098 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  5. Supplement to the act incorpoi-ating the House of Refuge of western Pennsylvania, approved the second daj'^ of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and tifty.

    Act 1027 of 1868 · P.L. 1099 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  6. To incorporate the Susquehanna Bridge Company at Safe Harbor, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.

    Act 1028 of 1868 · P.L. 1099 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  7. Relating to the appointment of auditors in the town&hip of Blakely, Lusseme county.

    Act 1031 of 1868 · P.L. 1105 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  8. Relating to a select councilman in the city of Carbondale.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1106 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  9. To ineorporate the Willow Street and Marticville Turnpike Road Company, Becttx-^'N 1.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1106 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  10. Relating to the appointment of auditors in the township of Blakely, Luzerne county.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1107 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  11. Kelative to the assessment of damages caused by the construction of railroads in Northumberland county.

    Act 1032 of 1868 · P.L. 1108 · 1868 · Scanned page

  12. Relating to the office of the director of the poor commissioner and auditor of the county of Franklin.

    Act 1033 of 1868 · P.L. 1109 · 1868 · Scanned page

  13. To authorize the school directors of Redstone township, Fayette county. to levy and collect a tax for bounty purposes.

    Act 1034 of 1868 · P.L. 1110 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  14. To provide for the selection of jurors in the county of Huntingdon for the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

    Act 1035 of 1868 · P.L. 1110 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  15. Supplement to the act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Argentine Mininp; Company," approved the twenty-third day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

    Act 1036 of 1868 · P.L. 1111 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  16. Supplement to the act approved April eleventh, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, establishing the board of controllers of the city of Allentown.

    Act 1037 of 1868 · P.L. 1112 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  17. To authorize the school directors of Nazareth borough, county of Northampton, to borrow money.

    Act 1038 of 1868 · P.L. 1112 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  18. To repeal the fourth section of an act, entitled "An Act relative to stocks in incorporated companies purchased of the Commonwealth, and &,T other purposes," approved April third, one thousand eiglit hundred and forty-six.

    Act 1039 of 1868 · P.L. 1113 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  19. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Union Association and Reading Room, passed the eleventh day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.

    Act 1040 of 1868 · P.L. 1114 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  20. a pension to William Spousler.

    Act 1041 of 1868 · P.L. 1114 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  21. Relative to notaries public in the counties of Lnzeme and

    Act 1044 of 1868 · P.L. 1115 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  22. Authorizing an election in the borough of Norristown, in Moutgonier\' county, on the question of constructing water works and electing water commissioners.

    Act 1043 of 1868 · P.L. 1116 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  23. Relative to notaries public in the connties of Luzerne and Beaver.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1117 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  24. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to extend the limits of the borough of Bridgewater, and in relation to the school district of Borough township, in the county of Beaver," approved March nineteenth^ one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1118 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  25. To authorize the board of school directors of the borough of Middletown, in the county of Dauphin, to borrow money for building purposes.

    Act 1046 of 1868 · P.L. 1118 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  26. To increase the pay of assessors, aaditors, sapervisora, ovemeers of thr poor, tip-Btaff and court crier in Indiana oountv.

    Act 1048 of 1868 · P.L. 1118 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  27. To extend the act relative to roads in Uwchlan township, Chester county, and East Bethlehem township and East Pike Run township, Washington county, to Hanover township, Washington county.

    Act 1047 of 1868 · P.L. 1119 · 1868 · Scanned page

  28. To prevent fishing with seines or nets in Redstone creek, Fayette county.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1120 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  29. Fixing the nnmber and mode of electing councilmen in the boroagh of Ebensburg, and prescribing their termii of offlee, and proTiding £? the filling of yacancies.

    Act 1051 of 1868 · P.L. 1120 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  30. Extending the provisions of an act to prevent cattle, horses, mules, sheep and hogs from running at large in Venango township, Erie county, and little Beaver township, Lawrence county, extending the same to the township of Big Beaver, in the county of Lawrence.

    Act 1050 of 1868 · P.L. 1121 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  31. To repeal an act, entitled "An Act to prevent cattle, sheep, swane, geese and horses running at large in the city of Williamsport, Lycoming county," so far as the same relates to cattle.

    Act 1052 of 1868 · P.L. 1122 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  32. To alter the road laws in the township of Silver Lake, Susquehanna covmty.

    Act 1053 of 1868 · P.L. 1123 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  33. Sapplementary to an act authorizing- Samuel Small, guardian of the minor children of William Coleman, late of the county of Lel>aiion, deceased, to sell certain real estate.

    Act 1054 of 1868 · P.L. 1124 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  34. Supplement to an act, entitled ''An Act to incorporate the Union Banking Company," approved February eighteenth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

    Act 1055 of 1868 · P.L. 1124 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  35. Supplement to the act, entitled "An Act authorizing the building of a turnpike road from Milesburg, in the county of Centre, past Karthaus, in Clearfield county, and Smethport, in M'Kean county, to the New- York line, at or near where the Olean and Smethport road crosses said line," approved the eleventh day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five; also, an

    Act 1056 of 1868 · P.L. 1125 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  36. Authorizing the supervisors of Upper Saucon township, Lehigh county, to collect an additional road tax on ore beds.

    Act 1057 of 1868 · P.L. 1127 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  37. Supplement to an act incorporating the M'Connell Mineral Company, approved the fifth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, authorizing said company to hold and own additional lands, and authorizing the consolidation of other companies having similar franchises.

    Act 1058 of 1868 · P.L. 1127 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  38. To vest the real and personal estate of Emma Hansom, deceased, in the rector, chvirch wardens and vestrymen of the Church of the Evangelists.

    Act 1059 of 1868 · P.L. 1128 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  39. To authorize the school directors of Salem township, Mercer county, to borrow money.

    Act 1060 of 1868 · P.L. 1129 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  40. Relating to the Beaver Branch Coal Company, organized under the act, entitled "An Act to enable joint tenants, tenants in common and adjoining owners of mineral lands in this Commonwealth to manage and develop the same," approved the twenty-first day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four.

    Act 1061 of 1868 · P.L. 1130 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  41. To extend the time for payment of the enrolment tax upon an act, approved March twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and sixtyfive, entitled "A further supplement to an act, entitled *An Act to authorize the Governor to incorporate "a company to make a lock navigation on the river Schuylkill,' passed the eighth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.

    Act 1062 of 1868 · P.L. 1130 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  42. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to increase the nunaber of terms of the several courts in the Twenty-third judicial distinct, and to expedite the business therein.

    Act 1063 of 1868 · P.L. 1131 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  43. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Northampton (now Allentown) Water Company," approved February thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, and its several supplements.

    Act 1064 of 1868 · P.L. 1132 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  44. Directing the Adjutant General to cancel certain bonds.

    Act 1065 of 1868 · P.L. 1132 · April 15, 1868 · Scanned page

  45. To authorize the bond holders of the Brady's Bend Iron Companj' to vote at any n^eeting of the stockholders of the said company.

    Act 1066 of 1868 · P.L. 1133 · April 15, 1868 · Scanned page

  46. To repeal the third section of aa act, approved April twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, entitled " Supplement to an act to incorporate the LewisviUe and ProspectyiUe Turnpike Road Company, in Montgomery county, and relative to lateral railroads and county oonmiissioners in Allegheny county, et cetera.

    Act 1068 of 1868 · P.L. 1133 · April 15, 1868 · Scanned page

  47. For the relief of the York National Bank.

    Act 1009 of 1868 · P.L. 1135 · April 15, 1868 · Scanned page

  48. Supplement to the act of March nineteen, one thousand eight hundred and sixty, entitled "An Act to incorporate the city of Harrisburg," providing for a loan, extending its limits, re-districting the city and for other pvirposes.

    Act 1070 of 1868 · P.L. 1136 · March 25, 1868 · Scanned page

  49. To give the right to certain persons to build a boom on Penn creek, in the county of Snyder.

    Act 1072 of 1868 · P.L. 1145 · 1868 · Scanned page

  50. Supplement to the act to incorporate the Weccacoe Legion of Philadelphia.

    Act 1073 of 1868 · P.L. 1146 · 1868 · Scanned page

  51. Supplement to an act to empower the town council of the borough of DeUefont*", iu Centre county, to borrow money, approved the fourteenth day <^ February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

    Act 1076 of 1868 · P.L. 1146 · April 24, 1868 · Scanned page

  52. Relating to the extinguishment of ground rents in the city of Philadelphia.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1147 · 1868 · Scanned page

  53. To exempt certain property of the Grand Lodge of Ancient York Masons, of the state of Pennsylvania, situate in the city of Phikidelphia, from taxation.

    Act 1074 of 1868 · P.L. 1147 · 1868 · Scanned page

  54. 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 eijiht hundred and sixty-three.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1148 · 1868 · Scanned page

  55. To authorize the appointment of commissioners of bail for the coorto* common pleas of Philadelphia.

    Act 1079 of 1868 · P.L. 1148 · April 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  56. To authorize the Shamokin Odd Fellows* Hall Association to change their certificates of stock from twenty-five dollars each to five dollars.

    Act 1077 of 1868 · P.L. 1149 · April 24, 1868 · Scanned page

  57. To autliorixe the appointment of eommissionei's of bail for the court of common pleas of Philadelphia. SKCTio>f 1.

    Act 1019 of 1868 · P.L. 1150 · April 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  58. To inoorporate the Wolf Run

    Act 1081 of 1868 · P.L. 1150 · 1868 · Scanned page

  59. Relating to jnortgages held by building associations in the city of Philadelphia and the county of Montgomery.

    Act 1080 of 1868 · P.L. 1151 · 1868 · Scanned page

  60. To incorporate the Philadelphia Co-operative Mutual Life Insurance Company of Pennsylvania.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1153 · April 30, 1868 · Scanned page

  61. To erect an independent school district from a part of Orugan and Gallagher townships, in Clinton county, and M'Uonry township, in Lycoming county.

    Act 1083 of 1868 · P.L. 1153 · 1868 · Scanned page

  62. To erect an independent school district from a part of Griij^an and Gallagher townships, in Clinton county, and M'Henry township, in Lycoming county.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1155 · April 30, 1868 · Scanned page

  63. Supplementary to an act relating to the publication of legal notices certain counties of this commonwealth, approved the twenty-wcond day of April, Anno Domini ope thousand eight hundred and sixnthree.

    Act 1081 of 1868 · P.L. 1156 · May 4, 1868 · Scanned page

  64. Supplement to an act to extend the limits of the borough of Indiana, approved May twenty-second, one tliousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 108 of 1868 · P.L. 1157 · 1868 · Scanned page

  65. To repeal part of the forty-first section of an act, approved Api-il twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, relative to seated lands, so far as it applies to Venango county.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1158 · May 4, 1868 · Scanned page

  66. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Keystone Homestead Company.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1159 · May 7, 1868 · Scanned page

  67. To incorporate the Expressman's Beneficial Society of Philadelphia.

    Act 1089 of 1868 · P.L. 1161 · June 10, 1868 · Scanned page

  68. To define the north line of Almond street, between Delaware Averm and iSwanson street, in the city of Philadelphia, and authoriziiig said city to sell a strip of ground thereon.

    Act 1091 of 1868 · P.L. 1164 · June 16, 1868 · Scanned page

  69. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Beaver County Bank and Safe Deposit Association," changing the name of said association, and authorizing a change in location and increase of the capital stock.

    Act 1090 of 1868 · P.L. 1165 · June 16, 1868 · Scanned page

  70. To authorize the sale of Samuel's Lutlieran and German Keformed Church, in the borough of Gratz, in the county of Dauphin.

    Act 1093 of 1868 · P.L. 1165 · July 8, 1868 · Scanned page

  71. To define the north line of Ahnond street, betAveen Delaware avenije and 8wanson street, in the city of Philadelphia, and authorizing said city to sell a strip of ground thereon.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1166 · June 16, 1868 · Scanned page

  72. Supplement to an act to incorporate the borough of Mount Washington, in Alieghcny county, approved the twelfth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1166 · July 8, 1868 · Scanned page

  73. Supplement to an act relating to the liens of mechanics and others upon boildiligs. so far as refers to the city of Philadelphia, providing for the speedy trial of certain claims.

    Act 1094 of 1868 · P.L. 1166 · August 1, 1868 · Scanned page

  74. ppropriatiiig twenty-iive hundred dollars to the repairing of the Penn' Treaty monument, and improving the grounds thereof, located in the Eighteenth ward, city of Philadelphia.

    Act 5 of 1868 · P.L. 1172 · April 28, 1868 · Scanned page

  75. Relative to the death of John Casey.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1174 · February 13, 1868 · Scanned page

  76. In relation to the harbor at the city of Erie, Pennsylvania.

    Act 11 of 1868 · P.L. 1177 · April 4, 1868 · Scanned page

  77. Gotttt |teMuti0n Kelating to the improvement of the Ohio river, and the enlargement of the Erie canal of Pennsylvania.

    Act 14 of 1868 · P.L. 1177 · April 11, 1868 · Scanned page

  78. To incorporate the Adams County Railroad Company,

    Act 1095 of 1868 · P.L. 1181 · April 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  79. To incorporate the Mosquito Valley Bridge Company.

    Act 1096 of 1868 · P.L. 1183 · March 21, 1868 · Scanned page

  80. To authorize the Western Maryland Railroad Company to locate a por-' tion of their road through Adams and Franklin counties, Pennsylvania.

    Act 1098 of 1868 · P.L. 1184 · March 23, 1868 · Scanned page

  81. To authorize the managers of Allegheny observatory to transfer the real and personal estate of that institution to the trustees of the Western University of Pennsylvania.

    Act 1099 of 1868 · P.L. 1185 · April 18, 1868 · Scanned page

  82. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Ridge Avenue and Manayunk Passenger Railway Company, authorizing the said company to extend their track on certain streets.

    Act 1101 of 1868 · P.L. 1187 · November 27, 1868 · Scanned page

  83. To incorporate the Norristown Skating Park Assoeiattom.

    Act 1102 of 1868 · P.L. 1188 · March 12, 1868 · Scanned page

  84. To incorporate the Pequea Valley Railroad Company.

    Act 1103 of 1868 · P.L. 1189 · April 4, 1868 · Scanned page

  85. To incorporate the Eastern Telegraph Company.

    Act 1104 of 1868 · P.L. 1190 · April 5, 1868 · Scanned page

  86. Supplement To an act to incorporate the Titusville and Pit-Hole Plank Road Company.

    Act 1105 of 1868 · P.L. 1194 · April 11, 1868 · Scanned page

  87. To authorize the trustees of the Second Presbyterian church, in the city of Philadelphia, to sell and dispose of certain real estate in Seventh street, south of Arch street, and to modify their charter.

    Act 1107 of 1868 · P.L. 1196 · April 11, 1868 · Scanned page

  88. To incorporate the Delaware Bridge Company, in Sullivan county, New- York, and in Wayne county, Pennsylvania.

    Act 1109 of 1868 · P.L. 1198 · April 11, 1868 · Scanned page

  89. To establish a public ferry at or near the mouth of the Juniata river, on the great road leading across the said river from Dunoannon, in the pounty of Perrj-^, to Benvenue, in the county of Daupliin.

    Act 1110 of 1868 · P.L. 1202 · April 12, 1868 · Scanned page

  90. To legitimate Benjamio F. Kroider, son of Elizabeth Warfel, of Lancaster county.

    Act 1111 of 1868 · P.L. 1203 · 1868 · Scanned page

  91. To incorporate the Girard Mining

    Act 1112 of 1868 · P.L. 1204 · 1868 · Scanned page

  92. To incorporate the Live Oak Copper Mining Company.

    Act 1113 of 1868 · P.L. 1205 · April 17, 1868 · Scanned page

  93. To incorporate the Modena Mining Company.

    Act 1114 of 1868 · P.L. 1206 · 1868 · Scanned page

  94. To incorporate the People's Savings Bank of Pittsburg.

    Act 1115 of 1868 · P.L. 1207 · April 17, 1868 · Scanned page

  95. To incorporate the Hamburg and Slatington Railroad

    Act 1116 of 1868 · P.L. 1210 · January 7, 1868 · Scanned page

  96. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Spring Mountain Goal Company, approved the twentyofirst day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hun^ dred and sixty-four.

    Act 1119 of 1868 · P.L. 1211 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  97. To ah act to incorporate the Spring Mountain Coal Company, approved the twentyfirst day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.

    Act of 1868 · P.L. 1213 · February 14, 1868 · Scanned page

  98. Supplement To an act incorporating the Keystone Coal and Transportation Company, certified the fifth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and aixty-four.

    Act 1118 of 1868 · P.L. 1213 · January 7, 1868 · Scanned page

  99. Supplement to the act of assembly, entitled 'An Act to incorporate the Union Park Skating Association of Allegheny city," approved the twenty-third day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixtyfive.

    Act 1122 of 1868 · P.L. 1217 · February 23, 1868 · Scanned page

  100. Supplement to an act to authorize the Governor to incorporate a company to erect a Vjridge over the West Branch of the Susquehanna, at the borough of Milton, et cetera, passed the sixth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty.

    Act 1123 of 1868 · P.L. 1218 · February 27, 1868 · Scanned page

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