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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. Declaring Woodcock creek, in the county of Crawford, a public highway.

    Act 828 of 1869 · P.L. 837 · April 10, 1869 · Scanned page

  2. To prohibit the licensing of any billiard table or bowling or ten-pin alley in or near Edinboro', Erie county.

    Act 829 of 1869 · P.L. 837 · April 10, 1869 · Scanned page

  3. Providing for the payment of a bounty on wild cat and catamount scalps in Luzerne county.

    Act 830 of 1869 · P.L. 838 · April 10, 1869 · Scanned page

  4. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the city of Scranton,"' approved the twenty-third day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.

    Act 831 of 1869 · P.L. 839 · April 10, 1869 · Scanned page

  5. To extend the provisions of a supplement to an act relating to the lien of mechanics and others upon buildings, exteoding it to Cumberland and Franklin counties, to the county of Northampton.

    Act 832 of 1869 · P.L. 840 · April 10, 1869 · Scanned page

  6. Amending the road laws in Sterling and South Canaan townships, Wayne county.

    Act 833 of 1869 · P.L. 840 · April 10, 1869 · Scanned page

  7. To regulate the killiug of game in York county.

    Act 834 of 1869 · P.L. 841 · April 10, 1869 · Scanned page

  8. To prevent owners or'parties controlling oil refineries from running oil, tar or other refuse matter from said works into Oil creek, or into any of its tributaries, in the county of Crawford.

    Act 835 of 1869 · P.L. 842 · 1869 · Scanned page

  9. Authorizing the transfer of a portion of the Steubenville turnpike to the boroughs of Temperanceville and West Pittsburg.

    Act 836 of 1869 · P.L. 842 · April 10, 1869 · Scanned page

  10. To appoint viewers to vacate and lay out part of a certain State road in Union townsliip, county of Lebanon.

    Act 838 of 1869 · P.L. 844 · April 10, 1869 · Scanned page

  11. the county commissioners of Lycoming county to pay Hunter Comly his salary as brigade inspector for one year.

    Act 839 of 1869 · P.L. 845 · 1869 · Scanned page

  12. Additional provisioD? repealed. To repeal the acts extending the provisions of the laws relating to the selling of the repairing of public roads to Conyngham township, Columbia county.

    Act 840 of 1869 · P.L. 846 · April 10, 1869 · Scanned page

  13. For the draining of Pymatuning Marsh.

    Act 841 of 1869 · P.L. 847 · April 10, 1869 · Scanned page

  14. To extend the provisions of the act, entitled "An Act 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," approved April fourth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

    Act 842 of 1869 · P.L. 850 · April 10, 1869 · Scanned page

  15. Supplement to an act authorizing the election of additional officers and changing the iniinnor of collecting taxes in the townships of Robinson and North Fayolte, Allegheny county.

    Act 843 of 1869 · P.L. 851 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  16. Supplement to an act authorizing the supervisors of Upper Saucon township, Lehigh county, to collect an additional road tax on ore beds.

    Act 844 of 1869 · P.L. 851 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  17. For the better regulation and ventilation of mines, and for the protection of the lives of the miners in the county of Schuylkill.

    Act 845 of 1869 · P.L. 852 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  18. To incorporate the Glickhican Iron and Steel Company.

    Act 846 of 1869 · P.L. 856 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  19. To authorize the city of Pittsburg to isssue bonds for the purpose of retiring matured and maturing indebtedness of said cit3', and to purchase and improve grounds for a public park.

    Act 847 of 1869 · P.L. 858 · 1869 · Scanned page

  20. Authorizing the school directors of North Huntingdon townsliip, Westniorelaud county-, to levy and collect aper cajiita tax for school purposes.

    Act 848 of 1869 · P.L. 861 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  21. Relating to road laws in Delaware county.

    Act 849 of 1869 · P.L. 862 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  22. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the borough of Media, in *" the county of Delaware, and relative to Carbon county," approved the eleventh day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty.

    Act 850 of 1869 · P.L. 864 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  23. For the relief of Keziah Trout, widow of David Trout, a wagoner in the war of one thousand eight hundred and twelve.

    Act 851 of 1869 · P.L. 865 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  24. Relating to the assessment of damages on the Pittsburg and Connellsville railroad.

    Act 852 of 1869 · P.L. 866 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  25. Supplementary to an act, entitled "An Act relating to hawking and peddling in Westmoreland county," approved the thirteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixtyeight.

    Act 853 of 1869 · P.L. 867 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  26. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act providing for the erection of a poor house in the county of "Lawrence, " changing the place of holding the annual meetings of the directors and auditors, and fixing a uniform rate of taxation for the maintenance of the poor.

    Act 854 of 1869 · P.L. 867 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  27. Supplementary to the act, entitled "An Act incorporating the city of New Castle, in the county of Lawrence," approved February twenty-fifth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty

    Act 855 of 1869 · P.L. 868 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  28. To authorize the school directors of Wilmington township, Lawrence county, to sell school property and borrow money.

    Act 856 of 1869 · P.L. 869 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  29. To provide for the enlargement of burial grounds and cemeteries in the county of Huntingdon.

    Act 857 of 1869 · P.L. 869 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  30. To extend the provisions of an act, entitled "An Act relating to the sale of lands for taxes in Lycoming county," to the county of Northumberland.

    Act 858 of 1869 · P.L. 870 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  31. To authorize William R. Severn, of Philadelphia, to sell and convey certain real estate.

    Act of 1869 · P.L. 871 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  32. Extending to Venango county an act relating to livery stable keepers in Allegheny, Berks and Westmoreland counties.

    Act 859 of 1869 · P.L. 871 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  33. To enable the executors of Jacob Beck, late of Lower Paxton township, Dauphin. count}', deceased, to sell real estate.

    Act 862 of 1869 · P.L. 873 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  34. To exempt all nionoys borrowed by the board of school directors of Carlisle for buildiug purposes, and the purchase of real estate, from taxation.

    Act of 1869 · P.L. 877 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  35. To authorize the school dire<rtors of Hovey independent district, in Perry township, Armstrong count}', to borrow money, levy and collect a tax for building purposes.

    Act 865 of 1869 · P.L. 877 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  36. Relative to voting at elections in the county of York.

    Act 866 of 1869 · P.L. 878 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  37. Supplement to an act incorporating the Skippack Turnpike Koacl Company, approved the lifteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-throe.

    Act of 1869 · P.L. 879 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  38. Authorizing the commissioners of Snyder county to cause a public bridge to be erected over Middle creek, in said county.

    Act of 1869 · P.L. 880 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  39. To incorporate the Belleville and Pino arove Turnpike Company.

    Act of 1869 · P.L. 881 · April 12, 1869 · Scanned page

  40. To incorporate the Wayne County Co-operative Union Benefit Company of Pennsylvania.

    Act 871 of 1869 · P.L. 882 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  41. To incorporate the Vessel Owners' and Captains' Association.

    Act 872 of 1869 · P.L. 883 · 1869 · Scanned page

  42. the township auditors of North Union, East Union and Union townships, Scliuylkill county, to ievy a tax.

    Act 873 of 1869 · P.L. 885 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  43. To exempt Loller academy, in the county of Montgomery, from taxation.

    Act of 1869 · P.L. 886 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  44. To exempt the church property of the Methodist Episcopal congregation of Shippensburg from the payment of bounty-, borough and school

    Act 815 of 1869 · P.L. 886 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  45. In relation to the collection of State and county taxes in Wayne township, Schuylldll county.

    Act 877 of 1869 · P.L. 888 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  46. To enable the school directors of the Sixth ward, in the city of Alleghenj', in the countj' of Allegheny, to borrow money.

    Act 878 of 1869 · P.L. 889 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  47. Declaring Little Shenango creek, in the county of Mercer, a public highway.

    Act 879 of 1869 · P.L. 890 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  48. Relative to hawking and peddling in the county of Mercer.

    Act 880 of 1869 · P.L. 890 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  49. For the relief of Nancy M'Candless, of Butler county, widow of William M'Candless, a soldier of the war of one thousand eight hundred and twelve.

    Act 881 of 1869 · P.L. 891 · 1869 · Scanned page

  50. To amend an act, entitled "An Act to prevent cattle, horses and sheep from running at large in the townships of Derry, Londonderry, Swatara, Lower Swatara and Middletown," approved the second day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and

    Act 882 of 1869 · P.L. 892 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  51. To authorize the mayor of Pittsburg to appoint deputies.

    Act 883 of 1869 · P.L. 892 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  52. Entitled "An Act to exempt the bonds issued by the borough of Lock Haven for the purpose of building water works from local and municipal taxation,"'

    Act 886 of 1869 · P.L. 899 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  53. To repeal an act, entitled "An Act to abolish special courts in Fayette county, and to transfer the causes therein depending into the court of common pleas.

    Act 887 of 1869 · P.L. 899 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  54. Authorizing the comm.issioners of the county of Potter to apply surplus bounty funds to county purposes.

    Act 888 of 1869 · P.L. 900 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  55. Gin ^Ct Kxtending the provisions of an act, entitled "An Act 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," approved the fourth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, to the counties of Pike, Centre and Wayue.

    Act 889 of 1869 · P.L. 901 · 1869 · Scanned page

  56. Appointing coinmissioners to lay out and open a State road from near Lymansvillo, via. Hry run and the West Branch of Pine creek, to Germania, in the county of Potter.

    Act 890 of 1869 · P.L. 901 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  57. To make Mill run, in the township of M'Henry, and county of Lyr coining, a public highway, and authorize the improvement of the same for the purpose of floating timber and saw logs down the same.

    Act 891 of 1869 · P.L. 904 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  58. Relating to notaries public in the county of Juniata.

    Act 892 of 1869 · P.L. 906 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  59. Relating to hawking, peddling and huckstering in the counties of Indiana and Clearfield.

    Act 893 of 1869 · P.L. 906 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  60. To authorize the levy and collection of an additional tax in the borough of Osceola Mills, Clearfield county.

    Act 894 of 1869 · P.L. 907 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  61. To authorize the town council of the borough of Clearfield to borrow money and collect taxes.

    Act 895 of 1869 · P.L. 908 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  62. Supplement to an act to incorporate the borough of Titus villa, Crawford county,; into a city, approved the twenty-eighth day of February, Anno : Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.

    Act 896 of 1869 · P.L. 908 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  63. Authorizing the commissioners of Carbon county to borrow money to build a new county jail.

    Act 897 of 1869 · P.L. 910 · 1869 · Scanned page

  64. To incorporate the Williarasport White Lead, Zinc and Color Company.

    Act 898 of 1869 · P.L. 911 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  65. To the several acts incorporating the city of Pittsburg.

    Act 899 of 1869 · P.L. 913 · 1869 · Scanned page

  66. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Venango Water Company, approved the tourth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

    Act 900 of 1869 · P.L. 913 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  67. To extend the time for collection of bounty tax in the borough of Tarentum.

    Act 901 of 1869 · P.L. 914 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  68. Authorizing the qualified voters of the borough of Tarentum, x\lleghcny county, to vote for or against granting license to sell intoxicating li<iuors in said borough.

    Act 902 of 1869 · P.L. 915 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  69. Supplement To an act, entitled "Au Act to incorporate the Lewisville and Prospectville Turnpike Road Company," to increase their tolls.

    Act 904 of 1869 · P.L. 917 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  70. Regulating the payment of the expenses of road viewers in the county of Perry.

    Act 905 of 1869 · P.L. 918 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  71. To enable the supervisors of Snyder township, Jefferson county, to contract for the laying out and repairing of the roads in said township.

    Act 906 of 1869 · P.L. 919 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  72. Appointing commissioners to lay out a state road from Kelly's station, on the West Pennsylvania railroad, in Indiana county, to a point on the new Alexandria and Conemaugh turnpike road, near the house of Jacob O. Alter, in Westmoreland county.

    Act 907 of 1869 · P.L. 919 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  73. To an aot to incorporate the Sharpsbnrg and Kittanning Turnpike lload Company.

    Act 908 of 1869 · P.L. 921 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  74. To incorporate the Mansfield Classical and Normal Institute.

    Act 909 of 1869 · P.L. 921 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  75. To incorporate the Educational Society of the Protestant Episcopal church.

    Act 911 of 1869 · P.L. 924 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  76. To incorporate the Douglassville and Monocacy Turnpike Road Com| pany.

    Act 912 of 1869 · P.L. 926 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  77. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act appointing commissioners to lay out and open a state road in the counties of Potter and M'Kean," approved the eleventh day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.

    Act 913 of 1869 · P.L. 928 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  78. To authorize the election of an additional supervisor of roads in Salt Lick township, Fayette

    Act 914 of 1869 · P.L. 929 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  79. To authorize the commissioners of the Lumber and Wharton state road lo increase the taxes levied for the purpose of constructing said road.

    Act 915 of 1869 · P.L. 930 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  80. To enable the board of school directors of the borough of Coudersport, in the county of Potter, to establish and maintain a graded school.

    Act 916 of 1869 · P.L. 930 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  81. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Douglassville and Yellow House Turnpike Road Company, "approved the twenty -seventh day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty

    Act 917 of 1869 · P.L. 931 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  82. To authorize the commissioners of Juniata county to aid in the erection of a soldiers" Rionument.

    Act 918 of 1869 · P.L. 932 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  83. To authorize the East Pennsylvania Railroad Company to declare stock dividends.

    Act 919 of 1869 · P.L. 933 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  84. Relating to the Somerset and Clearfield Coal Company.

    Act 920 of 1869 · P.L. 933 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  85. Appointing commissioners to lay out and open a state road from the mouth of Kettle creek, in Clinton county, up said creek to the south line of Potter county.

    Act 921 of 1869 · P.L. 934 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  86. For the relief of Rev. H. D. Walker, of Columbia county.

    Act 922 of 1869 · P.L. 937 · 1869 · Scanned page

  87. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Roaring Brook Turnpike Company, approved the twenty-ninth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven. SE^TIo^f 1.

    Act 923 of 1869 · P.L. 937 · April 13, 1869 · Scanned page

  88. To incorporate the News Boys' Home Association of Philadelphia.

    Act 924 of 1869 · P.L. 938 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  89. To legalize the elections of justices of the peace in the townships of Jefferson and Upper Bern, in Berks county, and in the borough of New Berlin, Union county, on the nineteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.

    Act 926 of 1869 · P.L. 940 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  90. authorize the Auditor General, State Treasurer and Adjutant rieneral to settle and adjust the claim of Charles B. Brockway, icaptain, late battery F, Fir&t Pennsylvania Artillery, Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps.

    Act 927 of 1869 · P.L. 941 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  91. Supplement to an act, approved the twentieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, entitled "A supplement to an act to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors," approved the thirty -first day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six.

    Act 928 of 1869 · P.L. 942 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  92. To Incorporate the Humboldt Safe Deposit and Trust Company.

    Act 930 of 1869 · P.L. 943 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  93. Supplement to the act to incorporate the Danville Water Company, approved March twenty-sixth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 932 of 1869 · P.L. 946 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  94. To authorize payment of certain bounties contracted for by municipal authority in the county of Elk.

    Act 933 of 1869 · P.L. 948 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  95. To incorporate the Odd Fellows' Hall Association of the borough of Duncannon, in the county of Perry.

    Act 934 of 1869 · P.L. 948 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  96. To protect the fish in the Shenango river, in Meroer county.

    Act 935 of 1869 · P.L. 950 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  97. To incorporate the People's Co-operative Mutual Life Insurance Company of Beaver, Pennsylvania.

    Act 936 of 1869 · P.L. 950 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  98. Authorizing the paj'ment of a gratuity and an annuity to James Thompson, a soldier of the wa,r of one thousand eight hundred and twelve.

    Act 937 of 1869 · P.L. 952 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  99. To prevent the sale of spiritous and vinous liquors in the township and borough of Girard, in the county of Erie.

    Act 938 of 1869 · P.L. 952 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

  100. For the relief of York county.

    Act 939 of 1869 · P.L. 953 · April 14, 1869 · Scanned page

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