Every law Pennsylvania has passed

5,365 laws of the 1870s

Constitution of 1838

1. To enable the Blair Iron and Steel Company to hold lands in this state.

   Act 540 of 1873 · P.L. 517 · April 4, 1873 · Scanned page

2. To legalize the issue of certain bonds by the school directors of the borough of Conemaugh, in the county of Cambria, in payment of the building debt of said school district.

   Act of 1873 · P.L. 518 · April 4, 1873 · Scanned page

3. To arx act, entitled "An Act to establish an additional court in Cambria

   Act 549 of 1873 · P.L. 521 · April 4, 1873 · Scanned page

4. To authorize the members of the board of public education of the First school district of Pennsylvania to sell certain real estate.

   Act 551 of 1873 · P.L. 527 · 1873 · Scanned page

5. Supplement to an act incorporating the borough of Wiiite Haven, in Luzerne county. Street

   Act 552 of 1873 · P.L. 528 · April 4, 1873 · Scanned page

6. To repeal the act, entitled "An Act giving bounty on fox, mink and pole-cat scalps in thecouuty of Northunaberland," so far as the same relates to pole-cat scalps.

   Act 553 of 1873 · P.L. 529 · April 4, 1873 · Scanned page

7. To anthnrize the supervisors of Huntington and Union townships, Luzerne county, to lay a special tax for read and bridge purposes. Suporviaors of

   Act 555 of 1873 · P.L. 530 · April 4, 1873 · Scanned page

8. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Warren and Jefferson Railroad and Coal Company,'' passed the fourth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and

   Act 556 of 1873 · P.L. 531 · 1873 · Scanned page

9. To provide for the election of chief burgess and town council in the borough of Howard, county of Centre, and to authorize a special tax.

   Act 557 of 1873 · P.L. 531 · April 4, 1873 · Scanned page

10. To repeal so much of the act, entitled "An Act to change the mode of electing school directors in certain townships in the counties of Bradford and Susquehanna," as relates to the county of Bradford.

    Act 558 of 1873 · P.L. 532 · April 4, 1873 · Scanned page

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

    Act 559 of 1873 · P.L. 532 · April 4, 1873 · Scanned page

12. For the relief of James S. Crawford, a soldier wounded in the riots in Philadelphia, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fortyfour,

    Act 560 of 1873 · P.L. 533 · April 4, 1873 · Scanned page

13. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Soutli Side Railroad Company.

    Act 561 of 1873 · P.L. 534 · March 28, 1873 · Scanned page

14. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to erect an independent school district from portions of the township of Rostraver, in the county of Westmoreland, and Wjtshingtoii township, in the county of Fayette," approved the eleventh day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, changing the boundary line.

    Act 562 of 1873 · P.L. 534 · April 4, 1873 · Scanned page

15. To erect an infiependint school district from parts of Hatfipld township, Montf^'iinery county, and parts of New Britain and Hilltuwn townships, F^nciis county, to be called the Line Lexington Independent School District.

    Act 563 of 1873 · P.L. 535 · April 4, 1873 · Scanned page

16. To authorize the Pennsylvania Boiler Insurance Company to give certificates of inspection in and for the city of Pbilndelphia. Chief inspector to

    Act 564 of 1873 · P.L. 536 · April 4, 1873 · Scanned page

17. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Mahoning and Susquehanna Railroad Company, approved the nineteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eii;ht hundred and fifty-four. Section 1. Beit enacted, &c., That the president and dicapital stock mar rectors of said company maj' increase the capital stock of *'*'''"'****'^said company to any sum not exceeding five millions of dollars, as

    Act 565 of 1873 · P.L. 537 · April 5, 1873 · Scanned page

18. Additional privi- By-laws No. 56t. To incorporate the Monirose Bridge Company.

    Act of 1873 · P.L. 540 · April 7, 1873 · Scanned page

19. To lay out and build a state road in the counties of Schuylkill and Luzerne.

    Act 568 of 1873 · P.L. 541 · April 7, 1873 · Scanned page

20. To lay out a state road from Blairsville, Indiana county, to Latrobe, Westmoreland county.

    Act 569 of 1873 · P.L. 543 · 1873 · Scanned page

21. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Peach Bottom Railway Company.

    Act 570 of 1873 · P.L. 545 · April 7, 1873 · Scanned page

22. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Delaware Avenue Market Company of the city of PhiladeliJhia, approved the thirteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty

    Act 571 of 1873 · P.L. 545 · 1873 · Scanned page

23. Supplement to an act, entitled " An Act to incorporate the Agriculturist Bank of Hulmeville," approved March nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.

    Act 572 of 1873 · P.L. 546 · 1873 · Scanned page

24. Ctonferring additional powers on the Pittsburg and Ca<^t]e Shannon Kailroad Company, extending the time for the completion of their road, authorizing them to issue and sell bonds secured by mortgage, and other powers. Ten years

    Act 573 of 1873 · P.L. 546 · 1873 · Scanned page

25. To authorize the borough of Warren to erect water works and borrow money.

    Act 574 of 1873 · P.L. 547 · April 5, 1873 · Scanned page

26. For the appointment of an additional auctioneer in the county of Mercer.

    Act 575 of 1873 · P.L. 550 · April 5, 1873 · Scanned page

27. For the relief of Hepzibah Cobb.

    Act of 1873 · P.L. 551 · April 7, 1873 · Scanned page

28. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Collins Mineral, Land and Mining Company, approved the second day of June, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.

    Act 578 of 1873 · P.L. 551 · April 7, 1873 · Scanned page

29. Supplement to an act incorporating the borough of Sharpsburg, in Allegheny county.

    Act 579 of 1873 · P.L. 551 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

30. To regulate the public printing in Clinton county.

    Act 580 of 1873 · P.L. 552 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

31. Supplement to an act incorporating the city of Harrisburg, providing for the election of a city controller; relating to the city treasurer, gas and water inspectors; authorizing council to divide wards into election precincts; establishing certain qualifications for members of council and school directors; relating to water pipes; authorizing said city to borrow money and issue bonds; creating

    Act 581 of 1873 · P.L. 552 · April 5, 1873 · Scanned page

32. To authorize the auditors of Menno township, in the county of Mifflin, to open and re-audit the account of moneys paid and taxes collected for filling the quota of said township, for draft during the late rebellion.

    Act 582 of 1873 · P.L. 557 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

33. To grant an annuity for the relief of E. L. Drake and wife.

    Act 583 of 1873 · P.L. 557 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

34. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to authorize the governor to incorporate a company to erect a toll bridge over the river Susquehanna, at Pittston ferry, Luzerne couiitj'-," approved the twenty-uinth daj' of March, Auno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty-fmr, extending to the said Pittston Ferry Bridge Company the provisions of the sixth section of an act, entitled "An

    Act 585 of 1873 · P.L. 559 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

35. Supplement to the act for the ft^rther regulation of boroughs in Clearfield county

    Act 586 of 1873 · P.L. 560 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

36. To authorize the appointment of a stenographic reporter for the Sixth judicial district of this commonwealth.

    Act 587 of 1873 · P.L. 561 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

37. Supplement to an act regulating the election of burgess and town council of the boroughsof Indiana and Brookville, fixing their terms of office and increasing their powers, extending the same to the borough of Punxsutawney, county of Jefferson.

    Act 588 of 1873 · P.L. 561 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

38. Supplement to the act to enable the school directors of the Sixth ward, Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny, to borrow money, approved the eighteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.

    Act 590 of 1873 · P.L. 562 · 1873 · Scanned page

39. To pny J. Dennis James for lumber and quarters furr.ished troops raised for suppressiDg the rebellion.

    Act 591 of 1873 · P.L. 563 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

40. In reference to the pay of surveyors, as witnesses, in Clearfield and Centre counties.

    Act 592 of 1873 · P.L. 564 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

41. To extend the time of John Dowlinjf, collector of school taxes in the school district of Mahonoy township, in the county of Schuylkill, to make returns.

    Act 593 of 1873 · P.L. 564 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

42. To repeal an act authorizing the laying of special road tax in the borough of New Washing, in the county of Clearfield.

    Act 594 of 1873 · P.L. 565 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

43. To prevent the running at large of horses, cattle, sheep and swine, fn the townships of Rostraver and Sewickley, in the county of Westmoreland.

    Act 595 of 1873 · P.L. 565 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

44. To provide for the appointment of mercantile appraisers in the city of Philadelphia, defining the duties of the same, and constituting a board of appeal.

    Act 596 of 1873 · P.L. 566 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

45. Supplement to an act providing for the introduction of water into the borovij^li r.f Lebanon, approved the fil'Deenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.

    Act 597 of 1873 · P.L. 567 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

46. To enable the school directors of Delaware county to establish and maintain one or more high schools within their county limits.

    Act 598 of 1873 · P.L. 568 · April 8, 1873 · Scanned page

47. To incorporate the Mead\-ille Real Estate Savings Bank.

    Act 599 of 1873 · P.L. 570 · April 9, 1873 · Scanned page

48. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Aet to incorporate the Philadelphia Warehouse Company," authorizing the investment of money deposits.

    Act 600 of 1873 · P.L. 573 · April 9, 1873 · Scanned page

49. To repeal the eighth and ninth sections of an act, passed eighteenth of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Pine Hill and Staruoca Bridge and Plank Road Company, in Wayne county, relative to floating logs in the Wallinpaupack river or creek, in Wayne and Pike counties, et ceipra.

    Act 601 of 1873 · P.L. 573 · April 9, 1873 · Scanned page

50. Supplementary to an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the horoiigh of New Wilmington, in Lawrence county," approved the fourth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixtj'-three.

    Act 603 of 1873 · P.L. 574 · April 9, 1873 · Scanned page

51. To authorize the district attorney of Philadelphia to appoint a detective to aid him in obtaining evidence in murder and other cases of crime.

    Act of 1873 · P.L. 575 · April 9, 1873 · Scanned page

52. To repeal part of an act, entitled "An Act relating to roads in Birmingham township, Chester county," approved the ninth day xVpril, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.

    Act of 1873 · P.L. 577 · April 9, 1873 · Scanned page

53. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Modern Life Insurance and Improvement Trust Company of Pittsburg, approved the nineteenth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy one, granting additional franchises, powers and privileges to said company.

    Act 609 of 1873 · P.L. 579 · April 9, 1873 · Scanned page

54. Supplement to an act incorporating the Little Saw Mill Run Railroad Company, approved April fifteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty.

    Act 611 of 1873 · P.L. 582 · April 9, 1873 · Scanned page

55. Supplement to the act of assembly incorporating the Real Estate Savings Institution of Pittsburg, approved April twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, (changed to the name of the Real Estate Savings Bank, by act of August twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six,) to authorize the sale, or transfer, by any stockholder, of any deposit in said bank, and to change the manner of voting.

    Act 612 of 1873 · P.L. 582 · April 9, 1873 · Scanned page

56. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act regulating certain sheriffs' fees in the county of Luzerne," approved the sixteenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy, fixing certain fees of the said county.

    Act 613 of 1873 · P.L. 583 · April 9, 1873 · Scanned page

57. Relating to the assessment of unseated lands in the county of Luzerne.

    Act 614 of 1873 · P.L. 583 · April 9, 1873 · Scanned page

58. To provide for the construction and maintenance of side-walks, in the township of Glade, Warren county.

    Act 615 of 1873 · P.L. 584 · April 9, 1873 · Scanned page

59. To enable the Hyde Park Lodge, number three hundred and thirtynine, A. Y. M., to borrow money and secure the payment of the same.

    Act 616 of 1873 · P.L. 585 · April 9, 1873 · Scanned page

60. To incorporate the Manayunk Insurance Company.

    Act of 1873 · P.L. 587 · April 9, 1873 · Scanned page

61. Relative to allowances for the support of prisoners and other persons in the custody of the sheriff of Northampton county, prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

    Act of 1873 · P.L. 588 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

62. Supplemental to an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Passenger Railway Company of the citjof Philadelphia," regulating the taxation of said company and repealini; the eighth section of Siid act, so far as the same relates to taxation.

    Act 620 of 1873 · P.L. 589 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

63. To vacate a part of Sycamore street, in the Twenty-fourth ward, Philadelphia.

    Act 621 of 1873 · P.L. 590 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

64. Authorizing and directing that the commissioners of highways of the city of Philadelphia, open Budd street from Bridge street to Powelton avenue, in the Twenty-fourth ward, and to assess the damages thereon.

    Act 622 of 1873 · P.L. 590 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

65. Relating to assessments and returns of assessments of road taxes on unseated lands in the counties of Clinton aud Potter.

    Act 623 of 1873 · P.L. 591 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

66. Authorizing the councils of the city of Reading to regulate the width of Wood street, in said city, between Laurel and Canal.

    Act 625 of 1873 · P.L. 592 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

67. Relative to the pay of county auditors of Clearfield county.

    Act 626 of 1873 · P.L. 592 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

68. Authorizing the borough of Milton, Northumberland county, to bor row money.

    Act 628 of 1873 · P.L. 593 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

69. To authorize the city of Erie to establish a public park, and to enlarge the city limits of said city.

    Act 629 of 1873 · P.L. 594 · 1873 · Scanned page

70. To authorize the commissioners of Perry county to borrow money for the purpose of ereotiiis? a bridge over the Juniata river, at Duncan's Island, conjointly with Dauphin county.

    Act 630 of 1873 · P.L. 595 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

71. Authorizing Chambers Templeton, guardian, to improve certain real estate belonging to his wards, Margaret and Susan Breiner, of Mercer county.

    Act 631 of 1873 · P.L. 596 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

72. Supplement to an act to incorporate the Bucks County Contributionship, for insuring houses and other buildings from loss by fire, approved the second day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eleven.

    Act 632 of 1873 · P.L. 596 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

73. Supplementary to an act, approved March sixth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, entitled "An Act supplementary to an act incorporating the borough of Easton, autlioriziugtlie town council to borrow money and levy an additional tax, and providing for the collection of taxes.

    Act 633 of 1873 · P.L. 597 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

74. Belative to the assessment of machinery in the county of Montgomery.

    Act 634 of 1873 · P.L. 597 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

75. Supplement to the act incorporating the Thomas Iron Company, approved the f iirih day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and titiy-four.,.

    Act 635 of 1873 · P.L. 598 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

76. Supplement to an act, regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Allegheny, approved the third day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy

    Act 638 of 1873 · P.L. 601 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

77. To establish a rate of wharfage in the borough of Bristol, in the county of Bucks, upon the river Delaware, and to provide for the collection of the same.

    Act 639 of 1873 · P.L. 602 · 1873 · Scanned page

78. In relation to fees*of county treasurer of Bucks county, Pennsylvani Compensation for collecting county taxes.

    Act 640 of 1873 · P.L. 604 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

79. To provide for the improvement of Brushton avenue, in the city of Pittsburg and county of Allegheny.

    Act 641 of 1873 · P.L. 604 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

80. Supplementary to an actproviding for the erection of a poor bouse in the county of Lawrence, changing the corporate name of the same, authorizing the directors to appoint a treasurer and collector, and fixing the compensation of the directors and auditors.

    Act 643 of 1873 · P.L. 606 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

81. To open, grade and pave Stiles street, from Broad street to. Thirteenth street, in the Twentieth ward of the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 644 of 1873 · P.L. 607 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

82. Supplement to an act to extend the provisions of the act, entitled "An Act authorizing United States commissioners, et cetera, to acknowledge deeds, et cetera," approved the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, to the county of Erie.

    Act 645 of 1873 · P.L. 608 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

83. To regulate the manufacture and sale of fertilizers in Chester and Delaware counties.

    Act 646 of 1873 · P.L. 608 · 1873 · Scanned page

84. Enlarging the powers of the Penn Temperance Beneficial Society of

    Act 647 of 1873 · P.L. 609 · 1873 · Scanned page

85. To incorporate the borough of Mount Holly

    Act 648 of 1873 · P.L. 610 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

86. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to enable the administrators of John M. Hale, late of the city of Reading, Berks county, deceased, to sell real estate," approved the second day of July, one thousand eight hundred an.i sixty-nine.

    Act of 1873 · P.L. 612 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

87. Appointing commissioners to lay out and open a state road in Potter county, to connect the Gcrmania and Youngwomanstown state road with the Kettle Creek state road, at the line between the counties of Potter and Clinton, and to repeal section two of the supplement of the Kettle Creek state road act, approved the thirteenth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.

    Act of 1873 · P.L. 612 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

88. To fix the pay of the overseers of the poor of the borough of Kittanning, Armstrong county.

    Act 651 of 1873 · P.L. 615 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

89. To authorize the directors of the poor and the house of employment for the county of Lehigh to sell and convey certain real estate. WuEREAS, It is deemed expedient to sell about one and a half acres of the property known as the Lehigh County poor house property, for the purpose of straightening lines of a field and allowing the school board of said township a site for a school house, et cetera.

    Act 652 of 1873 · P.L. 615 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

90. To authorize the commissioners of the county of Schuylkill to borrow money.

    Act 653 of 1873 · P.L. 616 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

91. Authorizing and requiring the auditors of Dushore borough, in the county of Sullivan, to re-audit certain accounts.

    Act 654 of 1873 · P.L. 616 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

92. Supplementary to an act to incorporate the Altoona Hall and Market Company, approved April first, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, authorizing the erection of buildings and the withdrawal and re-issue of stock. SKC^IO^f 1.

    Act 655 of 1873 · P.L. 617 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

93. In relation to the adoption of Guy M'Candlass, minor child of J. Guy M'Candlass and Emma M'Candlass, giving the court of common pleas of Allegheny county jurisdiction at number four hundred and tifty-four, September term, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, and directing them to make decree therein in accordance with the facts to be ascertained.

    Act 656 of 1873 · P.L. 617 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

94. Supplement to an act to divide the borough of New Brighton into three wards.

    Act 657 of 1873 · P.L. 618 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

95. To authorize the commissioners of Lehigh county to pay the committee appointed by the court to examine the commissioners and treasurer accounts for their services.

    Act of 1873 · P.L. 619 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

96. To repeal so much of the act, entitled "An Act for the protection of fish in the Kiskeniinitas river and its tributaries," approved the fiftli day of April, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-two, as requires owners of mill-dams to erect shutes, slopes, fishways or gates, in said dams, in Beaver run and Loyalhanna creek, in Westmoreland

    Act of 1873 · P.L. 620 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

97. Legalizing and authorizing the payment of bounties to certain volunteers in the late war, in the township of Middlebury, Tioga county. rroamhie

    Act 660 of 1873 · P.L. 620 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

98. Authorizing the appointment of the lowest bidder to collect all borough taxes of every kind that may hereafter be assessed upon the inhabi tants and property in the borough of Lebanon, in the county of Lebanon. Burgess to advertise and receive proposals. )W advprtise- >uts made. Lowest bidder to be appointed collector. Term of olllce. To give security. Duplicates with warrants to be is tued to.

    Act 664 of 1873 · P.L. 622 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

99. To authorize the appointment of a stenographic reporter for the courts of the Eleventh judicial district of this commonwealth.

    Act 665 of 1873 · P.L. 623 · April 10, 1873 · Scanned page

100. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act to enable the borough of Danville, in the county of Montour, to establish water works," approved March tweritj'-third, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.

     Act of 1873 · P.L. 624 · 1873 · Scanned page