Every law Pennsylvania has passed

5,365 laws of the 1870s

Constitution of 1838

1. To relieve North Lebanon township, in the county ol" Lebanon, from maintaining and keeping in repaira certain bridge over the Lnion canal at Heilman'e Dale, in said township.

   Act 342 of 1874 · P.L. 460 · 1874 · Scanned page

2. To Incorporate the Church Building Society of the East Pennsylvania C!onfereuce of the Evangelical Association of North America.

   Act 343 of 1874 · P.L. 461 · 1874 · Scanned page

3. Supplement to an act, entitled *'A supplement to an act to incorporate the Freeport and Shenango Valley Railroad and Coal Company," approved the tenth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy, re-enacting the same and extending the time for commencing said road.

   Act 345 of 1874 · P.L. 462 · 1874 · Scanned page

4. To incorporate the Reading City Passenger Railway Companj'.

   Act 346 of 1874 · P.L. 463 · 1874 · Scanned page

5. To incorpoi-ate the Landed Security Company'.

   Act 348 of 1874 · P.L. 465 · December 22, 1874 · Scanned page

6. To incorporate the TreatA- Island Bridge and Railroad Conipany. riciuubif.

   Act 349 of 1874 · P.L. 468 · 1874 · Scanned page

7. To extend the charter of the Nescopec Coal Company, in the county of Luzerne.

   Act 350 of 1874 · P.L. 469 · 1874 · Scanned page

8. To authorize the supervisors, of Cumberland township, in the county of Adams, to levy a special tax to pay the costs in the case of the commonwealth against George Fissel and James Rider. SuI)eI■vi^(»•s to p; y fists.

   Act 351 of 1874 · P.L. 470 · 1874 · Scanned page

9. To reduce tlie width of Juniata avenue, in the Twenty-eighth ward of the cit3' of Philadelphia.

   Act 352 of 1874 · P.L. 470 · 1874 · Scanned page

10. riving the court of quarter sessions of Luzerne county power to appoint certain officers in said county.

    Act 353 of 1874 · P.L. 471 · 1874 · Scanned page

11. To incorporate the Wylie Avenue Savings Bank of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

    Act 854 of 1874 · P.L. 471 · January 3, 1874 · Scanned page

12. To incorporuto the Patent Metal Companj', located at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    Act 355 of 1874 · P.L. 474 · 1874 · Scanned page

13. Vuthorizing the opening, grading, paving and curbing of Forbes street, from Brady street to Gist street, in the city of Pittsburg.

    Act 356 of 1874 · P.L. 475 · January 5, 1874 · Scanned page

14. Legalising the election of oomminionera for grading and paviuic Carson, Main and Chestnut streets, in che city of

    Act 857 of 1874 · P.L. 475 · January 5, 1874 · Scanned page

15. Legalizing the election of commissioners for grading and paving Carson, Main and Chestnut streets, in che city of Pittsburg.

    Act 357 of 1874 · P.L. 476 · January 5, 1874 · Scanned page

16. Authorizing the Fairmount Park commissioners to exclude parts or the whole of any property within the boundaries of said park not 3'et paid for.

    Act 358 of 1874 · P.L. 476 · 1874 · Scanned page

17. reorganize the local' government of the city of Pittsburg, extending its boundaries, enlarging its corporate powers and perfecting its municipal organization, &o. ARTICLE 1. THE COUFORATE POWERS.

    Act 359 of 1874 · P.L. 476 · 1874 · Scanned page

18. To re-organize the local government of the city of Pittsburg, extending its boundaries, enlarging its corporate powers and perfecting its municipal organization, etc. ARTICLE I. THE CORPORATE POWERS.

    Act 350 of 1874 · P.L. 477 · 1874 · Scanned page

19. For the relief of Captain John H.

    Act 201 of 1874 · June 6, 1874 · Scanned page

20. Providing for the appointment by the governor of three commissioners to investigate the condition of the bituminous coal mines in this commonwealth.

    Resolution 1 of 1874 · P.L. 311 · March 16, 1874 · Scanned page

21. For an appropriation for painting a portrait of the governor.

    Resolution 2 of 1874 · P.L. 312 · April 14, 1874 · Scanned page

22. Providing for the printing of tlie constitution of this commonwealth.

    Resolution 3 of 1874 · P.L. 312 · 1874 · Scanned page

23. To correct the coat of arms of tlie commonwealth, to have the same recorded in the state archives.

    Resolution 4 of 1874 · P.L. 312 · April 30, 1874 · Scanned page

24. Providing for a commission to inquire into the condition of tho criminal insane of tiiis oonamonwealth and make report to tlie legislature.

    Resolution 5 of 1874 · P.L. 313 · 1874 · Scanned page

25. To pay expenses of special committee appointed to investigate the authorship of certain dotsuments sent to banks and bankers throughout the state.

    Resolution 7 of 1874 · P.L. 313 · 1874 · Scanned page

26. Requesting the United States government to donate Carlisle barracks to the use of the soldiers' orphans' schools of Pennsylvania.

    Resolution 8 of 1874 · P.L. 314 · 1874 · Scanned page

27. Providing for the payment of the expenses of serving the writ of election to till vacancy in the district composed of the counties of Wayne and Pike.

    Resolution 9 of 1874 · P.L. 315 · May 13, 1874 · Scanned page

28. To provide for the payment of expenses attending the investigation of the management of the soldiers' orphan school at Cassville, Huntingdon county.

    Resolution 10 of 1874 · P.L. 315 · May 13, 1874 · Scanned page

29. Makiug appropriations for the maintenance of the Hospital for the Insane for the Northern District of Pennsylvania, at Danville, for the completion of the north wing and for finishing the north wing, and to re-imburse the hospital for insurance. Sectiox 1.

    Act 13 of 1875 · P.L. 19 · 1875 · Scanned page

30. Making an appropriation for tlie support of tlie Pennsylvania Institution for tlie Instruction of the Blind.

    Act 16 of 1875 · P.L. 19 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

31. Making an appropriation for pensions and gratuties.

    Act 15 of 1875 · P.L. 20 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

32. To provide for the current expenses of the Board of Public Charities.

    Act 18 of 1875 · P.L. 20 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

33. Appropriating money for tlie propagation and protection of fisli.

    Act 19 of 1875 · P.L. 21 · 1875 · Scanned page

34. Making appropriations for the support of tlie Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-Mincled Children at Media.

    Act 20 of 1875 · P.L. 22 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

35. To correct an error in designating the judicial district composed of the counties of Wyoming and Sullivan and affixing a correct number to the same.

    Act 21 of 1875 · P.L. 23 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

36. To make appropriation for the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital at Harrisburg.

    Act 23 of 1875 · P.L. 23 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

37. To amend an act, entitled "An Act to authorize married women owning loans of this commonwealth or of the city of Philadelphia, or capital stock of any corporation of this commonwealth, to sell and transfer the same," approved the first day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, extending the provisions of said act so as to include the loans as well as the capital

    Act 22 of 1875 · P.L. 24 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

38. Making appropriation for the annual salaries of the officers of the- Pennsylvania Picfonn School.

    Act 24 of 1875 · P.L. 24 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

39. Belating to the cx>art8 of this commonwealth.

    Act 25 of 1875 · P.L. 24 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

40. Repealing the proviso in section one of an act, entitled "An Act to provide for the education and maintenance of the destitute orphans of deceased soldiers and sailors, and the destitute children of permanently disabled soldiers and sailors of the state," approved the tifteenth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

    Act 26 of 1875 · P.L. 25 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

41. Supplement to an act, approved the first day May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, entitled "An Act to amend and consolidate the several acts relating to game and game fish.

    Act 21 of 1875 · P.L. 26 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

42. Supplement to an act to authorize ti^ formation and regulation of railroad corporations, approved April four, Anno Domini one thousand elg^ht hundred and sixty-eight.

    Act 80 of 1875 · P.L. 27 · 1875 · Scanned page

43. To authorise the Judges of the several courta throughout the oommonwealth to fix the number of the regular terms of said several courts and the times for holding the same, the time for summoning the grand jury and for the returns of constable, alderman and Justices of the peace to the same.

    Act 81 of 1875 · P.L. 27 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

44. Supplement to an act to authorize the formation and regulation of railroad corporations, approved April four, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

    Act of 1875 · P.L. 28 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

45. To authorize the judges of the several courts throughout the commonwealth to fix the number of the regular terms of said several courts and the times for holding the same, ihe time for summoning the grand jury and for the returns of constable, alderman and justices of the peace to the same.

    Act 31 of 1875 · P.L. 28 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

46. Relating to orphans' courts.

    Act 32 of 1875 · P.L. 29 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

47. In relation to the payment of the costs and expenses of the division of election districts.

    Act 33 of 1875 · P.L. 29 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

48. To authorize changes of venue in criaiiual cases.

    Act 34 of 1875 · P.L. 29 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

49. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act for the taxation of corporations," approved April twenty-fourtli, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, construing the first proviso to the seventh section of said act to include coal used in the manufacture of coke.

    Act 35 of 1875 · P.L. 31 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

50. Requiring recorders of deeds to prepare and keep in their respective offices general, direct and ad sectwn indexes of deeds and mortgages recorded tlierein, prescribing tlie duty of said recorders and declaring that the entries in said general indexes shall be notice to all persons.

    Act 36 of 1875 · P.L. 32 · 1875 · Scanned page

51. To authorize the attorney general, auditor general and state treasurer, to settle all outstanding claims due for work done and material furnished the constitutional convention.

    Act 37 of 1875 · P.L. 33 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

52. To punish persons for carrying concealepl weapons within this Commonwealth.

    Act 38 of 1875 · P.L. 33 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

53. To provide ibr the i^ublication of the tenth volume of the transactions of the State Agricultural

    Act 40 of 1875 · P.L. 34 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

54. Relating to and authorizing changes of venue in civil causes.

    Act 41 of 1875 · P.L. 35 · March 30, 1875 · Scanned page

55. Supplement to an act, entitled "An Act relative to forfeiture of charters or grants of special or exclusive i^rivileges to railroad, turnpike and plank road corporations,"' approved May fifteenth, one thousiind eight hundred and seventy-four, prescribing the manner in which said; corporations shall consent to hold their charters subject to the provisions of the constitution adopted

    Act 43 of 1875 · P.L. 37 · March 30, 1875 · Scanned page

56. Relative to clays of grace on negotiable paper.

    Act 44 of 1875 · P.L. 38 · March 30, 1875 · Scanned page

57. Fixing a common basis from which to calculate the earnings of miners or persons working in coal mines. Scales to 1)6 provided Sectiox 1.

    Act 45 of 1875 · P.L. 38 · March 30, 1875 · Scanned page

58. To make legal and valid all bonds or certificates of indebtedness, heretofore issued by cities of the third class for building water works.

    Act 46 of 1875 · P.L. 39 · March 30, 1875 · Scanned page

59. To repeal an act to permit the voters of this commonwealth to vote every three years on the question of granting licenses to sell intoxicating liquors, and to restrain and regulate the sale of the same.

    Act 47 of 1875 · P.L. 40 · April 12, 1875 · Scanned page

60. To provide for the election and appointment of trustees for the state normal schools, and to further regulate their management. Sectiox 1.

    Act 48 of 1875 · P.L. 43 · April 12, 1875 · Scanned page

61. To provide for the expenses required by an act, entitled "An Act to provide for the continuance of the education and maintenance of tlie destitute orplians of the deceased soldiers and sailors, and the desitute children of permanently disabled soldiers and sailors of the state," approved April ninth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

    Act 49 of 1875 · P.L. 44 · 1875 · Scanned page

62. Supplement to an act to regulate tbo manner of increasing the indebtedness of municipalitieB, to provide for the redemption of the same, and to impose penalties for the illegal increase thereof, appioved the twentieth day of April, Anno Domini eighteen haudred and seventy-four, amending the sixth section thereof.

    Act 50 of 1875 · P.L. 45 · April 12, 1875 · Scanned page

63. Authorizing and regulating the making of local appropriations to schools commonly known as homes for friendless children. Trustees ami

    Act 51 of 1875 · P.L. 46 · April 12, 1875 · Scanned page

64. To i^rovide for printing and furnishing the wrappers for tlie Legislative Record.

    Act 53 of 1875 · P.L. 49 · April 12, 1875 · Scanned page

65. To provide lor the aiipointment of a state board of centennial inanagers for the international exhibition of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and make appropriation to defray the expenses thereof.

    Act 54 of 1875 · P.L. 50 · April 12, 1875 · Scanned page

66. To regulate the practice of medicine, surgery and obstetrics in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

    Act 55 of 1875 · P.L. 51 · April 12, 1875 · Scanned page

67. To au act to establish a system of free banking in Pennsylvania, and to secure the public against loss from insolvent banks, approved March thirty-first, one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

    Act 56 of 1875 · P.L. 53 · April 12, 1875 · Scanned page

68. To provide for appeals in cases where the county commissioners and auditors have failed or shall hereafter fail to fix the compensation of county treasurers, and to repeal an act, entitled "A supplement to an act relating to county treasurers, passed the fifteenth of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four," approved the eighteenth da J' of April, one thousand eight hundred

    Act 57 of 1875 · P.L. 54 · 1875 · Scanned page

69. ihe burgera and town council of each of the several borougbs thfougt^out this common wealth to levy and collect a gas, kerosene oil and water

    Act 58 of 1875 · P.L. 54 · 1875 · Scanned page

70. To permit postage stamps to be issued to the lieutenant governor.

    Act 59 of 1875 · P.L. 56 · February 5, 1875 · Scanned page

71. To repeal an act, entitled "A supplement to an act, entitled 'An Act relative to roads and public highways in Fulton and Salisbury townships, in Lancaster countj-,' approved March sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-6ight, extending the same to Providence township, in said county," approved February fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. Sectiox 1.

    Act 61 of 1875 · P.L. 62 · February 12, 1875 · Scanned page

72. Directing the manner in which the courts of common pleas of Allegheny county shall detail one or more of their judges to hold the courts of oyer and terminer and quarter.sessions of the peace of Allegheny county, and validating assignments heretofore made. Sectiox 1.

    Act 62 of 1875 · P.L. 62 · March 3, 1875 · Scanned page

73. To repeal an act, entitled "An Act relating to certain fees to be paid by the county of Dauphin for arrests and commitments of inebriates, vagrants and disorderly persons in the city of Harrisburg.

    Act 64 of 1875 · P.L. 63 · March 4, 1875 · Scanned page

74. To repeal an act creating a separate highway department for the Twenty-second ward of tlie city of Philadelpliia and supplement thereto, and providing for the settlement and adjustment of the accounts of the superintendents of highways of said ward, and the disposition of the uncollected list of taxes assessed under the said acts of assembly, and also i:»roviding for the disposition of

    Act 65 of 1875 · P.L. 64 · March 17, 1875 · Scanned page

75. Appropriating certain surplus bounty funds in the township of North Abington and South Abington, in Luzerne county, to school purposes. Sectiox 1.

    Act 66 of 1875 · P.L. 65 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

76. To re-iniburse W. G. Taylor, superintendent of the soldiers' orphans' school, at Phillipsburg, Beaver county', Pennsylvania, for clothing, transportation and funeral expenses of soldiers' orphans.

    Act 67 of 1875 · P.L. 65 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

77. For the relief of Amy E. Maxwell, widow of James G. Maxwell, deceased.

    Act 68 of 1875 · P.L. 65 · 1875 · Scanned page

78. For the relief of Jacob Idle, a soldier of the war of one thousand eight hundred and twelve.

    Act 70 of 1875 · P.L. 66 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

79. To repeal an act, entitlak^'An Act relating to fees of burgesses, justices of the peace andoonstables, in the county of Dauphin,** approved the fourth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.

    Act 69 of 1875 · P.L. 67 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

80. To repeal an act, entitled "An Act to allow the voters of the liorough of Coatesville, in the countj^ of Chester, to vote on the question of granting license to sell intoxicating liqiiors.

    Act 71 of 1875 · P.L. 67 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

81. To repeal an act relating to lines and forfeited recognizances, in the county of Lycoming, approved the twenty-eighth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and

    Act 72 of 1875 · P.L. 67 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

82. Granting a pension to Josiah Brinard, of East Vincent townstiip, Chester county.

    Act 73 of 1875 · P.L. 68 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

83. To repeal an act, entitled "An Act relaMve to the fees of the mayor, aldermen, constables and police constables of the city of Harrisburg," approved the twenty-first day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and

    Act 75 of 1875 · P.L. 68 · April 12, 1875 · Scanned page

84. To continue the pension of George Robinson of Perry county.

    Act 74 of 1875 · P.L. 69 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

85. To authorize an additional judge of the several courts in the Nineteenth judicial district.

    Act 77 of 1875 · P.L. 69 · April 12, 1875 · Scanned page

86. To re-imburse A. H. Waters, superintendent of the soldiers* orphans' schools, at Uniontown, Fayette county, Pennnyh'ania, for clothing and funeral expenses of soldiers' orphans.

    Act 78 of 1875 · P.L. 71 · April 12, 1875 · Scanned page

87. Providing for tho printing of additional oopies of the reports of ibe board of ooninilssioners of tlie geological survey of Pennsylvania.

    Act 1 of 1875 · P.L. 73 · 1875 · Scanned page

88. Supplementary to the act, approved the second day of June, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-four, entitled "An Act authorizing the formation of partnership associations in -which the capital subscribed shall alone be responsible for the debts of the association, except under certain circumstances," authorizing such associations to use a common seal in the execution of deeds, bonds

    Act 2 of 1875 · February 18, 1875 · Scanned page

89. Supplement to the act, approved March thirty-first, one thousand eight hundred and sixty, entitled "An Act to consolidate, revise and amend the penal laws of this commonwealth," further defining the offence of kidnapping, and affixing additional penalties thereto. Sectiox 1.

    Act 3 of 1875 · February 25, 1875 · Scanned page

90. Authorizing the holding of orphans' courts by other than the regularly conimissioned judges in certain cases.

    Act 4 of 1875 · March 4, 1875 · Scanned page

91. To provide a remedy for irregularity in the sealing up of jury wheels and in the custody thereof.

    Act 5 of 1875 · March 5, 1875 · Scanned page

92. Authoriziiig the judges of the supreme court to appoint officers of said court.

    Act 6 of 1875 · March 5, 1875 · Scanned page

93. Fixing and regulating the terms of all members of councils and all other city, ward, borough and township officers, excepting school directors, elected by the peojjle, and fixing the time for organization of the legislative departments, of the municipal governments of the commonwealth and the inauguration of the mayors of all the cities of the same.

    Act 7 of 1875 · March 10, 1875 · Scanned page

94. To extend the time for the completion of railroads authorized to be constructed by railroad or railway corporations of tliis commonwealth under any general law.

    Act 9 of 1875 · March 17, 1875 · Scanned page

95. Providing for additional copies of Sniull's Legislative

    Resolution 2 of 1875 · P.L. 72 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

96. Providing for a special committee to make an investigation into the affairs of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company and the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company.

    Resolution 3 of 1875 · P.L. 72 · April 16, 1875 · Scanned page

97. Providing for Ibe payment of expenses of serving, writ of election to fill A'acancy in the district composed of the county of Armstrong.

    Resolution 4 of 1875 · P.L. 73 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

98. Providing for the payment of the expenses of serving the writ of election to fill vacancy in the district composed of the county of Centre.

    Resolution 6 of 1875 · P.L. 74 · March 18, 1875 · Scanned page

99. "Providing for the payment of the expenses of serving writ of election to fill vacancy in the district composed of the county of Berks.

    Resolution 7 of 1875 · P.L. 74 · 1875 · Scanned page

100. Rrovidiug for the paj'nient of the expenses of serving tlie \vrit of election to fill vacancN' in the Tiiird district of Philadelpliia. Sectiox 1.

     Resolution 8 of 1875 · P.L. 75 · 1875 · Scanned page