Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-07-22
GENERAL LAWS,

GENERAL Ia WS.
Below will bc found some Of acts of
Assembly passed ut tho session Of 1874,
and published for general information,
Those who fail TO road them can 20
and consult lawyer u they wish to
know what tho Legislature did last
winter. n
AN ACT relating 10 the assessment Of damagco
arising from The opening Of roads and highways
and the construction Of bridges.
SECTION /. BE IL enacted, dtc., That
hereafter II shall bc tho duty OF all
persons appointed in tho several coun-
ties Of this common wealth TO view and
review any public or private road or
bridge, IL they shall decide in favor Of
Locating mid road or bridge, to cndea.
vor TO procure from tho persons over
whose land such location may be made
releases from all claims for damages
that might arise from the opening of
such road or tho building of such
bridge; and in every case whore said
viewers shall fail TO procure such TO.
leases, and II shall appear to them
that any damages will be sustained, 1t
shall be their duty TO assoss the dam
ages and make report thereof, signed
lby II majority Of their number, and
return the same, together with all re-
leases obtained, to the court of quar-
ter sessions, and the damages so as
scsscd shall bo conclusive, or may be
subject to appeal, review or modifca-
tion, as may DO provided by existing
laws In the different counties Of this
commonwealth.
| SECTION 2. That all acts aud parts
Of acts inconsistent herewith DO and
tho same are hereby repealed.
ArpRovED-Tho l4th day Of May,
Ia ID. 1874 j. +. HARrRASFT.
AN ACT to provide for the recording Of deaths
Of testaiors and intcsta,es in the Office Of regis
ter Of Wills. .'fi .N.
| SECTION |, Be Il enacted, &c, That
all persons applying for letters testa-
mcntary or letters of administration
lsball, before the issue Of said letters,
lfilc with the register Of wills an aft.
4 davit, setting forth as nearly as can
bc ascertained the day and hour Of the
decedent's death to which said letters
respectively relate.
SECTION 2 All registers OF wills are
hereby required to file said aflidavits,
and also TO record said date of death
with tho other records OF said dece-
dents estates respectively.
ArrnovED-The 18th day of May,
4 A. ID. 1874. J. +. HARrRANPT.
AN ACT TO provide for the appointment Of a
special detective officer In any Of the counties
Of this commonwealth.
SECTION l. Be il enacted, de-, That
il shall be lawful for the district attor.
ney Of any county in this common
wealth, with the approval Of the court
OF quarter sessions Of the proper coun.
ty, whenever said court and district
attorney may deem il necessary, TO
appoint an officer as special detect
i've, whose duty il shall be to assist in
obtaining such evidence as shall be az.
rccted BY the district attorney for the
commonwealth in all criminal cases,
and perform such other duties as the
court may direct.
APpRovED-Thc 18th day Of May,
a. ID. 1874 J. +. HARrRANFT.
AN ACT to regulate damages pending writ ol
error and the costs accruing thereon.
SECTION l. Be il enacted, &c, That
in all cases in which writ of error OF
an appeal from decree il, equity
shall delay the proceedings on the
Judgment Of the inferior court, and in
the opinion of the supreme court the
sanc sbalFhavo been sued out merely
for delay, damages at the rate Of six
per centum per annum shall be award
, ed upon the amount Of the said judg.
ment or decree by the said supreme
court, and an attorney fee Of twenty
! dollars, and the cost Of printing the
paper book Of the defendant in error
or appellee, shall be taxed and collect
ed as part Of tho costs Of suit.
ApPRovED-The 25th day Of May
1 A. d. 1874 J. +. HARTRANrT.
AN ACT making an appropriation Of two thou.
sand dollars toward tho Improvement Of IL,
susquehanna river, between shamokin dam ane
Harrisburg.
SECTION |. Be il enacted, DC, That
there shall be and there is hereby ap.
propriated out Of any moneys moi
otherwise appropriated in the state
treasury, tho sum Of two thousand
dollars toward the Improvement OF
the descending navigation of the sus-
quehanna river, between Shamokin
dam and Harrisburg, and tho same
shall be paid upon the warrant of and
expended by A. G. Noyes, ]. B. Ora.
ham and Joseph Il. Gillingham, who
shsI! tilo the vouchers for the expend-
iturc thereof in the auditor generals
office, verified in the usual manner.
ArpRovED-The 9th day of June,
| A. ID. 1874. j. +. HARTRANFr.
AN ACT for the annexation Of boroughs or
townships, or parts Of townships, to adjacent
cities.
SEcTIoH /. Be Il enacted, de-, That
any borough or township, or part Of a
township, may be annexed to any ad
jacent city, in the following manner,
yizi In the case of borough, the
town council may pass an ordinance
for such annexation, whenever three.
6flhs of the taxables of such borough
shall present n petition asking there
for 10 the case Of a township or part
Of a township, three fftbs of the tax.
ables shall present petition TO the
council Of said city, asking for such
annexation, which said petition, in case
only part ofu township desires to be ad.
mitted, shall be accompanied by a plot
of tho same. .t.f.II a' taaala K .la
SECTION 2. Upon the presentation
to the councils of such city of ccrti-
fed copy of the ordinance, in the case
Of a borough, or of the petition, in the
case of a township, Or of the petition
and plot, in the case OF part OF n town.
ship, said councils may, by ordinance,
anncx such borough, township or part
of q township i-.ta li..,.
SECTION 3. That the action of said
city councils shall bc final and conclu-
sive, unless an appeal therefrom be Ia
ken within ten days to the court Of
quarter sessions OF the county upon
such appeal the clerks of said city