estate of his dian of Mary R., Anne C. and Henrietta E. R. Slaymaker, H. Y. Slayminor children of the said Henry Y. Slaymaker, and of Mar. maker to sell garet Slaymaker his wife, now deceased, is hereby authorized certain real and empowered to sell and convey the one undivided sixth part children. of two lots of ground in the city of Philadelphia, which they the said minors are entitled to in right of their mother, Margaret Slaymaker aforesaid, deceased, devisee of her grandfather, Philip Wager, deceased, and that he shall have full power and authority to execute a deed or deeds in fee simple, to the purchaser or purchasers for the same: Provided, That the said Proviso. Henry Y. Slaymaker, guardian as aforesaid, before proceeding to sell the said property, shall enter into recognizance, with sufficient security, in the Orphans' Court of the county of York, to be approved by the judges of the said court, conditioned for the faithful application of the proceeds of the sale of said estate, according to the decree of the said Orphans' Court in relation to the same, in accordance with the provisions of said decree. SECTION 9. The executors of the estate of John Brooks, Exect's of late of the county of Crawford, deceased, and the administra- Brooks and tors of the estate of William McArthur, late of the same county, admint's of deceased, are hereby authorized and empowered to make parti- McArthur, to tion of a certain tract of land, viz. of tract number seventy- of certain real make partit'n six, in the eighth district of donation lands, in the said county, estate. which said tract of land was held in common by the said John Brooks and William McArthur, in their lives, and to execute all instruments necessary and proper to evidence the same: Pro- Proviso. vided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect or impair the right of any other person to the said land, or any part thereof, not claiming under the said John Brooks or the said William McArthur. estate. SECTION 10. The provisions of the act to enable Catharine Newbold's Augusta Newbold and others, administrators of Thomas New- adms. to sell bold, deceased, to sell certain real estate of the intestate, passed certain real the twenty-third day of January, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, be, and the same are extended, so as to authorize and empower the said Catharine Augusta Newbold, administratrix, Herman Le Roy, Caleb Newbold, junior, and Herman Le Roy, junior, or their survivor or survivors, administrators of the said Thomas Newbold, deceased, to sell and convey in fee simple two tracts of land, and every part thereof, with the appurtenances, situate in the counties of Bradford and Tioga, numbers nine hundred and sixty-eight and nine hundred and sixty-nine, each containing one thousand and ninety-four acres and one quarter of an acre, be the same more or less, and to execute a deed or deeds for the same to the purchaser or purchasers thereof. The city of Philadelphia to sell certain SECTION 11. The mayor, aldermen and citizens of Philadel phia, are hereby authorized to grant, bargain, sell and convey, real estate in by deed or otherwise, all and every part of the lands in Centre Centre co, George Vaux and B. H. Warder to sell certain real estate Gco. Aston. deceased. Proviso. county, devised to them by the late Elias Boudinot, free from all liability of the trust contained in said devise, and the proceeds of such sale shall be appropriated, under the authority of the said mayor, aldermen and citizens, in the manner and for the uses intended by the devisor. WHEREAS, George Aston, late of the county of Philadelphia, died in the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, having first made his last will and testament in writing, bearing date the eighth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, whereby (inter alia) he bequeathed the free use, occupation, rents, profits and income, of a certain plantation or tract of land, situated in Blockley township, in said county, called Woodside, together with the capital, messuage, and other buildings and improvements thereon, to his niece, Ann Warder, ju nior, wife of Jeremiah Warder, and her assigns, for her sole and separate use during her natural life, and from and after the decease of the said Ann Warder, junior, he bequeathed the said plantation, with the buildings and improvements, to all and every of the children of the said Ann Warder, junior, who should be living at her death, their heirs and assigns forever, with a proviso, that if all and every the children of the said Ann Warder, junior, should die under age, and without issue, then, after the death of the said Ann Warder, junior, he bequeathed the said plantation to his nephew, George Aston, ju nior, and the children of his sister, Mary Madeira, their heirs and assigns forever: AND WHEREAS, It has been represented to the legislature, that the interest of the present holders of the said property, and of those in remainder, will be promoted by an authority to sell the same or portions thereof, and to reinvest the proceeds of such sales on the same trusts: Therefore, SECTION 12. George Vaux and Benjamin Head Warder, of the city of Philadelphia, and the survivor of them, are hereby authorized to sell and dispose of, at public or private sale, all or any part or portion of said plantation or tract of land, called Woodside, with the buildings and improvements thereon, and to make good and sufficient conveyance for the said plantation, or so much thereof as may be sold, to the purchaser or purcha sers thereof, in fee simple or for less estate: Provided, That the whole proceeds arising from such sale or sales, shall be in. vested by the said George Vaux and Benjamin Head Warder, or the survivor of them, in the purchase of other real estate, or in sufficient landed security, or in the public stocks, in the names of the said George Vaux and Benjamin Head Warder, or the survivor of them, and the heirs and assigns of such survivor, in trust, for the purposes mentioned and intended in the will of the said George Aston, and to descend and pass according to the direction of the said will; but it is hereby declared, that this proviso shall not be taken or construed to require, that the purchaser or purchasers of any part or portion of said plan. tation shall be bound to look to the application of the purchase money arising therefrom or to the re-investment hereby directed. WM. PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO'S. RINGLAND, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. GEO: WOLF. No. 79. AN ACT For the relief of Frederick Bodine, John Cosner, Thomas Abbott, Conrad Fry, Martin Short, and Gideon Shaw, soldiers of the revolutionary war, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re presentatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and required to pay to John Cosner, of Bucks county, Conrad Fry, of Berks county, and Martin Short, of Allegheny county, soldiers of the revolutionary war, or to their respective orders, forty dollars each immediately, and an annuity of forty dollars. each payable half yearly, to commence on the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. SECTION 2. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay Thomas Abbott, of Adams county, Gideon Shaw, of Bucks county, and Frederick Bodine, of Lycoming county, or to their respective orders, forty dollars as a gratuity and in full for their revolutionary services. WM. PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO'S. RINGLAND, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. 18 GEO: WOLF. No. 80. AN ACT For the relief of sundry soldiers and widows of soldiers of the revolution ary war. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the Robert Mc- same, That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized Glaughland, and required to pay to Robert McGlaughland, of Adams counJins. Wherry ty, James Wherry, of Washington county, Henry Hess, of Henry Hess, H. Barnhardt. Berks county, and Henry Barnhardt, of Montgomery county, or to their respective orders, forty dollars each immediately, and an annuity of forty dollars to each, payable half yearly during life, to commence on the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. Jane English, SECTION 2. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay to Jane English and Rachel Campbell, of Lycoming county, or to their respective orders, forty dollars each immediately, and an annuity of forty dollars to each, payable half yearly during life, to commence on the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. WM. PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO'S. RINGLAND, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. GEO: WOLF. No. 81. AN ACT For the relief of sundry soldiers and widows of soldiers of the revolu tiouary war. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the Mathi. Loch- same, That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized man, Daniel and required to pay to Mathias Lochman and Daniel Harrar, Harrar, Paul of Montgomery county, Paul Berlet, of Berks county, and James Upjohn. Upjohn, of Lancaster county, or to their respective order, each Berlet, James forty dollars immediately, and an annuity of forty dollars each during life, payable half yearly, to commence on the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. SECTION 2. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and Nancy required to pay to Nancy McConnell, widow of John McCon McConnell. nell, late of Westmoreland county, or to her order, forty dollars immediately, and an annuity of forty dollars, payable half yearly during life, to commence on the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. SECTION 3. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and J. Merckel, required to pay to Jacob Merckel and Peter Spohn, of Berks Peter Spon. county, or to their respective orders, forty dollars each immediately as a gratuity and compensation in full for revolutionary services. WM. PATTERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO'S. RINGLAND, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. GEO: WOLF. No. 82. AN ACT For the relief of sundry soldiers and widows of soldiers of the revolutionary war. Fred. Axe, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay to Daniel Johnson, of Northampton county, Dan. Johnson George Merts, of Westmoreland county, Frederick Axe, of Geo. Merts, Philadelphia, Levi Starling, of Bucks county, Michael Weida Levi Starling, and Michael Roth, of Berks county, or to their respective orders, Mich. Weida, forty dollars each immediately, and an annuity of forty dollars Michael Roth to each, payable half yearly during life, to commence on the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, and to Thomas Deeds, of Montgomery county, a gratuity of forty dollars immediately, in full for his revolutionary services. Rachel M. SECTION 2. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and Leneken, Eve required to pay to Rachel M'Lenchen, of Erie county, Eve Bush, Sybilla Bush, of Pike county, Sybilla Grosscup, of Berks county, and Grosscup, Elizabeth Decker, of Montgomery county, or to their respective Decker. Elizabeth |