Pennsylvania Act 1870-70 — APPROPRIATING GROUND IN CITY OF PHILADELPHIA THE PURCHASE OF

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APPROPRIATING GROUND IN CITY OF PHILADELPHIA THE PURCHASE OF
                  Act of Jan. 27, 1870, P.L. 93, No. 70               Cl. 11
                           A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT

     To an act, entitled "An Act appropriating ground for public
     purposes in the city of Philadelphia," approved the twenty-sixth
     day of March, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.

        Section 1.  Confirmation of partial or special reports
        It shall be Lawful for the Court of Quarter Sessions of
     Philadelphia county to confirm the partial or special reports of
     park juries, and to order Payment by the City of Philadelphia
     the damages awarded to one or more owners of land, from time to
     time.  1870, Jan. 27, P.L. 93, Sec. 1.
        Section 2.  That the word "within," in section thirteen of
     the act of the fourteenth of April, Anno Domini one thousand
     eight hundred and sixty-eight, relating to Fairmount park, next
     after the words, "beyond or," be altered to "without."
        Section 3.  Vacancy in jury
        Should any vacancy happen in any jury now appointed or
     hereafter to be appointed, by death or resignation, removal or
     otherwise, it shall be lawful for the court to fill such vacancy
     from time to time as it may happen without prejudice to the
     validity of the proceedings; Provided, That every claimant shall
     have the opportunity of being fully heard by the whole jury or a
     quorum thereof after any such new appointment.  1870, Jan. 27,
     P.L. 93, Sec. 3.
        Section 4.  Report to be made to council in January
        The Board of Park Commissioners shall make their annual
     report to the councils the City of Philadelphia, during the
     month of January, and not to the Mayor of said city, as now
     provided by law.  1870, Jan. 27, P.L. 93, Sec. 4.
        Section 5  That the twenty-eighth section of the act,
     entitled "A supplement to an act, entitled 'An Act appropriating
     ground for public purposes in the city of Philadelphia, approved
     the twenty-sixth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight
     hundred and sixty-seven,'" approved the fourteenth day of April,
     Anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, shall be and the
     same is hereby repealed; and there shall be appointed by the
     commissioners of Fairmount park, a solicitor, whose duty it
     shall be, under their direction, to attend to the assessment of
     damages, and to such other business of a legal nature connected
     with the park as the said commissioners may require; he shall
     receive during the present year, and hereafter until otherwise
     ordered by councils, the same compensation as is now provided
     for the assistant solicitor named in the said twenty-eighth
     section.