Health, and in all other respects as the report of auditors against county treasurers.

SECT. 35. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the act entitled, "An act for establishing an Health Of"fice, for otherwise securing the city and port of Philadelphia "from the introduction of pestilential and contagious diseases, "and for regulating the importation of German and other pas"sengers," passed the twenty-second day of April, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, be and the same is hereby repealed, except the 21st and 22d sections of the said act. And the act entitled, "A supplement to the act entitled, An act for establishing an Health Office, for otherwise securing the city and "port of Philadelphia, from the introduction of pestilential and "contagious diseases, and for regulating the importation of "German and other passengers," passed the twenty-third day of September, seventeen hundred and ninety-four; and the act entitled, "An act supplementary to the several acts establishing "an Health Office," passed the seventeenth day of April, seventeen hundred and ninety-five. And the act entitled, "A "further supplement to the act entitled, An act for establish"ing an Health Office, for otherwise securing the city and port "of Philadelphia from the introduction of pestilential and contagious diseases, and for regulating the importation of Ger"man and other passengers," passed the seventeenth day of April, seventeen hundred and ninety-five. And the act entitled, "An act to amend and repeal certain provisions in the "Health Laws of this commonwealth," passed the fourth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six And the act entitled, "An act to alter and amend the Health Laws "of this commonwealth, and to incorporate a board of mana"gers of the marine and city hospitals of the port of Philadel"phia, and for other purposes therein mentioned," passed the fourth day of April, seventeen hundred and ninety-eight. And the act entitled, "An act for establishing an Health Office, for 66 securing the city and port of Philadelphia from the introduc"tion of pestilential and contagious diseases," passed the eleventh day of April, seventeen hundred and ninety-nine. And the act entitled, "An act for establishing a Health Office, and "to secure the city and port of Philadelphia from the introduc"tion of pestilential and contagious diseases," passed the seventeenth day of March, eighteen hundred and six. And the act entitled, "An act to continue in force an act entitled, " An "act for establishing a Health Office, and to secure the city and "port of Philadelphia from the introduction of pestilential and "contagious diseases and supplementary thereto," passed the thirty-first day of March, eighteen hundred and twelve. And the act entitled, " An act to amend and continue 'An act for

"establishing a Health Office, and to secure the city and port "of Philadelphia from the introduction of pestilential and con"tagious diseases, and the supplement thereto," passed the twenty-fifth day of March, eighteen hundred and thirteen. And the act entitled, "An act to amend and continue " An act for "establishing a Health Office, and to secure the city and port "of Philadelphia from the introduction of pestilential and con"tagious diseases," and the supplement thereto, passed the thirteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and seventeen, be and the same are hereby repealed: Provided nevertheless, That all actions, prosecutions or other proceedings begun, all rights accruing, and all penalties incurred under the said acts, shall be carried on, prosecuted, vested in, sued for, and recovered, by the Board of Health, established by this act in all respects as if the said acts had not been repealed and appropriated, as is directed by this act.

WILLIAM DAVIDSON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

ISAAC WEAVER,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED, the twenty-ninth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

WILLIAM FINDLAY.

A SUPPLEMENT

To an Act, entitled "An act for establishing a Health Office, and to secure the City and Port of Philadelphia from the introduction of pestilential and contagious diseases, and for other purposes."

SECT. 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 from and after the passing of this act, between the first day of June and the first day of October, every ship or vessel coming from any port or place southward of Cape Fear, bound to Philadelphia, shall be subject to the examination directed by the fourth section of the act to which this is a supplement, for every ship or vessel coming from any foreign port or place, and the master, commander or pilot of every such ship or vessel coming from any port or place southward of Cape Fear, shall be subject to the same restrictions, and liable to the same indictment, prosecution and penalties, as by the said fourth section

That from and after the passing of this act, between the first day of June and the first day of October, within forty-eight hours after the discharge of the cargo of every ship or vessel at the port of Philadelphia, it shall be the duty of the captain or master, owner or owners, consignee or consignees, and other person, having the direction of the discharge of the same, under the penalty of one hundred dollars, to be recovered and appropri ated as by the act to which this is a supplement is directed, to give, or cause to be given, to the Board of Health, notice that the same cargo is discharged, and to permit and suffer the Board of Health, by themselves or by their lawful agent by them for that purpose, appointed, to examine the condition of the hold, ballast and limbers of such ship or vessel. And if the Board of Health shall deem it for the safety and health of the city of Philadelphia, they are hereby authorized and empowered to designate a proper place to which the said ship or vessel shall be taken, and that her hold, ballast and limbers shall there be cleansed and purified, or at the expense of such captain or master, owner or owners, consignee or consignees, or other person, having the direction of the discharge of the cargo, to send, or cause to be sent, such ship or vessel to a proper place, and have her hold, ballast and limbers cleansed and purified.

SECT. 5. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passing of this act, between the first day of June and the first day of October, no person or persons shall, under the penalty of fifty dollars, to be recovered and appropriated as is directed by the act to which this is a supplement, be permitted to store, or keep in any one house, store, cellar or other inclosure, a greater quantity than one hundred bushels of vegetables which are in themselves of a perishable nature, without a permit from the Board of Health, which permit shall be granted for a limited time therein expressed, and may be renewed from time to time by the Board of Health.

JOHN GILMORE,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

PHILIP S. MARKLEY,

APPROVED, April 2d, 1821.

Speaker of the Senate.

JOSEPH HEISTER.

EXTRACT

FROM THE

ACT FOR THE REGULATION

OF

PILOTS AND PILOTAGE,

IN THE

BAY AND RIVER DELAWARE.

Passed March 29, 1803;

AND THE SUPPLEMENT THERETO,

Passed March 13, 1817.

SECTION 17. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every person exercising the profession of a pilot in the bay or river Delaware, shall within three months after the passing of this act, apply in person to the board of wardens for the port of Philadelphia, for a license to entitle him to follow that occupation, and that it shall be the duty of at least three of the said wardens, to examine every person so applying, as to his fitness in all respects to perform the duties of a pilot, and to grant license to all such as they shall deem qualified according to their respective abilities; those of the first class to persons capable of piloting ships or vessels of any practicable draught of water, those of the second class to persons capable of piloting ships or vessels drawing twelve feet water or under, those of the third class to persons capable of piloting ships or vessels drawing nine feet or under; which licenses shall be in force for one year from the date thereof, and until the pilots respectively shall next after expiration of the year, arrive with any ship or vessel at the port of Philadelphia, and no longer; but every pilot delivering up his license shall be entitled to receive a new one in lieu thereof, giving like security as hereinafter directed, unless it shall appear to the said wardens that the person applying is disqualified from exercising the duties of a pilot; and if any person shall after the time herein prescribed for taking out licenses, exercise the profession of a pilot in the bay or river Delaware without such license, or at any time after