Chap. 156.—An ACT to amend and re-enact the Ist section of an act
entitled an act for Processioning and Settling the Bourfdaries of Lands
in this Commonwealth, passed Febr uary 27, 1866.

Passed February 5, 1867.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the first
section of an act, entitled an act for the processioning and
settling the boundaries of lands in this commonwealth, passed
February twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, be
amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Ҥ1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the
court of evgry county or corporation in this commonwealth,
in which the records of deeds and wills have been lost or
destroyed, either in whole or in part, and the courts of such
other counties as may deem it necessary, shall divide their
counties or corporations into so many precincts as to them
shall seem most convenient, for processioning the lands of
all persons in such counties, or in such portion of said coun-
ties as to such courts may seem proper; and shall appoint
the particular times: when such processioning shall be made
in every precinct; and shall also appoint three or more intel-
ligent, honest freeholders of every precinct, to see such pro-
cessioning performed, and to take and return to the said
court an account of every person’s land they shall procession,
and of the persons present at the same; which return shall
be in the following form:

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Date of processionin " Owners of land. | Descriptions and marks Persons present
° ge " , of corners, &c. _

A copy of which order shall be delivered by the clerk of
every court, respectively, to the sheriff, to be served on the
freeholderg so appointed, within fitteen days after the making
thereof; and the said freeholders shall cause the same to be
obeyed in every particular, and shall cause to be given, in the
most public manner, and in the most public places in their
county, by publication in the newspapers,.or otherwise, at
least three weeks before the same js performed, of the time
appointed by them for processioning in each precinct; and
shall also cause to be served, in the manner prescribed by
law, a like notice upon any person whose lands may be affected
by such processioning. Each prccessioner shall be allowed
by the court of his county, one dollar and fifty cents for every
day he shall be employed; and in the case of the death, re-
signation or removal froin office, or failure te act, of any such
processioners, the court of the county where such vacancy
shall happen, shall appoint a successor; and every county
court shall make a reasonable allowance to its clerk for the
services to be performed by him, by virtue of this act; which
allowance, together with other necessary expenses incurred
in the execution of this act not otherwise provided for, shall
be levied in the next county levy.”
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.