...penalty of sixty dollars. They are declared to be a body politic and corporate in law, by the name of the " Guardians of the Poor of the city of Philadelphia,...Southwark, and township of the Northern Liberties." The guardians appoint eight of their number to superintend the alms house and house of employment ;...

...an act, entitled " An *oact for the consolidation and amendment of the laws as far as they respect the poor of the city of Philadelphia, the district of Southwark, and the township of the Northern Liberties ;" passed the twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight...

...devise, and " bequeath the same, and every part and parcel thereof, " unto the corporation by the name of the Guardians of the " Poor of the City of Philadelphia, the district of South" war/4, and township of the Northern Liberties? in trust, &c. There was no particular devise...

...under the 5th and 6th sections of the said act of assembly, and Jncob Belsterling was appointed by the guardians of the poor of the city of Philadelphia, the district of Southwark, and the township of the Northern Liberties, collector of the poor taxes for the years 1810, 1811, and 1812....

...to the act entitled "An act for the consolidation and amendment of the laws, as far as they respect the poor, of the city of Philadelphia, the district of Southwark and the township "of the Northern Liberties;" was read the third time; and Resolved, That it pass. The...

...Alms House and House of Employment, during the year ending 26th May, 1828. VI. The General Board of Guardians of the Poor of the, City of Philadelphia,...Southwark and Township of the Northern Liberties, in account current with their Treasurer, for the year ending 26th May, 1828. DR. To amount of orders...

...of the Schuylkill water. 39. A supplement to the act, entitled an act for the relief and employment of the poor of the city of Philadelphia, the district of Southwark, and the townships of the Northern Liberties, and Penn. 40. An act to provide for the inspection of Tobacco...

...consideration of bill No. 81, entitled A supplement to an act entitled An act for the relief and employment of the poor of the city of Philadelphia, the district of Southwark, and the townships of the Northern Liberties and Penn, passed the fifth day of March, one thousand eight...

...other. The principal of these is the incorporation of " the guardians for the relief and employment of the poor of the city of Philadelphia, the district of Southwark, and the townships of the Northern Liberties and Penn," which possesses an alms house and house of employment....

...law recoverable, with costs of suit, the one moiety of which penalties and forfeitures shall go to the guardians of the poor of the city of Philadelphia, the district of Southwark, and the township of the Northern Liberties, or to the overseers of the poor of the township of Moyamensing...