This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...or borough; and each of said viewers shall be entitled to a sum not exceeding five dollars per day, or such sum as shall be decided upon by the proper court, not exceeding five dollars per day, for every day necessarily employed in performance of the duties herein prescribed. 32. In case any such township or borough shall repeal any ordinance passed, or discontinue any proceeding taken, providing for the taking and appropriation of any property for the purposes aforesaid, prior to the entry upon and taking of, or injury to, such property, and within thirty days after the filing of the report of viewers assessing damages, the said township or borough shall not thereafter be liable to pay any damages which have been or might have been assessed; but all costs upon any proceeding had thereon shall be paid by such township or borough, together with any actual damage, loss, or injury sustained by reason of such proceedings. 33. Whenever heretofore any borough has acquired any land outside of the limits of such borough, for park purposes, such borough shall have power to own and possess such land for park purposes, and to lay out and maintain same, and to appropriate money for the laying out and maintenance of same. 34. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. IV. State parks. 35. The governor is hereby directed to appoint a commission, to consist of three persons, whose duty it shall be to make a personal investigation and examination of a certain tract of land in the counties of Jefferson, Clarion and Forest, now owned by A. W. Cook and others. Such examination and investigation shall be for the purpose of determining the propriety of the purchase of said tract by the commonwealth as a. state park and forest...