Section 26

Act 109 of 1816, § 26, under MAYOR, RECORDER AND ALDERMAN OF PITTSBURGH.

Act 109 of 1816, § 26

Section 26. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all the property and estate whatsoever, real and personal, of the borough of Pittsburg, are hereby severally and respectively vested in the corporation or body politic of the city of Pittsburg and their successors, in and by this act established, by the name, style and title aforesaid, to and for the use and benefit of the said citizens for ever; and until the corporation of the said city shall be duly organized under this act, the present charter of the borough of Pittsburg shall continue in full force and operation, and all officers under the same shall be appointed and hold their offices as they now may or can do by law; and as soon as this act shall go into operation, all suits, prosecutions, debts and claims whatever, shall, by force thereof, become transferred to the said city, and be under the management and control thereof as fully and completely as if no alteration had been made in the said charter.