EXHIBIT  32

                           SECTION 906 - CERTIFICATION.


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                                   AS ADDED BY
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Mid Penn
Bancorp (the "Company for the period ended June 30, 2005, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, ALAN W. DAKEY, PRES. AND
CEO, of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as added by ss. 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, thAT:

         1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2. To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

Date:    July 27, 2005                               By:/s/ Alan W. Dakey
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                                                        Alan W. Dakey
                                                        Pres. And CEO