The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-24

The bill makes IL the duty Of the assessors on
the first Monday in June of each year to revise
the transcripts which they have received from
the county commissioners, and prepare cor,
rect list of voters, with places of resi- dence, and
also make separate list OF all assessments LOT
the commissioners, They arc also, prior to the
lst OF August TO post one copy of the list on tne
house where an election is held, and they shall
add 10 their list the names of those Claiming
the light to vote. On election day any voter
whose name has been omitted may, by taking
oath. substantiated by the oath OF one witness
as TO certain points, cast his vote.
The Court of Common Pleas Is to have power,
on request of citizens, to appoint two overseeTs
to be present with the officers of election, IT
also makes it illegal for any Prothonotary,
clerk or deputy to atfix the seal of office to any
naturalization paper, whereby 1t may be frau,
dulenty used, or aid in permitting the issue OF
fraudulent naturalization certificates, or to vote
on such papers.
II also provides that all city, ward, borough,
township and election officers shall be elected
on the second Tuesday of october. That all
elections shall be held between A. M. and
Pm. This act does not apply TO Philadelphia.
Mr.. Wallace offered amendments to change
the Jaw on the subject of permitting foreign.
born citizens to vote, and TO substitute the
policy of the Western States for that of Penn
sylyania, by allowing every foreigner who shall
have resided in the State one year, and shall
have filed his declaration of intentions over one
year previously. to vote, and thus to prevent
frauds and encourage emigrants to settle in this
state.
The amendments of Mr.. Wallace were defeated
by party vote.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-T evening
session was devoted to the discussion Of the
fifteenth constitutional amendment.
The Cattle Bill.
The following is full abstract of the bill now
before the Legislature:-
Section one provides that, to protect the
citizens against the sale of diseased meats, aud
to furnish facilities for inspection, william
Gohl, William V. McGrath, b. s. Hunt, and
others be incorporated, with the right to erect
buildings, and hold not exceeding two hundred
acres of land. The drainage of the yard shall
not be allowed to flow into the Schuylkill above
the dam.
Section two provides that scales and facilities
shall be furnished for the weighing and keeping
OF cattle, and all cattle shall be inspected by
an inspector appointed by the Governor. The
remaining thirteen sections of the bill contain
manage the company, and be elected annually.
The capital stock to be five hundred thousand
dollars. The usual power to mortgage is given.
The Governor shall appoint an inspector, to
serve for three years, with necessary deputies,
and the company shall pay him salary of
S2500 per year, and he shall give bonds for
$4,000, and shall take an oath to be faithful. The
inspector shall always be ready to weigh all
purchaser certificate OF weight. No inspector
shall be interested in cattle but shall examine
carefully and reject all diseased cattle and pre-
vent their sale. If he fails in his duty the Gov
ernor shall remove him. The company shall
charge two cents per hundred pounds for the
use of the yards, care, and fixtures. The in
spector shall charge five cents per head. The
company shall furnish sworn monthly state
ments to the Auditor General of their receipts
and expenses; and, in consideration of the
franchises granted, it shall pay the State
monthly for twenty years one per cent. of their
receipts, in addition to all taxes and bonus now
imposed by law. For weekly yardage. not more
than fifteen cents per head shall be charged for
heavy cattle or five cents for calves, sheep, or
hogs. After the appointment Of the inspector,
no flesh of animals shall be sold unless first in.
spected, under penalty of fine, to be paid to the
Guardians of the Poor. Provided that nothing
in this act shall apply to farmers bringing
cattle to town to sell at retail.