Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-01
Laws Of 1879.

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The following are some OF the gen.
eral and important laws passed by the
Legislature last winter and now in
force. We select them for the benefit
Of such Of our readers as may be inter
ested in them:
RELATING TO EXECUTIONS.
No. 123 provides that writes Of il.
fo. issued within seven days OF the
next term Of Court, may, at the option
of the plaintiff, be returnable to the
second term after the date OF issue,
and the Sheriff may proceed to levy,
sale. and inquisition without an atlds
writ. Inquisition upon real estate
taken in execution, shall be held by
six men.
ABANDONED ROADS.
No. 80 provides that where turn
pike or plank road has been in whole
or in part abandoned, for five years,
the portion so abandoned, if not kept
in proper repair by the township, shall,
on application to Court, revert to the
owners in free simple; but if kept in
repair by the township may be occn-
pied or appropriated under the right
Of eminent domain.
FIRE ESCAPES.
No. 132 provides that every semi
nary, college, academy, hospital,
asylum or hotel, every storehouse or
factory in which operatives are usually
at work in the third or higher stories,
every tenement house, and every pub
lie school building Of three or more
stories high, shall be provided with a
permanent, safe, external means Of es-
capes therefrom in case OF FIRE. The
fire commissioners and fire marshal
of the district shall examine and ap-
prove the escape. Any individual or
school district neglecting to provide an
escape. shall be liable for damages in
case Of injury. A penalty Of. $500 is
also imposed for neglect to comply
with the act.
FRAUDULENT DEBTORS.
No. 1873 provides that in case OF
final judgment, upon which return
has been made that no property can
be found, the judgment debtor may be
called and put under oath, together
with any other witnesses having
knowledge, for the purpose Of disclo-
sure Of any property out OF which the
judgment may be satisfied.
DECREASING BANK CAPITAL.
No. 1877 provides that the capital
stock Of any bank created by the State
NAV be decreased, from time to time,
by the consent Of the parties holding
the larger amount in value Of the
stock; provided that the decrease
shall not affect liabilities Of stockhold-
ers for the Indebtedness Of corporations
where they are now liable under ex-
isting laws
RELIGIOUS ADVISERS IN PRISONS.
No. 148 provides that all persons
confined in prisons, reformatory or
other institutions, supported in whole
or in part by the State, shall have the
privilege Of praoticiDg the religion Of
their choice, and secure the services
Of any minister connected with any
denomination provided the services
shall be personal to the inmate and
not interfere with the established order
of religious services in the institution.
The established services shall not be
sectarian.
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.
No. ISL makes it misdcmeanor for
anv person to cruelty ill-trcat or abuse
or unnecessarily puniah any minor child
or to abandon and neglect the same.
Any person who shall permit to be
or employ any child under
fifteen ycara Of age for ropewalking,
acrobatic or gymnagtic performances
or for obscene or illegal exhibition or
vocation; or any vocation injurious to
health or dangerous to life and limb /;
or retain any child in or about any
brothcl or dance house, shall be guilty
Of a misdemeanor. No child under
twelve years Of age is permitted to be
employed in any underground works
or minoa, Humane Societies may
have persons commissioned to make
arrests.
CogoNER's JURORS YEEs.
No. I53 fixes the fees Of Coroner's
jurors at one dollar per day, when the
time employed is less than six hours,
and one dollar and fifty cents when the
time exceeds six hours. No mileage
il allowed
PENSION AFPIDAVTT5.
No. l55 requires all magistrates in
cities Of the first, second and third
class, authorized to take acknowledge
ments, to perform such service free Of
charge for soldiers and widows Of
soldiers, when making affidayits for
pension papers.
ENLARGEMENT or BOROUGH LIMITS.
No. 159 authorizes the Court Of
Quarter Sessions Of any county, with
the concurrence Of the grand jury, to
change the limits Of any borough, and
decree such alterations AZ may be
necessary and expedicnt. A majority
of freeholdcrs residing within any
limits to be annexed, may petition the
Court for that purpose, presenting
draft of the territory. This applica-
ton goes to the grand jury, who are
to pass upon the cxpcdiency Of the
same and report to the Court.
TREspAsslsG UPON TRAINS.
No. 1862 provides that any person
being on any engine, passenger or
freight car, with the intention Of rid
ing without paying fare, or for the
purpose Of committing larceny or ins
turing or destroying property, or