Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-16

stUppl~t AND ANtIHEh To fkhF
HIBIT THE SALE oT DEADLY
WEAPONS TO NiSoEs.
From the Harrisburg Patriot
The following important laws having
local application, which were passed
at the late session of the legislature
have received the signature of Cover.
nor Hoyt:
TO punish frauds upon life insurance
companies by agents, physicians and
others.
Section !. That any agent of mu.
tual, stock or cooperative life insur.
ance company or association, physician
or other person whatsoever who shall
knowingly make or be concerned or
interested in making any misrcpresen.
tatlon or false statement for the puT.
pose OF securing from any mutual, stock
or cooperative life insurance company
or association q policy of insurance or
certificate OF membership upon his own
life, or the life Of any other person,
shall be guilty Of misdcmeauor. and
upon conviction thereof be fined not
exceeding one thousand dollars, or un.
derco imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or both. in the discretion Of the
court Approved the 10Th day Of June,
4. D., 1851. IIENRY NJ. Horr.
A further supplement to the school
laws OF this commonwealth aud to
abolish all distinction Of race or color
in the public schools thereof.
Section l. That hereafter it shall be
unlawful for any school director, super.
intendent or teacher to make any dis.
tinction whatever on account OF or by
reason Of the race or color OF any pupil
or scholar who may be in attendance
upon or seeking admission to any pub.
lie or common school maintained wholly
or in part under the school laws Of this
commonwealth.
Section .. That the twenty fourth
section Of an act Of assembly approved
the eighth day Of May, 4. D., 1854, en-.
titled IAN act for the regulation and
continuance Of system of education
by common schools. which section is
a. follows: "That the directors or con.
trollers of the several districts OF the
State are hereby authorized and requir.
ed TO establish within their respective
districts separate schools for the tuition
Of negro and mulatto children when.
ever such separate schools can be 30 10.
Gated as to accommodate twenty or
more pupils, and whenever such sepa-
rate schools shall be established and
kept open four months in any year, the
directors or controllers shall not be
compelled to admit such pupils into
any other school of the district proUif.
cd, That in cities or boroughs the board
Of controllers shall provide for such
schools out of the general funds asses.
sed and collected by uniform taxation
for educational purposes" be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This law shall take effect
on the fourth day Of July ensuing the
passage thereof. Approved the eighth
day Of June, ). D., 1881.
HENRI ". HoYr.
To prohibit the sale to any person un.
der sixteen years of age, Of deadly
weapons, gunpowder and explosive
substances in the commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania.
That any person who shall knowing.
ly and willfully sell. or cause TO be sold, =,
to any person under sixteen years Of
age any cannon, revolver, pistol or other
such deadly weapon, or who shall know.
ingly and willfully sell, or cause to be
sold, to any such minor any imitation
OF toy cannon, revolver or pistol so
made, constructed or arranged a. to be
capable OF being loaded with eunpow.
der or other explosive substance, cart
ridge, shot, slugs or balls and being ex.
ploded, fired of and discharged and
thereby become dangerous or deadly
weapon, or who shall knowingly and
willfully sell, or cause 10 be sold. TO any
such minor any cartridge, gunpowder
or other dangerous and explosive sub.
stance shall in every case be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be sentenced to pay q finc
not exceeding three hundred dollars.
Approved the tenth day Of June, A. D.,
! 1881. HEsRY M. HoYT.