The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-02
Important Acts Passed by the Legislature

We append a summary of some impoI-
tant laws passed by tho last Legislature
which will doubtless be Of interest to all our
readers:
An act granting a gratuity Of $40 and an
annuity of Sl2O To those soldiers Of tho war
Of lSl2 or their widows, who have not before
received pensions.
An act to prohibit cities, boroughs and
municipalities from levyIng any license or
mercantile tax upon persons taking orders
for goods by sample, or individuals or coin
panies who pay license or mercantile ta 4
at their place of business.
/. An act giving power TO the Courts Oi
|, Quarter Sessions, with the concurrence ol
the grand jury, To change the limits ot any
Incorporated borough in the Common :
wealth..
An act to provide free evening schools for
children abuYe SIX years OF age.
An act empowering borough authorities
IN lay loot walks along the sides OF turnpike
roads that may be within the borough Inn
ITS, aud to assess the same IN the owners Oi
the adjoining properties.
An act requiring Imitation butter and
margarine butter" and "imitation checse.'
An act providing that the owners of all
three story hotels, seninaries, colleges,
academies, hospitals, asylums. store hunsr,
factories, manufactures or work shops anu
tenement houses, and the directors Of the
schools, To have affixed To each oi six win
COWS on the third floor chain, ten feet in
length, attached to which shall be rope Of
sufficient length to reach to the goOund.
An act providing that at the next election
for borough cnuncilmen two shall be elect, d
to serve iur one year, two for two years amt
two Tor three years, and at each succeeding
election TO elect two to serve for three years
Als', providing that councils shall have
power 10 fii vacancies occurring in their
own bodies.
An act providing a penalty OF not more
than $500 and imprisonment not exceeding
three months. irr persons selling by false
beams, scales, weights aud measures.
An act providing that illegitinate chill
dreu born Of the same mother shall be cap
able of lnheriiing from each oth0r.
An act providing that manufacturers OF
venders of nostrunis and patent medicines
shall Iny mercantile license.
An act prohibiting the sales or advertis
ing of lottery tickets or policies.
| hu aNb IihNWlHS lHht any ltIbOu WI
shall furnish a voter with n ticket falsely
representing To hun that it contains certair
names thereon. shall pay hne uot exceed
ing Sl00 OF undergo an imp is inment no
exceeding nne year.
An net To prevent political parties from
assessing contributions upon public officeri
tor political purposes
Al act empowering the Court ot Quarter
Sessions tn change the dividing lines be
tween adjoining boroughs were said linz,
separate the property ol the same owner in
tO two or more paris.
An act authorizing county commissioner
to discharge prisoners from jail withou
proceeding under the insOlvenL law.
An sct In prohibit ihe receiving and de
taining Of children in almshouses.
. An act requiring the assessors Of the mex
trlenniai assessment To assess and retur
tinber lands separate from cleared lands.
An act providing that the wages ui sci
want girls, washerwOnien, clerks, mcchan
les, miners, lAborers aud others shall
preferred aud first paid out OF the proceed
OF sale of the property Of insolvent debtor
An act providing that the term Of Office
every borough officer hereafter elected sha
expire on the first Monday Of March an
that borough auditors shall perform the
work IN the second Monday of hsrch, e,
6 cept as to the aceiunts OF school treasurer.