The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-12-02
NEW LAWS.


The Clarion Democrat gives the follow
ing synopsis of acts of assembly passed
by the last legislature, which will be
found of general interest to people in our
county:
CANADA THISTLE.
The former act amended so that the fine
of SIS instead of going one half to the
County Treasurer and the other half to the
informer, now is paid entirely to the
school district in which the land is situated.
The section allowing persons aggrieved
to enter upon the lands of another after
five days notice and cut down the thistles
and sue for pay, is amended 80 that par
ties aggrieved by the neglect of land own
ers to cut and destroy tho thistles OH their
own lands, may notify the constable or
supervisor of the district who must give
the land owner five days notice to cut and
destroy the thistles, upon the failure Of
the land owner to do this the officer must
enter upon the premises with such other
persons as he may employ and cut down
and destroy the thistles, and recover from
the land owners compensation at the rate
of $3.50 per day. The officer also gets a
fee of so cents and six cents mileage, cir
cular, for serving the notice. 1t is also
made the duty of the supervisors to de-
stroy the Canada thistles growing along
the public roads, And any supervisor or
constable who refuses or neglects to per-
form the duties prescribed by this act is
liable to fine of ten dollars.
ADULTERATIoN OF DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Any person who shall manufacture or
have in possession with intent to sell, any
oleomargerine or any compound to take
the place of butter or cheese produced
from pure unadulturated milk or cream,
which covers all mixtures of lard or tai
low with butter for sale as an article of
food, shall be guilty of misdeneanor
and upon conviction shall pay a fine of
net less than SlG0 nor more than $500 and
an imprisonment in the county Jail of not
less than ten days nor more than thirty
days for the first offense. Each subse-
quent offense one years imprisonment.
1t is the duty OF constables to report any
violation of this act in making their re-
turns to court.
CRIMINALS MAY TESTIFY.
Persons charged with misdemeaner or
felony, may if they wish, testify in their
own defense.
MERCHANTS USING LOTTERY - SCHEMES
TO SECURE PATRONAGE.
Any person doing business who shall
offer any ticket, check ETC., to any GUS
toner, emitting him to receive money or
any article of value shall be liable to a
fine of not less than $40 nor more than
800 or imprisonment not exceeding one
year.
DEFAULTING TAX COLLECTORS.
Any person charged with the collection
or safe-keeping of any taxes shall appro-
pirate the same to his own use or fail to
pay over the same as required by law
shall be liable to imprisonment not ex-
ceeding five years or fine not exceeding
$4,000.
TROUT.
1t shall not be lawful to catch ary
speckled trout only from the 18th day of
April to the 18th day of July, under pen
atty oil $40.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
The directors may purchase out of the
school funds the best books for use in the
schools of the district and furnish them
free of cost for the use of the pupils.
SCHOOL MONTH.
| A common school month shall consist
of 20 days actual teaching and no school
shall be kept open on Saturday, legal hol-
iday or during the time of holding the
county institute.
WITNESS FEES.
In all civil or criminal cases before JUS
tices of the peace, witnesses will be al
lowed so cents day and cents a mile
for going and returning.
In addition to these the bill regulating
the teaching of temperance hygiene in
The public schools, providing for the bur-
ial of INDECENT soldiers and sailors, the
payment of bounty upon foxes, hawks,
etc., the marriage license law and the new
tax law have already been noticed at
length in these columns, A number of
other laws were passed of general impor-
tance, but as they relate more exclusiVel Y
to matters in the courts we will not give
them here.
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