The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-03-28

BELOW we append four bills intro
dnced into The State Senate on Mon
day evening by Hon. w. Nj. Rapsher, of
this district The measures are sub
Stantial and should be placed on the
Autatttes by the law makers of the state.
Our space is too limited to review or
point out the excellence of the bills
but they show their merit on the
face.
An Act To provide for the refundng Of all
Iaonies to employees OF persons or oOrpo5a-
h0nB In this Commonwealth who have de-
Quoted any plrt OF portion Of such empONos
wages forthe purpose OF accumulaunga nete-
ncial fund, 10 case Of sickness or accident ior
such employees.
Section 1st. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
OF the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the
same: That hereafter all persons or
corporations who have deducted or re-
tanned from the wages Of any of their
employees any sum of money for the
purpose of creating a beneficial fund
for such employees in case of accident
or sickness, shall be refunded to such
employees in case he or they shall be
discharged from the employ of such
person or corporation, less the amount
cut Of such fund prior to his said dis
charge, interest to be computed upon
what may have been paid in, or paid
out.
Az ACT Providing that no corporation outside
or within the Commonwealth, OF pennsylvania
shall become surety for my agents or en-
81. pioyees of any Railroad or EXPRESS Company
doing business in this Commonwealth, aud
that the Courts OF this commonwealth shall
have no jurisdictiORto enforce the collection
Of such bonds,
Section LIST. Be it enacted that here
after no corporation foreign or domestic
shall become surety for any agents OF
employees of any Railroad or Express
Companies doing business in this
Commonwealth, and that the courts OF
this Commonwealth shall have nc
Jurisdiction to enforce the collection
of such bonds against such principals
OF sureties.
Az ACT Restoring the common law rlghtI o
the Sherins of the several counties of thl
Commonwealth.
Be it enacted that the Sheriff of eacf
and every county in this Common
wealth shall be the chief conservitor o.
the peace and dignity of the county
which he represents, as the common
law has handed the principle down tC
US by the greatest jurists for centuries
and that no Pinkerton armed men anC
Coal and Iron Police men, nor an!
other organized body of men, by charter
or otherwise, shall have any right tt
act in any capacity, as conservators o
the peace unless duly summoned o.
requested so to do by the Sheriff o
the proper county.
Section 2nd All acts inconsisten
with this act, be and the same are here
by repealed.
persoAs from being employed by any raj
road or tranrportiOn companies In handling
giving or delivering train orders within TIL
Commonwealth, aud providing penalty 70
its violation.
Be it enacted that hereafter it shal
be unlawful for any Railroad or Trans
portation Company in this Common
wealth to employ any person under tn
age of nineteen years to receive, handl
or deliver any train order relating t
such railroad or transportation SCI
vice, and no person whatever shall
employed to deliver, handle or Civ
any train or transportation orders III
less he shall have first served a
apprenticeship of at least two years
the proper Office of such company.
Section End Any person or an
officer of such company who sha
violate the. requirements of this az
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor an
on conviction shall be punished by
fine not exceeding one hundred dollar
and an Imprisonment not eXceedin
one year.