The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
LATEST LEGAL LORE.
ENAcrMHurs rs OF THE LAST IN.
IsLAr0RE IN BOOK FORA Y
Interesting Pointers For Corpors,..
Criminals and People,

The pamphlet laws Of 1893, contsiD,.
the acts Of the last legislature. hay, I-.
been issued. II Is only now tha, a e,n..s
knowledge ofthe new laws can be gain,
as until the books are printed there /, :.
collection Of the legislative acts.
Now the lawyers can examine the l,,.
at their leisure and begin TO discuss bo'
much the course Of legal procedure in ~.
ious lines will change on account Of rsc,.,
acts.
The neatly bound volume OF 1893 is o,,,a
larger than those OF the past few wear. NJ
contains many important enactR ents SON.
that are not SO important, ard then ibs,.
are others which will not have any anna
ent effect In any way on the public. 81 -,
as public interest goes the acts range f,on
the Baker ballot law which huterialIS
affects every citizen OF the state, down \,
the modest little enactment which pre,c,iS'
es what kind OF butter Jail birds shall o.,
An attorney examined the new law ~
| the benefit OF the Phtsburg "Ieads,,
and pointed out few of the more inters,,.
/ ing acts. First among them Is the RAJ.
ballot law. which. however. has been a.
we'll aired all through the State that reee,l,
| ton OF the amended law is unnecessstv
TO itself as yet, but which will have n,
| reaching results of an important nature va,
that which permits the increase OF the capi.
| tai stock OF all corporations 20 ego OO0 az
| This applies TO all corporations for pros,
and the increase Is TO be allowed in spiie ~
limitations in earlier acts, either special q,
general.
Verdicts of second. degree murder me,,
something more serious now than beio,s
| m a n mi N IN hua
| from twelve years to twenty. This may ro,
displease the criminal class. as juries ma,
feel less disposed to find first degree verdir,,
whev second degree will put a man ava,
for 80 long time. The maximum penat,
for manslauHhter remains at twelve year
Another interesting criminal enacimtbl
relates TO children. IL provides that no cbid
under 10 shall be placed with adults in arr
cell or courtroom, nor in any vehicle for M,
transportation OF prisoners. II is also pie
vided thattrials must take place in rom
separated from that where adults are tried
and n separate docket of the prCc l,d /.
must te kept.
What may be cassed as q supplement-
the oleomargarine law Is the enac,meti
forbidding any charitable or penal in,ti,p
ton from furnishing anything but genun,
butter to its inmates Ii any warden Q,
steward shall knowingly violate the law b,
shall become liable TO a fine not exceedn,
$1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding two
| years, or both. Anyone who sells or oler
TO sell is liable for the same penalty.
| A law that makes the progress of woman,
| rights movement is the new married wc
mans property act. IL provides that mar
ried women may make contracts the sam,
as when single. and their rights are in 4.
respects the same, except thli
they may not become accom-.
modation maker or indorser and mar
| not sign deed without their husband,
consent. They may sue and be suel in Their
own name.
| The law relating to the board of assessor
in second elias, cities has been altered and
may work change in the next triennil!
| assessment.
The downfall of the turnpike road Is sue.
| gested by an act forbidding the establksl
inent of toll gates In boroushs.
An echo OF the Homestead riots is iolya
in the appropriation for the benefit OF Al.
bert NJ. Luther. Company G. Fifteenth R,r-
iment, who was afflicted with typhoid It
Homestead and was paid for the time be
| was sick.
A law that will interest secret society men
is that which provides for the incorporaton
| OF secret fraternal societies. Heretoiors
the organizations might have been incor
torateJ AS beneficial societies, but nov
they can be organized IRON the start A
! seci ct societies.
Young men about 10 get married ought "a
| know that the price is higher than 1t was
| before the legislature met. The new fee bill
allows the squires fee OF S5-an ilCleass
of 81.
A cursory glance through this latest ac
| QUESTION to legal libraries failed to deyelor
much more of interest, and the examinato'
was given up until some Of the points ar'
| in suits.