Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-08-01
NEW LAWS.
The following acts of the late Assembly
were approved by the Governor:
No o04

were approved by the Governor:
No 204.
Sec. l. Be it enacted, etc. That all
persons who shall own and use only draft
wagons on the public highways OF this
Common wealth, with tires not less than
four inches in width. for hauling loads OF
not less than two thousand pounds weight
shall, for each year after the passage OF
this Act, receive rebate OF one
fourth of their assessed highway tax. Pro-
vided. however. such rebate shall not eI-
ceed in any one year five days labor on
the highways for road or highway tax or
it's eauival alent in cash TO any one person.
Sec, g. Any person complying with the
provisions of Section l of this Act, who
shall make and subscribe to an affidavit
thst.he. she or they have, for the preceding
year, owned and used only such wagons,
with tires not less than four inches in
width for hauling loads not less than two
thousand pounds in weight on the publc
highways OF this Commonwealth, shall be
credited by the supervisors of highways OF
their respective districts in which such
tax are levied and assessed with one-fourth
of the road tax assessed and levied on the
property of such persons. such credit
shall not exceed in any one year five days
labor on the highways for road or highway
tax to any one person, or its equivalent IN
cash. and any supervisor of highways is
hereby authorized TO administer such osth.
No. 2l8.
Sec. |. Be it enacted, etc. That no
person shall at any time place IN any of
the waters of Pennsylvania, any torpedo,
giant powder, nitro-glycerine, dynamite,
lime. electricity or any other poisonous or
explosive substance for the purpose of tax
ing or catching fish.
Sec. 2. Any person or persons offend
ing against any of the provisions of this
Act shall be guilty of misdeameanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined
fifty dollars for each offense, and undergo
an Imprisonment of not less than thirty
days, or more than one year.
The attention of the school directors ot
the county is called to the following Act
of Assembly recently passed by the legis-
lature:
Sec. l. Be it enacted etc. That the
hoard of school directors and control OF
each school district of this Commonwealth,
be and they are hereby required at least
once during each full school term and pri-
or to the first of January of each year, and
within thirty days after the close of each
annual school term, to have taken out,
removed and hauled away all excrement
and waste matter from every out house OF
water closet connected with or standing
upon the premises of every public school
in the Commonwealth, or have the same
properly disinfected. and they are requlr
ed to have every outhouse or water closet
properly rubbed, washed out and clean
ed, the inside walls white washed, and the
vaults or receptacles covered with layer
OF fresh dirt or dry Stacked lime With
ten days of the opening OF each annua
school term.
Sec. 2. That the president OF eacf
board of school directors or controllers Ii
required each year to certify, in the regu
lar form provided for that purpose, tina
the requirements of this Act have beer
fully carried ont before the district cal
draw its annual appropriation from thu
State.
STATE PENSION LAW.
The new State pension bill grants pen
sions to enlisted men of Pennsylvalia who
we're in the service of the United States
in the war of the Rebellion between Apri
IA, 1861 and May l. 1865, who are no
pensioners nor applicants for pansion
under the United States statutes. Th'
bill directs the auditor general, on prope
application and under rules. regulation
and restrictions such as he may deem
proper, to place on the State pension rolli
any officer, soldier, sailor and marine quail
fled under this act. 1t provides furthe
that such pensions shall be granted Il
those whose services between the tim,
specified was at least ninety days. Th,
rate shall be monthly allowance of on,
cent per day for each days actual service
In adjudicating pension claims the audito
general shall require proof that the claim
ant is free from Intemperate habits Pay
ments shall be made semi-annually, and
shall cease when the pensioner moves on
of the State or shall be pensioned by th'
United States.
NEW TRRsPAss LAW.
"Any person or persons who shall viii
fully enter or break down, through o.
over any field, orchard, garden or yart
fence, hotbed or greenhouse. or who shall
wrongfully club, stone, cut, break o.
otherwise mutilate or damage any 6elt
crop, nut, fruit or ornamental trees, shrub
brush, plant or vine, trellis. arbor hotbed
hot or green house. or who shall trampl'
or in anywise injure any grain, grass, vine
vegetables or other growing crop, or wh'
wilfully take or carry away grain, corn
rye, wheat or other field crop, fruit ol
vegetable, plant, nuts or berries, or any
fruit or ornamental trees, vines or shrubs
whether the same may be attached to the
soil or not, shall be subject TO penalty
not exceeding fifty dollars for each and
evers often SO