The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-26
The Governor At WORK
Measures That Were Considered and
Approved or Vetoed.
CARBONDALE POOR DIRECTIONS
Tho Bill Relating TO n Proposed Change
In Selection of Directors Is Vetoed.
1t Is Said to Bc Violation of
Article III of the Constitution.

Harrisburg. Pa. June 25-The gov
ernor today approved the following SEN
ate bills:
To prevent the pollution of waters of
streams supplying centers OF population
by the use Of lands for burial purposes
within prescribed limits.
Providing for the adjustment of all
| Indebtedness and property rights be-
tween the school district of a township
and the school district or districts OF
| one or more boroughs erected in whole
or In part from such township. also pro-
| vidng for the adjustment of indebted
| ness and property rights of school dis
trictS in the case of a township changed
or merged into one or more boroughs.
Repealing an act entitled IAN act for
the protection of German carp in the
public lakes and streams of the COM
monwealth," approved May %. 1887.
Repeating an act entitled AN act to
alter the road laws of the township of
Apolacan, county of Susquehanna," ap-
proved April ., 1872, and extending the
general road laws of the commonwealth
to said township.
Bills Vetoed.
An act to repeal an act relating to
the collection Of school tax in the school
districts Of the commonwealth Of Penn
sylvania, so far as its provisions re-
late to or affect the county of Wash
ington. The governor says: This is To-
cal legislation pure and simple. The
effect of the bill is to repeal a general
law, so far as its provisions relate to or
affect the county of Washington" 1t
is in violation of Section 7, Article III,
of the constitution, which provides,
among other things, that THE general
assembly shall not pass any local or
special law regulating the
affairs of counties, cities, townships,
| wards, boroughs. or school districts
nor shall the general assem-
bly, indirectly enact such special or To-
cal law by the partial repeal of a gen.
eral law"
The Carbondnlc Poor Directors.
Also an act to amend an act entitled
"A further supplement to an act to in
corporate the city of Carbondale." ap7
proved March 81, 1865, providing for ad-
ditional directors of the poor and pro-
vid!ng for the filling of vacancies. He
says:
This bill provides that at the next
city election of the city of Carbonate
held after its approval and every four
years thereafter, the qualified voters of
the wards of said city, as said wards
shall exist at the time of such election
shall elect one poor director for each
ward to serve for four years, and au-
thorze the president judge of Lacka
wanna county to fill all vacancies that
may at any time occur hereafter; and
that such directors of the poor shall
have the same power and authority
relative to the poor within the present
territory, or any territory that may be
hereafter annexed to the city of Car
bondale, as the poor directors now have
under the act entitled AN act to au-
thoriZe the erection of a poorhouse by
the city of Carbondale in the county of
LuZerne."
The effect of this legislation is to
change the terms of the poor directors,
to give the added power to the presi-
dent judge to fill vacancies, and to en-
large their territorial jurisdiction. This
is in clear violation of section Z. article
III, of the constitution. which provides,
among other things, that "the general
assembly shall not pass any local or
special law regulating the af-
fairs of counties, cities, townships,
wards, boroushS or school districts
creating offices or prescribing
the powers and duties of officers in
counties. cities, boroughs. townships,
election or school districts