The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07

hoUse Of representatives Of the commonwealth
OF Pennsylvania in general assembly met, and
it is hereby enacted by the authority OF the
same, That in the several judicial districts OF
this commonwealth composed of a single county
where the population OF the county constituting
said judicial district is over one hundred thou,-
and and less than five hundred thousand the
annual salary Of each OF the judges Of the courts
of said district shall he six thousand dollars,
payable quarterly in the manner now provided
by law, and in all judicial districts having
population exceeding ninety thousand and hav'
ing but one judge the salary shall he six thOuS-
and dollars per annum, payable quarterly in the
manner now provided by law.
Local Option Bill.
The local option bill introduced by
Mr.. Laird, of Indiana, at the instance
of the Anti-Saloon League, was
amended on second reading in the
house, by inserting the word male"
before residents of the district, ward.
township or borough" which makes
the bill provide that when a majority
of the male residents" instead of sim
ply a majority of the residents" re-
monstrate against a liquor license APP
plication, the court must refuse the APP
plication. Under the present law the
court is required To only give due
regard" to n remonstrance, no matter
how numerously it may be signed. The
bill, as amended, passed second read
ing by vote of lOG to a.
When the bill TO provide for ths
recording in certain instances of titles
to real estate acquired by twenty
one years adverse possession" was
up on second reading in the house,
Mr.. Mertens, of Erie, had it amended
to exclude state lands from its opera
tion. 1t passed second reading. as
amended. Mr. Harris, of Philadelphia,
argued that the bill was designed only
to. protect innocent purchasers, and
that the Mertens amendment was su-
perfous, but Mr.. Mertens could not be
convinced, and insisted on his amend
ment. AS the amendment can do no
harm to the bill, il was not seriously
| objected to,
Appended is bill proposed by Rep
resentativc Philbin. providing for the
| disposition of costs i'm cases such as
| that which occurred in Olyphant last
| year, when the council failed to or
ganize within ten days No provision
| is made at present for paying of the
| costs. The new bill gives the court au-
! thority to put the costs on the delin-
| Qncnt CounCilmen;
! A SUPPLEMENT to an act, entitled "An act to
authorize the courts of quarter sessions to de.
clare the seats of counclmcn in boroughs va
/ cant when they fail to organize for ten days
after the beginning Of their term, aud TO iii
the vacancy so made" Approved the eth
day of March, Ammo Domin, eighteen hundred
and ninoty,seyen,
section I. BE il 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 upon the return OF said rule to show
cause, il shah appear 10 the said court that the
council of any borough in this commonwealth
shall fail to organize as required by said act 10
| which this is a supplement, il the said coun,
! eli fail to organize within ten days after the
time fixed by law for said organization for any
reason whatever, the said court shall impose
the costs Of such proceeding upon the dclin,
| quent councilmen or upon the municipality as
the said court in its discretion may see tit. Tho
to apply to cases now pending or where final
| Judgment has not been entered by said court
in cases already commenced
The bill was drafted by Attorney
James j. O'Malley
To Secure Competent Engineers.
Another bill proposed by Mr.. Philblr
makes it incumbent upon all station
airy engineers and firemen to prove
their competency by passing an exam
ination before a board appointed by the