The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-07
BILLS SIGNED BY
GOVERNOR STUART
Some Important Bills Which Have
Become Laws.

GlNlnB authority 10 the factory in
spector to enforce the law relative
to fire escapes, fire extinguishers, and
other fire protection in municipali-
ties other than first and second class
cities.
Changing the minimum capitaliza.
ton required in certain cases as fal
as it relates to banks of discount and
deposit.
Authorizing the merging of certain
corporations.
Amending the act requiring mum.
cipal corporations to file answer with.
in thirty days after the service OF
the writ in any action of assumpsit
now pending, or hereafter brought.
Regulating the sale of concentrated
commercial feeding stuffs, also OF
condimental stock and poultry food
To prevent an insurance company
or any officer or agent from paying
allowing or giving or any person
from receiving as an inducement tc
insurance, any rebate of premiums
payable or any other valuable con.
liberation.
Exempting soda water apparatus
and appurtenances leased, hired OF
conditionally sold from levy or sale
on execution or distress for rent.
Repeating an act which provides
payment for the minor for all clean
coal mined by him.
Amending the act providing fol
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ployed in and about anthracite Goa
mines so as to increase the number
of inspectors and inspection districts
and provide for the examination OF
candidates for Dauphin county and
redistricting of inspectors in Sulli.
ties.
TO authorize and direct councils in
cities of the first class to place on the
city maps. plans of public streets
which shall have been laid out and
opened for twenty-one years, or have
dead ends and to declare such streets
highways.
Fixing the price to be paid for va.
cant or unappropriated lands when
conveyed to the State Forestry Com.
mission.
EXempting electric motors, electric
fans or dynamos leased or hired from
levy or sale on execution or distress
for rent.
Granting the Soldiers Orphan
School Commission the right to sell
and grant to railroad companies the
right to use part of the lands by the
orphan schools.
Authorizing townships of the first
class and boroughs to acquire land
by eminent domain for the use oi
parks or Fairgrounds.
Providing for issuing writs of es.
trepment in action of trespass.
Validating divorces granted on the
ground of hopeless insanity so as tc
extend its provisions to the husband
or wife of lunatic, and to further
regulate procedure in divorce.
Extending and comforting upon
independent school district conting.
uous to cities and boroughs the
corporate powers, authorities and
franchises conferred upon townships
of the first class.
Authorizing the State Armory
Board TO acquire certain real estate
by purchase or condemnation.
Limiting the duration upon rea
estate of the debts of the descend
ents, including the expenses of the
settlement of the estate, and tc
provide under what conditions the
lien may be continued.
Requiring the publication in the
legal journal of the county all no
tices of mergers, increase of CAPT
tai stock or dissolution of partner,
ships in which court notices usu,
ally appear
Repeating the act appropriating
$4,000 for the purpose of drain.
ing Pymatuning swamp in Crawford
county and improving the highways
therein.
Providing for the creation anC
regulation of municipal liens and
the proceedings for the collection
thereof in the several boroughs oi
the State.
Amending the act fixing the sala,
ries or county poor directors in
counties of over 10000 population
at $1,000 a year, and in counties
of 225,00O and not over $4,000
$500, and in counties with 325,.
600 and not over 100000; $4,000
and in counties with 100000 ant
over, $2500.
Empowering auditors in boroughs
townships, poor districts and schoo
districts to collect from any off.
clal the amount of any loss thai
may occur through his neglect.
/ Providing for the filing, auditing
and confirmation in the appropriate
courts accounts of trustees and OF
committees of lunatics and of habit
ual drunkards,