The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-08-20

citation or individual any special or ex-
elusive privilege or immunity, or TO
any corporation, association or indi-
yidual the right to lay down railroad
track.
Nor shall the General Assembly in.
directly enact such special or local
law by the partial repeal Of general
law: but laws repeating local or spec
ial acts may be passed:
"Nor shall any law be passed grant
ing powers and privileges In any case
where the granting Of such powers
and privileges shall have been proVidr
ed for by general law, nor where the
courts have jurisdiction to grant the
same or give the relief asked for."-
30 as to read as follows:-
Section 7. The General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special law
authorizing the creation, extension or
impairing Of liens:
Regulating the affairs Of counties
cities, townships, wards, boroughs' OF
school districts:
Changing the names Of persons OF
places:
Changing the venue in civil or Grim
inal cases:
Authorizing the laying out, opening,
altering, or maintaining roads, high
ways, streets or alleys:
Relating to ferries or bridges, or In
cooperating ferry or bridge compan'
les, except for the erection OF bridgea
crossing streams which form bounda
ries between this and any other State:
Vacating roads, town plats, streets
or alleys:
Relating to cemeteries, graveyards,
or public grounds not Of the State:
Authorizing the adoption, or legiti
nation OF children:
Locating or changing county-seats,
erecting new counties or changing
county lines:
Incorporating cities, towns or Will
ages, by changing their charters:
For the opening and conducting oi
elections, or fixing or changing the
place of voting.
Granting divorces:
Erecting new townships or Dor
oughs, changing township lines, Dor
ough limits or school districts:
Creating offices, or prescribing the
powers and duties of officers in coun'
ties, cities, boroughs, townships, cleo
Non or school districts:
Changing the law Of descent or sue
cession:
Regulating the practice or jurisdic'
ton of, or changing the rules OF evi'
dence In, any judicial proceeding or
inquiry before courts, aldermen, jus
tices OF the peace, sheriffs, commits
sioners, arbitrators, auditors, masters
In chancery or other tribunals, or pro
viding or changing methods for the
collection of debts, or the enforcing
of judgments, or prescribing the ell
feet of judicial sales of real estate:
Regulating the fees, or extending
the powers and duties Of aldermen
| justices of the peace, magistrates oil
constables:
Regulating the management OF pub
lie schools, the building or repairing
of school houses and the raising ol
money for such purposes:
Fixing the rate Of interest:
Affecting the estates of minors ol
persons under disability, except aftel
| due notice to all parties in interest
to be recited in the special enact
ment:
Remitting fines, penalties and for
FIXTURES, or refunding moneys legal!
paid into the treasury:
Exempting property from taxation
Regulating labor, trade, mining o.
manufacturing; but the Legislature
may regulate and fix the wages o.
salaries, the hours of work or labor
and make provision for the protection
welfare and safety of persons employ
ed by the State. or by any county
city, borough, town, township, scho0
district. village, or other civil di
vision of the State, or by any contracI
or or sub-contractor performing WORK
labor or service for the State, or 10
any county. city, borough, town, town
ship, school district, village or othe
civil division thereof:
Creating corporations, or amending
renewing or extending the charter
thereof:
Granting to any corporation, assc
citation, or individual any special o
exclusive privilege or immunity, o
to any corporation, association, or II
dividual the right to lay down raj
road track:
Nor shall the General Assembly II
directly enact such special or loca
law by the partial repeal of a general lay
but laws repeating local or special aci
may be passed;
Nor shall any law be passed gran
ing powers or privileges in any cas-
where the granting of such power
and privileges shall have been prt
vided for by general law, nor wher
the courts have jurisdiction to gran
the same or give the relief asked fol
A true copy of Joint Resolutio
No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealtl