Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
GOVERNOR APPROVES
BILL PLACING TAX
ON STOCK TRANSFERS
Revenue Raiser Will Yield
Between 100000 an d
100000 a Year-Amend-
ment to Third-Class City
Act Vetoed.

HARRISBURG, June 8. - Governor
Brumbaugh today announced his approval
! Of the bill imposing a tax Of two cents
| on each 500 OF face value or fraction
| upon sales OF agreements 10 sen OF
| memoranda of sales Of stock ana upon
| deliveries or transfers of shares or c'rll"-
Gates OF stock, domestic and foreign cor
! norations. copartnershp associations
and Joint stock associations. Inns was
ono of the revenue raising bills passed
by the last Legislature. II Is estimated
that 1t will Yield the state between $5VV'-
900 and S40O 900 a year additional revenues
The new law becomes effective January
/. 1915. The state Will provide auheslVe
stamps Each transaction Is 10 De
marked by the pasting Of these STAMPS
on the books OF the company or upon
the certificates.
CONv1CTs TO WORK ON ROADS.
Governor Brumbaugh also announced
that he had signed the House BILL au-
thorizlng and regulating the employ
ment of convlcts and prisoners on the
public roads Of the state. Prisoners eX-
cent those under sentence OF death, may
be detailed by the warden to work on
municipal or township highways, pro-
vding the prisoner is willing. but the
law s not compulsory
The warden Is to arrange the working
hours and the prisoners are not to bs
required to wear stripes, The sum of %
cents a day is to be paid to each man,
TO be held in a fund and paid to him at
the time of his release, or It may be paid,
II the convict so desires to dependent
wife or parent Such work IS to count
as good behavior" for the prisoner and
may be made help shorten his term Of
imprisonment.
OTHER NEW LAWS.
Other bills signed include:
Amending the pure milk act OF June S.
1atl, by providing that IL person vlolat-
ing its provisions shall furnish satisfac-
tory affidavit that nothing was added
or taken from the milk there shall be no
prosecution.
Supplement to act for the purchase Of
ground for the use OF the penitcntiary in
Centre County, and for the sale of the
old Western Penitentlary site. simplifying !
means of procedure,
Amending tho school code by providing |
that all instead Of so per cent. Of the net |
receipts and proceeds derived in any way |
the State School Fund
Amending the school code by adding |
the words promoted or transferred" in |
regulations for the appointment of teach
ers by merit.
Repeating Section Of an act to author
lie the Auditor General to institute suit
for the collection OF any balance which
may be found due from Lawrence L.
Miller, late Clerk of tho Senate.
Authorizing a written demand for
jury trial in actions at law by either
~
of trials al law without "A jury and au-
thor2ng the Courts Of Common Pleas to
adopt rules for regulating the procedure
under this act and regulating appeals
from judgments.
Permitting graduate nurses holding GER
tihcates in States where the regulations
are Of the same standard as those of
Pennsylvania to be registered in this
state at the discretion of the Examining
Board without further examination, and
requiring the Examining Board to issue
t. intervals lists of nurses training
schools Of which 1t approves as properly
equipped.
Increasing the salary of the Legislative
Reference Bureau messenger to 1920 =,
year
Authorizing the free distribution Of all
maps issued by the State Highway De-
partment on the ground that the Tex
pense Is not warranted at a time when
the Commonwealth is financially re-
The so-calcd pure mattress" bill he
'ause tho present law and power vested
n the Industrial Board give the public
ample protection and regulation. control
Is TO health of workers in this industry.
lIohlpltlnE the destruction or damage !
u ginseng or golden seal because the act |
u June Is, 1885, covers the offense.