The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-16
REGISTRATION BOARD | OR
Cities OF The Third GLASS
Proposed in Bill Introduced in the
House Last Night-Planned to In
crease State Police Force-Third
Judgeship Bill Is Delayed

The creation of board of three com
missioners to take charge of personal
registration in cities of the third class
in the State is the subject of a bill in
troduced in the House last night by
Assemblyman Jones, of Lackawanna.
The bill is an amendment to the per-
sonal registration law. -.
1t will provide for board of three,
salaried at $500 year, appointed for
a period of four years by the Governor,
to make appointments of registrars and
to keep all records in a room to be
furnished in the Court House. The
bill provides for minority registration
on each board of registration.
A provision of the Jones bill is that
the appointments by the Governor shall
be made not later than June 1 of this
year. The board must organize not
later than the fifteenth of the same
month. The board will have the power
of making registrars in the several dis
tricts of the city. This provision will
take from the county commissioners the
power conferred upon them by the per-
sonal registration act of appointing
registrars in all municipal subdivisions
outside of cities of the first and second
class.
For More State Policemen
The measure providing for a third
Judge of the several courts of this
county was on the second reading calen-
dar in the House last night, but be-
cause of the absence of the sponsor,
John C. Nissley, it was not called up.
The bill remains on the second reading
calendar A long calendar of second
reading bills was disposed of.
The bill prepared by the State Board
of Public Charities providing for
sterilization of idiots and imbeciles wah
introduced by Mr.. Gibson, Lycoming,
by request
Mr.. Baldwin, Delaware, introduced
the bill to increase the State police
force by 16 corporals and 100 men, all
enlistments to be for two years. The
bill provides this salary list: Superin-
tendent, $4,000; deputy, $4,000; cap
tains, $4,000; lieutenalts, 1890; first
sergeants, $1,000; sergeants, $1,100;
corporals and blacksmiths, $780, troop
ers, 5000.
The State Legislative Reference Bu
reau Is auLnOTlZeu W COntiHut GULL yluS
the laws of the State by subjects by
bill introduced into the House last
night by Mr.. Roney, Philadelphia. An
appropriation of $4,000 is provided.
Asks $4,000 for Home
Other bills presented last night
were
Mr.. Wildman, Dauphin-Appropriat
ing $500 to buy fer the State Mu-
scum the collection of Indian relics of
Harry E. Hoke, of Highspire; appro-
priating $4,000 for the Sylvan
Heights Home for Orphan Girls.
Mr.. Goodyear, Cumberland-Appro'
priating $4,000 for the Church of the
Brethren Home, near Moor's Mills,
Cumberland county; approprating
$4,000 to the Todd hospital, Carlisle
Mr.. Walton, Lawrence-Empowering
third class cities to tax the real estate
holding of public service corporations.
Mr.. Hess, ancaster-Prohibiting
the sending aloft of Fourth of July bal
looms carrying fire.
Mr.. Benninger, Northampton
Amending the public service act to per-
nit members of the Legislature and
State employees to accept railroad
passes.