Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-10
GOVERNOR APPROVES
THE ESCHEAT BILL
New Revenue Raiser Forfeits
to State Property Unclaimed
I for II Years.

HARRISBURG, June TO- - Governor
Brumbaugh announced today that he had
signed the escheat bill framed by At
torney General Brown and which is one
Of the revenue raisers passed by the Leg
islature The law in effect provides that
All moneys, securities or other property
unclaimed In the hands Of any bank or
other Institution engaged in the business
OF receiving such deposits after a period
Of u years shall become the property of
the state. The law applies TO deposits Of
money or property received for storage
OF safekeepIng. the dividends. profits,
debts and interest on debts Of corpora
lions companies, banks, trust companies.
Insurance companies, limited partnerships
and partnership associations organized
under the laws OF the state, except
mutual saving fund societies and build
Ing and loan associations.
Reports are required OF all such COM
panies concerning moneys on deposit
and heavy penalties are provided for
violations.
BY provisions OF this law tho state !
II years and all Interest or dividend pay I
ments that have not been claimed for six |
years, but the owner of any escheated
money may have the same refunded
within ten years by proving his claim TO
the State.
The Governor also signed 10 other bills
and vetoed FIVE. The other bills signed
were
Supplement to act OF May %. 1887. reg
ulatlng the practice I'm trials on actions
or debt instituted under the terms OF
the act named, which secures to laborers
ton laws.
Regulating the legal business OF thu
commonwealth and the employment of |
attorneys and defining the duties of the
various departments, bureaus, boards, |
agents and commissions
Bringing the legal business of the state
entirely under the direction of the Attor-
ney Generals department and giving that '
oficial power TO select all special attor- \
neys.
Making i unlawful for attorneys, Of
ncers, clerks, servants and employees or a
persons otherwise hired to receive COM d
pensation for life insurance on the lives ,
OF their clients, partners, employers, etc, b
and fixing penalty for violation. 4
tlxlng the salary OF Deputy Chief OF the \
Increasing the salary OF the Chief of the d
Department of Mines from $4,000 to 5000 n
/ year. Ia
Defining conditional sales" regtI- 3
ating the manner and form in which y
hey may be made and providing blank II
'orm of legl contract, together with pen- al
alties for violation p'
Bringing the soldiers OF any American -
var whether relieved from duty or hon Sc
'rably discharged within the meaning 4
In W ufy,a-
Hers, sailors and marines at the ex Cl
'ense or counties In which they die or U,
lave legal residence at time OF death. ur
Authorizing the boroughs OF the State ai'
o organize State association for the y.
urpose OF holding annual meetings and f.,
roviding for the representation OF each Pr
orough in said association
Hearranging State highway routes in az
irie' Cambria, Allegheny, Clearfield and MI
ther western counties Qt
Governor Brumbaugh vetoed the hill an
king the salaries OF writ servers and p,
rocess servers In the office OF the Sheriff Al
counties containing a population of | NJ,
lore than 100000 inhabitants, He said: a
ihe Dill as passed is amended to In SCI
Jude deputy sheriffs and clerks TO deputv gri
herins, The title is not nearly as broad nv
the body of the bill. Perhaps Il was Ho
eglect. The bill is pro tanto unconstitu- enI
onal and the increases in salaries are az az,
Wluely applied as TO make serious me
sasons the bill Is not approved.
He vetoed the bill authorizing permit
ng municipalities owning water works. L
eotric light. heat and power plans 10 yer
ase the same with the consent of the wit
ubnc Service Commission, because. he r
'ys' II gives no hint as to the dis
elton TO be exercised by the comnis-
on such unlimited and absolute power lk
matter SO vital to the welfare Of ~
70 people OF a municipality ought not Iq
De given to any commission 1t more L
,er. In this particular, gives the com @
lssion power that Is not given in sec maj
On Is and 10 Of article of the Public pea,
'ryice Law relative to its present Rec
The bill amending the act OF Nav II Wa
W providing for the appointment OF FIas
UNITY and city inspectors OF weights as
a measures, is vetoed ON the ground Mas
at II eliminates the protection now AeP,
ven by law to the inspectors, and Is moe
animously opposed by the officers con- lar
rned. The bill. he says would nJaca by
rtisan politics" tRe
he bill. directing the State Armory bat
ard to set aside in each armory rooms dhas dhas
the use of veterans OF the Civil | they
d spanish-Amerlcan wars, is disap- deli,
wed on the ground that this wouid MI
'essitate the erection of special rooms t%si
thing impossible in some Instances ent
accomplishment" and which would e9un
d TO contention and confusion. TeyiS rls
chan