The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-14
DISTRICT Attorney BILL
falls UNDER Veto axe
Governor Kills Measure Permitting
Lawyers of One Years Experience
to Hold That Office-Two Other
Bills Rejected-Many Are Signed

In vetoing to-day the bill relative
to the eligibility of candidates for the
Office of district attorney, Governor
Brumbaugh said that it is intended to
make an attorney of one years prac
tice eligible for that office, instead OF
requiring two years experience as at
present, and cit is questionable mat
ter to intrust to one having such slight
contact by experience with the ma
chinery of justice to hold an office SO
important. To lessen the qualifications
for this Office is step backward which
it is unwise to take.
The act to amend the method of ap'
peals from assessments of taxes IN TINS
State is vetoed because the Governor
thinks it allows one person to appeal
from the assessment of another per
SON property and allows municlpal-
ity to appeal from an assessment made
bv its own agents and representatives
which is an anomaly The title of the
bill also is defective.
The bill extending the terms Of bor'
ough solicitors provided they expire
between January 1, 1916, and January
|. 1918, was vetoed because elections
of such officers are now in the hands of
borough councils and there is no rea-
son, in the Governor S opinion, for the
extension of tenure.
The Governor approved the following
Senate bills:
Authorizing A. X. Cassel, of Phila-
delphia, to sue the State In Dauphin
county.
Amending the act of 1911 providing
for the safety of persons employed IN
bituminous coal mines.
Appropriating s1,624 to Joseph B.
Sheppard. Jr., for money enormously
paid into the State Treasury.
Appropriating $1,69S to the Ever
hart Coal Company for money err
roneously paid into the State Treas
ury.
May Elect Mayor in Primaries
Amending the third class city law
providing that candidate for Mayor
at the primaries who receives more
than one-half of the ballots east at
that election shall be the sole candi-
date for Mayor, and that candidate
for the City Commission who receives
more than one-half of the vote at the
primaries shall be placed at the head
of the group of candidates and be con
sidered elected unless candidate
whose name is not printed on the bal
lot receives more votes through stick
ers or by written name.
Providing for the creation of cities
of the third class through the consol-
dation of boroughs in two or more con-
tiguous counties.
Relating to the appeals from the re-
ports of auditors of second, third and
four class school districts
House bills were signed as follows:
Authorizing the Auditor General to
empower certain employees of his de-
partment to do such official acts as he
may designate.
Providing that the same person may
hold the Office of township treasurer
and treasurer of the school board, but
no township commissioner or auditor
may be township treasurer
Care of Dependent Children
Providing that the courts NAV di-
rect that counties pay for the main
tenance of dependent, neglected, in
corrigible and delinquent children un-
der detention, previous to being placed
in an institution.
Fixing the salaries of jury commits,
sioners, county iailor and Jail physi-
elan in Allegheny county.
Authorizing cities of the second
class to extend their precautions
against fire.
Validating contracts, bonds Or obli-
cations of foreign corporations made
prior to the act of 1911 regulating
their business in this State.
Permitting foreign corporations for
the manufacture of firebrick, etc. to
hold real estate in this State.