Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-05
GOVERNOR VETOES
OPTOMETRY BILL
Several Other Measures Fail to
Obtain Executive Approval.
Twelve Bills Signed.

HARRISBURG, June 5.-Governor
Brumbaugh today vetoed the optometry
bill and five others The optometry bill
defined and related to the practice of
optometry in this state and created a
State Bureau of Optometrical Education
for the purpose Of licensing optometrists.
The Governor vetoed a somewhat similar
bill early in the session and the bill acted
upon today contained amendments de-
signed to overcome the objections to the
previous measure.
This bill provides penalty. but does
not does not authorize anybody to make
prosecution" says the Governor in ex-
planning his veto. Its enforcement
therefore, is not provided for, and 1t
would not regulate the practice of optom-
etry. In section 1t requires a unani-
nous vote of seven members to refuse
to grant a license. In the sentence i'm
medlately following four members are
given power TO grant a license This Is a
fatal contradiction. The Secretary
Treasurer, If chosen from the appointive
body, would receive a yearly sum in ex-
cess of $1,000, an unreasonable charge.
The attempt to maintain the board by an
annual tax of 81 would involve such an
expensive and annoying service as 10
practically defeat the end sought. No
one is designated to pass upon the pre-
limlnary education of applicants. The
last section of Section assumes the
validity of a law that was repealed four
There Hn ,te ,,,.Jtt
cism In the Limitation of advertising to
certain newspapers to the exclusion of
others. These technical objections would
be considered in connection with the
general objections given in the former
veto. The practice of optometry ought to
be regulated I'm this Commonwealth but
not by creating in this uncertain way n
new and additional licensing body"
OTHER BILLS VETOED
The Governor also vetoed the follow
ing
Bill to amend act OF May II. 1911, by
changing the tenure of inspectors of
weights and measures from good be-
havior to n term OF four years, because
II would make these offices part of the
spoIls Of Office" which he does not think
wise.
ADlA W ltptdl dCI Vi May ~ 1871, TeldI-
Ing to the election of county treasurers
and predIcated upon House bill No. s93,
and the Governor, having vetoed the lat
ter, Vetoes also the repeater.
Bill to amend act of June 3, 1911, by
limiting the number of township COM
missiOners to be elected at large, be-
cause the present act Is more equIt-
able"
Bill to give the Lebanon Sanatorium
right to sue the State to recover a sum
due for treatment OF a soldier during the
encampment near there, on the ground
that the matter is one for direct adjust
ment.
Bill to exempt bequests or devises for
the preservation of burial lots from the
payment of inheritance tax. because It
is In violation of constitutional pro-
visions.
TWELVE BILLS SIGNED,
The Governor announced his approval
of 10 bills, the most important of which
provides that State employees shall be
paid semimonthly on the 1st and 18th
OF each month.
Another provides that the Industrial
Board of the Department of Labor may
subdivide the one day of rest In seven
into two half days under the terms of
the women's employment act of 1915.
This bill had the support of certain in
dustrial interests in which 1t was found
difficult in providing for one continuous
full day Of rest in seven.
The other bills approved follow:
Providing for the discharge of persons
arrested or held in process issued on a
judgment obtained in civil actions
Repeating the act of May 23 1918. to
create suburban metropolitan districts in
areas within % miles of cities of the first
class, to provide for the creation of n
department of suburban metropolitan
planning and the appointment of subur-
ban planning commissions,
Requiring County Commissioners to
provide at the expense of the county a
telephone, typewriter and stenographer
for the use of the County Superintendent
of Schools.
Relating to the acquisition and holding
of property. real and personal, OF any
literary. scientific, educational religious,
charitable, benevolent or beneficial So
clety incorporated or any trustee or any
trust for any of the purposes named.
To validate deeds and other convey
ances of real estate made in this Com
monwealth by mechanical, mining,
quarrying, manufacturing and other
corporations to residents of this State
for valuable consideration prior to pas
sage OF TINS act
To authorize the Insertion In the
charter OF any corporation for the sup
port OF public worship an amendment
making the rector or minister ex-officIo
chairman OF the Board of Trustees or
other governing body.
Providing that any person who has
served as a mine inspector continually for
eight years and has passed two consecu-
tive examinations for inspector shall be
exempt from further examination as mine
Inspector and shall continue In said office
unless removed by provisions of law,
Authorizing county commissioners TO
expend bicycle license funds for repairing
and constructing roads
To prevent the wearing OF police badges
by unauthorized persons In cities of the
first class.
Authorizing county commissioners OF
any county to close, sbandOn and re-
move county bridges under certain cir
eumstances with consent OF the Grand
Jury,