Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27

the secretary to assist in enforce
ment of the code.
The opinion Is the latest in a
series issued by the legal department
in constituting the new dog law and
specifically sets forth the duties of
officers, who are required to enforce
the act and also provides that only
the officers named are entitled to
the fees for rounding up, OBTAINING
or killing dogs. State policemen
and wardens of various departments
or commissions may be called upon
to help. ANY person who refuses
or neglects to perform his ofnciai
duties violates this law or any per-
son who fails or refuses to comply
with it's provisions is likewise guilty
of it's violation" holds the opinion.
This applies. it is stated, to any one
from a county commissioner OF
treasurer to a police officer.
AS the State is making an effort to
increase sheep on farms in Penn
sylvania, the law is to be strlctiy
enforced it is stated by Mr.. Patton
An interesting feature in connec-
tion with the act is that Attorney
General Brown has been asked by
county authorities in Maryland and
Delaware for copies of the act for
study of it's possible application TO
conditions in their communities.
Pay Big Tax-Hundreds of thou
sands of dollars are bing paid into
the State Treasury by the banks and
trust companies of Pennsylvania
under the state bank tax act' as
the time for the exemption on Sc
eurities held will expire on March l.
Under the law national and state
banks pay four mills and trust COM
panies five mills. If they pay be-
fore March 1, they do not pay on
bonds or mortgages. The majority
take advantage of the exemption.
New State Standards.-Standar
for grades of eggs, corn, wheat. oats
and straw are being worked out by
the State Department of Agriculture
and bulletins establishing them will
be issued. TIE standardizing is the
result of months of study at the
Capitol.
File Stipulations. - Stipulation.
have been filed in the Dauphin coun.
ty court by the Attorney General:
Department representing various an.
thracite coal mining companies in
which 1t is agreed that the Locust
Mountain Companys suit to test the
anthracite coal'tax act of 1915 shall
govern all the cases. The case is
now in the Supreme Court.
Water Supply Work. = The State
Water Supply Commission has ap.
proved the application for letters
patent for the Edgeboro Water Com
pany, to supply water in Bethlehem
township. Northampton county. i
has also granted permission to the
city of Lebanon to construct bridge
over Halle Dyke creek.
Ask For Answer.-TheP Public Ser.
vice Commission has called upor
the Williams Valley Water Company
to answer charges filled yesterday
by residents of -Villiamstown tha'
the company did not maintain
enough pressure.
Transit Answer FilIed.-The Phil.
adelphia Rapit Transit Company
last evening filed answers denying
complaints of the city of Philadel.
phia against service. The case will
be heard In Philadelphia on March
ID. The hearing on the lease be-
tween the city and company will be
be held March 81.
Many Charters Issued.-Governor
Brumbaugh approved over eighty
charters, among them Edward NJ
Schuler Company, to deal in fish in
Harrisburg with capital of $4,000 and