Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-25
CREATE BUREAU
Of INFORMATION
Bad" Check Act and Other
Senate Bills Also Approved
by Governor
APPROPRIATIONS effective

Harrisburg, April 25.-The bill Of
Senator Crow creating the bureau "t
statistics and information in the Depart
ment of Internal Affairs was approved
by Governor Sproul, it was announced
at his department. The act authorizes
the appointment by the secretary of in
ternal affairs of chief Of the bureau at
$4,000. an assistant Mt $4,000, two stat
isticians at $1,000. one filing and one
copying clerk at $500, four collectors
of statistics at $500, one editor Of pub
licatiOns at $1,000, one exnert ia Llating
machine operator at $1,000, one machine
operator at $500, one stenographer at
$500 and five key punch operators at
5000.
Bad Check Act Approved
The governor also signed these
Senate bills:
Declaring it misdcmeanor to draw
n check, draft or order when the
drawer does not have sufficient funds in
bank to meet the paper.
Giving women right to be incorpora
tors Of companies and TO serve as Of
ficers or directors of corporations.
Providing that n candidate or treas
not receive any contributions or spend
any money need not file any statement
under the corrupt practices act.
Including legislators among those re-
Ceiving advance sheets of laws.
Appropriating 500 900 for eradica-
ton of the potato wart disease.
Increasing to S3500 amount counties
may appropriate for agricultural cxtcn-
sion work in conjunction with the
State College.
The Dunn House bill authorizing
building and loan associations to buy
Victory Liberty Bonds with uninvcstcd
funds has been approved by the Gov
ernor and is effective Immediately.
Under the terms of the bill all uncer-
tainties such as arose last year arc
swept away Furthermore, the bill
yplidates all investments heretofore
made of funds of such associations in
bonds of the United States
The Governor has approved House
bills making deficiency appropriations
as follows:
School for Deaf, Scranton. $4,000
/ Norristown State Hospital, $40 900
Mount Airy Institution. $40, 900: Dix
mont, 500, 900; Glen Mills, $4,000
! Nanticoke State Hospital, $lJ 900, anC
the Stadtlaidcr bill increasing maximum
salary of court Criers in Allcghen,
county to $1,000, to be fixed by judges
More Measures Made Effective
The following Senate bills have also
been signed:
! Providing that attorneys admitted &c
! the Supreme Court may practice in
other courts of the state.
Authorizing courts TO decree sale Ol
! ron pctutC hold for npor purDOSpS and
renvcstment of proceeds in counties
/ having less than 100000 population.
/ Relative to sales of normal schools tc
| the state and dissolution OF normal
school corporations.
! Fixing charge of one cent an acre
on state forest lands for benefit OF
/ counties wherein located.
Making testimony part Of record or
! appeal to appellate courts.
Authorizing electric light and power
| companies to merge with street railway
companies.
These House bills were approved:
Authorizing motor power companies
owning stock of street railway compa
MES to acquire such company proper
ties. rights and franchises.
Empowering school districts TO name
delegates to conventions of school di
rcctors.
Validating sales of real estate for
nonpaymont of taxes where technical
irregularities in proceedings occurr ed.
Providing payment of 81 per day TO
teachers attending institutes in addition
to contract salaries.
Fixing fifteen cents as milcagc OF
judges in judicial districts containing
more than one county.