Every law Pennsylvania has passed

1,476 laws of the 1890s

Constitution of 1874

1. Crmmp Ship and Boflne BnlldlDg Co. In the House of Representatives, April 11th, 1895.

   Resolution 24 of 1895 · P.L. 652 · April 16, 1895 · Scanned page

2. To amend 8e«*tioii ei|^litof an act, entitled '^A supplement to the act enUtied an act to provide for the erection of a new prison and a debtors* apartment within the city and county of Philadelphia, and for the sale of the county prison in Walnut street in said city,'* approved April fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, so far as it provides that •* none but official

   Act 4 of 1897 · P.L. 7 · March 25, 1897 · Scanned page

3. To provide for the pay and mileage of coroners for viewing a dead body where no inquest is held.

   Act of 1897 · P.L. 8 · March 30, 1897 · Scanned page

4. Making constables of townships ex-olticio fire wardens for ibe extinction of forest tiras, and for reporting to the court of quarter sessions violations of the laws for the protection of forests from fire, prescribing the duties of such fire wardens and their punishment for failure to perform the same, and empowering them to require, under penalty, the assistance of other persons in the extinction of such fires.

   Act 7 of 1897 · P.L. 9 · 1897 · Scanned page

5. Begnlnting the standard weight of a bushel of oats.

   Act of 1897 · P.L. 10 · March 30, 1897 · Scanned page

6. Supplement to an act, entitled **An act for the establishment of free public libraries in the several school districts of this Commonwealth, except in cities of the first and second cla«s/' approved the twenty-eighth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, authorizing school districts to aid ftree puinic libraries otherwise established.

   Act of 1897 · P.L. 10 · 1897 · Scanned page

7. Maklug an appropriatiou to the sylvan fa State institution trustees ot the Western Peiinfor the Feeble Minded.

   Act 12 of 1897 · P.L. 15 · April 13, 1897 · Scanned page

8. To amend section two of an act, entitled **Au act to regulate ibe numner of increasing the indebtedness of municipaUties, to provide for tiie redemption of the same, and to impose penalties for tlie Uleg^ increase thereof,** approved the twentieth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sevent^foar, abolishing the restriction that the tax levied to pay municipal

   Act 13 of 1897 · P.L. 17 · April 14, 1897 · Scanned page

9. To repeal an act, entitled "An act providing for the annexation of c&tiea of the third class and horougbs or townships, or part or parts of townships, to cities of the second class; authorizing and ditecting any oonrt of common pleas of the proper county to order elections therefor, and fmposing duties on county commissioners in reference tliereto," approved on the eighth day of May, Anno

   Act 15 of 1897 · P.L. 21 · April 14, 1897 · Scanned page

10. Making it tbe duty of the various county officials to fumiah, on demand therefor, information from their respective offices to the head of any department of the State government, and providing a compensation therefor.

    Act 16 of 1897 · P.L. 22 · April 14, 1897 · Scanned page

11. Authorizing the school directors or controllers of the several school districts of this Commonwealth to establish and nralntain, oat of the public school treasury, free kindergartens for children between the ages of three and six years, residing in their districts.

    Act 17 of 1897 · P.L. 22 · April 14, 1897 · Scanned page

12. AN. ACT Toaoiend section twenty-nine of an act approved tlie tenth day of Jnne, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, entitled *'An act to regulate the nomination and election of public officers, requiring certain expenses incident thereto to be paid by the several counties, and punishing certain offenses In regard to such elections,*' providing lor the filling of vacancies fii

    Act 18 of 1897 · P.L. 23 · 1897 · Scanned page

13. To amend the second section of **An act to amend the forty-nintfa and filty-8ixth sections of <An act to provide for the organisation, discipline and regulation of the National Gaard of Pennsylvania,' approved the thirteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, increasini; the amount to be paid for armory rent, and extending the privileges of the roll of

    Act 19 of 1897 · P.L. 24 · 1897 · Scanned page

14. To repenl an act relative to the pay of tbe county coinmisaionera, county auditors, jurors, supervisors and assessors of the county of Fayette, so far as the same relates to assessors in Fayette oponty.

    Act 20 of 1897 · P.L. 25 · April 17, 1897 · Scanned page

15. To further amend an act approved April nintli. one thousand eight hundred and seventy, **requiring railroad, canal, navigation and telegraph companies to make uniform reports to the Auditor General," which act as amended by the act of April thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, extended its provisions to telephone companies and conforming to the requirements of the

    Act 21 of 1897 · P.L. 25 · April 19, 1897 · Scanned page

16. To designate a uniform date when the commissioners of the 8ev> eral counties shall issue their precepts to assessors to mal^e the triennial assessment of property, ana fixing a time for the return thereof.

    Act 22 of 1897 · P.L. 28 · April 20, 1897 · Scanned page

17. To revive and continue in force provisions of an act, entitled **Ad act to extend the time which corporations may hold and convey the title to real estate heretofore houeht under execution, or conveyed to them in satisfaction of debts and now remaining in their hands imsold,*' approved the eighteenth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.

    Act 23 of 1897 · P.L. 28 · April 20, 1897 · Scanned page

18. To repeal an act, entitled "An act relating to hawkers and peddlera in Ijycoining county/' approved the fifteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, in so far an U relates to the hawlcing and peddling of'meat, oysters, fish, fruit, vegetables and farm product.

    Act 24 of 1897 · P.L. 29 · April 29, 1897 · Scanned page

19. To authorize constables and other peace officers, without first procuring a warrant, to arrest persons reasonably auspeeted by them of oti'ending against the Laws protecting timber lands.

    Act 25 of 1897 · P.L. 29 · 1897 · Scanned page

20. To protect the American flag from innult and degradation.

    Act 27 of 1897 · P.L. 34 · April 29, 1897 · Scanned page

21. the Superintendent of Public Instruction to place in each public school of this Commonwealth one copy of Smull's Legislative Hand-book following each decennial census, and bi-eunially one copy of the School I^awsand Decisions, and providing for the same.

    Act 28 of 1897 · P.L. 34 · 1897 · Scanned page

22. To further aoieiul the fifth section of an act, entitled '*An act relating to the organization and jurist! id ion of the orphann' court, and to establish a separate orphans' conrt in and for counties having more than one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants, and to provide for the election of judges thereof," approved May nineteenth. Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four,

    Act 29 of 1897 · P.L. 35 · April 20, 1897 · Scanned page

23. To amend section six of the act^ entitled **A Turtber supplement to tbe act regulating elections in this Commonwealth," appruyed the thirtieth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, amended by the act, entitled *An act to amend section six of the act, entitled *A further supplement to tbe act regulating elections in tliis Commonwealth/ approved the thirtieth day of

    Act 31 of 1897 · P.L. 38 · May 5, 1897 · Scanned page

24. To authorize the county com mission ern to appoint assessors in cases where the assessor refuses or neglects to qualify, or refuses or neglects to receive the precept and i)ook8 at the time designated by the commissioners to begin their several duties.

    Act 33 of 1897 · P.L. 39 · May 5, 1897 · Scanned page

25. AJN ACT To ameud au act, eutliled *^\n act to aiueLid tlie iit'ty-secoud and the sixty-third sectious of an act, entitled 'An actio provide lor tbe organization, discipline and regulation of the rsatioual Guard of Pennsylvania,' " approved the tilth day of July» Anno Domini one thoui^and eight hundred and uineiy-tive, decreasing the nuuit>er of terms of enlistment for which enlisted men ol

    Act 34 of 1897 · P.L. 40 · May 5, 1897 · Scanned page

26. To provide for the ooTitiuuation of the puhlieation of the Pennsylvania Archives.

    Act 36 of 1897 · P.L. 41 · May 5, 1897 · Scanned page

27. To repeal section one of an act, entiUed ♦•An act to regulate the compensation of certain officers in the county of Berks, approved the thirtieth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.

    Act 30 of 1897 · P.L. 42 · 1897 · Scanned page

28. To regulate the employment and provide for the health and safely of persons employed where clothing, cigarettes, cigars and certain other articles are made or partially made, and that said articles be made under clean and healthful conditions. Hoonie.n tenement

    Act 37 of 1897 · P.L. 42 · May 5, 1897 · Scanned page

29. Authorizing the county com missiooers of the several counties of this Commonwealth to rebuild bridges on sites owned by corporations, or by pri vate persons, or built by public subscriptions, over any Atreain or riverforming the boundary line between two countie», where the same have been destroyed by ice, Hood or otherwise at any time, or which have been or may be abandoned by the

    Act 39 of 1897 · P.L. 46 · 1897 · Scanned page

30. Uatlfying and cuuiirmiiis: all paving done In cilies ol llie third class since the twenty-second day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, without petition of the property owners, under any ordinance passed in compliance with the provisions of article five, section three, clause ten of "An act providing for the incorporation and government of cities of the third

    Act 40 of 1897 · P.L. 48 · May 11, 1897 · Scanned page

31. AN ACfr i*i eiiublt i:iL>, couiiiy, township, waid. school and borou^^h tax collectors to collect taxes for the payment of which they iiave L>ecome personally liable, or for which they shaJl during the year one tliousand eight hundred and ninety-seven become personally liable, without having collected the same by expiration of the authority of their respective warrants. or by the expiration

    Act 42 of 1897 · P.L. 49 · May 11, 1897 · Scanned page

32. To aineiul siK»tiun ten of an act. oiUitU'd "An act to provide ft«r the Incorporation and re^julation ot natural i?is conipanii^s," approved the twenty-ninth day of May. Anno Domiru oru' thousand eipht hundred and eifthty-Mve. limiting ard fixing the number and ct»mpensation of the viewers lh*'r< in pr< vid* d for.

    Act 43 of 1897 · P.L. 50 · May 11, 1897 · Scanned page

33. To further amend the fourth section of an act, entitled "An act to rejTulate the manner of increasing the indebtedness of municipalities, to provide for the redemption of th^^ same, and to impose penalties for iUegal Increase thereof,*' approved the twen1i€»th day of April. Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, as amended by an act approved the eighteenth day of April,

    Act 44 of 1897 · P.L. 53 · May 12, 1897 · Scanned page

34. Supplement to an act, entitled "An act in relation to cities of the second class, providing for the levy, collection and disbursement of taxes and water rents," approved the twenty-second day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, providing how and by whom the delinquent or outstanding taxes unpaid at the expiration or termination of the term of office of

    Act of 1897 · P.L. 55 · May 12, 1897 · Scanned page

35. Relative to actions by parent and child for injury to the x>^r- 8on, wrongrfully inflicted on the child.

    Act 49 of 1897 · P.L. 62 · May 12, 1897 · Scanned page

36. To prevent and punish the loan, grift, sale or distribution of Iniecent and immoral writings, prlntingrs, pictures, photographs, or representations of all matters of an indecent or immoral character, and of all articles, drugs, recipes, et cetera, to prevent conception, or to produce unlawful abortion, or intf^nded or purporting to be used for such purposes, or either of them, and also to

    Act 51 of 1897 · P.L. 63 · 1897 · Scanned page

37. To provide for establishing a house of detention for Juveniles in cities of the first class.

    Act 52 of 1897 · P.L. 65 · May 12, 1897 · Scanned page

38. Regulating the practice, bail, costs and fees on appeals to the Sur»reme Court and Superior Court.

    Act 53 of 1897 · P.L. 67 · May 19, 1897 · Scanned page

39. Making: valid the bonds or other oblig-ations issued s'.nce the eighteenth day of April, on^ thousand ei^ht hundred and ninety-flvc. by counties, cities, boroughs, townships, school districts and other municipalities or Incorporated district with the consent of the electors thereof, in amounts In excess of two per centum and less than seven per centum of the assessed valuation of taxable

    Act 55 of 1897 · P.L. 76 · May 19, 1897 · Scanned page

40. For the pn>ttntion of jnihlic school h»»uses and other buildinir? used and occupied for public school purposes, oul-buildlnR.s thereof and public H-hool property. Sort ion 1.

    Act 64 of 1897 · P.L. 76 · May 19, 1897 · Scanned page

41. Granting the permission and regulating the establishment and operation of bone boiling establishments and depositories of dead animals in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and providing for violations of the provisions of this act.

    Act 56 of 1897 · P.L. 77 · 1897 · Scanned page

42. To repeal an au?t relative to road law.s In Peters township. Washington county.

    Act of 1897 · P.L. 80 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

43. Validating conveyances and instruments of writing executed by attorneys In fact.

    Act of 1897 · P.L. 81 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

44. To provide for a deficiency arising under provisions of an act, approved July third, one thousand eight hundred and ninetyfive, entitled "An act to carry out the provisions of acts of Assembly relating to the care and treatment of the indigent insane, approved the thirteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, and the twenty-second day of June, one thousand eight hundred

    Act of 1897 · P.L. 81 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

45. Authorizing the recording of all releases, contracts, letters of attorney and other instruments of writing" which a married woman is or shall be authorized by law to execute without the joinder of her "husband, making the record thereof of the same for^e and effect for all puri oses in all respects as if unmarried, and validating the records thereof made prior to the passage of this act.

    Act of 1897 · P.L. 83 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

46. To provide for the maintenance, care and treatm.nt of the Indigent insane In county and local Institutions.

    Act 64 of 1897 · P.L. 83 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

47. To authorize boroughs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to make appropriations for the establishment and maintenance of free public libraries.

    Act 65 of 1897 · P.L. 84 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

48. Punishing the sending of anonymous communications of a libelous, defamatory, scurrilous or <n)probious nature.

    Act 66 of 1897 · P.L. 85 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

49. To provide for If^vying school and school building taxes on the city valuation in cities of the third class where the school district comprises the same territory as the city. How taxM shall b« levied.

    Act 67 of 1897 · P.L. 85 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

50. To prevent the adulteration, alteration and substitution of drusrs and medicinal preparations, and providing penalties for violation thereof.

    Act 68 of 1897 · P.L. 85 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

51. To se«'ure State forestry rosorvations. and providing: for the exi enses thceof.

    Act 69 of 1897 · P.L. 86 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

52. For the preservation of forpsts and partially relieving forest lands from taxation.

    Act 70 of 1897 · P.L. 88 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

53. To amend the ninth section of an act, entitled "An act to provide for the consolidation of boroughs and the government and regulation thereof," approved June sixth. Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-thiee. so as to allow the town council of a consolidated borough to select, annually, one street ommissloner.

    Act 71 of 1897 · P.L. 88 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

54. Authorizing and requiring: grand and petit juries to dispose ot the costs in criminal prosecutions for larceny, where the value of the goods alleged to be stolen is less than ten dollars, and in the prosecutions for assault or assault and battery where felony is charged, and In which the prosecutor had no rf-aj'onabNground for making the charge of felony.

    Act 72 of 1897 · P.L. 89 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

55. To repeal an act, entitled "An act providing: for the annexation of one city of the second class of this Commonwealth to another city of the same class and contiguous thereto, authorizing and directing any court of common pleas of the proper county to order elections therefor, and imposing duties upon county commissioners in reference thereto," ai>proved the eighth day of May, Anno Domini

    Act 73 of 1897 · P.L. 90 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

56. To validate the increase of indebtedness of any county, city, borough, township, school district or other municipality or incorporated district, made pursuant to the assent of the electors thereof obtained by a public election held at any time since June nineteenth, one thousand elffht hundred and ninety-one. in said district or municipality where the count by the rourt showed a majority in favor of said Increase.

    Act 75 of 1897 · P.L. 91 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

57. Relating to the prosecutions of licensed dealers and their employes on the charge of furnishing intoxicating liquors to minors, and prescribing the penalty therefor.

    Act 76 of 1897 · P.L. 93 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

58. Specifying additional securities ui:on whioh provident inBtltu- Hons, savings Institutions and savings banks, chartered un ler special acts, may loan depr)slts re eivod by them.

    Act 77 of 1897 · P.L. 93 · May 25, 1897 · Scanned page

59. Authorizing the entry of a single judgment upon two or more judgment notes in eertain eases.

    Act 78 of 1897 · P.L. 94 · 1897 · Scanned page

60. To amend the thirty-third section of an act, entitled *'An act for the regulation and continuance of a system of education by common schools," approv^ed the eighth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, extending and defining the purposes for which a special school tax, not exceeding the amount of the regular annual tax authorized to be levied by directors

    Act 79 of 1897 · P.L. 94 · May 26, 1897 · Scanned page

61. Relating to proceedings where goods or chattels have bern levied upon or ?eized by the sheriff, and claimed to belong to others than the defendant in the execution or process.

    Act 80 of 1897 · P.L. 95 · May 26, 1897 · Scanned page

62. To provide for keeping the public highways from becoming blockaded with snow.

    Act 81 of 1897 · P.L. 98 · May 26, 1897 · Scanned page

63. To protect the health of the domestic animals of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

    Act 82 of 1897 · P.L. 99 · May 2, 1897 · Scanned page

64. In relation to offl.ers taking illegal fees, and providing alty therefor.

    Act 84 of 1897 · P.L. 100 · May 20, 1897 · Scanned page

65. Provldingr for the collf^tlon of the amounts <lue the rommonwealth for purchase mnney, Interrst and fees due on unpatented lands.

    Act 85 of 1897 · P.L. 101 · May 26, 1897 · Scanned page

66. Authorizing the county commissioners of the several counties within the Comimon wealth of Pennsylvania to accept, take charge of and enter upon the records as a county bridge, any bridge over any stream or river running into or through any county, and authorizing the county commissioners of any two adjoining counties to accept, take charge of and enter upon the records of each of said counties

    Act 86 of 1897 · P.L. 103 · 1897 · Scanned page

67. To repeal an act, entitled "An act relating to roads, highways and bridges In the counties of Warren. Venango and Mc- Kean. and for other purposes." and the several supplements thereto so far as the same relate to the county of Warren.

    Act 87 of 1897 · P.L. 105 · May 26, 1897 · Scanned page

68. To repeal an act. entitled "An act to enable the burgess and town council of Elderton borough, Armstrong county, to keep the streets In order In said borough," approved the ninth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.

    Act 88 of 1897 · P.L. 106 · May 26, 1897 · Scanned page

69. the discharg-o from public positions of Union soldiers without a reasonable cause, and prohibiting the abolishment of or changring" the emoluments of public offices occupied by Union soldiers except for go^d r'aron.

    Act 89 of 1897 · P.L. 106 · May 26, 1897 · Scanned page

70. Providing for security from certain Insolvent and delinquent public officers, and for their removal in certain cases, and for filling^ vacancies therein.

    Act of 1897 · P.L. 108 · May 26, 1897 · Scanned page

71. To amend an act approvetl the fourteenth day of April, Anni Domini one thousand ei^ht hundivd and ninety-three, entitled "An act to provide for the better protection of female insane patients in transit," fixing a penalty for the violation of the said act, and providing the manner such i)enalty shall be recovered.

    Act 92 of 1897 · P.L. 110 · May 27, 1897 · Scanned page

72. To regulate the manufacture of flour and meal food products.

    Act of 1897 · P.L. 112 · May 27, 1897 · Scanned page

73. Amending clause ten (10) of section one (1) of an act. entitled "An act authorizing the ascertainment, levy, assessment and cuUectiun of the costs, damages and expenses of municipal improvements, including the grading, paving, macadamizing or otherwise Improving of any street, lane or alley or parts thereof, completed or now in process of completion, and also the costs, damages and expenses

    Act of 1897 · P.L. 115 · May 31, 1897 · Scanned page

74. To piotect t^mployes of corporations In their right to form, join or belong to labor organizations by prescribing penalties f^rr any interference therewitn. pSySim ^g "rd to

    Act of 1897 · P.L. 116 · June 4, 1897 · Scanned page

75. Authorizing the ascertainment, levy, assessment and collection of the costs, damages and experyses of municipal Improvemt'Ois, int-luding the Riading, paving, macadamizing or otherwise improving of any street, lane or alley, or parts thereof, e(.mpJetf'd or now in process of completion, and also t^e co>ts. damages and expenses of the construction of any sewer, completed or now in process

    Act 99 of 1897 · P.L. 116 · 1897 · Scanned page

76. the expenses of county com mis&i oners in counties containing a population of one hundred and fifty thousand and over.

    Act 100 of 1897 · P.L. 121 · 1897 · Scanned page

77. Relating: to hoiougrhs. providing a method of procedure for vlolationM Mf law and tjorough ordinances, and for collection of the fims and pcnaltif^s Imposed for

    Act 101 of 1897 · P.L. 121 · June 4, 1897 · Scanned page

78. To amend an act, entitled "An act limiting the duration of th? lien of county, city, borough, townsh'p and Fchool taxes, and municipal Improvement claims," approved the fourth day o' May. Anno Domini one thousand eight hundied and eightynine, by extending the period of such limitation, and limiting the lien of taxes entered of record prior to May fourth, one thousand eight hundred

    Act 102 of 1897 · P.L. 122 · June 4, 1897 · Scanned page

79. For the better protection of game and game mammals, game birds, song and insectivorous birds, limiting the number of pame birds and game mammals to be killed by any one person in ono day or in one seaBon, prohibiting the sale of the same and the shipment thereof out of the State, and providing penalti'^s for the violation thereof.

    Act 103 of 1897 · P.L. 123 · June 4, 1897 · Scanned page

80. To "An act for the taxation of dogs and the protection of sheep," approved the twenty-tifth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, providing for the payment of claims which have accrued under local laws.

    Act 105 of 1897 · P.L. 130 · June 7, 1897 · Scanned page

81. To further amend the first section of an act, entitled '*An act authorizing school directors to purchase school books out ofthe district lund/' approved June twenty-fifth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, as amended by an act approved the eighteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninetythree, bv requiring school directors or controllers to allow the school children to

    Act 106 of 1897 · P.L. 130 · June 7, 1897 · Scanned page

82. To extend lor a further period of five years, the time during whicb corporations, incorporated and existing under the laws of aoy other State of the XJnited States, are now authorized bv law to hold real estate heretofore purchased at sheriff's or other judicial sales.

    Act 109 of 1897 · P.L. 136 · June 8, 1897 · Scanned page

83. Limiting the right of action upon bonds given by the plaintift in fraudulent debtor attachments to one year from the* date of the accruing of such right of action.

    Act 110 of 1897 · P.L. 136 · June 8, 1897 · Scanned page

84. Givlns: priority in the trial of lunacy cases traversing inquisitions of eherlfTs Juries in the courts of this Commonwealth.

    Act 111 of 1897 · P.L. 137 · June 10, 1897 · Scanned page

85. the location of cemeteries, hospitals and pest houses in cities of the second class of this

    Act 113 of 1897 · P.L. 138 · June 10, 1897 · Scanned page

86. Providingfor th» taking:, filing: ani reviewing: of the testimony taken before sheriff's juries in inquisitions of lunacy in and by the several courts of th's Commonwealth.

    Act 114 of 1897 · P.L. 138 · June 10, 1897 · Scanned page

87. To limit the period of time within which suits may be brousrht airainst sureties of constables. SiM'Hon 1.

    Act 115 of 1897 · P.L. 139 · June 10, 1897 · Scanned page

88. To prevent the wearing? of the badge or button of any labor or fraternal orgranization by others than members, and fixing a penalty for the same.

    Act 116 of 1897 · P.L. 139 · June 10, 1897 · Scanned page

89. To validate the indebtedness of school districts in boroughs and townships, created by. such school districts in excess of two p«T centum and Jess than seven per centum of the last assessed valuation of taxable property of such district, with the assent of the electors thereof where such assent has not been first obtained, and providing for the issuing of bonds or other evidences of such indebtedness.

    Act 117 of 1897 · P.L. 139 · June 10, 1897 · Scanned page

90. To prohibit the adulteration or coloring of milk or cream by the addition of so called preservatives or coloring matter, and to provide for the enforcement of the same.

    Act 118 of 1897 · P.L. 142 · June 10, 1897 · Scanned page

91. To amend the third section of the act, entitled "An act to amend certain defects of the law for the more Just and safe transmission and secure enjoyment of real and personal estate," approved the twenty-seventh day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and flfty-five, providing that Illegitimate children shall take their mqther's name, and she and her mother, and they and their

    Act 119 of 1897 · P.L. 142 · June 14, 1897 · Scanned page

92. To amend the second section of an act, entitled •*An act relative to the sale and conveyance of real estate,** approved the eighteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, extending the provisions thereof to real estate upon which are limited vested remainders which are liable to open and let in after bom children, and validating sales of real estate heretofore made

    Act 121 of 1897 · P.L. 144 · June 14, 1897 · Scanned page

93. Relating tu the extlnjsruishment of Kround rents, and providing a means, where ground rent has been extinguished by payment or presumption of law, for recording such extinguishment, and making the same binding and effectual.

    Act 124 of 1897 · P.L. 149 · June 14, 1897 · Scanned page

94. To amend an act approved May twenty-second, one thousand elerht hundred and ninety-flve, entitled "An act to provide for running and marking county lines, approved the seventeenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six. increasing the number of commissioners to five and pro\'idlng for advertising," and further providing for the payment of the expenses of such commissioners and their assistants.

    Act 125 of 1897 · P.L. 151 · June 14, 1897 · Scanned page

95. To authorize the publication of twelve thousand additional copies of School Laws and Decisions.

    Act 126 of 1897 · P.L. 154 · June 14, 1897 · Scanned page

96. To authorize labor claimants in certain cases to take joint appeals.

    Act 127 of 1897 · P.L. 154 · June 15, 1897 · Scanned page

97. To amend the fortyfourth section of an act. entitled "An act to provide, for the incorpor.Htion and reprulation of certain corporations," approved the twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, requiring the bonus on charters and on the increase of capital stock to be paid In advance, and providing for an increase of bonus.

    Act 120 of 1897 · P.L. 155 · June 15, 1897 · Scanned page

98. To amend section one of a supplement to an^ct, entitled "An act relating to the lien of mechanics and oThers upon buildings," passed the sixteenth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, which supplement was approved the fourteenth day of April, Anno I>omini one thousand eight hundred and flfty-flve, and extending the provisions of the same to include gas

    Act 128 of 1897 · P.L. 155 · June 15, 1897 · Scanned page

99. For the better protection of employes in and about the coal mines, by preventing mine superintendents, mine foremen and assistants from receiving: or soliciting any sums of money, or other valuable consideration, from men while in their employ, and providing a penalty for violation of the same.

    Act 130 of 1897 · P.L. 157 · June 15, 1897 · Scanned page

100. Authorizing: controllers of the several cities of this Commonwealth to appoint probate clerks.

     Act 132 of 1897 · P.L. 159 · June 15, 1897 · Scanned page