Every law Pennsylvania has passed

1,476 laws of the 1890s

Constitution of 1874

1. To make an appropriation for the Williams port Hospital.

   Act 261 of 1891 · P.L. 329 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

2. Making an appropriation for the Erie Home for the Friendless.

   Act 263 of 1891 · P.L. 330 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

3. Making an appropriation to the Children's Aid Society of Pennsylvania.

   Act 264 of 1891 · P.L. 331 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

4. Making an appropriation towards the support of the Home for Friendless Children for the oity and county of Lancaster.

   Act 266 of 1891 · P.L. 331 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

5. Making an appropriation to the Philadelphia Lying In Charity.

   Act 266 of 1891 · P.L. 332 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

6. Making an appropriation to the Philadelphia Orthopaedic Hospital and Infirmary for Nervous Diseases of the city of Philadelphia.

   Act 267 of 1891 · P.L. 332 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

7. Making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania Museum and 8choo! of Industrial Art

   Act 269 of 1891 · P.L. 334 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

8. Making an appropriation to the Maternity Hospital in the city of Philadelphia, for maintenance.

   Act 270 of 1891 · P.L. 334 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

9. Making an appropriation to the Shenango Valley Hospital in the city of New Castle, Pennsylvania.

   Act 271 of 1891 · P.L. 335 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

10. Making an appropriation for the Hamot Hospital Association of the city of Erie.

    Act 272 of 1891 · P.L. 336 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

11. Making an appropriation to the Harrisburg Hospital

    Act 273 of 1891 · P.L. 336 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

12. Making an appropriation to the Children's Industrial Home at Harrisburg.

    Act 274 of 1891 · P.L. 337 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

13. Making an appropriation to the Altoona Hospital. HpxrnoN 1.

    Act 275 of 1891 · P.L. 337 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

14. Making an appropriation for the purpose of liquidating a mortgage lien on the premises of the Memorial Homo at Brook vi lie, Pennsylvania! and for maintenance of said home.

    Act 276 of 1891 · P.L. 338 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

15. Making an appropriation toward the erection and furnishing of a hospital and dispensary at Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

    Act 277 of 1891 · P.L. 338 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

16. Making an appropriation towards the support of the Northern Home for Friendless Children.

    Act 278 of 1891 · P.L. 339 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

17. Making an appropriation to assist in the erection, furnishing and maintenance of a hospital in the city of Carbondale, Lackawanna county, Pennsylvania.

    Act 279 of 1891 · P.L. 340 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

18. Making an appropriation to the Pittsburgh and Allegheny Home for the Friendless of the city of Allegheny.

    Act 280 of 1891 · P.L. 341 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

19. Making an appropriation to the aged and infirm Colored Woman's Home, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

    Act 282 of 1891 · P.L. 342 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

20. Making an. appropriation to the Home of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic at Hawkins' Station, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania.

    Act 283 of 1891 · P.L. 342 · June 16, 1891 · Scanned page

21. Making an appropriation to the State Hospital for injured Persons of the bituminous and semi-bituminous coal regions of Pennsylvania at Blossburg, Tioga county, Pennsylvania,

    Act 285 of 1891 · P.L. 343 · June 19, 1891 · Scanned page

22. Making an appropriation to Robert A. Packer Hospital, at Sayre, Pennsylvania.

    Act 286 of 1891 · P.L. 344 · June 19, 1891 · Scanned page

23. Making an appropriation for the support of the Hospital of the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia.

    Act 287 of 1891 · P.L. 345 · June 19, 1891 · Scanned page

24. To provide for a convention to amend the Constitution and the election of delegates thereto.

    Act 288 of 1891 · P.L. 345 · June 19, 1891 · Scanned page

25. To regulate the nomination and election of public officers, requiring certain expenses incident thereto to be paid by the several counties and certain other expenses to be ) aid by the Commonwealth, and punishing certain offenses in regard to such elections.

    Act 289 of 1891 · P.L. 349 · June 19, 1891 · Scanned page

26. Making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania 8tate Lunatic Hospital at Harrisburg.

    Act 290 of 1891 · P.L. 366 · June 19, 1891 · Scanned page

27. an act, entitled " An act to accept the grant of public lands by the United States for the endowment of agricultural colleges," approved April first, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and making appropriations for carrying same into effect

    Act 291 of 1891 · P.L. 366 · June 19, 1891 · Scanned page

28. Making an appropriation for tbe construction and outfit of new buildings for the House of Refuge, situate in the Eastern district of the State.

    Act 292 of 1891 · P.L. 368 · June 19, 1891 · Scanned page

29. Amending the fifth and eighth sections of the act, entitled " An act to restrain and regulate the sale of vinous and spirituous liquors, malt or brewed liquors, or any admixture thereof," approved the twenty-fourth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, authorizing bondsmen from any part of the county to execute a bond, and fixing the amount thereof.

    Act 293 of 1891 · P.L. 368 · June 19, 1891 · Scanned page

30. Making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania Industrial Reform atoryat Huntingdon, for the erection of an additional cell house and cells for inmates.

    Act 294 of 1891 · P.L. 369 · June 19, 1891 · Scanned page

31. Making an appropriation to the German Hospital, Philadelphia

    Act 295 of 1891 · P.L. 370 · June 20, 1891 · Scanned page

32. Making an appropriation lor the erection of a home lor the training in speech of deaf children before they are of school age.

    Act 296 of 1891 · P.L. 371 · June 20, 1891 · Scanned page

33. Making an appropriation to the Home lor Colored Children, located in the city of Allegheny, for repairs, hospital and educational purposes, and supporting the orphan and friendless colored children of the Commonwealth.

    Act 297 of 1891 · P.L. 372 · June 20, 1891 · Scanned page

34. Making appropriations for the Adrian Hospital Association in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, for sick, injured and disabled persons.

    Act 298 of 1891 · P.L. 372 · June 20, 1891 · Scanned page

35. Making an appropriation to the Home for Friendless Children of the City of Reading, Pa.

    Act 300 of 1891 · P.L. 373 · June 20, 1891 · Scanned page

36. Making an appropriation for the protection and propagation offish.

    Act 303 of 1891 · P.L. 375 · June 20, 1891 · Scanned page

37. To "An act amendatory of an act for the punishment of cruelty to aniinala," approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.

    Act 306 of 1891 · P.L. 378 · June 22, 1891 · Scanned page

38. Making an appropriation to the Medical and Surgical Department of the Western Pennsylvania Hospital at Pittsburgh.

    Act 308 of 1891 · P.L. 382 · June 22, 1891 · Scanned page

39. Making an appropriation for the State Hospital for Injured Persona of the Anthracite Coal Regions of Pennsylvania.

    Act 309 of 1891 · P.L. 383 · June 22, 1891 · Scanned page

40. Making an appropriation to the Gynecean Hospital, in the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 310 of 1891 · P.L. 386 · June 22, 1891 · Scanned page

41. Making an appropriation to the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital of the city of Philadelphia.

    Act 311 of 1891 · P.L. 387 · June 22, 1891 · Scanned page

42. 'Making an appropriation to the Lackawanna Hospital in the city of Scran ton.

    Act 312 of 1891 · P.L. 388 · June 22, 1891 · Scanned page

43. Making an appropriation to the Women's Homeopathic Association of Pennsylvania.

    Act 313 of 1891 · P.L. 389 · June 22, 1891 · Scanned page

44. Making an appropriation to the Pittaton Hospital Association.

    Act 314 of 1891 · P.L. 390 · June 22, 1891 · Scanned page

45. Making an appropriotion to the St Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem.

    Act 315 of 1891 · P.L. 391 · June 22, 1891 · Scanned page

46. To provide for the collection, arrangement and display of the products of the State of Pennsylvania at the World's Columbian Exposition in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninetythree, and to make an appropriation of three hundred thousand dollars therefor.

    Act 316 of 1891 · P.L. 392 · June 22, 1891 · Scanned page

47. Relating to public parks in the several cities of the commonwealth, authorising the purchase of lands therefor by said cities, and the improvement and maintenance thereof, and repealing the act approved May eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, entitled "An act relative to a public park in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

    Act 317 of 1891 · P.L. 394 · January 17, 1891 · Scanned page

48. In the Hoose op Representatives, January 28th, 1891. Preamble No. Appointment of a committee to visit and Investigate tbe mine explosion at Seottdale.

    Act 4 of 1891 · P.L. 397 · January 30, 1891 · Scanned page

49. Making an appropriation for the payment of the salary and expenses of the Factory Inspector and the expenses of the Deputy Factory Inspectors for the years ending May thirty-first, one thousand eight hundred and ninety, and May thirty-first, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.

    Act 1 of 1891 · February 24, 1891 · Scanned page

50. Providing for the appointment of a commission by the Governor, to revise, amend and make such changes in the mining and ventilation laws of the anthracite coal regions as will secure greater safety to human life and property, and to provide for the payment of their compensation and their necessary expenses.

    Act 2 of 1891 · February 27, 1891 · Scanned page

51. To regulate the issue of policies of insurance and certificates of inspection, made by steam boiler insurance companies, in all cities of the first class.

    Act 3 of 1891 · March 24, 1891 · Scanned page

52. Granting the consent of the State of Pennsylvania to the acquisition by the United States of certain lands for the purpose of the erection of a government building at the city of Philadelphia, and reding jurisdiction over the same.

    Act 5 of 1891 · April 15, 1891 · Scanned page

53. Recalled for amendment. In the Senate, April 14th, 1891

    Resolution 21 of 1891 · P.L. 407 · April 15, 1891 · Scanned page

54. To enable eleemosynary corporations to secure their property from liability to be wasted or incumbered by managers or beneficiaries of the estate.

    Act 7 of 1893 · P.L. 13 · April 14, 1893 · Scanned page

55. Rendering women eligible to office of notary

    Act 9 of 1893 · P.L. 15 · April 14, 1893 · Scanned page

56. Amending aecUon seventy-six of an act to consoHdate, revise and amend the penal laws of this Commonwealth, approved Marcii Uiirty-one, one thousand eight hundred and sixty, increasing the maximum punishment for the first conviction of murder in the second degree to twenty years.

    Act 10 of 1893 · P.L. 16 · April 14, 1893 · Scanned page

57. Making an appropriation for the payment of the salary of the Superintendent of Banking and the payment of clerk hire and the payment of contingent expenses of the Banking Department for the years ending May thirty-first, one thousand eighth bun. dred and ninety-two and one thousand eight hundred and ninetythree.

    Act 12 of 1893 · P.L. 19 · April 14, 1893 · Scanned page

58. To provide for the better protection of female insane patients in transit

    Act 13 of 1893 · P.L. 19 · April 14, 1893 · Scanned page

59. Making an appropriation to defray the expenses incurred in establisliing the right of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to bia office.

    Act 14 of 1893 · P.L. 20 · April 14, 1893 · Scanned page

60. To facilitate the labors of the Judges of the court of common pleas of the county in which the seat of government is or may be located, in the disposition of the business of the Commonwealth, by providing suitable clerical assistance.

    Act 16 of 1893 · P.L. 20 · April 17, 1893 · Scanned page

61. To amend an act, entitled ** An act to provide for the regulation and Inspection of buildings witliin the city of Philadelphia, and for the better preservation of life and property,'' approved the seventh day of May, Anno Domini one tliousand eight hundred and fifty-five, as to the amount of the bond which the inspector shall be required to iurnish for the faithflil performance of his duties

    Act 16 of 1893 · P.L. 21 · April 18, 1893 · Scanned page

62. Relative to the admission and instruction of children of soldiers of the late war of the rebelUon in the common schools of districts outside of those in which their parents, guardians or others entitled to their custody may reside.

    Act 17 of 1893 · P.L. 22 · April 18, 1893 · Scanned page

63. To prevent county superintendents of common schools from engaging in the profession of teaching during their term of office, unless it shall be done without compensation.

    Act 18 of 1893 · P.L. 23 · April 26, 1893 · Scanned page

64. To provide for the licensing and regulation of lying-in hospitals. Board of Health

    Act 19 of 1893 · P.L. 23 · April 26, 1893 · Scanned page

65. Directing the board of revision of taxes in cities of the first class to add to the asseasment books and to tliQ duplicates thereof in the bands of the receiver of taxes, real estate which has ceased to be exempt from taxation, and subjecting such real estate to taxation for the proportionate part of the year during which it is not exempt.

    Act 20 of 1893 · P.L. 24 · April 26, 1893 · Scanned page

66. To provide that municipal corporation shaU not be required to file affidavits o! defense in actions of

    Act 21 of 1893 · P.L. 25 · April 26, 1893 · Scanned page

67. Toan act approved August the seventh, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, entitled ** An act to designate the several Judicial Districts of the Commonwealth as required by the Constitution," constituting Lawrence county as a separate Judicial district Lawrence countj constituted the flftj-flrst Judicial district.

    Act 23 of 1893 · P.L. 26 · May 1, 1893 · Scanned page

68. To amend secUoa one of an act, entitled *< An act making the first Monday in September in each year a leg^ hoUday, to be known as 'Labor holiday,'" approved the twenty-fifth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, changing the same to the first Saturday of September.

    Act 26 of 1893 · P.L. 27 · 1893 · Scanned page

69. To extend the jurisdiction of the courts of this Commonwealth having equity powers, so as to embrace all litigation between stockholders and parties claiming to be stockholders of corporations, and between creditors and stockholders and creditors and the corporation.

    Act 26 of 1893 · P.L. 28 · 1893 · Scanned page

70. Ninth cluase of the filth Bectlon ameofled. act of May 13. 1887. Amending the ninth clause of the fifth section of the act, entitled '* An act to restrain and regulate the sale of vinous, spirituous, malt or brewed liquors, or any admixtures thereof," approved the thirteenth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, authorizing bondsmen from any part of the county

    Act 28 of 1893 · P.L. 29 · May 4, 1893 · Scanned page

71. To prohibit members of boards of control of school districts in cities of the second class from holding any office of emolument under or being employed by said boards.

    Act 80 of 1893 · P.L. 33 · 1893 · Scanned page

72. To amend an act, entitled **Anact to provide for the licensing of tranaient retail merchants in cities, boroughs and townships/' empowering councils to increase the maximum license.

    Act 31 of 1893 · P.L. 34 · 1893 · Scanned page

73. Helating to the naturalization of aliens and prohibiting the ]>avment of the expenses connected therewith by officers and members of i)oIitical organizations and by candidates.

    Act 32 of 1893 · P.L. 35 · 1893 · Scanned page

74. To provide for the election, qualification and compensation of auditors in the independent school districts of this Commonwealth.

    Act 38 of 1893 · P.L. 40 · 1893 · Scanned page

75. To authorize corporations organized for profit under the laws of Pennsylvania, to malce allowances or pensions to employes for faithful and long continued service, who, in such service, have become old, infirm or disabled.

    Act 40 of 1893 · P.L. 41 · May 11, 1893 · Scanned page

76. To amend an act, entitled **Anactto amend the eleventh section of an act, entitled *An act dividing the cities of this State into three classes, regulating the passage of ordinances, providing for contracts lor supplies and work for said cities, authorizing the increase of indebtedness, and the creation of a sinking fund to redeem the same, defining and punishing certain offenses in all of

    Act 41 of 1893 · P.L. 41 · May 11, 1893 · Scanned page

77. To enable borough councils to establish boards of health.

    Act 42 of 1893 · P.L. 43 · May 11, 1893 · Scanned page

78. To repeal an act, entitled <* An act to extend the provisions of an act laying a tax on dogs in the borough of We^t Chester and certain townships in the county of Chester, and for other purposes,*' approved the fourteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, to the township of Honeybrook In the county of Chester.

    Act 43 of 1893 · P.L. 46 · May 15, 1893 · Scanned page

79. To repeal an act, entitled *< A supplement to the act, entitled < An act to diminish the number of Justices of the peace and supervisors in the township of Soutli Coventry, Chester county,'" approved the sixth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.

    Act 45 of 1893 · P.L. 47 · 1893 · Scanned page

80. To repeal an act, entitled *^An act relative to roads and supervisors in the townships of Pennsbury and Pocopsou, Chester county? and George township, Fayette county," approved March twenty'.second, one thousand eight hundred and fifty.

    Act 46 of 1893 · P.L. 48 · 1893 · Scanned page

81. To revive and continue in force provisions of an act, entitled *< An act to extend tlie time during which corporations may hold and convey the title to real estate heretofore bought under execution, or conveyed to them in satisfaction of debts and now remaining in their hands unsold," approved the twenty-sixth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven.

    Act 49 of 1893 · P.L. 87 · 1893 · Scanned page

82. To encoarage and authorize the formation of co-operating banking vQociations where the profits derived from the businesH, after papng all legitimate expenses, shall accrue to the depositors and borrowers of the association in proportion to their deposits or loans.

    Act 50 of 1893 · P.L. 88 · May 18, 1893 · Scanned page

83. To amend the first section of an act, entitled "An act authorizing school directors to purchase school books out of the district fund, '' approved June twenty<flAh, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, by requiring school directors, or controllers, to furnish school books and other school supplies f^ee of cost

    Act 61 of 1893 · P.L. 92 · May 18, 1893 · Scanned page

84. To amend section six of the act, entitled ^' A ftirther supplement to the act regulating elections in this Commonwealth, '' approved the thirtieth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and MTenty-four, extending the power of the several courts of commoQ pleas of the Commonwealth to appoint election officers in certain cases.

    Act 53 of 1893 · P.L. 100 · 1893 · Scanned page

85. To establish boards of arbitration to settle all questions of wages and other mattexa of variance between capital and labor.

    Act 65 of 1893 · P.L. 101 · 1893 · Scanned page

86. and directing county commissiontirs of the several coanties of this GommonweaLtii to procure, bind and preserve weekly newspapers published within their respective

    Act 56 of 1893 · P.L. 104 · 1893 · Scanned page

87. To empower the court of quarter sessions of any county of this Commonwealth to fix the place of holding the general election.

    Act 68 of 1893 · P.L. 105 · May 18, 1893 · Scanned page

88. that voters in this Commonwealth shall cast their bal. lots at polling places inside the election district in which they are domicUed and making it the duty of the courts of quarter aeaaions of the several counties to carry out the provisions of the same.

    Act 60 of 1893 · P.L. 106 · May 19, 1893 · Scanned page

89. To repeal an ac^ approved the sixth day of April, Anno Domini ooe thooaand eight hundred and fifty-four, entitled **An act sapplementary toan act relating to roads, highways and bridges," approyed the thirteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.

    Act 69 of 1893 · P.L. 106 · May 18, 1893 · Scanned page

90. Relating to judicial sales and the preservation of the lien of mortgages.

    Act 62 of 1893 · P.L. 109 · 1893 · Scanned page

91. general election days, that is tlie third Tuesday of Febnuuryand the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November of esch year, as legal half holidays ftom twelve o'clock noon until midnight of such days, and providing for tise payment, acceptance and protesting of bills, notes, drafts, checlcs and other negotiable paper, on such days.

    Act 63 of 1893 · P.L. 110 · May 23, 1893 · Scanned page

92. To prohibit the use of any adulteration or imitation of dairy products iu any charitable or penal institution, being supplementary to an act, entitled <'An act lor the protection of the public health and to prevent adulteration of dairy products and fraud In the sale thereof,*' approved May twenty-one. Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

    Act 66 of 1893 · P.L. 111 · 1893 · Scanned page

93. To provide for the continuation of the publication of the Pennsylvania Archives.

    Act 66 of 1893 · P.L. 112 · May 23, 1893 · Scanned page

94. Giving aathority to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fnnd to to pay certain moneys out of the SinlLlng Fund to the oommissioners of the SinlLing Fund of the City of Philadelphia.

    Act 69 of 1893 · P.L. 115 · May 23, 1893 · Scanned page

95. Limiting the liability of poor

    Act 70 of 1893 · P.L. 115 · May 23, 1893 · Scanned page

96. To regulate and establish the fees to be charged by Justices of the peace, aldermen, magistrates and constables in this Commonwealth.

    Act 71 of 1893 · P.L. 116 · 1893 · Scanned page

97. To amend an act. entitled *<An act prescribing the mode of fixing the ■alaries of county superintendents of common schools,*' approved the twenty-ninth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, amending first section thereof by fixing the minimum salaries to be paid said superintendents.

    Act 72 of 1893 · P.L. 120 · 1893 · Scanned page

98. Authorizing the Governor of this Commonwealth to appoint five persons to make inquiry and examine into and make report to the next session of this Legislature, at its next regular session, the advisability of erecting suitable tablets, marking the various forts erected as a defense against the Indians by the early settlers of this Commonwealth prior to the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.

    Act 74 of 1893 · P.L. 122 · May 23, 1893 · Scanned page

99. To authorice councils of cities of the first class to place on the plans of pablio streets of such cities all streets laid out and opened prior to June sixth, one thousand eight hundred and seventyone, and which are less than thirty feet in width, or have dead ends, or do not extend in a straight line from one street to another.

    Act 78 of 1893 · P.L. 122 · May 23, 1893 · Scanned page

100. To aboUsh oommiflsioners of pubUo buildings, and to place ali public buildings heretofore under the control of such commissioners, under the control of the Department of Public Works in cities of the first class.

     Act 75 of 1893 · P.L. 123 · May 24, 1893 · Scanned page