Every law Pennsylvania has passed

1,402 laws of the 1920s

Constitution of 1874

1. Validating certain assessments in townships of the first class heretofore made for the cost of the construction of sewers and extensions thereto

   Act 309 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

2. Validating certain seated tax sales held by the county treasurer in counties of the eighth class made pursuant to the provisions of an act to reduce the State debt, and to incorporate the Pennsylvania canal and railroad company

   Act 310 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

3. Validating certain proceedings and elections had and held pursuant to an act to regulate the manner of increasing the indebtedness of municipalities

   Act 311 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

4. To validate deeds and conveyances defectively executed

   Act 312 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

5. Authorizing and empowering cities of the second class in this Commonwealth to construct and maintain sub-surface walks under the streets and sidewalks of the city, and to assess the cost, damage, and expense of the construction thereof

   Act 313 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

6. The Insurance Company Law of 1921 - amend - reserves

   Act 314 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

7. Relating to private roads; prescribing the time within which approved private roads must be physically opened

   Act 315 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

8. Act defining public service companies; and providing for their regulation by prescribing and defining their duties and liabilities - amend - defining public service companies to include persons and corporations not furnishing service within the State, but

   Act 316 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

9. Authorizing the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through proclamation, to close any counties, stream, or any of Pennsylvania to hunting or fishing or to forbid the use of smoking material or other use of fire in or near woodlands, when such

   Act 317 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

10. Providing for the appointment of special detectives in counties of the fifth class

    Act 318 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

11. State Highway Department Law - amend - Secretary of Highways may reconstruct roads at expense of state

    Act 319 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

12. Providing for the alteration of the boundaries of counties in certain cases for the adjustment of the indebtedness thereof

    Act 320 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

13. Fiduciaries Act of 1917 - amend - authority to receive interest and dividends from stock of any National Bank

    Act 321 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

14. The Insurance Company Law of 1921 - amend - investment of surplus; stock of other insurance company

    Act 322 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

15. To validate all official actions of any justice of the peace who has heretofore been duly elected but who failed to notify the prothonotary of acceptance of such election and to receive a commission as justice of the peace

    Act 323 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

16. To validate the acts of persons acting as deputy prothonotaries who may not have been actually appointed and qualified as required by law

    Act 324 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

17. Uniform Conditional Sales Act

    Act 325 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

18. To enable any city of the first class owning and operating its own water works to require a water-meter to be installed upon every property supplied from such water works at the expense of the owner thereof

    Act 326 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

19. Regulating the recording of certain deeds, conveyances, and other instruments of writing, and fixing the effect thereof as to subsequent purchasers, mortgages, and judgment creditors

    Act 327 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

20. Authorizing and empowering cities of the first class in this Commonwealth to acquire any land for the purpose of establishing and maintaining municipal airdromes or aviation landing fields

    Act 328 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

21. Pertaining to corporations organized or doing business within the Commonwealth; limiting the operations of their by-laws; and providing for the execution of contracts, notes, mortgages, et cetera

    Act 329 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

22. Act for the safety of persons from fire or panic in buildings, not in cities of the first and second classes, by providing proper exits, fire-escapes, fire-extinguishers, and other preventives of fire - amend - seats in auditoriums

    Act 330 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

23. Increasing the powers of certain stock health and accident insurance companies

    Act 331 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

24. Supplement to an act establishing in each county a board of viewers - amend - compensation of members of the board of viewers in counties of the first and second classes

    Act 332 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

25. Empowering the Department of Highways, in conjunction with any county or counties, to acquire and maintain certain toll-bridges within the Commonwealth

    Act 333 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

26. Conferring authority on the Department of Highways and any county or township to enter upon private property adjacent to any public road or highway and place thereon snow fence between December first and April first of the succeeding year

    Act 334 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

27. Act establishing certain public roads as State highways - amend - route 435

    Act 335 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

28. To establish as State highways certain sections of public road in the county of Mercer

    Act 336 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

29. Validating municipal liens filed in the office of the prothonotaries of the various counties by any of the cities of this Commonwealth for the removal of nuisances

    Act 337 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

30. Authorizing the Department of Forests and Waters to make a survey and to prepare plans and specifications for the control of floods in and in the vicinity of Lock Haven, Clinton County

    Act 338 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

31. Making an appropriation to the commission for the acquisition of the various toll-bridges over the Delaware River between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey

    Act 339 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

32. Public School Code - amend - child residing more than two miles from assigned school; permitted to attend schools in other districts when school is closed; portion of cost of transportation to be paid by Commonwealth

    Act 340 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

33. Act defining consolidation of schools; providing for the establishment and regulation of consolidated schools - amend - definition of "consolidated school", "elementary consolidated school", "junior high consolidated school", and "joint consolidated schoo

    Act 341 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

34. Act relating to husband and wife who are the parents of minor children, enlarging and extending the power, control and authority of the mother over their minor children - amend - giving the mother under all circumstances the same and equal power and

    Act 342 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

35. Act for the better protection of fish - amend - appointing the county treasurer as agent of the Commonwealth, and authorizing him to retain fees for issuing licenses

    Act 343 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

36. Act relating to dogs, and the protection of livestock and poultry from damage by dogs - amend - appointing the county treasurer as agent of the Commonwealth, and authorizing him to retain fees for issuing said licenses

    Act 344 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

37. Act to provide for the licensing of transient retail merchants in cities, boroughs, and townships - amend - including railway car as place of business

    Act 345 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

38. To provide for the purchase by the Commonwealth of agricultural land suited to the growing of the forest tree seedlings

    Act 346 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

39. Relating to and regulating the solicitation of moneys and property for charitable, religious, benevolent, humane, and patriotic purposes

    Act 347 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

40. State Highway Department Law - amend - route 120

    Act 348 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

41. Act providing for the incorporation, regulation, and government of cities of the third class - amend - charging the millage provided for general tax purposes

    Act 349 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

42. Providing for the sale of property held by the husband and wife as tenants by entireties where they have been divorced

    Act 350 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

43. Supplement to an act providing for the erection of a dam at the outlet of Pymatuning Swamp, and the establishment of a reservoir to conserve the waters thereof - amend - vesting the power to sell and lease lands in the Department of Forests and Waters

    Act 351 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

44. Authorizing the Department of Forests and Waters, through the Water and Power Resources Board, to complete the work continued under an act providing for the erection of a dam outlet of Pymatuning Swamp, and the establishment of a reservoir to conserve the

    Act 352 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

45. Act relating to counties and townships, and county and township officers - amend - making county treasurers agents of the Commonwealth in collecting and transmitting money for the Commonwealth

    Act 353 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

46. Optometry Practice Law - amend - peddling; branch offices; use of doctor in name of registered optometrist

    Act 354 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

47. Providing for the enumeration of registered persons in the Commonwealth, and the publication of a tabulation thereof by the Secretary of the Commonwealth

    Act 355 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

48. Act relating to mandamus - amend - additional powers of court of Dauphin County

    Act 356 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

49. To authorize boroughs to sue out writs of scire facias on certain municipal claims where more than five years have elapsed since said claims were filed, and to reduce such claims to judgment

    Act 357 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

50. Act authorizing boroughs to sell certain real estate - repeal

    Act 358 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

51. Providing for the building or rebuilding of inter-county bridges by adjoining counties or by a county and a city in an adjoining county

    Act 359 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

52. Act regulating the closing of public highways, and providing for the locating, marking, and maintenance of detours - amend - repair of detour; closing of traffic

    Act 360 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

53. Authorizing departments and agencies of the Commonwealth and subdivisions thereof to include in all contracts an agreement to arbitrate under the arbitration act of 1836

    Act 361 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

54. Act imposing a State tax, including an additional emergency State tax, on liquid fuels - amend - extending time for emergency state tax; money paid into Motor License Fund

    Act 362 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

55. Act concerning townships; consolidating the law relating thereto - amend - authorizing townships of the second class to accept as part of the township road system roads dedicated to public use

    Act 363 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

56. Act concerning townships; consolidating the law relating thereto - amend - grading and constructing of curbs and gutters on highways and roads leading to or connecting cities, boroughs, villages, or places of public resort

    Act 364 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

57. Act concerning townships; consolidating the law relating thereto - amend - sidewalks on land abutting on roads; sidewalks within lines of highways

    Act 365 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

58. Providing for the burial of soldiers, sailors, or marines, designated as "deceased service men"

    Act 366 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

59. Act providing for the alteration of the boundaries of counties in certain cases - repeal

    Act 367 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

60. Authorizing corporations to issue stock to their employes and to employes of their subsidiaries, at par value, or at a price in excess of par value

    Act 368 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

61. Public School Code - amend - payments for teachers added and for schools closed in the second year of the biennium

    Act 369 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

62. Providing for the continuation of the commission appointed in accordance with the joint resolution constituting a commission to examine tax laws of the Commonwealth and of other States and countries - joint resolution

    Act 370 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

63. Fiduciaries Act of 1917 - amend - equalizing the rights of males and females to letters of administration

    Act 371 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

64. Act relating to the form, execution, revocation, and interpretation of wills - amend - sole surviving parent the right to appoint a testamentary guardian for his or her minor child

    Act 372 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

65. To establish an emergency fund to be used by the Department of Agriculture in emergencies resulting from unforeseen outbreaks of injurious insect pests, plant diseases, or animal diseases

    Act 373 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

66. Authorizing the Governor to appoint a commission for further study of the subject of old age pensions

    Act 374 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

67. Continuing the committee to study and investigate systems of compulsory liability insurance for motor vehicles - joint resolution

    Act 375 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

68. Act to provide for the personal registration of electors in cities of the third class of this Commonwealth - amend - changing the compensation of registrars

    Act 376 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

69. Providing for the sale of certain armories

    Act 377 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

70. Act imposing a State tax, including an additional emergency State tax, on liquid fuels - amend - Commonwealth's share of the revenue from the said tax and said emergency tax shall be paid into the Motor License Fund

    Act 378 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

71. Act providing for the establishment of a State Industrial Home for Women - amend - procedure of transfer, sentence, and commitment, and making changes in the eligibility of women prisoners for commitment to said institution; method of transfer to and from

    Act 379 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

72. Act to provide revenue by imposing a mercantile license tax on vendors of or dealers in goods, wares and merchandise - amend - duty of treasurer to sue; appraiser to certify to county treasurer list of dealers assessed with tax

    Act 380 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

73. Further supplement to Tax Act - amend - no tax on gross receipts shall be collected from any municipality for any public utility

    Act 381 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

74. Authorizing the Secretary of Highways to establish the width and lines of State highways for future construction where it appears uneconomical to widen existing highways

    Act 382 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

75. Validating certain temporary indebtedness and bonds, issued to fund the same, of school districts of the second, third, and fourth classes, incurred for the payment of teachers' and employes' salaries and for supplies and services rendered to the district

    Act 383 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

76. Further supplement to Tax Act - amend - collection of taxes upon gross receipts of companies, firms, joint-stock associations, and limited partnerships engaged in freight, oil, and motor transportation, and from water-power and hydroelectric companies

    Act 384 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

77. State Highway Department Law - amend - routes 49, 55, 76, 95, 99, 105, 109, 117, 164, 188, 219, 220, 241 and 252

    Act 385 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

78. Act making it a misdemeanor for persons to unlawfully use or wear any insignia or button of any association, society, or trade's union - amend - unauthorized use of insignia made unlawful

    Act 386 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

79. Workmen's Compensation Act - amend - payment of compensation to volunteer firemen or their dependents

    Act 387 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

80. Prohibiting the placing of any sign, banner, or advertising matter of any kind whatsoever on or across any public road or highway without the written consent of the authorities responsible for the maintenance of such public road or highway

    Act 388 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

81. Act providing for the creation of a commission to study the subject of consolidation of the various municipalities, to wit: cities, boroughs, and townships in counties of the second class - amend - continuing the commission for a further period of two yea

    Act 389 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

82. Authorizing the use of certain moneys in the Motor License Fund for township reward and State-aid construction, and for certain purposes in counties of the first class

    Act 390 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

83. Act providing for the imposition and collection of certain taxes upon the transfer of property passing from a decedent who was a resident of this Commonwealth - amend - reciprocity with other States in the taxation of the transfer of property of

    Act 391 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

84. Making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania State Park and Harbor Commission of Erie for the purpose of building retaining walls along, and dredging the west canal basin within the harbor of Erie

    Act 392 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

85. Constituting a commission to examine the parole laws of this Commonwealth and of other States and countries

    Act 393 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

86. Act to authorize the more prompt collection of taxes in the county of Cumberland - repeal

    Act 394 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

87. Concerning conditional sales of chattels attached, or to be attached, to realty, and regulating the filing and effect thereof

    Act 395 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

88. Creating a commission to select and acquire a site for the erection thereon of the Eastern State Penitentiary

    Act 396 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

89. Making an appropriation to the commission for the acquisition of the various toll-bridges over the Delaware River between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New jersey

    Act 397 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

90. Fixing the salary of the clerks of the courts of common pleas in counties of the first class

    Act 398 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

91. For the protection of the public health in the manufacture and sale of carbonated beverages and still drinks

    Act 399 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

92. To establish as a State highway a certain section of public road in the counties of Allegheny and Washington

    Act 400 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

93. Act providing for the return of taxes on seated lands in counties, poor districts, boroughs, incorporated towns and townships, for county, poor, borough, town, or township taxes, respectively; and providing for the sale of such lands for taxes - amend - r

    Act 401 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

94. An act providing for the erection and construction by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey of a bridge over the Delaware River, connecting the city of Philadelphia and the city of Camden - amend - cost of light, repair, and mainten

    Act 402 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

95. Second Class City Law - amend - establishing by ordinance and regulating a Department of City Transit

    Act 403 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

96. Second Class City Employe Pension Law - amend - regulate the payment of pensions; requiring things from the pensioners; requiring the cities to set aside additional funds

    Act 404 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

97. To prevent unfair discrimination against Pennsylvania manufacturers by making it unlawful for any municipality to levy license taxes or fees against such manufacturers that are not levied against non-resident manufacturers

    Act 405 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

98. State Highway Department Law - amend - route 282

    Act 406 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

99. Establishing as a State highway a certain section of public road in the county of Delaware

    Act 407 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text

100. Providing for the establishing and maintenance of a State institution for the care and treatment of indigent children and others afflicted with surgical tuberculosis and allied conditions

     Act 408 of 1925 · 1925 · Original text