such home: Provided, That total expense of such changes, repairs, construction and furniture shall not exceed the sum of thirty thousand dollars. SECTION 5. That if said commission shall deem it expedient to convert the said Marine Hospital into such home, authority is hereby given said commission to execute a lease for suitable buildings at any place in the Commonwealth, and convert the same into such home and to expend a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars in fitting up such building and supplying the same with furniture in a suitable condition to be occupied with comfort and convenience. And said commission is empowered to receive on the part of the Commonwealth any donation of moneys, furniture or other personal property, and to receive and hold any real estate in fee simple, or for a term of years, offered for the purpose of the establishing of such home, or for the future maintenance of the disabled and indigent soldiers, sailors or marines of Pennsylvania: Provided, That the authority hereby given to rent property shall not empower the commission to pay an annual rental that shall exceed six per centum of the cash value of the property rented, said cash value to be determined by three appraisers, one appointed on the part of the commission, and another by the owners of the property, and the two so selected shall choose a third. SECTION 6. That the soldiers, sailors or marines who shall be entitled to admission in this home shall be those only who at the time of their enlistment in the army or navy were citizens of Pennsylvania, or served in some Pennsylvania organization, were honorably discharged from the service of the United States, who are in indigent circumstances, and from any disabilities (not received in any illegal act) are unable to support themselves by manual labor, and who cannot gain admission into the homes for soldiers and sailors provided by the Government of the United States. Commission to con stitute a board of trustees, and, as and regulations for the home. such, to adopt rules the government of Term of the governor, state treasurer eral, as trustees. SECTION 7. That the commission hereby appointed shall also constitute a board of trustees for the management of said home when established, and shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations for its management and government, to employ the necessary officers and employés, to fix the compensation and to formulate rules for the admission of disabled and indigent soldiers not inconsistent with the preceding section. The Governor, State Treasurer, and Auditor General shall hold the position on the board of and auditor gentrustees during their term of office as Governor, Treasurer and Auditor General, and shall be succeeded on the board of trustees by their successors in office as Governor, Treasurer and Auditor General respectively. The Senator and the members of the House of Representatives appointed on said commission shall hold their position as trustees until the third Wednesday in January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, when their successors shall be named by the presiding officer of the respective branches of the Term of the senators and members, and manner of appointing their suc cessors. Term of the "honorably discharged ner of appointment of their successors. Legislature, and they shall hold their position for the term of two years, and their successors shall be appointed thereafter in the same manner and hold their position for the same term. The committee of honorably discharged soldiers soldiers' and man- appointed on said commission shall hold their position as trustees until the third Wednesday in January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, when their successors shall be named by the department commander of Pennsylvania Grand Army of the Republic, who shall hold their position for and during the term of two years, and shall be succeeded by successive appointments made in the same manner and for the same term. In case of a vacancy in the board of trustees by death or any other cause the appointing power provided for shall have power to fill the vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term of the trusteeship becoming vacant. No compensation shall be allowed any which are to be paid member of the board of trustees save their actual expenses, which shall be paid out of the money appropriated for maintenance, and no member of the board of trustees shall be interested or concerned financially in the establishment or maintenance of said home. How vacancies are to be filled. Trustees to serve without compensation, except their actual expenses out of the sum ap propriated. And prohibited from being finan cially interested in the home. Report of location, and proceedings in made and filed in office of auditor general. The commission shall make a report, which shall be filed cident thereto, to be in the Auditor General's office of the proceedings incident to the location of said home, and the trustees shall make each year on or before the third Wednesday in January, a detailed report to the Legislature under oath of the financial transactions of the preceding year, giving the amount of all Contents of report. moneys or other property received on account of such home, and a detailed account of disbursements. Trustees to make, under oath, an annual detailed report to the Legislature. This act to become inoperative, when the United States shall establish like SECTION 8. That the provisions of this act as to the establishment of a soldiers and sailors home shall become inhomes in this state. operative and be determined in case the Government of the United States shall establish other homes in this State, where the Pennsylvania soldiers and sailors embraced within the provisions of this act may be admitted. Appropriation to carry out provisions of act. How and to whom paid. Treasurer to give bond. For building, furniture, &c., $30,000. For maintenance for the year ending June 1, 1886 $30,000. For maintenance for year ending SECTION 9. To carry out the provisions of this act the following sums of money are hereby specifically appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, which shall be paid to the treasurer of the board of trustees of said home, who shall first be required to give a bond in a sum to be named by the commission or trustees with security for its proper application. I. For the establishing, building, furnishing and fitting up of said soldiers' home as herein before provided, the sum of thirty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. II. For the maintenance of said home for the year ending June first, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, the sum of thirty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. III. For the maintenance of said home for the year endJune 1, 1887 $40,000. ing on the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, the sum of forty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. commission $1,500. IV. For the expenses of the commission in the location For expenses of the of said home as hereinbefore provided, the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. All moneys becoming payable under this section shall be paid on the warrant of the Auditor General, drawn on the State Treasurer, upon requisition approved by the commission or trustees. SECTION 10. Any balance remaining unexpended for the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, shall be available for the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six in addition to the sum of forty thousand dollars herein appropriated for that year. To be paid on war rant of auditor gen eral. Balance remaining unexpended for year 1885 to be applied to year 1886. SECTION 11. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby Repeal. repealed. APPROVED-The 3d day of June, A. D. 1885. ROBT. E. PATTISON. No. 41. AN ACT To amend an aet, entitled "A supplement to an act, entitled 'An act to provide for the better security of life and limb in cases of fire in hotels and other buildings,' approved the eleventh day of June, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, providing additional means of escape," approved the first day of June, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That section one of said act which reads as follows: "That in addition to the means provided in section one of the act to which this is a supplement, it shall be the duty of the owners of such hotels, the owners of such seminaries, colleges, academies, hospitals, asylums, store-houses, factories, manufactories or workshops, or tenement houses, and of the board of school directors of the proper school district, to provide and cause to be affixed to every such building, and securely fastened to inside of each six window-heads, one chain ten feet in length, securely attached to which shall be a rope one or more inches in thickness of sufficient length to reach the ground for the third and every additional story of all such buildings referred to in said act. And said ropes to be carefully coiled up at all times to remain on the inside sill of the window to which they are secured. And for their protection such ropes may be kept in a box on said sill of said window, but at no time shall such box be locked: Provided, That the parties under whose supervision the erection of these escapes is placed by law, shall locate them at suitable points on each floor of such building: Provided, 5 LAWS. Section 1 of act of June 1st, 1883, cited for amendment. Certain buildings to be provided with the owners thereof. and rope. To be approved by fire or county commissioners. That all hotels shall be provided with such ropes and chains in each room above the second story of said hotels," be amended to as to read as follows: SECTION 1. That in addition to the means of escape rechain and rope, by quired in section one of the act to which this is a supplement, it shall be the duty of the owner or owners, in fee or for life, of every building constructed more than two stories high and used or intended to be used as a hotel, factory, manufactory, workshop, tenement house, school, seminary, college, academy, hospital, asylum, hall or place of amusement, and of the trustee or trustees of every estate, association, society, college, academy, hospital or asylum, owning or using any building constructed more than two stories high, and used or intended to be used for any of said purposes, and of the board of education, or board of school directors, having charge of any building constructed more than two stories high, and used or intended to be used Where to be placed. as a public school, to provide and cause to be securely affxed to a bolt through the wall over the window-head inside of at least one window, in each room, on the third floor, and in each room on each higher floor of every such Description of chain building, a chain at least ten feet in length with a rope at least one inch in diameter securely attached thereto of sufficient length to extend to the ground, or such other appliance as may be approved by the board of fire commissioners of any city or county having a board of fire commissioners; or by the county commissioners of any county where there is no board of fire commissioners: Provided however, That when the third floor, or any higher floor, of any such building is not sub-divided into rooms then at least six windows on each of such floors shall be provided with such chains and ropes, or such other appliances as may be approved by any board of fire commissioners, or by the county commissioners of any county, where no board of fire commissioners shall exist: And provided further, That whenever any room on the third floor, or on any higher floor, of any such building shall contain more than three windows, then at least one window, out of every three windows, in every such room, shall be provided with such chain and rope or such other appliance as may be approved by any board of fire commissioners, or by the county commissioners of any county, having no board of fire commissioners. And each of such ropes shall be coiled and kept in an unlocked box in an unobstructed place, near the inside sill of the window to which such rope is attached. And in all hotels, factories, manufactories, workshops, schools, seminaries, colleges, hospitals, asylums, halls or places of amusement, or other places mentioned in this act, the hallways and stairways shall be properly lighted at night, and at the head and foot of each flight of stairs, and at the intersection of all hallways with main corridors, shall be kept durAlarms or gongs to ing the night a red light; and one or more proper alarms or gongs capable of being heard throughout the building When third, or higher floor, is not sub-divided into rooms then at least six windows on each floor to be provided may be approved by with fire escapes as said commissioners. Rooms on third, or higher, floor containing more than three windows, shall have one out of every three windows so provided as aforesaid. How and where rope, &c., to be kept. Hotels, factories, Location and description of light. be kept ready for use. Notice descriptive of escapes to be kept posted in a coneach sleeping room. Fire commissioners or county commisnate location of fire escapes. spicuous place in sioners may desig shall always remain easy of access and ready for use in That section two of said act which reads as follows: "Every person whose duty it is by the first section of this act to provide ropes and chains in the manner prescribed, and every school district shall also be liable in an action for damages in case of death or personal injury sustained, in consequence of fire breaking out in any such building, and of the absence of such ropes and chains; and such action may be maintained by any person now authorized by law to sue in other cases of similar injuries. All persons failing to comply with the provisions of this act shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding three hundred dollars, to be col. lected as fines and forfeitures are now by law collectible," be amended so as to read as follows: And grant certifithereof. cates of approval Effect of certificate Neglect or refusal to comply with act meanor punishable either. Liability for damaneglect or refusal to capes. ges sustained by provide fire es SECTION 2. That every person, corporation, trustee, board of education, and board of school directors, neglecting or refusing to comply with the reqirements of the first section of this act, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, to be collected as fines are now by law collectible, and shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not less than one month, nor more than twelve months. And in case of fire occur. ing in any such building not provided with the chains and ropes, or such other appliances as may be required by any board of fire commissioners, or by the county commissioners of any county where no board of fire commissioners shall exist, in accordance with the requirements with the first section of this act, the person, persons, trustee, trustees, corporation, board of education, or board of school directors, who or which, neglected or refused to provide such building with the chains and ropes, or such other ap. pliances as aforesaid, shall be liable in an action for damages in case of death or personal injury being caused in consequence of such fire breaking out in said building, and such action may be maintained by any person or persons tion my be main By whom such ac tained. |