Contracts for light electricity, or any other method authorized be made. No. 7. AN ACT To authorize the Board of Commissioners of Public Buildings and Grounds to make contracts for the lighting of the said buildings and grounds. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That in addition to the ing by means of gas, duties now imposed upon the Board of Commissioners of Public Buildings and Grounds, it is hereby authorized to make contracts for the lighting of the public buildings and grounds by means of gas, electricity, or any other suitable method: Provided, That no contract shall be made for a longer time than five years. And all laws or parts of laws inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Contract limited to five years. Repeal. APPROVED-The 6th day of April, A. D. 1885. ROBT. E. PATTISON. Act of Feb'y 10, 1865, repealed. No. 8. AN ACT To repeal an act, entitled "An act authorizing the citizens of Charlestown township, Chester county, to change the method of mending and improving the roads and building bridges in said township," approved the tenth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the act, entitled "An act authorizing the citizens of Charlestown township, Chester county, to change the method of mending and improving the roads and building bridges in said township," approved the tenth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, be and the same is hereby repealed. APPROVED-The 6th day of April, A. D. 1885. ROBT. E. PATTISON. Section 1 of act of May 17, 1883, amended. Section 1, recited. No. 9. AN ACT To amend the first section of an act, entitled "An act regulating the hunting and killing of web-footed wild fowls", approved May seventeenth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That section one, of the act, entitled "An act regulating the hunting and killing of web-footed wild fowl", approved May seventeenth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, which reads as follows, namely: "SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be unlawful to hunt, shoot, kill or destroy any web-footed wild fowl except on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and then only from the first day Time when web footed wild fow! may be shot. No. 10. AN ACT To repeal the sixteenth section of an act, entitled "An act to provide revenue by taxation," approved June seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sixteenth section of an act, entitled "An act to provide revenue by taxation," approved the seventh day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, be and the same is hereby repealed: Provided, however, That the right of the Commonwealth to collect taxes already accrued is hereby reserved. APPROVED-The 24th day of April, A. D. 1885. ROBT. E. PATTISON. No. 11. AN ACT To amend an act, entitled "An act to provide for the destruction, and to prevent the spread of Canada thistles," approved the twenty-second day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty. two. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the act, entitled "An act to provide for the destruction, and to prevent the spread, of Canada thistles," approved the twenty-second day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, which now reads in the first section as follows: "SECTION 1. That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be the duty of every person or persons, and of every corporation, holding lands in this Commonwealth, either by lease or otherwise, on which any Canada thistles or weed commonly known as Canada thistles may be grow. ing, to cut the same so as to prevent such weeds or thistles from going to seed, and the seed of the same from ripening, and any person or persons, or corporation as aforesaid, who shall or may have land as aforesaid, in the said counties, and who shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this act, shall forfeit and pay a fine of fifteen dollars, one-half to the county treasurer and the other half All persons and corporations holding lands, by lease or otherwise, required to destroy Canada thistles growing thereon. to the use of the person suing for the same, who shall be a competent witness to prove the facts, to be recovered as other debts of the like amount before any justice of the peace or in any court of record in said county," be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: That from and after the passage of this act it shall be the duty of every person or persons, and of every corporation holding land or lands in any county or counties of this Commonwealth, either by lease or otherwise, on which any Canada thistles or weeds commonly known as Canada thistles may be growing, to cut the same so as to prevent such thistles or weeds from going to seed, and the seed of the same from ripening, and every person or persons, or corporation as aforesaid, who shall or may have land as aforesaid, and who shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this act, shall forfeit and pay a fine of fiffusal to comply with teen dollars to the treasurer of the school district in which such land may be situated, to be recovered the same as debts of like amount are now by law recoverable. Fifteen dollars fine for neglect or re act. Fine to be paid to school district. Section 2 of same act recited for amendment. Remedy for persons to be injured by failure of others to comply with act. SECTION 2. Section two which now reads as follows: "That if any person, or persons, or corporation, so holding land as aforesaid, on which Canada thistles or the weeds commonly known as such shall be growing, and likely to ripen. seed thereon, shall neglect or refuse to cut and destroy the same so as to prevent the seed thereof from ripening, it shall and may be lawful for any person or persons, who may consider themselves aggrieved or about to be injured by such neglect or refusal, to give five days' notice in writing to such person or persons or corporation to cut and destroy such weeds or thistles, and on their neglect or refusal to cut and destroy the same at the end of five days, it shall and may be lawful for any person or persons so aggrieved, or believing themselves about to be injured thereby, to enter upon or hire other persons to enter upon such premises and cut down and destroy such Canada thistles, and the person or persons so employed shall be entitled to recover from such person or persons or corporation owning or holding such land, compensation at the rate of two dollars per day, to be sued for and recovered as debts of like amount before any justice or court in said counties," be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: That if any person, or persons, or corporation, so holding aggrieved or about lands as aforesaid, on which any Canada thistles or the weeds commonly known as such shall be growing, and likely to ripen seed thereon, shall neglect or refuse to cut and destroy the same so as to prevent the seed thereof from ripening, it shall and may be lawful for any person or persons, who may consider themselves aggrieved or about to be injured by such neglect or refusal, to inform by written notice any constable or supervisor of the township or district, in which the said Canada thistles or weeds may be growing, whose duty it shall then be to give five days' notice in Constable or super visor to be notified by written notice of such failure. På writing to such person or persons or corporation to cut and destroy such thistles or weeds, and on their neglect or refusal to cut and destroy the same at the end of five days, it shall be the duty of the officer giving such notice to enter upon such premises, with such other person or persons as he may employ, and cut down and destroy such Canada thistles, and the said officer or other persons so employed, shall be entitled to recover from such person or Compensation. persons or corporation owning or holding land as aforesaid, compensation at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per day, and the officer serving such notice shall likewise be entitled to a fee of fifty cents, together with six cents mileage for each mile, circular, necessarily traveled, to be recovered as debts of like amount before any justice or court How recoverable. in said counties. down and destroy! all such thistles, Supervisors to cut growing in the public roads or high ways. In case of unseated or mountain lands owners or agents thereof to be notified in writing to cut down and de stroy the same. SECTION 3. It shall be the duty of the supervisor or supervisors of the public roads or highways in every township or district as aforesaid, to cut and destroy in the same manner all such Canada thistles or weeds on or along such roads, and in case of unseated or mountain lands, whenever it shall come to the knowledge of either the supervisor or constable of the existence of any such Canada thistles or weeds thereon, it shall be his duty to notify the owner, or owners, or agents of said lands in writing, giving ten days' notice, to cut and destroy the same as aforesaid, and upon in case of neglect. failure to comply at the end of ten days such officer, or any person or persons employed by him, shall proceed in the manner hereinbefore provided, with like fees and compensation, and if any such constable or supervisor shall neglect or refuse to perform his duties as prescribed by this act, he shall be liable to a fine of ten dollars, the same to be sued for and recovered as aforesaid, by the party or parties aggrieved or about to be injured by such neglect or refusal. How recoverable. APPROVED-The 24th day of April, A. D. 1885. ROBT. E. PATTISON. Compensation. Penalty for neglect or refusal on part of constable or super visor to perform duties prescribed. No. 12. A SUPPLEMENT To an act dividing the cities of this State into three classes; regulating the passage of ordinances; providing for contracts for 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 said cities, and providing for the incorporation and government of cities of the third class, approved May twenty-three, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That cities of the third, Cities of the third, fourth, and fifth classes are hereby authorized and empowered to enact ordinances for the following purposes, to wit: First. To levy and collect taxes for general revenue purposes, not to exceed ten mills on the dollar in any one year, fourth and fifth classes authorized to enact certain ordinances. Basis of valuation. To levy a tax, in addition to the above, not exceeding one per centum on same basis of ment of interest on bonded indebtedness, loans and necessary improvements. Taxes assessed and levied upon real estate under this act, to be a lien upon such real estate from date of levy until paid. And have priority on all persons, real, personal, and mixed property, within the limits of said cities, taxable according to the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, the valuation of such property to be taken from the assessed valuation of the taxable property therein made under the provisions of law regulating the same. Second. To provide for the assessment and collection of taxes in addition to the above, not exceeding one per centum upon the assessed valuation in any one year, on all persons, valuation, for pay- real, and personal property, and all other matters and things within said city, taxable for State and county purposes, for the payment of interest on bonded indebtedness and for the payment of loans to support the government, and make the Duties of assessors. necessary improvements in said city; and, the assessors shall perform the duties of city assessors in conformity with the provisions of this act, and the ordinances of said city. All taxes assessed and levied upon real estate, in pursuance of this act and the laws and ordinances of said city, shall be a lien on such real estate, from the time of such levy until paid; and the lien, hereby created, shall have priority to and over liens acquired shall be fully paid and satisfied before any recognizance, mortgage, judgment debt, obligation, or responsibility, which the said real estate may become charged with, or liable to, from and after the passage of this act and the lien of said taxes shall not be divested by any judicial sale, except for so much thereof as the proceeds of such sale shall pay, nor shall the defendant or defendants, or other persons in any writ of fieri facias, venditioni exponas, or levari facias be entitled to claim any exemption under a levy and sale of any real estate charged with such tax, against the allowances or payment of the same, and all ordinances, heretofore passed, levying taxes in any of the cities of the third, fourth and fifth classes, in amount not exceeding twenty mills in any one year are hereby made valid. since the passage of this act. Lien not to be divested by judicial sale. Nor any claim of exemption defeat the payment of the same. Levies of taxes, ex- Act applies only to such cities as shall, by a two-third vote proval of Mayor, accept the same. And is inoperative SECTION 2. The provisions of this act shall apply only to such cities of the third, fourth, and fifth classes, as shall, And of councils and ap- by ordinance duly passed by two-thirds of the members elected to each branch, of the councils thereof, voting therefor and approved by the mayor, accept the same: provided further, That before this act shall affect said cities a copy of the ordinance accepting the same, duly signed and under the corporate seal of such city, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth; and the filing of such copy of said ordinance, duly certified by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, recorded among the minutes of said councils, and in the office for the recording of deeds in the proper county, in which such city so accepting this act is situated. of the Secretary of and a certified copy the Commonwealth, from that office recorded among the minutes of councils and in the office of the Recorder of Deeds. APPROVED-The 30th day of April, A. D. 1885. |