the expenses of the institution during the previous quarter, together with the cash balance on hand, and the same is approved by him and the State Treasurer, nor until the Treasurer shall have sufficient money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to pay the quarterly instalments due the institution; and unex- Unexpended balpended balances of sums appropriated for specific purposes shall not be used for other purposes, whether specific or general, and shall revert to the State Treas Shall revert to ury at the close of the two fiscal years for which it was made.

ances.

State Treasury.

Section 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent here- Repeal. with be and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved-The 15th day of March, A. D. 1899.
WILLIAM A. STONE.

No. 5.

AN ACT

To authorize the Pennsylvania Canal Company to abandon the public use of that portion of its canal situate on the Juniata Division, from the first lock east of Newton Hamilton, including the river dam adjacent thereto in Mifflin county, to the Juniata Junction at Duncan's Island in Dauphin county.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That authority is hereby given to the Pennsylvania Canal Company to abandon the public use of all that portion of its canal now owned and controlled by it, situate on the Juniata Division, and extending from the first lock east of Newton Hamilton, including the river dam adjacent thereto in Mifflin county, to the Juniata Junction at Duncan's Island in Dauphin county; and to sell or lease the material thereof, and such estate as it may possess in the land and real estate on which the same is situated, and which is appurtenant thereto, from time to time, as it may deem proper, and make conveyance thereof.

Approved-The 16th day of March, A. D. 1899.
WILLIAM A. STONE.

Section 33, act of April 3, 1851, cited for amendment,

Boroughs, how a former incorporation may become

No. 6.

AN ACT

To amend section thirty-three of an act, entitled "An act regulating boroughs," approved the third day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, so as to extend the provision which authorizes boroughs incorporated before April third, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, to become subject to the restrictions and possess the powers and privileges conferred by said act, to boroughs incorporated since April third, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That section thirtythree of an act of Assembly, entitled "An act regulating boroughs," approved the third day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, which reads as follows:

"That any borough heretofore incorporated may, upon application to the court of quarter sessions, become subject to the restrictions and possess the powers and privileges conferred by this act: Provided, That the said court may in their discretion refuse such application on remonstrance of the inhabitants: And provided further, That upon such application being confirmed by the said court, the provisions of the former charter shall be annulled by the decree of the court, so far as they are in conflict with the provisions of this act," be amended so as to read as follows:

Section 33. That any borough in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, incorporated either before or since subject to this act. the third day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, may, upon application to the court of quarter sessions, become subject to the restrictions and possess the powers and privileges conferred by this act: Provided, That said court may in their discretion refuse such application on the remonstrance of the inhabitants: And, provided further, That upon such application being confirmed by the said court, the provisions of the former charter shall be annulled by the decree of the court, so far as they are in conflict with the provisions of this act.

Proviso.

Proviso.

Approved-The 16th day of March, A. D. 1899.
WILLIAM A. STONE.

Department of Public Works, authority of.

No. 7.

AN ACT

Authorizing the Department of Public Works, in cities of the second class, to appoint park patrolmen, making them subject to the control of such Department, and prescribing the powers of such patrol

men.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the Department of Public Works, in cities of the second class, shall

have authority to employ patrolmen for the performance of service in the public parks.

sion of patrolmen.

Section 2. The employment, care, management, ad- To have superviministration and supervision of the affairs of such patrolmen, shall be confided to the Department of Public Works.

men.

Section 3. Such patrolmen shall have, in the parks, Power of patrolthe same power in preserving the peace, maintaining order and making arrests, as policemen have in cities

of the second class.

Section 4. All laws or parts of laws inconsistent Repeal. herewith are repealed.

Approved-The 17th day of March, A. D. 1899.

WILLIAM A. STONE.

No. 8.

AN ACT

Providing for the payment of school directors for attending the triennial convention for the election of county superintendent, and for the punishment of candidates who pay directors' expenses.

School directors

attending triennial

conventions to be paid.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That hereafter school directors of this Commonwealth who shall attend the triennial convention of directors for the purpose of electing a county superintendent, as provided by act of May eighth, one thousand eight hundred and fiftyfour, shall receive one dollar each, and, in addition, the sum of three cents for every mile necessary to be Mileage. traveled in going to and returning from the place where the election shall be held, the amount to be paid by the school treasurers of the respective districts on the proper vouchers, and the account to be audited as other expenses.

Misdemeanor for expenses of direc

candidates to pay

tors.

Section 2. And be it further enacted, that it shall be deemed a misdemeanor for any candidate for the office of county superintendent to pay or cause to be paid, directly or indirectly, any part of the expenses of any director who shall attend the triennial convention, and on conviction thereof such candidate shall be fined a sum not less than fifty nor more than three Penalty, hundred dollars, at the discretion of the court.

Approved-The 18th day of March, A. D. 1899.

WILLIAM A. STONE.

Act of June 16, 1891, cited for amendment.

No. 9.

AN ACT

To amend section first of the act of Assembly approved the sixteenth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, entitled "An act to amend an act to fix the salaries to be paid county officers in counties containing over five hundred thousand inhabitants," being a supplement to an act approved the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, entitled "An act to carry into effect section five of article fourteen of the Constitution, relative to the salaries of county officers, and the payment of fees received by them into the State or county treasury, in counties containing over one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants, by a further classification of counties containing over five hundred thousand inhabitants, and fixing the compensation of county officers therein," and repealing all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That section first of the act of June sixteenth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, which reads as follows:

"In all counties containing over eight hundred thousand inhabitants the annual salaries of the county officers shall be as follows:

Of the district attorney, ten thousand dollars.

Of the three assistant district attorneys, the first assistant, five thousand dollars, the second assistant, four thousand dollars, and the third assistant, three thousand dollars.

Of the sheriff, fifteen thousand dollars.

Of the coroner, five thousand dollars.

Of the deputy coroner, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Of the prothonotary, ten thousand dollars.

Of the clerk of the courts of quarter sessions, oyer and terminer and general jail delivery, five thousand dollars.

Of the recorder of deeds, ten thousand dollars. Of the register of wills and ex-officio clerk of the orphans' court, five thousand dollars.

Of the treasurer, ten thousand dollars.

Of the commissioners, five thousand dollars each.

Of the controller, eight thousand dollars.

And all counties containing over five hundred thousand and less than eight hundred thousand inhabitants, the annual salaries of the county officers shall be as follows, namely:

Of the district attorney, six thousand dollars.

Of the two assistant district attorneys, the first assistant, four thousand dollars, and the second assistant, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Of the sheriff, eight thousand dollars.

Of the coroner, three thousand five hundred dollars. Of the prothonotary, six thousand five hundred dollars.

Of the clerk of the courts of quarter sessions, oyer and terminer and general jail delivery, five thousand dollars.

Of the register of wills and ex-officio clerk of the orphans' court, five thousand dollars.

Of the recorder of deeds, six thousand dollars.
Of the county treasurer, six thousand dollars.
Of the jail physician, twelve, hundred dollars.
Of the county controller, five thousand dollars.
Of the jury commissioners, twelve hundred dollars
each.

Of the county commissioners, four thousand dollars each.

Of the county engineer, where such office exists, three thousand dollars.

Of the court interpreter, twelve hundred dollars.

Provided, That where the office of county engineer and county surveyor are held by the same person he shall receive the salary of the county engineer only. Of the county solicitor, fifteen hundred dollars. Of the county jailor, three thousand dollars. Of the county detective, fifteen hundred dollars. Of the assistant coroner, two thousand dollars": Be and the same is hereby amended so to read as follows:

In all counties containing over eight hundred thou- Salaries of omsand inhabitants the annual salaries of the county officers in counties cers shall be as follows:

Of the district attorney, ten thousand dollars. Of the three assistant district attorneys, the first assistant, five thousand dollars, the second assistant, four thousand dollars, and the third assistant, three thousand dollars.

Of the sheriff, fifteen thousand dollars.

Of the coroner, five thousand dollars.

Of the deputy coroner, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Of the prothonotary, ten thousand dollars.

Of the clerk of the courts of quarter sessions, oyer and terminer and general jail delivery, five thousand dollars.

Of the recorder of deeds, ten thousand dollars. Of the register of wills and ex-officio clerk of the orphans' court, five thousand dollars.

Of the treasurer, ten thousand dollars.

Of the commissioners, five thousand dollars.
Of the controller, eight thousand dollars.

And all counties containing over five hundred thousand and less than eight hundred thousand inhabitants, the annual salaries of the county officers shall be as follows, namely:

Of the district attorney, six thousand dollars.

Of the sheriff, eight thousand dollars.

Of the coroner, five thousand dollars.

containing over 800,000 inhabitants.

Salaries of offcontaining less over 500,000 in

cers in counties

than 800,000 and

habitants.