County commissioners to appoint persons to bury bodies of indigent, honorably dis charged soldiers, ner, in any cemetery or burial ground within this State, other than those used exclusively for the burial of the pauper dead, at an expense to their county not exceeding thirty-five dollars, the body of any honorably discharged soldier, sailor or marine, who served in the army or navy of the United States during the late rebellion, or any preceding war, and shall hereafter die in their county, leaving insufficient means to defray the necessary burial expenses. And the persons so appointed shall hold their offices at the pleasure of the county commissioners and shall serve without compensation," be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That it shall be the duty of the county commissioners of each county in this State to appoint a sufficient number of suitable sailors or marines. persons, in each township and ward in their county, other than those prescribed by law for the care of paupers and the custody of criminals, to look after and cause to be buried, in a decent and respectable manner, in any cemetery or burial ground within this State, other than those used exclusively for the burial of the pauper dead, at an expense to their county not exceeding fifty dollars, the body of any honorably dis charged soldier, sailor or marine, who served in the army or navy of the United States during the late Rebellion or any preceding war, and shall hereafter die in their county, leaving insufficient means to defray the necessary burial expenses. And the persons so appointed shall hold their offices at the pleasure of the county commissioners and shall serve without compensation. Expense not to exceed $50.00. Term of office. Compensation, Section 3, act of May 13, 1885, cited for amendment. Section 2. That section three of said act which reads as follows: "Section 3. It shall be the duty of the county commissioners of each county of this State, upon receiving the reports and statements of expenses from their appointees, under the provisions of this act, to transcribe in the book to be kept for the purpose, all facts coutained in such reports and statements, and to draw warrants upon the treasurer of their county for the payment of such expenses, not exceeding, however, the said sum of thirty-five dollars on each body buried in accordance with the provisions of this act, to be paid out of the fund of the county, and such warrants shall be made payable to the persons appointed under the provisions of this act, who shall have buried the bodies for which the warrants are to be so drawn," be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 3. It shall be the duty of the county commis sioners of each county of this State, upon receiving Reports and state- the reports and statements of expenses from their ap pointees under the provisions of this act, to transcribe, in a book to be kept for the purpose, all the facts con ments. tained in such reports and statements, and to draw Approved-The 27th day of March, A. D. 1903. Warrants. No. 83. AN ACT To repeal an act approved the thirteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, entitled "An act to repeal an act; approved the twelfth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, entitled 'An act relative to the publication of legal advertisements in the county of Bedford.'" County of Bed Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That an act, approved the thirteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thou- ford. sand eight hundred and sixty-nine, entitled "An act to repeal an act, approved the twelfth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, en titled 'An act relative to the publication of legal ad- Legal advertisevertisements in the county of Bedford," be and the ments. same is hereby repealed. Approved-The 27th day of March, A. D. 1903. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. Repeal. No. 84. AN ACT Rendering women eligible to the office of commissioner to take acknowledgment of deeds and instruments of writing under seal. eligible to the Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the passage of this act, women, being twenty-one years of age, shall be eligible to the office of commissioner Women made to take the acknowledgment of deeds and instruments of writing under seal; and the Governor of this Commonwealth is hereby authorized to appoint and commission them as commissioners, in each or any of the office of Commis sioner. Appointment, etc. If the female Commissioner shall marry. New Commis- States of the United States, or in the District of Columbia, as he may deem it expedient. Section 2. That whenever any female commissioner shall marry, she shall, before the performance of any official act, return her commission to the Governor, stating the fact of her marriage, and giving her married name; and the Governor shall thereupon issue to her a new commission, conforming to the change of name and covering the term for which she was originally commissioned, without requiring any payment to the Commonwealth other than that originally made; and upon issuing said new commission, the woman thus commissioned shall give a new bond, according to the change of name, with security as required by existing laws. Approved-The 27th day of March, A. D. 1903. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. Unlawful use wear of insignia or button. Misdemeanor. No. 85. AN ACT Making it a misdemeanor for persons to unlawfully use or wear any insignia or button of any association, society, or trade's union. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That any person who or shall wilfully wear any insignia or button of any association, society, or trade's union, or use the same to obtain aid or assistance, within this State, unless he shall be entitled to use or wear the same under the constitution and by-laws, rules and regulations, of such organizations, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not to exceed one hundred dollars, and in default of payment committed to jail for a period of not to exceed sixty days. Fine and penalty. Approved-The 27th day of March, A. D. 1903. No. 86. AN ACT Authorizing and empowering the city treasurers of the several cities of second class and third class of this Commonwealth to sell at public sale all properties upon which the taxes, assessed and levied, are delinquent and remain unpaid. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That in addition to the remedies now provided by law for the collection of delinquent city taxes, the city treasurers of the several Delinquent taxes. cities of the second class and third class of this Com- Cities of second monwealth are hereby authorized and empowered to and third class. sell at public sale, in the manner hereinafter provided, Public sale. all such property upon which the taxes, assessed and levied, have not been paid and have become delinquent. Section 2. Such sales shall be made on the first Mon- Time of sale. day in June, in the year succeeding the year in which the respective taxes are assessed and levied, or on any day to which such sale may be adjourned, or on any first Monday of June in any succeeding year. Advertisement. Notice. Section. 3. Where the respective treasurer has not already in his hands the duplicates of said taxes, or certificates or schedules thereof, it shall be the duty of any receiver or collector of taxes, or other person having such delinquent taxes in his hands, to certify to the said city treasurer schedules of all unpaid taxes, with Schedules. descriptions of the property assessed; and it shall be the duty of the city treasurer to advertise for sale all the lands upon which it appears the taxes have not been paid, as shown by the duplicates in his hands, or by the returns or schedules certified to him, as aforesaid. Said advertisement shall be made, once a week for three successive weeks prior to the day of sale, in at least two newspapers of general circulation, printed and published in the respective city, and, in case two newspapers are not published in said city, then publication shall be made in two newspapers printed and published in the county in which said city is situ ate; and said treasurer shall also cause to be posted or tacked, in a conspicuous place on each parcel or lot of land advertised for sale, at least ten days prior to the day of sale, a notice stating that said lands will be sold by said treasurer, for delinquent taxes, on a certain day and time, and at a certain place within the city, for which posting of notice he shall receive and tax as costs twenty-five cents for each notice: Pro- Proviso. vided, That no sale shall be valid where the taxes have been paid prior to said advertisement, or where the taxes and costs have been paid after advertisement and before sale: And provided further, That the lands sold under this act may be redeemed by the owner, or by any one interested in said lands, at any time within two years after such sale, by the payment to the city treasurer of the full amount which the purchaser paid to said treasurer for taxes and costs, and twentyfive per centum in addition thereto; and when the sale has been made for less than the taxes and costs, the party redeeming shall pay to said treasurer the balance of taxes and costs which were not made by the sale of the said property. In case there are any city taxes, levied either before or after the said sale, which remain unpaid, the person redeeming shall pay the same; and in case the purchaser has paid any taxes of any kind whatsoever, assessed and levied against Proviso. Redemption. Treasurer's salesbook. City may bid. Payment of purchase money. Treasurer's report and return. Confirmation. Exception. said property, the same shall be reimbursed to said purchaser before any redemption shall take effect. The said treasurer shall keep in his office a book, in which he shall enter all the sales made by him; giving a description of each property sold, the name of the person as the owner thereof as the same appears upon the duplicate, or has been returned to him, the time of sale and the price at which sold, together with the cost. Each respective city shall have the right to bid, at any such sale, the amount of taxes and costs, and if necessary purchase such lands. Section 4. It shall be the duty of the purchaser or purchasers at said treasurer's sale, as soon as the property is struck down, to pay the amount of the purchase money, or such part thereof as may be necessary to pay all the taxes and costs, as also one dollar and fifty cents, for the use of the prothonotary, for entering the report of the treasurer and acknowledgement of the treasurer's deed, as hereinafter mentioned; and in case said amount is not forthwith paid, after the property is struck down, the sale may be avoided and the property immediately put up again by the said treasurer: Provided, however, That this section shall not apply when the lands are purchased by said city. Section 5. It shall be the duty of the city treasurer, at the first term of a court of common pleas of the proper county succeeding such sale, to make a report and return; wherein he shall set forth a brief description of the land or property sold, the name of the person (where known) in which the same is assessed, the amount of tax, and the year for which the same is assessed, the time when and the newspapers in which the advertisement for sale was made, with a copy of said advertisement, the time of sale, the name of the purchaser, and the price for which each respective property was sold; and upon the presentation of said report or return, if it shall appear to said court that such sale has been regularly conducted, under the provisions of this act, the said report and the sale so made shall be confirmed nisi; in case no objections or exceptions are filed to said sales within ten days, a decree of absolute confirmation may be entered, as of course, by the prothonotary. In case any objections or exceptions are filed, they shall be disposed of according to the practice of said courts; and when the same are overruled or set aside, a decree of absolute confirmation shall be entered, as aforesaid; but all objections or exceptions shall be confined to the regularity of the proceedings of said treasurer. Section 6. After any sale of property or lands for delinquent taxes has been confirmed by the court, as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the purchaser or pur chasers, where the bid exceeds the taxes and costs as aforesaid, to make and execute to the said treasurer, |