Revocation or sus of this law, he shall immediately suspend or revoke his license, as the facts of the case may require. pension of license. Section 4. Every engineer who receives a license Oath of engineer. shall, before entering upon his duties, make oath before the inspector, to be recorded with the application, that he will faithfully and honestly, according to his best skill and judgment, without concealment or reservation, perform all the duties required of him by law. Certificate. Misdemeanor. Penalty. Engineers to assist inspector. Section 5. Every engineer who shall receive a license shall, when employed about any steam-plant, place his certificate of license, which shall be framed under glass, in some conspicuous place about the engine or boiler, where it can be seen at all times; and any neglect to comply with this provision by any engineer shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, he shall be subject to a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars, or the revocation of his license, or both, in the discretion of the court. Section 6. All engineers licensed under the provisions of this law shall assist the inspector in his examination of any boiler under his charge, and shall point out all defects and imperfections known to them in the boilers or machinery, and, in default thereof, the license of any such engineer or engineers, so neglecting or refraining, shall be revoked by the inspector. Section 7. Every person who has been employed as a steam engineer, in the city in which he applies for a license, for a period of four years next prior to the passage of this act, and who files with his applicaCertificate of fact. tion a certificate of said fact, under oath, accompanied by a statement from his employer or employers verifying the same, shall be entitled to a license without further examination. Duty of engineers. Section 8. It shall be the duty of an engineer, when he assumes charge of boilers and machinery, to forthwith thoroughly examine the same, and if he finds any part thereof in bad condition, caused by neglect or inattention on the part of bis predecessor, he shall immediately report the facts to the inspector, who shall thereupon investigate the matter, and if the former engineer has been culpably derelict of duty he shall suspend or revoke his license. Section 9. It shall be the duty of every licensed engineer, when he vacates a position as engineer, to notify the boiler inspector of such fact, and any failure to comply with this provision shall be punishable by a suspension of the license for such period or periods as the boiler inspector may determine. Section 10. Every owner or lessee, or agent of the owner or lessee, of any steam-boiler or steam-engine over ten-horsepower, embraced within the provisions of this act, or any appliances connected therewith and every person acting for such owner, lessee or agent, is hereby forbidden to delegate or transfer, in any manner whatever, the responsibility or liability for Responsibility and the management or operation, or the maintenance in liability. good condition and repair, of any such steam-boiler or steam-engine, or appliances connected therewith, to any person or persons other than a licensed engineer in charge thereof, as shown by compliance with section two of this act; and any violation of the provi sions of this section shall be deemed to be a misde- Misdemeanor. meanor, to be punished by a fine not exceeding five Penalty. hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment not exceeding three months, or both, at the discretion of the Court: Provided, however, That on the purchase, or Proviso. agreement to purchase, a new steam-boiler or steamengine over ten-horsepower, or appliances connected therewith, the builder or builders thereof may contract or agree with the purchaser or purchasers to accept said responsibility for a period not to exceed sixty days; provided that there is to be a licensed engineer in attendance thereon. Section 11. All fees received under this act shall Fees. be paid into the treasury of the city wherein the license is granted. Section 12. Any violation of the provisions of sec- Violations. tion one of this act shall be deemed a misdemeanor, to be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred Penalty. dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding three months, or both, at the discretion of the court. Section 13. Any officer charged with a duty under official derelicthe provisions of this act, who shall fail to discharge Ithe same or comply with the requirements thereof, tion. shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not Penalty. exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding three months, or both, at the discretion of the court. Section 14. This act shall not affect any third class Ordinance. city until the councils of said city shall, by ordinance, provide for the creation of the office of boiler inspector therein. Section 15. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent Repeal. with this act are hereby repealed. APPROVED-The 4th day of April, A. D. 1905. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. Domestic animals, health of. Section 4, act of No. 76. AN ACT To amend the fourth section of an act, entitled "An act to protect the health of the domestic animals of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," approved the twenty-sixth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninetyseven, by prescribing penalties and methods of procedure for the enforcement of the provisions of said act. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That section four of the act, entitled "An act to protect the health of the domestic animals of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," approved the twenty-sixth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, which said section now reads as follows, to wit: "Section 4. That any person, firm or corporate body May 26, 1897, cited violating the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall, in the proper court of the county in which such cattle are sold, offered for sale, delivered to a purchaser, or in which such cattle may be detained in transit, for each offense, forfeit and pay a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten days nor exceeding thirty days, either or both, at the discretion of the court. Such person, firm or corporate body shall be liable for the full amount of damages that may result from violation of this act," be and the same is hereby amended so that the same shall read as follows, to wit: Violations of act. Fine. Jurisdiction. Misdemeanor. Costs and fine. Section 4. That if any person, firm or corporate body shall, by himself, herself or themselves, or by his, her, their or its agents or servants, violate any of the provisions of this act, every such person, firm or corporate body, and his, her, their or its agents or servant, shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars. which shall be recoverable, with costs, by any per son suing in the name of the Commonwealth, as debts of like amount are by law recoverable; and justices of the peace and aldermen, throughout this Commonwealth, shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all actions for the recovery of said penalties: Provided, however, That either or both parties shall have the right to appeal to the court of common pleas of the proper county, as provided by existing laws in suits for the recovery of penalties. In addition to the above penalty, every person, firm or corporation, and every officer, agent, servant and employe of such person, firm or corporation, who violates any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof in any court of quarter sessions of the peace of the proper county, shall be sentenced to pay the costs and a fine of not less than fifty dollars, and not more than one hundred dollars, for each and every offense, or be imprisoned APPROVED-The 5th day of April, A. D. 1905. No. 77. AN ACT To repeal an act, entitled "An act to incorporate the Coatesville, Mortonville and Doe Run Plank Road Company, relative to the repair of public roads in Birmingham township, Delaware county, and relative to the Darby and Upper Darby Plank Road Company," approved the twenty-sixth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fiftythree. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That so much of the Delaware county. act of Assembly, approved the twenty-sixth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, entitled "An act to incorporate the Coatesville, Mortonville and Doe Run Plank Road Company, and relative to the repair of the public Public roads, roads in Birmingham township, Delaware county, and relative to the Darby and Upper Darby Plank Road Company," is hereby repealed so far as relates to the Repeal. repair of the public roads in Birmingham township, Delaware county. APPROVED-The 5th day of April, A. D. 1905. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. $2,000,000 appropriated for the indigent insane. Fifty cents per week additional. Chronic insane. Proviso. How payable. No. 78. AN ACT To carry out the provisions of acts of Assembly relating to the care and treatment of the indigent insane, approved June thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, and June twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and ninetytwo, and June twenty-sixth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and May twenty-fifth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, and May tenth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and making an appropriation therefor; and providing for an additional appropriation for the care and detention of the chronic insane, under the provisions of the act approved June twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, during the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of two million dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated for the care and treatment of the indigent insane, as prescribed by acts of Assembly approved June thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, and June twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, and June twenty-sixth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and May twenty-fifth, one thousand eight hundred and ninetyseven, and May tenth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, for the two fiscal years commencing June first, one thousand nine hundred and five; and the sum of fifty cents per week for each and every patient, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby specifically appropriated, in addition to the maximum amount provided, for the care and maintenance of inmates at the State Asylum for the Chronic Insane of Pennsylvania, under the provisions of the act approved June twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one: Provided, That this additional appropriation of fifty cents per week, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is limited to the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five. The said appropriation to be paid on the warrant of the Auditor General, on a settlement made by him and the State Treasurer; but no warrant shall be drawn on settlement made until the directors or managers of the respective hospitals or asylums for the insane shall have made, under oath, to the AuQuarterly report. ditor General a quarterly report containing the actual number of indigent insane persons received and maintained in said hospitals or asylums for the insane during the quarter, with date of admission, date of discharge or death, and showing the actual time each indigent insane person was treated and cared for. Itemized statement. Such quarterly report or account shall be accompanied by a specially itemized statement, made under oath by the directors or managers, of the receipts and |