income from all sources whatever, and of the expenditures for all purposes whatsoever, during the quarter, together with the cash balance on hand at the be- Cash balances. ginning of or available at any time during the quarter. And any such cash balances, on hand at the begin ning of any quarter, or that is available during the quarter, shall be deducted from the amount chargeable, for maintenance, to the State for such quarter: Provided, That the words "care, treatment and main- Proviso. tenance," used in this act, shall be construed to mean medical and surgical treatment and nursing, food and clothing, and absolutely necessary repairs to the pres ent buildings.

Duty of county

commissioners or overseers of the

poor.

Section 2. It shall be the duty of the county commissioners, or the directors or overseers of the poor, of the different counties or poor-districts of the State, to report, under oath, to the Auditor General, on the first day of September, December, March, and June of each year, the number of indigent insane persons transferred, as provided by law, to the State hospitals or asylums for the insane in their respective districts. Said report shall contain the name of every indigent Contents of reinsane person, and shall show when he or she was admitted, the length of time cared for in said State hospital or asylum, and the date of discharge or death.

port.

port.

Section 3. That for the neglect or refusal of the Neglect to recounty commissioners, or directors or overseers of the poor, or other officials controlling the custody of the indigent insane in the various almshouses of the State, or of the directors or managers of the State hospitals or asylums wherein the indigent insane are treated and cared for, to make report to the Auditor General as required by this act, said counties, hospitals or asylums shall forfeit the whole amount due Forfelt. for the quarter for which no report was made: Pro- Proviso. vided, That all insane persons who apply for admission to any of said hospitals, with proper papers, and are willing and able to pay their own expenses, be admitted, and that accommodations shall be furnished for such insane: Provided also, That no payment shall Proviso be made on account of the care and treatment of the insane until the Secretary of the Board of Charities shall have certified to the Auditor General, under oath, that the quarterly report of the cost of such care and treatment contain no charge except for maintenance, as construed by this act.

APPROVED-The 5th day of April, A. D. 1905.
SAML. W. PENNYPACKER.

$100,000 appropriated.

Indigent Insane.

No. 79.

AN ACT

To provide for a deficiency arising under the provisions of an act approved April two, one thousand nine hundred and three, to carry out the provisions of acts of Assembly relating to the care and treatment of the indigent insane.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated, to provide for a deficiency in the appropriation for the care and treatment of the indigent insane, and to be paid in the same manner as prescribed by the act approved April two, one thousand nine hundred and three, entitled "An act to carry out the provisions of acts of Assembly relating to the care and treatment of the indigent insane," et cetera, and making an appropriation therefor; and providing for an additional appropriation for the care and detention of chronic insane, under the provisions of the act approved May thirteenth, one thousand nine hundred and three.

APPROVED-The 5th day of April, A. D. 1905.
SAML. W. PENNYPACKER.

Maintenance.

Payment of bills.

Annual allowance to officers.

Proviso.

No. 80.

AN ACT

To provide for the support of the National Guard and Naval Force, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five; and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year, ending May thirty-first, one thousand nine hundred and five; and for the payment of an annual allowance to officers of the National Guard and Naval Force; and for the payment of increased allowance to organizations of the National Guard and Naval Force, for rifle practice purposes.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated for the support of the National Guard of Pennsylvania and Naval Force of Pennsylvania, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five; and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year, ending May thirty-first, one thousand nine hundred and five; and for the payment of an annual allowance to commissioned officers of the National Guard of Pennsylvania and Naval Force of Pennsylvania, as follows: For commissioned officers, required to be mounted, forty dollars per year; for commissioned officers, not required to be mounted, thirty dollars per year: Provided, Such

commissioned officer shall have been in commission
continuously during the year for which payment is
claimed, and that he shall have expended during the
year, for uniforms and equipment for himself, a sum
equal to or greater than the allowance claimed; and
in case where an expenditure greater than the an-
nual allowance is made in any year for which annual
allowance is paid, such excess may be included in the
youcher for the succeeding year: And provided, That Proviso.
before any payment is made to any officer, for any
year, application shall be made for same upon a blank
form to be prepared and furnished by the Adjutant
General, which blank form shall contain a certificate
requiring the claimant to show, by proper vouchers,
that he has actually expended during the year, for
uniforms and equipment for himself, an amount equal
to the annual allowance claimed: And provided Proviso.
further, That in cases where a commissioned officer
of the National Guard or Naval Force of Pennsylva-
nia shall have served the full term of the commission
issued to him, and shall be elected or appointed as a
commissioned officer within thirty days from the ex-
piration of former commission, the service of such offi-
cer shall be considered continuous so far as it relates
to annual allowances herein provided for. For in- For rifle practice.
creased allowance to the several organizations of the
National Guard and Naval Force, for rifle practice pur-
poses, for the two fiscal years beginning June first,
one thousand nine hundred and five, the sum of ten
thousand dollars. The said appropriation to be paid
on the warrant of the Adjutant General, counter-
signed by the Auditor General, upon specifically item-
ized vouchers, duly approved by the State Military
Board.

APPROVED-The 5th day of April, A. D. 1905.
SAML. W. PENNYPACKER.

No. 81.

AN ACT

Providing a fixed charge on lands acquired by the State for
Forestry Reserves, and the distribution of revenue,
rived, for school and road purposes.

so de

Whereas, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is ac- Preamble. quiring large tracts of lands, in its several counties, for the purpose of establishing forest reservations; and

Whereas, The purchasing of said lands by the Commonwealth makes said lands exempt from taxation; and

Forest reserves.

Annual charge against,

Certificate as to number of acres, etc.

Payments to school districts and townships.

Whereas, Because of said exemption from taxation, districts in the several counties lose the revenue secured from said prior taxation, and works a hardship upon the citizens thereof, by compelling them to make up the loss on school and road-taxes thus brought about:

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the passage of this act, all lands acquired by the Commonwealth for forest reserves, and now exempt from taxation, shall be subject to an annual charge of three cents per acre, for the benefit of the schools in the respective districts in which said reserve or reserves are located, and two cents per acre, for the benefit of the roads in the townships where said reserve or reserves are located.

Section 2. The Commissioner of Forestry shall certify to the respective school-districts and townships, throughout the Commonwealth, in which forest reserves are located, the number of acres owned by the Commonwealth in each district or township, upon application of the treasurer or road supervisor of any of the said districts or townships, and the charge against the same; and shall, furthermore, certify to the State Treasurer the number of acres, as aforesaid, and the charge against the same and in favor of the respective districts and townships. The State Treas urer shall, upon the approval of the proper warrants of the Commissioner of Forestry, pay to the several school-districts and townships the amounts due the same from the Commonwealth, and derived under this act, upon due application therefor made by the treasurers or road supervisors of the said districts and townships.

APPROVED-The 5th day of April, A. D. 1905.
SAML. W. PENNYPACKER.

Poor-districts.

No. 82.

AN ACT

Providing for the relief of poor persons; regulating their settlements in poor-districts; providing a means of enforcing the removal of a poor person to the district of his settlement, the payment for relief furnished to him and the payment of costs thereto, and authorizing courts of quarter sessions to compel certain relations to contribute to the relief of poor per

sons.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That a settlement may be gained in any poor-district by any person, married or single, who bona fide comes to inhabit therein and continues to reside there for one year. Persons born in a place, whether legitimate or illegitimate,

shall be deemed to be settled there unless the par- Settlement in. ent having their custody be settled elsewhere; and all children shall follow the settlement of the parent or parents, stepfather or stepmother, having their cus tody, until the age of sixteen years.

ors.

gents.

Section 2. In case any person shall have no settlement in the district where he applies for relief, it shall be the duty of the directors or poor-law officers, as soon as may be, to notify the directors or poor-law officers Notice to directof the place of his settlement of the facts, and from the time of such notice the cost of his relief shall be charged to the district of his settlement. If the directors or poor-law officers, so notified, refuse or neg. Removal of indilect to receive him, the directors or poor-law officers furnishing such relief may apply to the court of quarter sessions of the peace of the county of the directors or poor-officers furnishing such relief, or to any judge thereof, by petition, and asking for a citation to the Citation. directors or poor-law officers so refusing or neglecting, requiring them to appear before such court, at a time to be specified therein, and show cause why an order should not issue for the removal of such person into their custody, to be provided for by them; and the said court shall proceed to hear and determine the cause upon its merits, and their decree thereon shall Decree. be final unless an appeal therefrom be taken within thirty days. The citation herein provided for may be Service of citaserved by any officer of the law, or by any agent of the petitioners; and such service may be made by delivering a copy thereof to one or more of the directors or poor-law officers named therein, or their clerk, being within any county of this Commonwealth, and shall be served at least twenty days before the day fixed for such hearing: Provided, That upon the hear- Proviso. ing and argument before said court of quarter sessions, of said citation for an order of removal of paupers from one district to another, it shall be lawful for either of the parties to the issue to except to any decision of the

Hearing.

tion.

court upon any point of evidence or law, which excep- Exception.
tion shall be noted by the court and filed of record as
in civil cases; and an appeal to an appellate court may Appeals.
be taken by either party from the judgment or decree
of the court, with like effect as in civil cases.

and charges.

Section 3. In case an order of removal is granted by any court of quarter sessions of the peace, under the provisions of this act, the court, in the same order, shall require the directors or poor-law officers of the place of settlement to pay the petitioners the cost of Costs, expenses the proceedings, the expense of removing, and the proper charges for the relief of the poor person from the date of the notice first above provided for; all of which expense, cost and charges shall be ascertained and allowed by the court. If an order of removal is 8 Laws.