Carlisle. relative to the common schools in the borough of Car Not to apply to lisle, approved April fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, is also hereby continued in full force, so that none of the provisions of this act shall apply to said borough, except such as are not inconsistent with the provisions of that act. APPROVED The 31st day of May, A. D. 1907. EDWIN S. STUART. No. 246. AN ACT Regulating the entrance of beginners into the public schools of Pennsylvania. ginners. Proviso. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after Schools, public. the passage of this act, it shall be lawful for schoolboards to confine the entrance of beginners into the Entrance of bepublic schools to certain periods, of not less than one week each, in the course of the school year: Provided, however, That at least two such periods shall be fixed upon, and that beginners becoming six years of age in the interval between any two periods shall have permission to enter within the period immediately preceding such interval. For the purpose of this act, the word "beginner" shall mean any child of school-age that can not read and write. APPROVED-The 31st day of May, A. D. 1907. EDWIN S. STUART. "Beginner' defined. No. 247. AN ACT Providing for the payment of the costs and expenses of indigent and dependent children, in conveying them to, and while in, the homes in which they may be placed. Commitment. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That whenever here- Indigent and deafter any indigent or dependent child shall be commit- pendent children. ted by any judge or other competent authority to the care and custody of any person or family, for the purpose of maintenance and education in the home of such person or family, such child shall be conveyed to such home by the county commissioners, sheriff, or other proper officer, at the expense of the proper county, and the cost of maintenance of such child shall also of conveyance be paid by the proper county, but at a sum not ex Cost and expense and maintenance. Proviso. ceeding what it would cost to maintain and educate such child in the house of refuge, or other public institution of such county: Provided, however, That if at any time the parents or other relatives of such child shall become able to pay such costs, or to refund the money already paid, the said county may apply for and obtain an order for the payment thereof, and enforce the same, in the same court, and in the same manner as is or may be provided by law for compelling the maintenance and support of deserted wives and children. APPROVED-The 31st day of May, A. D. 1907. EDWIN S. STUART. Superintendent of Public Grounds and buildings. Appointment. Term. Salary. Oath of office. Bond. No. 248. AN ACT To provide for the appointment of a Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings and subordinate officers; defining their powers and duties, and fixing their compensation; and abolishing the office of the Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings created under the provisions of the act of General Assembly, approved the twenty-eighth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the Governor be and he is hereby directed to appoint a Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings; which office shall replace the office now known as the Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings, created under the act of March twenty-eighth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, which office is hereby abolished. The said Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, upon the day this act shall go into effect; and he shall be commissioned by the Governor to serve for a term of four years from the date of his appointment, and until his successor is duly qualified, and shall receive a salary of five thousand dollars per annum. Section 2. The Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe, before the Secretary of the Commonwealth, to the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution, and the same shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The said Superintendent shall give bond in the penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, with surety to be approved by the Governor, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. Section 3. The said Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings shall exercise all the powers duties of Superintendent. and perform all the duties of the Superintendent of Powers and Public Grounds and Buildings as provided for in the act of General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, approved the twenty-eighth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five; and, in addition thereto, shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Governor, the following Appointments. subordinates and employes, and the said Superintendent shall be held responsible to the Governor for the faithful performance of their duties: Office of the In the office of the Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings,-an assistant superintendent, Superintendent. who shall be an experienced and competent bookkeeper, at a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars per annum; a schedule clerk, at a salary of fourteen hundred dollars per annum; a stenographer, at a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum; a storekeeper, who shall be a competent bookkeeper, at a salary of fourteen hundred dollars per annum; an assistant storekeeper, at a salary of ten hundred dollars per annum; a night-watchman for the storeroom and department, at a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum; a messenger, at a salary of seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum; an assistant messenger, at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum. For the preservation of good order in the Capitol grounds and buildings, a sergeant of police, at a salary Police. of twelve hundred dollars per annum; eighteen policemen, at a salary of nine hundred dollars each, per annum, and five night-watchmen, at a salary of nine hundred dollars each, per annum. For the care of the conservatory and grounds, a Conservatory foreman, who shall be an experienced landscape. grounds. gardener and florist, at a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum; a florist, at a salary of ten hundred dollars per annum; two assistant florists, at a salary of nine hundred dollars each, per annum; an assistant foreman of the grounds, at a salary of ten hundred dollars per annum, and six caretakers, at a salary of seven hundred and twenty dollars each, per annum. For the care, maintenance, and preservation of the Capitol buildings and furnishings, a competent fore- Capitel. man of carpenters, at a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum; three expert mechanics, one each to take care of the marble, the painting, and the bronze and metal furniture, at a salary of twelve hundred dollars each, per annum; three skilled carpenters, at a salary of nine hundred dollars each, per annum; a skilled cabinetmaker, at a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum; a clock-repairsman, at a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum; ten competent elevator operators, at a salary of nine hundred dollars each, per annum; two skilled painters, at a salary of nine hundred dollars each, per annum; a and Mechanical plant. Executive Mansion. rary em- competent upholsterer, at a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum; two competent hardwood-floor finishers, at a salary of nine hundred dollars each, per annum; two foremen of charmen, who shall have the powers of the Capitol police officers delegated upon them, at a salary of nine hundred dollars each, per annum; eighteen charmen, at a salary of six hundred dollars each, per annum; a chief of the bureau of information, at a salary of seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum; six guides, at a salary of six hundred dollars each, per annum; two matrons, at a salary of four hundred dollars each, per annum; two female attendants for the public toilets, at a salary of three hundred and sixty dollars each, per annum; two male attendants for the public toilets, at a salary of six hundred dollars each, per annum. For operating the mechanical plant,-a skilled and competent chief engineer, at a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars per annum; a skilled and competent assistant chief engineer, at a salary of one thousand six hundred dollars per annum; a competent night engineer and two assistant engineers, at a salary of twelve hundred dollars each, per annum; six firemen, at a salary of nine hundred dollars each, per annum; a skilled electrician, at a salary of fourteen hundred dollars per annum; an assistant electrician, at a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum; a wireman, at a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum; two pumprunners, at a salary of nine hundred dollars each, per annum; a skilled elevator machinist, at a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum; a helper for elevator machinist, at a salary of seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum; a helper for engine-room, at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum; a practical and experienced plumber, at a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum; a plumber-helper, at a salary of seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum; two motor-tenders, at a salary of seven hundred and twenty dollars each, per annum; all of which employes of the mechanical plant shall be under the direct control and supervision of the chief engineer. For services at the Executive Mansion,-a butler, at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum; a houseman, at a salary of four hundred and eighty dollars per annum; a night-watchman, at a salary of seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum; one housemaid, at a salary of three hundred dollars per annum; a laundress, at a salary of three hundred dollars per annum; a cook, at a salary of four hundred and eighty dollars per annum; a coachman, at a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum, and a stableman, at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum. When necessary, the Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings is hereby authorized and em powered to temporarily employ all necessary help required for the care, maintenance, and preservation of the public grounds and buildings: Provided, That such help shall be paid for out of the Superintendent's general fund. Capitol police. Section 4. That the Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings shall have immediate charge of the Capitol police, and all other persons employed by the State directly connected with the care, preservation, and improvement of the grounds and buildings, and other property belonging to the State connected with the State Capitol, including the Executive Mansion. He shall exercise special care in the enforcement of good order, both in the buildings and on the grounds, and shall see that all disorderly persons are excluded from the premises of the State Capitol; and in the discharge of said duties he is hereby empowered, and the Capitol police and the two foremen of charmen are hereby empowered, to adopt Powers and whatever means may be deemed necessary for the duties. protection of the property of the State and the enforcement of good order upon the premises thereof; and in the arrest, detention, and disposition of outlaws or disorderly persons, the said Superintendent and his police, and the two foremen of charmen, are hereby given the same powers now or hereafter exercised, under authority of law or ordinance, of the Authority. police force of the city of Harrisburg. They shall also have the power to shoot any dogs or cats wandering at large in the buildings or upon the grounds connected with the State Capitol, unless the same are in leash, or under the complete control of the owner. They shall have authority to arrest those who damage, mutilate, or destroy the trees, plants, shrubbery, and turf, grass-plots, benches, buildings, or structures, or commit any other offense within the Capitol grounds and buildings and the Executive Mansion; and carry the offenders before the proper magistrate or magistrates, Magistrates. and, should such offenders be found guilty of the offenses charged, they shall be fined by said magis Fine. trate, for each separate offense, the sum of ten dollars, and stand committed until the same be paid. They shall have authority to order off said grounds. and out of said buildings all vagrants, loafers, trespassers, and persons under the influence of liquor, and, if necessary, remove them by force, and, in case of resistance, carry such offenders before a magistrate, as above provided. Section 5. That all the officers and employes appointed under the provisions of this act by the Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings shall, at all times, be subject to the orders of the said Superintendent, and disobedience or neglect of duty shall be sufficient cause for dismissal. They shall be sub officers and employes subiect to intendent. orders of Super |