Misdemeanor. Penalty. Refusal to perform duty. Misdemeanor. Penalty. registration, and in the presence of the other registrar, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to undergo an imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both, in the discretion of the court. Any registrar or other officer, upon whom a duty is laid by this act, who shall wilfully refuse to per form his said duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to undergo an imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court. Section 15. All laws or parts of laws inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, so far as they affect the cities to which this act applies. APPROVED-The 5th day of March A. D. 1906. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. County bridges. ing of. Advertisement. No. 14. AN ACT Making it unlawful for the commissioners of any county in this Commonwealth to contract to repair, build or rebuild any county bridges, without due advertisement for sealed proposals, excepting contracts not amounting to two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dollars. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after Repair or rebuild- the passage of this act, it shall not be lawful for the county commissioners of any county in this Commonwealth to repair, build, or rebuild any county bridge or bridges, without first making a contract in writing, after the due advertisement for at least three weeks, or, in case of emergency, one week, for sealed bids or proposals to repair, erect, build, or rebuild any county bridge or bridges, in at least three newspapers published in the county where said proposals or bids are asked for; said advertisement to contain the description of the repairs, or plans of the kind of bridge required, and fixing the time when the proposals or bids shall be closed, and when said bids or proposals shall be opened. Proposals or bids. Section 2. The proposals or bids must be accompanied with such security as the county commissioners may require, which must be filed with the chief clerk or some one in charge of the commissioners' office, at least one hour before the time fixed for the opening of the said bids or proposals; the time of the filing of said bid or bids must be marked on the outside of said bids, and the person's name with whom filed. posals. Section 3. The said bid or proposal shall be opened Opening of proin public, and in the presence of not less than two of the county commissioners and the chief clerk, and a record made of each and every bid. Section 4. The commissioners shall immediately, or as soon thereafter as possible of the time fixed for the opening of said bids, award the contract for the Award of conrepair, building, or rebuilding of said bridge or bridges tract, to the lowest responsible bidder, upon the condition that said bidder must, within ten days after notice of award of said contract, sign and execute a contract for the faithful performance of the proposal, and fur. Bond. nish a bond in a sum not exceeding the amount of the contract, which contract and bond shall first be approved by the court of quarter sessions: Provided, Proviso. That if the lowest bidder neglects to comply with the conditions of his bid within the time required, the county commissioners shall award the same to the next lowest bidder: And provided further, That in Proviso. case all bids are too high, or unreasonable, in the opinion of the county commissioners, the county commissioners may reject any and all bids, and advertise for new bids. Contracts less Section 5. This act shall not apply to any contract for the repair, building, or rebuilding of any bridge than $250.00. or bridges that will cost less than two hundred and fifty dollars. Section 6. Any and all acts or parts of acts incon sistent herewith are hereby repealed. APPROVED-The 5th day of March A. D. 1906. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. Repeal. No. 15. AN ACT Regulating the building of county bridges and the letting of contracts therefor, authorizing the borrowing of money to pay the same, and providing for the punishing of persons who combine or conspire to stifle competition in bidding. Building of where $250.00. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after County bridges. the passage of this act, all contracts to build county bridges, where the cost thereof shall exceed two hundred and fifty dollars, shall be let by the county com- cost exceeds missioners of the several counties of this Commonwealth, after public advertisement as hereinafter provided, and to the lowest responsible bidder, reserving to said county commissioners the right to reject any or all bids, and no responsible individual, firm or corpora- to be open to all. Bidding privilege Advertisement. Plans and specifications. In case bridge is to be erected on county line. When single tax levy would be burdensome. Bonds. Prevention of fair competition. Misdemeanor. Penalty. County controllers. tion, desiring so to do, shall be denied the privilege of bidding. Such advertisements shall be published not less than three weeks, but, in cases of emergency, not less than one week,-in at least three newspapers of the proper county, if so many be published therein. During such advertising, and until the time specified therein for the reception of bids, the plans and specifications for such bridge, or a copy thereof, shall be kept in the office of the county commissioners, open to the inspection of all intending bidders. In the case of a bridge to be erected over a river or stream upon the line between two adjoining counties, the advertising above provided for shall be done in each of said counties, and a copy of the plans and specifications shall be kept, as above provided, in the commissioners' office of each county. Section 2. When, in the opinion of the county commissioners of any county, the cost of building a county bridge or bridges to be erected therein, or the said county's proportionate share of the cost of a bridge to be erected over a river or stream upon the line between it and an adjoining county, is so large in amount that to provide the funds necessary to pay the same by a single tax levy would be burdensome to the taxpayers, said commissioners, having first secured the approval of the court of quarter sessions of their county so to do, may issue and sell to the highest bidder, at not less than their face value, interest bearing bonds of the county, for the purpose of raising funds to defray the costs aforesaid. Section 3. If any county commissioners shall make any contract for the construction of a county bridge, without first having made public advertisement as required by the first section of this act; or if any county commissioners, or any person or persons, shall do or permit anything which prevents fair competi tion in the making or submission of bids for such construction; they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars and be imprisoned not exceeding two years, or both or either, at the discretion of the court. Section 4. This act shall not take away or diminish any powers, functions, or duties, relative to the letting of contracts, which may be vested by law in county controllers. APPROVED-The 5th day of March A. D. 1906. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. No. 16. AN ACT Designating the employes of the Insurance Department, fixing their salaries, and requiring them to pay all fees, compensation or perquisites, received from insurance companies or other sources, to the Insurance Commissioner, for the use of the Commonwealth. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the passage of this act, the employes of the Insurance Department, in addition to the Insurance Commissioner, shall be as follows: Insurance Department. missioner. A Deputy Insurance Commissioner, appointed by Deputy commisthe Insurance Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, at a salary of twenty-five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars per annum. One actuary, at a salary of five thousand ($5,000.00) Actuary. dollars per annum. One chief examiner, at a salary of three thousand Chief examiner. ($3,000.00) dollars per annum. Assistant exam One assistant examiner, at a salary of eighteen hun- iner. dred ($1,800.00) dollars per annum. One chief clerk, at a salary of fifteen hundred ($1,500.00) dollars per annum. Chief clerk. Four clerks, at salaries of fourteen hundred ($1,- Clerks. 400.00) dollars per annum, each. Two actuary's clerks, at salaries of fourteen hun- Actuary's clerks. dred ($1,400.00) dollars per annum, each. Two actuary's clerks, at salaries of twelve hundred Actuary's clerks. ($1,200.00) dollars per annum, each. One stenographer, at a salary of twelve hundred Stenographer. ($1,200.00) dollars per annum. One messenger, at a salary of twelve hundred Messenger. ($1,200.00) dollars per annum. Section 2. Said salaries shall be paid monthly by the State Treasurer, upon warrant of the Auditor General. Section 3. All compensation, fees or perquisites received by the actuary, examiner, or any clerk or other employe of the Insurance Department, from insurance companies or from any other sources, under existing laws, except the respective salaries provided for in section one (1) of this act, shall be accounted for and paid over to the Insurance Commissioner, for the use of the Commonwealth. Section 4. The Insurance Commissioner shall not appoint or employ any other examiners, clerks, agents or employes in his Department, not specifically authorized by act of Assembly. Section 5. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. APPROVED-The 5th day of March A. D. 1906. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. Warrants. Fees, perquisites, over for use of wealth. etc., to be paid the Common Repeal. "Candidate for nomination" defined. "Candidate for election" defined. "Candidate" de fined. "Public office" defined. "Political committee" defined. "Election expenses' defined. Treasurer of committee. No. 17. AN ACT To regulate nomination and election expenses, and to require accounts of nomination and election expenses to be filed, and providing penalties for the violation of this act. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the term "candidate for nomination," as used in this act, shall include all persons whose names are presented for nomination to public office at any primary meeting, caucus, or convention, whether or not such persons are actually nominated thereat. The term "candidate for election," as used in this act, shall include all persons whose names are printed as candidates on the official ballots, or on any official sticker, used at any election; and also all persons voted for, for any public office, who shall receive at least ten per cent. of the highest vote received by the successful candidate for such office, but whose names were not printed on the official ballots. The term "candidate," as used in this act, shall, unless especially restricted therein, include both candidates for nomination and candidates for election. The term "public office," as used in this act, shall include every public office to which persons can be elected by vote of the people, under the laws of this Commonwealth. The term "political committee," as used in this act, shall include every two or more persons who shall be elected, appointed or chosen, or who shall have associated themselves or co-operated, for the purpose, wholly or in part, of raising, collecting or disbursing money, or of controlling or directing the raising, collection or disbursement of money, for election ex penses. The term "election expenses," as used in this act, shall include all expenditures of money or other valuable things in furtherance of the nomination of any person or persons as candidates for public office, or in furtherance of the election of any person or persons to public office, or to defeat the nomination or election to public office of any person or persons. Section 2. Every political committee shall appoint and constantly maintain a treasurer, to receive, keep and disburse all sums of money which may be collected or received by such committee or by any of its members for election expenses; and unless such treasurer is first appointed, and thereafter maintained, it shall be unlawful for a political committee or any of |