Incidental expenses.

Departments.

nor.

Section 15. For the payment of postage, express charges, and other incidental expenses of the Board of Pardons, for the two fiscal years commencing June first, one thousand nine hundred and three, the sum of two thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; and for the payment of postage, express charges, and other incidental expenses in the offices of the State Treasurer, Auditor General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Attorney General, and Secretary of Internal Affairs, the sum of three thousand dollars each, or so much thereof as may be neces Lieutenant Gover- sary; and for the Lieutenant Governor, the sum of one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for the two fiscal years commencing June first, one thousand nine hundred and three, in addition to the amount fixed by an act of Assembly approved June twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three; and for all contingent expense, including clerical and stenographic charges, of the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the interim ending December thirty-first, one thousand nine hundred and four, so much as may be necessary, not exceeding the sum of two thousand dollars each; also four thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the Executive Department, for the said two fiscal years; and for the payment of the traveling and other expenses attending the opening and counting of the vote for State Treasurer and Auditor General, in the year one thousand nine hundred and four, the sum of one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; to be paid on the warrant of the Auditor General.

President pro tem. and Speaker.

Executive Department.

Counting vote.

Board of ex

ters Patent.

Section 16. For clerical and incidental expenses of amination of Let the Board created for the examination of letters patent, relative to the granting of charters for underground and elevated passenger railway companies, the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the two fiscal years ending May thirty-first, one thousand nine hundred and five.

Appraisers.

Costs.

Advertisements of accounting ofcers.

Section 17. For the payment of the mileage of the appraisers of mercantile and other license taxes of the several counties and cities of this Commonwealth, and for the payment of the costs for which the Commonwealth may be liable in suits against delinquent dealers, under the act of March thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, for the two fiscal years commencing June first, one thousand nine hundred and three, such sums as shall be found due therefor, upon accounts filed in the Auditor General's office and settled according to law.

Section 18. For the payment of such advertisements as are required by law to be published by the accounting officers in the newspapers, for the two fiscal years

commencing June first, one thousand nine hundred and three, so much as may be necessary to pay the same, on settlement of the accounts in the Auditor General's office, not to exceed the sum of one thousand dollars for the two fiscal years.

Computing and

collecting claims

against the

Section 19. For the payment of services rendered in computing, compiling, filing, and collecting the claims of the State of Pennsylvania against the Government United States. of the United States, for stores furnished and expenses incurred by the State of Pennsylvania in furnishing its quota of troops for the Spanish-American war, so much as may be necessary; to be paid upon the warrant of the Adjutant General, not exceeding however, one per centum of the amount collected from the Government of the United States by the State of Pennsylvania on account of said claims.

Agents.

Section 20. For the payment of the commissions of Military State such military State agents at Washington as have been or may be employed by the accounting officers, under the acts of Assembly of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one and one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, to collect the claims due the Commonwealth from the government of the United States, for the two fiscal years commencing June first, one thousand nine hundred and three, so much as may be necessary, not exceeding ten per centum on the amount collected through such agent or agents and paid into the State Treasury.

Prosecuting delinquent corpora

tions.

Section 21. For the payment of the services of persons employed by the accounting officers or Board of Public Accounts to discover and prosecute delinquent corporations, that have evaded or are evading taxation on bonus or other taxes due the State, so much of the several amounts collected and paid into the State Treasury from such delinquent corporations as may be necessary, not to exceed ten per centum thereof: Provided, That no part of the principal or interest due from a delinquent corporation shall be applied to this purpose in any case where there is by law a penalty collected from such delinquent corporation, but in such case it must be paid out of the penalty: Provided also, That no payment shall be made Proviso. except upon full proof of service rendered: And provided further, That nothing whatever shall be paid for any services rendered in relation to the collection of any claims from any corporation unless it has escaped taxation and the efforts of the accounting officers for a period of two years.

Section 22. For the payment of military claims, in Military claims. pursuance of the act of General Assembly approved the sixteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and the several supplements thereto, the sum of two thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the two fiscal years

Commisison on award of contract for Legislative Record.

Commission appointed by the Governor to examine Judge Peter P. Smith.

Commission appointed to examine Judge John I. Mitchell.

Night watchman at Grace Church.

Inauguration expenses.

beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and three.

Section 23. For the payment of the hotel, traveling, and clerical expenses of the commission which was required by law to receive and open bids for and to award the contract, in one thousand nine hundred and two, for the publishing of the Legislative Record, the sum of two hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be paid on the warrant of the Auditor General upon the presentation of bills approved by the president of the Commission.

Section 24. For the payment Doctor John V. Shoemaker, Doctor W. K. Dolan, and Doctor Alexander G. Fell, for their services upon a Commission appointed by the Governor, under the provisions of the act of Assembly approved May eleventh, one thousand nine hundred and one, to inquire and report whether Honorable Peter J. Smith, a judge of the Superior Court, is permanently incapacitated to perform the duties of his office, the sum of seven hundred and fifty-nine dollars and fifty cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary; to be paid on the warrant of the Auditor General upon the presentation of specifi cally itemized vouchers.

Section 25. For the payment of Doctor John V. Shoemaker, Doctor A. J. Connell, and Doctor Morgan L. Bacon for their services upon a commission, appointed by the Governor under the provisions of the act of Assembly approved May eleventh, one thousand nine hundred and one, to inquire and report whether Honorable John I. Mitchell, a judge of the Superior Court is permanently incapacitated to perform the duties of his office, the sum of nine hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; to be paid on the warrant of the Auditor General upon the presentation of specifically itemized vouchers.

Section 26. For the payment of the night watchman at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, from June first, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, to January third, one thousand eight hundred and ninetynine, at one dollar per day, five hundred and eightytwo dollars; the bill for above services to be examined and approved by the Board of Commissioners of Public Buildings and Grounds before payment.

Section 27. For the payment of the expenses of the joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, of the session of nineteen hundred and three, appointed under concurrent resolution, for the purpose of conducting the ceremonies upon the inauguration of the Governor of the Commonwealth, the sum of nine thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; to be paid upon the warrant of the Auditor General drawn in favor of the chair

man of said committee, upon the presentation of specifically itemized vouchers therefor.

mittees at fun

Section 28. For the payment of the necessary ex- Expenses of Compenses of committees of the House of Representa erals. tives, of the session of nineteen hundred and one, appointed to represent the legislature at the funerals of Honorable Charles E. Voorhees, Honorable T. C. Sanderson, Honorable William R. Stroh, and Honorable J. D. Westbrook, members of the said House, who died after the adjournment of the legislature, the sum of three hundred and fifty-two dollars and eightyfive cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary; to be paid to Honorable William T. Marshall, Speaker of said House of Representatives, upon warrant drawn by the Auditor General, on the presentation of specifically itemized vouchers therefor.

Section 29. For the payment of the necessary expenses of the committee on elections of the House of Representatives, of the session of nineteen hundred and three, in the matter of the contested election case of Henry H. Mullin versus F. X. Blumle, for membership in said house, the sum of three thousand nine hundred and fifteen dollars and thirty cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary; to be paid on warrant drawn by the Auditor General in favor of Honorable J. L. Plummer, chairman of said committee, upon presentation of specifically itemized vouchers therefor.

Expenses of Com

mittee on Elections.

Elections.

Section 30. For the payment of the necessary ex- Committee on penses of the committee on election of the House of Representatives, of the session of nineteen hundred and three, in the matter of the contested election case of James G. Harvey versus Bernard J. Ferry, for membership in said house, the sum of three thousand seven hundred and forty-nine dollars and seventythree cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary; to be paid on warrant drawn by the Auditor General in favor of Honorable J. L. Plummer, chairman of said committee, upon presentation of specifically itemized vouchers therefor.

Section 31. That the sum of five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to Bernard J. Ferry, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for counsel fees in the contested election case of Harvey versus Ferry, in the House of Representatives, from the Fourth Legislative District of Luzerne county, during the session of one thousand nine hundred and three.

Section 32. That the sum of five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to Francis. X. Blumle, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for counsel fees in the con

Counsel fees.

Counsel fees.

Counsel fees.

Counsel fees.

Pennsylvania

Good Roads Commission.

Sergeant-at-Arms, funeral expenses.

Funeral expenses.

tested election case of Mullin versus Blumle, in the House of Representatives, from the county of Cameron, during the session of one thousand nine hundred and three.

Section 33. That the sum of five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to James G. Harvey, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for counsel fees in the contested election case of Harvey versus Ferry, in the House of Representatives, from the Fourth Legislative District of Luzerne county, during the session of one thousand nine hundred and three.

Section 34. That the sum of five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to Henry H. Mullin, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for counsel fees in the contested election case of Mullin versus Blumle, in the House of Representatives, from the county of Cameron, during the session of one thousand nine hundred and three. Section 35. For the payment of the necessary expenses of the Pennsylvania Good Roads Commission, appointed under the joint resolution of Senate and House of Representatives, and approved January twenty-seventh, one thousand nine hundred and three, to attend the annual meeting of the International Conference of the American Road Makers, held at Detroit, Michigan, on February thirteenth and fourteenth, one thousand nine hundred and three, the sum of one thousand nine hundred and two dollars and sixty-nine cents; upon warrant drawn by the Auditor General in favor of J. Allen Leeds, treasurer of the Commission, on presentation of specifically itemized vouchers therefor.

Section 36. To the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, one thousand nine hundred and one and one thousand nine hundred and two, Oliver P. Moulter, for expenses incident to the attendance of the Senate committee at the funeral of State Senator James C. Vaughan, of Scranton, Lackawanna county, Pennsylvania, the sum of four hundred and twenty-three dollars and thirty-five cents; to be paid on warrant drawn by the Auditor General on presentation of proper vouchers.

Section 37. To the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, one thousand nine hundred and one and one thousand nine hundred and two, Oliver P. Moulter, for expenses incident to the attendance of the Senate committee at the funeral of State Senator Jacob B. Kemerer, of Bethlehem, Northampton county, Pennsylvania, the sum of four hundred and two dollars and forty-four cents; to be paid on warrant drawn by the Auditor General on presentation of proper vouchers.