VETOES BY THE GOVERNOR, OF BILLS PASSE WM. STANLEY RAY, 1905. ULAR SESSION, ENDING APRIL 13, A. D No. 1. AN ACT For the protection of index boards, erected or to be er of the several townships of the Commonwealth of Pe section of public roads within the several township wealth, and prescribing penalties for the violation of Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That from and this act, it shall be a misdemeanor for any pers this Commonwealth, to deface, disfigure or dest erected at the intersection of any public road o visor or supervisors thereof. Section 2. Any person or persons violating a of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, thereof before any alderman or justice of the wherein the offense was committed, shall be fine of not less than five dollars and not excee lars, which shall be paid to the treasurer of th school-district within which the offense shall h for the use of the public schools of the said di the payment of the fine imposed, the person sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail of period of one day for each dollar of the fine so Section 3. All acts or parts of acts incons hereby repealed. Commonwealth of Execut Harrisbu To the Honorable, the House of Representati wealth of Pennsylvania: Gentlemen: I return herewith, without my No. 20, entitled "An act for the protection of i or to be erected by the supervisors of the seve Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at the interse within the several townships of the said Com scribing penalties for the violation of its sever (3) 179410 nt for a period of one day for each dollar of the fine. ught to be prevented by the bill might well have been etty offense, for which there could be a summary conan alderman or justice of the peace. The bill, howe offense a misdemeanor, and provides for its punishisonment without trial by jury, and probably, therethe Constitution. There is no provision for a writ of , or other supervision by the courts. The fine is to the alderman or justice, but to the treasurer of the The sentence of imprisonment is to be imposed in payment of the fine. How long a time is to intervene son convicted shall be considered in default does not e the payment is to be made to the treasurer of the some time must be supposed to intervene, and it ought There is no such thing as "the intersection of any asons the bill is not approved. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. No. 2. AN ACT alidating elections heretofore held for the increase of municipal dness, notwithstanding defects in procedure or ballot. Be it enacted, &c., That all elections heretofore held , city, borough, township, school district, or other or incorporated district within this Commonwealth, indebtedness, under the provisions of an act, entitled gulate the manner of increasing the indebtedness of to provide for the redemption of the same, and to es for the illegal increase thereof," approved twene thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, and acts ereof and supplemental thereto, where the necessary tes was cast at such election in favor of the increase s, be and the same are hereby ratified, confirmed and otwithstanding any defect in the time or manner of ection, or any defect in the form of ballot, or in the cting such election. municipality or incorporated district to increa under the provisions of the act of April 20, 1 ments, "where the necessary majority of votes w tion in favor of the increased indebtedness," be i standing any defect "in the time or manner of c or any defect in the form of ballot, or in the such election." This bill is so broad in its ter dangerous legislation. Its application is not where the obligations of the municipality hav where, therefore, it would be a protection to i but it applies to all elections heretofore held, obligations have been issued. The defects which are not only defects of form, but it includes all cover instances in which those defects may be tal, as well as those which may be only irregu ample, the form of the ballot was such as to in accurately the subject for which he has voted, that subject which he wished to express, it m even though the exact words of the statute we on the other hand, the defect in the form was: express clearly what was the will of the voter, i to ratify such an election. A defect "in the mod election" might be an unimportant matter, and reception of illegal votes, or the incorrect addit the incorrect return of the votes cast. For these reasons the bill is not approved. SAML. W. I No. 3. A JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for the participation of the State of Pennsylv Clark Centennial Exposition, to be held in the city of the year one thousand nine hundred and five, in com hundredth anniversary of the exploration of the Orego dition planned by President Jefferson and commanded Lewis and William Clark; and providing for the appoint and making an appropriation to defray the expenses of Whereas, An Exposition to celebrate the o versary of the exploration of the Oregon count: planned by President Jefferson and commanded |