7 July 1885 § 1. P. L. 264. Members of the legislature. 11 May 1874 § 2. P. L. 129. Officers of the house. Officers of the senate. What officers to attend the succeeding legislature. 7 July 1885 § 1. P. L. 264. Of officers and employés of the legislature. Chief clerks. 15. State treasurer's office. 16. Office of public instruction. 18. Department of public grounds. 19. Monthly pay-rolls. 20-30. Allowance for incidental expenses. 31. Accounts to be opened with each department. 32. Messengers. III. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT. 33. Judges of the supreme court. 34. Law judges of the common pleas. 35. Quarterly payments. 36. Mileage. 37. Not to receive additional compensation. 38. Not to receive extra compensation for services rendered within their district. 39. Additional compensation of judge called in. 40. Associate judges. I. Legislative department. 1. The compensation of members of the general assembly shall be fifteen hundred dollars for the regular biennial session, and mileage to and from their homes at the rate of twenty cents per mile, to be computed by the ordinary mail route between their homes and the capital of the state, and five hundred dollars and mileage as aforesaid for each special or extraordinary session. (y) 2. The officers of each branch of the legislature shall be as follows, to wit: I. In the house of representatives, one chief clerk, one resident clerk, one reading clerk, one journal clerk, one message clerk and two transcribing clerks, one sergeant-at-arms and four assistants, one doorkeeper and three assistants, one messenger and three assistants, one doorkeeper of the rotunda, one postmaster and one assistant, one superintendent of the folding rooms, ten pasters and folders, one watchman, two janitors of the basement, two firemen, two janitors for the house committee rooms, one janitor for the wash-room and fifteen pages. The firemen and janitors shall be appointed by the speaker of the house; the journal clerk, watchman and pages, by the chief clerk thereof; but all the rest shall be elected by the house at the time of its organization. II. In the senate, one chief clerk, one journal clerk and one reading clerk, one message clerk, two transcribing clerks, one librarian, one sergeant-at-arms and two assistants, one doorkeeper and two assistants, one messenger and one assistant, one postmaster, six pasters and folders, one superintendent of the folding room, one watchman, two firemen, one janitor for the senate committee rooms, one janitor for the wash-room and ten pages. The librarian, janitors, watchman, fireman and pages, shall be appointed by the chief clerk, and all the rest shall be elected by the senate. III. One engineer to be appointed by the clerks of the two houses. None of said officers shall return as such to the next regular meeting of the legislature, except the chief clerks, the reading, resident and journal clerks, two transcribing clerks for each house, to be designated by the chief clerks of each house, the librarian, the superintendents of the folding rooms, the sergeant-at-arms, the doorkeepers, the engineer, the fireman, and the messengers and postmaster of each house. 3. The compensation of the officers and employés of the legislature hereinbefore provided for, shall be as follows: The chief clerks shall each receive twenty-five hundred dollars, for the years in which regular biennial sessions are held, and one thousand dollars for the years in which no regular biennial sessions are held. In case special extraordinary sessions are held during the years in which regular biennial sessions are not held, the chief clerks shall each receive an additional salary of ten dollars per diem during such session : Provided, That the sum received by each of the chief clerks in no year shall exceed the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars. The librarian of the senate, two thousand dollars per annum. The resident clerk of the house of represenResident clerk of tatives, two thousand dollars for the years in which regular biennial sessions are held, and one thousand five hundred dollars for the year in which no regular biennial sessions are held, and in case special or extraordinary sessions are held in years in which no regular or biennial sessions are held, an additional salary of Librarian of the senate. the house. (y) This is an amendment of the act 11 May 1874, § 1, P. L. 129. 7 July 1885 § 1. P. L. 264. Message clerks. clerks, &c. eight dollars per day: Provided, The sum received by the resident clerk in no year shall exceed the sum of two thousand dollars. The reading and journal clerks each, eighteen hundred dollars for the year in which regular biennial Reading and sessions are held, and ten dollars per day for special or extraordinary sessions: journal clerks. Provided, Such special or extraordinary are held in years which no regular biennial sessions are held: And provided, further, That the per diem for each session shall, in no case, exceed the sum of eighteen hundred dollars. The message clerks shall each receive eight dollars per diem for each regular biennial, special or extraordinary session. The transcribing clerks, sergeants-at-arms and assistants, speakers' clerks and postmasters shall each receive seven dollars per diem for Transcribing each regular biennial, special or extraordinary session. The doorkeepers and assistants, messengers and assistants, the assistant postmasters, superintendents Doorkeepers, &c. of folding rooms and assistants, the engineers, firemen, janitors and pasters and folders shall each receive six dollars per diem for each regular biennial, special or extraordinary session; the watchmen shall receive three dollars per day during the year, and the chaplain three dollars and the pages two dollars per day for each regular biennial, special or extraordinary session; each of those officers and Chaplain. employés shall be entitled to mileage, at the rate of ten cents per mile to and from their homes, to be computed by the ordinary mail route between their Mileage. homes and the state capital: Provided, further, That each of the officers and employés of the senate and house of representatives shall, in person, perform Officers and emthe work and duties pertaining to their respective positions, except in case of ployés to act in sickness and upon leave of absence being granted by the senate or house of person. representatives.(z) P. L. 129. 4. The officers herein before authorized to return to the regular session of the 11 May 1874 § 4. legislature next following that for which they were elected or appointed, and who shall not be re-elected or elected to some other office in the legislature, shall be of officers required allowed five dollars per diem for ten days, or until their successors are duly elected to attend the next legislature. and qualified, and mileage as hereinbefore provided. Ibid. § 5. 5. The officers of each house shall be under the direction and control of the presiding officers and chief clerk of their respective houses, who may assign them Assignment of to such duties as are usually performed in the offices to which they have been re- duties. spectively elected; no extra compensation shall be allowed to any officer because of such assignment of duty; the presiding officer and clerk of each house shall also assign one transcribing clerk, to act as clerk to the committee to compare bills, one to serve as clerk to the committee of ways and means in the house, and one as clerk of the finance committee of the senate, without additional compensation. No greater or other compensation or allowance than that provided by this act, shall be voted by either house to any officer thereof, for services performed at any session, excepting fireman and engineer, who shall each receive three dollars per day, for every day necessarily employed under direction of the chief clerk during the recess. P. L. 18. 6. The president pro tempore of the senate, and the speaker of the house of 6 April 1876 § 1. representatives, respectively, are hereby severally authorized and empowered to appoint a proper person to be chaplain of their respective houses for each regular and adjourned annual session. 7. The salary of every person so as aforesaid appointed shall be three hundred dollars for each regular and adjourned annual session. II. Executive department. 8. The salaries of the several officers of this commonwealth enumerated herein are hereby fixed and shall be as follows: Superintendent of public grounds and buildings The commissioner of bureau of statistics shall receive a salary of Chaplains. Ibid. § 2. 30 May 1898. P. L. 182. The recorder and clerk of the board of pardon shall each receive the sum of five hundred dollars per annum, and each member of the board five hundred dollars (z) This is an amendment of the act 11 May 1874, § 3, P. L. 129. (aa) By act 12 June 1893, P. L. 462. One corporation clerk, to date from March first, 1874 (c) 30 May 1893. P. L. 182. 14 May 1874 § 2. P. L. 150. Clerks and employees. Executive depart ment. State department. per annum, to date from the first day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, and the same shall be, and continue annually, the salary of said recorder and clerk of each of the members of said board, as designated by the constitution of the commonwealth, until otherwise provided by law.(b) 9. The number of clerks and employés in the several departments, and their salaries, shall be as follows: In the executive department: One private secretary of the governor One executive clerk One messenger(d) One page One night watchman 10. In the state department: One chief clerk (c) $2500 1500 1200 300 900 2200 2200 Seven other clerks, each 1400 One temporary transcribing clerk, to be employed only when neces Twelve other clerks, $1400 each, to serve until May first, 1875, after Six men at arsenal, for cleaning arms, et cetera, each( One messenger in charge of flag-room(h) The keeper of the arsenal shall be subject to the orders of the 15. In the state treasurer's office: One chief clerk One corporation clerk (i) Three other clerks, each 1200 2200 1500 1500 1800 1400 900 800 600 2000 1800 1400 900 900 Office of public instruction. One fireman, to take charge of the steam-heating apparatus, for 16. In the office of public instruction: Deputy superintendents of public instruction, each One messenger · 1800 1400 900 Bureau of statistics. 17. In the bureau of statistics : Three clerks, each 1400 One messenger 600 All other allowances to said office to cease whenever said office Five watchmen, at $900 each, two of which shall be night watch men. (b) This is an amendment of the act 14 May 1874, § 1, P. L. 150. (c) These provisions are made by the act 12 June 1893, P. L. 462. (d) By act 13 May 1876, § 1, P. L. 178, infra 32. (e) So provided by the act 7 May 1889, P. L. 118. The provisions herein made for the office of internal affairs, shall apply to the surveyor-general's office until the latter office is 19. Each of the foregoing departments shall cause to be made up monthly, a In the executive department: 14 May 1874 § 2. P. L. 150. Ibid. § 3. Monthly pay-rolls. Ibid. § 4. Incidental expenses. For postage, telegrams and other incidental expenses, $2000, or so much Executive departthereof as may be necessary. 21. In the state department: For postage, telegrams, express charges, cleaning offices and other miscellaneous expenses, $3000, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For indexing pamphlet laws in the year 1874, $200, and in all subsequent years $100. 22. In the auditor-general's office: ment. State department. For the expenses of executing the corporation laws, $1000, or so much thereof Auditor-general's as may be necessary. office. For postage, telegrams, express charges, cleaning offices and other miscellaneous expenses, $2000, or so much thereof as shall be necessary. 23. In the surveyor-general's office, until it expires, and thereafter in the office Office of internal of internal affairs: affairs. For postage, cleaning office and miscellaneous expenses, $1000, or so much thereof as may be necessary. 24. In the attorney-general's office : Attorney-general's office. For postage, cleaning office, travelling and other incidental expenses, $1000, or so much thereof as may be necessary. 25. In the adjutant-general's office : For postage, telegrams, express charges, cleaning office, ordinary repairs, lumber, hardware and other materials, and other miscellaneous expenses, $1800, or as much thereof as may be necessary. For freight on shipment of arms, et cetera, and expenses incidental to inspection, $1500, or so much thereof as may be necessary. 26. In the state treasurer's office: For postage, telegrams, express charges, cleaning office and other incidental expenses, $1000, or so much thereof as may be necessary. 27. In the office of public instruction: Office of public in For expenses of principals of state normal schools and superintendents in struction. attending annual examinations, $300, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For engraving and printing warrants, $200, or so much thereof as may be For postage, telegrams, express charges, cleaning offices, travelling and other 28. In the bureau of statistics, until the same is merged, as aforesaid: expenses For freight, express, postage, cleaning room and miscellaneous expenses, $500, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For marking books, $100, for reports of supreme court for each year, for exchange with other states, $600; for law books and exchanges, $1500; for miscellaneous books, $1500, or so much thereof as may be necessary. 30. In the office of the superintendent of public printing: Bureau of statistics. State library. Superintendent of public printing. For contingent expenses, $300, or so much thereof as may be necessary. 31. The state treasurer shall annually open an account with each of said de- Accounts to be partments, crediting them with the amounts herein allowed, whenever the same is opened with each department. appropriated by law, and shall charge to the same all payments made thereon. All accounts properly chargeable thereto shall be regularly settled by the auditorgeneral and state treasurer, according to law, and shall be paid by the state treasurer. All balances of appropriations for such purposes not drawn upon at the end of three months after the expiration of the fiscal year, for which the appropriation was made, shall revert to the treasury, and then shall be duly covered into the same. P. L. 178. 32. The salary of the governor's messenger, auditor-general's messenger, messen- 18 May 1876 § 1. ger to the secretary of internal affairs, and of the assistant librarian (ii) on and after the passage of this act, shall be $1200 each per annum, instead of the sum of $900. Messengers. (ii) See tit. "State Library." 8 June 1881 § 1. P. L. 56. Judges of the su preme court. Ibid. § 2. Ibid. § 3. Ibid. § 4. 25 May 1887. P. L. 265. Judges not to III. Judicial department. 33. The annual salary of the chief justice of the supreme court shall be $8500, and the annual salary of each of the associate judges of the said court shall be $8000. 34. The annual salary of the judges of the courts of common pleas shall be as follows: The judges of the courts of common pleas of the city and county of Philadelphia, shall receive $7000 each. The judges of the courts of common pleas of the county of Allegheny, shall receive $6000 each. Except in the county of Philadelphia, and the county of Allegheny, the judges of the courts of common pleas learned in the law, shall receive $1000 each, but the president judge of the twelfth judicial district, shall receive $1000 additional for trying the commonwealth civil cases: Provided, That in all districts having a population exceeding 90,000, and having but one judge, the salary shall be $5000 per annum. 35. Such annual salary shall be paid quarterly, by warrant drawn by the auditorgeneral, on the state treasurer. 36. The said judges shall receive, in addition to such annual salary, the sum of fifteen cents for every mile necessarily travelled within their respective districts, in performing the duties of their offices. 37. No judge of the said courts of common pleas, hereafter appointed or elected and commissioned, shall receive any compensation in addition to the salary and mileage fixed by this act. 38. The true intent and meaning of the fourth section of an act, entitled “ An act fixing the compensation of the judges of the courts of common pleas," approved the fourth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, which reads, receive extra com- as follows: "No judge of the said courts of common pleas, hereafter appointed or elected and commissioned, shall receive any compensation in addition to the salary and mileage fixed by this act; and all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed," is, that no such judge shall receive any compensation in addition to the salary and mileage fixed by said act, for official services rendered within the district for which he is appointed or elected and commissioned. pensation for services rendered within their districts. 24 March 1887 § 2. P. L. 14. Compensation of judge called in mileage. Amount limited. 20 May 1857 § 1. P. L. 612. 39. The said president or additional law judge, so called in, shall be entitled to receive the sum of ten dollars for each day so employed outside of his district, and ten cents for each mile necessarily travelled in the performance of such duty, to be paid in the same manner as judges are now by law paid: Provided, That the amount to be received by any judge, under the provisions of this act, shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars in any year.(k) 40. The compensation of the associate judges of the several courts of common pleas of this commonwealth, [excepting those of the city of Philadelphia,] shall Associate judges. be as follows, to wit: for those whose attendance at court does not exceed four weeks per annum, the sum of $125; for those whose attendance at court exceeds four weeks, and does not exceed six weeks, $150; for those whose attendance at court exceeds six weeks, and does not exceed eight weeks, $200; for those whose attendance at court exceeds eight weeks, and does not exceed ten weeks, $250; for those whose attendance at court exceeds ten weeks, and does not exceed twelve weeks, $300; and for those whose attendance at court exceeds twelve weeks, $350; and that all whose attendance at court exceeds thirty weeks, $400.(1) 18 April 1887. P. L. 21. Implied warranty on sale by sample. 4 May 1889 § 1. P. L. 87. 1. In all sales by sample, unless the parties shall agree otherwise, there shall be an implied warranty on the part of the seller that the goods, chattels and property sold and to be delivered are the same in quality as the sample shown.(m) 2. In every sale of green, salted, pickled or smoked meats, lard and other articles of merchandise, used wholly or in part for food, said goods or merchanImplied warranty, dise shall correspond in kind and quality with the description given, either orally or in writing, by the vendor; and in every sale of such goods or merchan as to quality, on sale of food. (k) The remainder of this act will be found under the tit. "Common Pleas." (2) An addition of 20 per cent is made to their salaries, by act 11 April 1866, P. L. 75. See act 18 |