so as to tofore or may be hereafter filed in any city of the first class, and in which a mistake has been made in regard to the description or location of the property, or any other essential matter or thing, to be amended " conform to whatever was intended." This is an exceedingly dangerous provision. One might purchase property which the record showed to be clear and free from municipal claims. Afterwards, however, a claim on record against another property might be so amended as to be made a lien upon the property purchased in the belief that it was unincumbered estate. The language of the bill as to the amendments allowed is so wide and sweeping as to permit of any correction either in substance or form. The second section would seem to allow municipal claims to be liens without revival after five years have expired, where the claims are in litigation upon defense made. This would require searches to be taken out for more than five years, and would add difficulties and risks to the transfer of real estate in the city of Philadelphia. These provisions I regard as ill-considered and liable to abuse. It is true the bill contains a proviso that the act should not apply to bona fide purchasers for value, but nevertheless I consider the measure an unwise and unnecessary one for the reasons above given, in which I am confirmed by the protests that have reached me from lawyers and judges familiar with the subject in the city of Philadelphia. ROBT. E. PATTISON. No. 13. AN ACT To prevent swine from running at large in Greene county. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the passage of this act, no swine shall be suffered to run at large or upon the public roads or highways in the county of Greene, under a penalty of one dollar for each head of swine so suffered to run at large for each offense. SECTION 2. That any owner or owners, person or persons, who shall suffer or permit any swine to so run at large shall forfeit and pay a penalty of one dollar for each head of swine so suffered or permitted to run at large, to be sued and recovered as debts of like amount are by law recoverable. SECTION 3. No action for the recovery of any penalty under this act shall be sustained unless the same shall be commenced within three months of the forfeiture thereof. SECTION 4. That the owner of any swine running at large or upon the public roads or highways in the county of Greene shall, in addition to the penalties imposed by this act, be liable for all damages done by any of said swine so running at large, to be recovered in an action of trespass by the party injured without regard to the ownership of the land so trespassed upon or whether the same is fenced or unfenced. JAMES L. GRAHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. AMOS H. MYLIN, President pro tem. of the Senate. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, I herewith file, with my objections, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, House bill No. 253, entitled "An act to prevent swine from running at large in Greene county.' This is a special bill, regulating the affairs of the county of Greene, and its enactment is prohibited by section 7 of Article III of the Constitution, prohibiting the passage of local or special laws regulating the affairs of counties. ROBT. E. PATTISON. No. 14. To empower the supervisors and auditors of Butler township, in the county of Schuylkill, to levy a special tax for the payment of certain expenses incurred in said township during the years one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three and one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four. WHEREAS, A contagious and infectious disease known as small-pox spread in various parts in the township of Butler, in the county of Schuylkill, during the winter of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three and one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, which endangered the health and lives of the inhabitants of said township and surrounding territory; And whereas, The supervisors and auditors of the said township of Butler contracted a debt of six hundred dollars for medical attendance, medicines, etc., to prevent the spread of the said contagious and infectious disease, which amount is now due and unpaid; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the supervisors and auditors of Butler township, in the county of Schuylkill, be [empowered and they are hereby authorized to levy a tax not exceeding one mill, or so much thereof as may be necessary, on the assessed valuation of said township, to be collected as road taxes are now collected by law: Provided, That the taxes collected under this act shall be paid to the prothonotary of the said county of Schuylkill, to be paid by him on orders signed by the supervisors and approved by the auditors of the said township of Butler for expenses incurred in preventing the spread of contagious and infectious disease in said township during the years one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three and one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four. CHAUNCEY F. BLACK, President of the Senate. JAMES L. GRAHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, OFFICE OF THE Governor, HARRISBURG, June 30, 1885. I herewith file, with my objections, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Senate bill No. 264, entitled "An act to empower the supervisors and auditors of Butler township, in the county of Schuylkill, to 6 VETOES. levy a special tax for the payment of certain expenses incurred in said township during the years one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three and one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four." This is a local law relating to a single township in Schuylkill county, and its enactment is prohibited by the clause of section 7 of Article III of the Constitution which provides that "the General Assembly shall not pass any local or special law regulating the affairs of counties, cities, townships, wards, boroughs, or school-districts." Such special legislation is absolutely prohibited by the Constitutional provisions, cited and advertising cannot help it to validity. ROBT. E. PATTISON. No. 15. To amend an act entitled "An act relating to the taxes assessed upon dogs in the city of Lock Haven, appropriating said taxes to the Lock Haven Library Company," approved the tenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the act entitled "An act relating to the taxes assessed upon dogs in the city of Lock Haven, appropriating said taxes to the Lock Haven Library Company," approved the tenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, which now reads as follows: "That from and after the passage of this act, the taxes assessed upon all dogs within the limits of the city of Lock Haven shall be paid to the Lock Haven Library Company instead of the sheep fund, as heretofore provided by law, and that all laws inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed," be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "That from and after the passage of this act, the taxes assessed upon all dogs within the limits of the city of Lock Haven shall be appropriated for common school purposes in said city, and that all laws inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed." JAMES L. GRAHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. AMOS H. MYLIN, President pro tem. of the Senate. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, OFFICE OF THE Governor, HARRISBURG, June 30, 1885. office of the Secretary of the "An act to amend an act en I herewith file, with my objections, in the Commonwealth, House bill No. 408, entitled titled 'An act relating to the taxes assessed upon dogs in the city of Lock Haven, appropriating said taxes to the Lock Haven Library Company,' approved the tenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. By the law of March 10, 1871, the taxes on dogs in the city of Lock Haven are directed to be paid to the Lock Haven Library Company. This bill amends the act by providing that hereafter said tax shall be appropriated for common school purposes in said city. The bill violates section 7 of Article III of the Constitution, which provides that the General Assembly shall not pass any local or special law "regulating the affairs of counties, cities, townships, wards, boroughs, or school-districts." The act of 1871, which this bill amends, is a special law regulating the affairs of the city of Lock Haven, and could not now be lawfully enacted because of the Constitutional provision just cited. For the same reason, that act cannot now be amended, for the amendment is as special as the original act. Neither does advertising help the bill. It specially regulates the affairs of a city, and such enactments are absolutely prohibited by the Constitution. ROBT. E. PATTISON. No. 16. To authorize Porter township, Schuylkill county, to borrow money for the payment of its indebtedness. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the supervisors of Porter township, in the county of Schuylkill, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow money for the payment of its present indebtedness not exceeding the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, and to issue therefor, on the credit of said township, a bond or bonds of not less than one hundred dollars each, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum. JAMES L. GRAHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. AMOS H. MYLIN, President pro tem. of the Senate. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, HARRISBURG, June 30, 1885. I herewith file, with my objections, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, House bill No. 419, entitled "An act to authorize Porter township, Schuylkill county, to borrow money for the payment of its indebtedness." This bill is a local measure relating to the single township of Porter, in the county of Schuylkill, and its enactment is prohibited by the clause of section 7, Article III, of the Constitution, which provides that "the General Assembly shall not pass any local or special law regulating the affairs of counties, cities, townships, wards, boroughs, or school-districts." For this reason I withhold my approval. * * ROBT. E. PATTISON. No. 17. A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT To an act entitled "An act to provide revenue by taxation," approved the seventh day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, repealing the tax on certain manufacturing corporations and amending the fourth section of a supplement to said act entitled "A supplement to an act to provide revenue by taxation," approved the tenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the taxes laid upon manufacturing corporations by and under the revenue laws of this Commonwealth be and the same are hereby abolished as to such corporations, and the laws under which such taxes are laid and collected be and the same are hereby repealed so far, and so far only, as they apply to and affect manufucturing corporations: Provided, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to corporations engaged in the manufacture of malt, spiritous or vinous liquors, or in the manufacture of gas. SECTION 2. This act shall go into effect immediately, reserving and excepting unto the Commonwealth, the right to collect any taxes accrued under the laws repealed by this act. SECTION 3. That the fourth section of an act entitled "A supplement to an act, entitled 'An act to provide revenue by taxation,'" approved the seventh day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, which reads as follows: "SECTION 4. It shall be the duty of the president or cashier of every bank or savings institution incorporated under the laws of this Commonwealth or of the United States and doing business in this Commonwealth failing to pay in the six-mill tax as aforesaid, to make report in writing to the Auditor General on or before the twentieth day of June in each year, stating specifically the amount of capital stock and the amount paid in, a full and complete list of the shareholders of such bank or savings institution, with their residence and number and par value of shares of stock held by each person respectively, value of said stock in the market, where such bank is located, during the year ending with the twentieth day of June, which report shall be verified by the oath of the president or cashier, taken before some officer authorized to administer oaths; and the said president or cashier shall also furnish a duplicate original of said report to the commissioners of the proper city or county in which such bank or institution is located, to be used by them for the purpose of assessing all taxes against said shareholders. The Auditor General shall have power to inquire into the value of such stock, and either abate or increase the assessment as may be just. If the said bank officer shall neglect or refuse to furnish the reports aforesaid as above required, it shall be the duty of the Auditor General to require the said officers to appear before him in person, with the books and accounts of the said bank or savings institution, for interrogation and examination, and the Auditor General shall have power to issue subpoenas and attachments, to be served by any constable or sheriff, and to compel the attendance of such bank officer and the production of such books and papers as he may deem necessary to make a correct list of the shareholders, with their residences and the number and value of their shares, and the said Auditor General may settle an account in the usual mode against the individual shareholders for the State tax of four mills, and proceed to collect the same according to law, and he shall also transmit, the lists and assessments made by him to the commissioners of the proper |