Section 1 of the act of June 18, 1897, cited for amendment. Apple or cider vinegar. Fruit vinegar. Section 2 of the act of June 18, 1897, cited for amendment. "Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act no person, firm or corporate body shall manufacture for sale, offer for sale, or expose for sale, sell or deliver, or have in his, her or their possession with intent to sell or deliver, any vinegar not in compliance with the provisions of this act. No vinegar shall be sold or exposed for sale as apple or cider vinegar which is not the legitimate product of pure apple juice, or vinegar not made exclusively of said apple cider, or vinegar in which foreign substances, drugs or acids shall have been introduced, as may appear upon proper test; and upon said test shall contain not less than an acidity of four per centum, and one and one-half per centum, by weight, of cider vinegar solids upon full evaporation, at the temperature of boiling water; no vinegar shall be branded fruit vinegar unless the same be made wholly from grapes, apples or other fruits," be and the same is hereby altered and amended so as to read as follows: Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act no person, firm or corporate body shall manufacture for sale, offer for sale or expose for sale, sell or deliver, or have in his, her or their possession with intent to sell or deliver, any vinegar not in compliance with the provisions of this act. No vinegar shall be sold or exposed for sale as apple or cider vinegar which is not the legitimate product of pure apple juice, or vinegar not made exclusively of said apple cider, or vinegar in which foreign substances, drugs or acids shall have been introduced, as may appear upon proper test; no vinegar shall be branded fruit vinegar unless the same be made wholly from grapes, apples or other fruits. Section 2. Which reads as follows: "Section 2. All vinegar made by fermentation and oxidation, without the intervention of distillation, shall be branded 'fermented vinegar,' with the name of the fruit or substance from which the same is made. And all vinegar made wholly or in part from distilled liquor shall be branded 'distilled vinegar,' and all such distilled vinegar shall be free from coloring matter, added before, during or after distillation, and from color other than that imparted to it by the process of distillation. And all fermented vinegar, not distilled, shall contain not less than one and one-half per centum, by weight, on full evaporation (at the temperature of boiling water), of solids derived from the fruit And or grain from which said vinegar is fermented. gar. Section 2. All vinegar made by fermentation and ox- Fermented vineidation, without the intervention of distillation, shall be branded "fermented vinegar," with the name of the fruit or substance from which the same is made. And all vinegar made wholly or in part from distilled liquor shall be branded "distilled vinegar," and all such dis- Distilled vinegar. tilled vinegar shall be free from coloring matter, added before, during or after distillation, and from color other than that imparted to it by the process of distillation, and shall contain not less than four per centum, by weight, of absolute acetic acid. And all vinegar shall be made wholly from the fruit or grain from which it is represented to be made, and shall contain no foreign substance: Provided, That this shall not Proviso. be construed to prohibit the use of such an amount of spices as are necessary for flavoring, provided such spices do not color the vinegar. Approved-The 21st day of May, A. D. 1901. WILLIAM A. STONE. No. 184. AN ACT Instructing the county commissioners of Centre county to reimburse John P. Condo, late high sheriff of said Centre county, in the amount of the judgment, costs and expenses obtained against him by the estate of Emma R. Goodman, for damages arising out of the arrest of William R. Ettlinger by said sheriff in the discharge of his official duty. Whereas, John P. Condo, of the borough of Milheim, Whereas I. County of Centre and State of Pennsylvania, was on the seventh day of November, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, duly elected high sheriff of the said County of Centre, and on the first day of January, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, was duly qualified, and entered upon the duty of his said office; And whereas, during his incumbency on the fifth Whereas II. day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninetyfive, one William R. Ettlinger, of Woodward, in the township of Haines, in said county of Centre, while resisting arrest at the hands of one John Barner, a Whereas III. Whereas IV. John P. Condo, sheriff. Judgment, etc. constable of said township, did shoot and kill the said Barner while the latter was in the house of the said Ettlinger endeavoring to arrest the said Ettlinger, and the said Ettlinger did thereafter barricade his said house with the body of the said Barner therein, and immediately began firing upon the citizens of the vil lage from the windows of his said house, to the great terror, alarm and danger of the said citizens; And whereas, the said John P. Condo, having been summoned in his capacity as sheriff to arrest the said Ettlinger, went from Bellefonte to Woodward for that purpose, and upon arriving at Woodward found the entire community in a very excited and panic-stricken condition; the citizens living near the house of the said Ettlinger not being able in safety to go in or out of their dwellings, inasmuch as the said Ettlinger, from the windows of his said house, did shoot at all who came within range of his gun, and several citizens had narrowly escaped death or wounding at his hands; and thereupon the said Condo, after trying to persuade the said Ettlinger to surrender, and failing to do so, had subsequently endeavored, together with a posse comitatus, to force an entrance into the house of the said Ettlinger for the purpose of arresting him; and having been unable so to do, without seriously endangering human life, for the reason that the said house was barricaded, and the said Ettlinger firing continually from the windows at said posse, was compelled, in order to effect the capture of the said Ettlinger and restore peace and quiet to the community, to set fire to the premises, which resulted in driving out the said Ettlinger and his subsequent suicide, but which also resulted in the entire destruction of the property; And whereas, a suit was instituted by the owner of the property, one Emma R. Goodman, against the said John P. Condo, sheriff, in the common pleas of Centre county, and a judgment was recovered in favor of the said plaintiff and against the said John P. Condo, for the sum of eight hundred and sixty-five dollars with costs, now, therefore: Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That in consideration of the foregoing facts, that the commissioners of the said county of Centre are hereby instructed to pay to the said John P. Condo the amount of the said judgment obtained against him, so as aforesaid, together with the costs and expenses incident thereto; the amount thereof to be fixed by the judge of the court of common pleas of the said county of Centre by a decree, which shall be certified to the commissioners of the said county of Centre, which shall be their proper warrant for making said payment. Approved-The 21st day of May, A. D. 1901. WILLIAM A. STONE. No. 185. AN ACT act. "Dependent child" and "neg lected child," defined. To regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected and delinquent children, under the age of sixteen years; providing for the establishment of juvenile courts; regulating the practice before such courts; providing for the appointment of probation officers; prohibiting the commitment to jail or police station of a child under fourteen years of age; providing for the appointment, compensation and duties of agents of juvenile reformatories; imposing certain duties upon the Board of Public Charities of this State; regulating the incorporation of associations for the care of dependent, neglected or delinquent children; prohibiting foreign associations from placing children in homes in this State for adoption, or under indenture, except under certain conditions; providing for the appointment of a board of visitors, and repealing acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That this act shall Application of apply only to children under the age of sixteen years, not now, or hereafter inmates of a State institution or any training school for boys or industrial school for girls, or some institution incorporated under the laws of this State, except as provided in sections twelve (12) and eighteen (18). For the purpose of this act the words "dependent child" and "neglected child" shall mean any child who, for any reason, is destitute or homeless or abandoned, or dependent upon the public for support, or has not the proper parental care or guardianship, or who habitually begs or receives alms, or who is found living in any house of ill fame or with any vicious or disreputable person; or whose home, by reason of neglect, cruelty or depravity on the part of its parents, guardian, or other person in whose care it may be, is an unfit place for such a child; and any child under the age of eight years, who is found peddling or selling any article, or singing, or playing any musical instrument upon the street, or giving any public entertainment. The words "delinquent child" shall "Delinquent include any child, under the age of sixteen years, who violates any law of this State or any city or borough ordinance. The word "child" or "children" may mean one or more children, and the word "parent" or "parents" may be held to mean one or both parents, when consistent with the intent of this act. The word "as- "Association." sociation" shall include any corporation which includes in its purposes the care or disposition of children, coming within the meaning of this act. child." courts. Section 2. The courts of oyer and terminer and gen. Jurisdiction of eral jail delivery and the courts of quarter sessions of the peace of the several counties in this State shall have original jurisdiction in all cases coming within the terms of this act. In all trials under this act any person interested therein may demand a jury of twelve Jury. (12) men, or the judge, of his own motion, may order a jury of the same number to try the case. A judge to be designated to hear juvenile cases. Special court room, etc. Juvenile court. Proviso. Proviso. Riot and conspiracy. Petition to be filled with clerk. Summons. Notice of proceedings. Contempt of court. Warrants. Section 3. The judges of the courts of oyer and terminer and general jail delivery and the courts of quarter sessions of the peace of the several judicial districts of this State shall, at such times as they shall determine, designate one or more of their number, whose duty it shall be to hear all cases coming under this act. A special court room, to be designated as the juvenile court room, shall be provided for the hearing of such cases; and the findings of the court shall be entered in a book or books to be kept for that purpose and known as the "juvenile record," and the court may for convenience be called the juvenile court: Provided however, That all jurors required for the trial of cases in said juvenile court shall be drawn from the panel or panels summoned for duty in the courts of oyer and terminer and general jail delivery and quarter sessions of the peace: And provided further, That in all cases of riot, conspiracy, and the like, where two or more persons are charged with the commission of the joint offense, and one or more of the persons so charged shall be under the age of sixteen years, it shall not be necessary to hold the trial of such case or cases in the said juvenile court, but the trial of such offenders shall be conducted as heretofore, anything in this act to the contrary notwithstanding. Section 4. Any reputable person being a resident in the county, having knowledge of a child in his county who appears either to be neglected, dependent or delinquent, may file with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction in the matter a petition in writing, setting forth the facts, verified by affidavit. It shall be sufficient that the affidavit is upon information and belief. Section 5. Upon the filing of petition, a summons shall issue, requiring the person having custody or control of the child, or with whom the child may be, to appear with the child at a place and time stated in the summons, which time shall not be less than twentyfour hours after service. The parents of the child, if living, and their residence is known, or its legal guardian, if one there be, or if there is neither parent or guardian, or if his or her residence is not known, then some relative, if there be one, and his residence is known, shall be notified of the proceedings; and in any case the judge may appoint some suitable person or association to act in behalf of the child. If the person summoned as herein provided shall fail, without reasonable cause, to appear and abide the order of the court, or to bring the child, he may be proceeded against as in case of contempt of court. In case the summons cannot be served, or the parties served fail to obey the same, and in any case when it shall be made to appear to the court that such summons will be ineffectual, a warrant may issue, on the order of |