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Regular Session of 1923

General Laws

Act	Subject	Size (KB)
274	The Administrative Code - enactment The Administrative Code - enactment	5584091
ACT 1 OF 1923	Enlarging the jurisdiction of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania by providing for appeals to it from certain orders, judgments, and sentences of the County Court of Allegheny County and of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia - enactment Enlarging the jurisdiction of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania by providing for appeals to it from certain orders, judgments, and sentences of the County Court of Allegheny County and of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia - enactment	42209
ACT 10 OF 1923	Act regulating the sale of concentrated commercial feeding-stuffs - amend - license fees for the sale of certain brands of feeding-stuffs Act regulating the sale of concentrated commercial feeding-stuffs - amend - license fees for the sale of certain brands of feeding-stuffs	161170
ACT 11 OF 1923	Replevin Law - amend - judgment for default of appearance Replevin Law - amend - judgment for default of appearance	91685
ACT 12 OF 1923	Dog Law of 1921 - amend - appropriating the money received from dog licenses for all purposes administered by the Bureau of Animal Industry; assessing damages done by dogs Dog Law of 1921 - amend - appropriating the money received from dog licenses for all purposes administered by the Bureau of Animal Industry; assessing damages done by dogs	221229
ACT 13 OF 1923	Authorizing county commissioners to provide for the payment for the preparation of plans and specifications heretofore made for public buildings where no legal or valid contract was entered into as required by law - enactment Authorizing county commissioners to provide for the payment for the preparation of plans and specifications heretofore made for public buildings where no legal or valid contract was entered into as required by law - enactment	50853
ACT 14 OF 1923	Act concerning divorces - amend - authorizing prothonotaries and clerks of the court of common pleas to take affidavits to petitions and libels Act concerning divorces - amend - authorizing prothonotaries and clerks of the court of common pleas to take affidavits to petitions and libels	152547
ACT 15 OF 1923	Fiduciaries Act of 1917 - amend - making bonds and certificates of poor districts legal investments for trust funds Fiduciaries Act of 1917 - amend - making bonds and certificates of poor districts legal investments for trust funds	112855
ACT 16 OF 1923	Fixing the salary or compensation of the crier of the courts of quarter sessions of the peace, and oyer and terminer and general jail delivery, in the several counties of the second class - enactment Fixing the salary or compensation of the crier of the courts of quarter sessions of the peace, and oyer and terminer and general jail delivery, in the several counties of the second class - enactment	95232
ACT 17 OF 1923	To quiet the title to real estate; and to enable citizens of the United States and corporations authorized to hold real estate within this Commonwealth to hold and convey title to real estate which has been formerly held by or for corporations not authori To quiet the title to real estate; and to enable citizens of the United States and corporations authorized to hold real estate within this Commonwealth to hold and convey title to real estate which has been formerly held by or for corporations not authori	47090
ACT 18 OF 1923	For the protection of the public health and to prevent fraud and deception in the manufacture, sale, offering for sale, of adulterated or deleterious ice cream - enactment For the protection of the public health and to prevent fraud and deception in the manufacture, sale, offering for sale, of adulterated or deleterious ice cream - enactment	135770
ACT 19 OF 1923	To validate acts done by or rights accrued to corporations before the recording of their charters - enactment To validate acts done by or rights accrued to corporations before the recording of their charters - enactment	97263
ACT 2 OF 1923	Act supplementing and amending an act to establish an intermediate court of appeal - amend - amount in controversy Act supplementing and amending an act to establish an intermediate court of appeal - amend - amount in controversy	146963
ACT 20 OF 1923	For the prevention of fraud and the protection of the public health; relating to milk, cream, or skimmed milk - enactment For the prevention of fraud and the protection of the public health; relating to milk, cream, or skimmed milk - enactment	101511
ACT 21 OF 1923	Act regulating the practice, bail, costs, and fees on appeals to the Supreme Court and Superior Court - amend - shorter period within which to appeal in cases where loss and hardship would otherwise result to the estates of decedents Act regulating the practice, bail, costs, and fees on appeals to the Supreme Court and Superior Court - amend - shorter period within which to appeal in cases where loss and hardship would otherwise result to the estates of decedents	51328
ACT 22 OF 1923	Public School Code - amend - audit of accounts Public School Code - amend - audit of accounts	109827
ACT 23 OF 1923	Penal Code of 1860 - amend - gambling in the open Penal Code of 1860 - amend - gambling in the open	103258
ACT 24 OF 1923	Penal Code of 1860 - amend - gambling in the open Penal Code of 1860 - amend - gambling in the open	101526
ACT 25 OF 1923	Concerning alcoholic liquors; prohibiting the manufacture, advertising, furnishing, traffic in, and possession of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes, and articles and substances designed or intended for use in the manufacture thereof - enactment Concerning alcoholic liquors; prohibiting the manufacture, advertising, furnishing, traffic in, and possession of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes, and articles and substances designed or intended for use in the manufacture thereof - enactment	632139
ACT 26 OF 1923	To validate deeds, mortgages, and other instruments of writing which have been defectively acknowledged by husband and wife prior to the 4th of January 1923 - enactment To validate deeds, mortgages, and other instruments of writing which have been defectively acknowledged by husband and wife prior to the 4th of January 1923 - enactment	105690
ACT 27 OF 1923	Validating certain proceedings and elections had and held, pursuant to an act to regulate the manner of increasing the indebtedness of municipalities - enactment Validating certain proceedings and elections had and held, pursuant to an act to regulate the manner of increasing the indebtedness of municipalities - enactment	153517
ACT 28 OF 1923	Providing for the assessment and collection from the abutting property owners of the borough's share of the cost of the improvement of a street, which forms part of a State Highway - enactment Providing for the assessment and collection from the abutting property owners of the borough's share of the cost of the improvement of a street, which forms part of a State Highway - enactment	104191
ACT 29 OF 1923	Workmen's Compensation Act of 1915 - amend - compensation for permanent injuries Workmen's Compensation Act of 1915 - amend - compensation for permanent injuries	152684
ACT 3 OF 1923	To validate tax liens filed since the 21st day of May 1913, or which may be filed within six months after the approval of this act - enactment To validate tax liens filed since the 21st day of May 1913, or which may be filed within six months after the approval of this act - enactment	93758
ACT 30 OF 1923	Authorizing cities of the first class to provide for the use of moneys borrowed for purposes which have proved or many prove impracticable, impossible or inadvisable for any other lawful municipal purpose - enactment Authorizing cities of the first class to provide for the use of moneys borrowed for purposes which have proved or many prove impracticable, impossible or inadvisable for any other lawful municipal purpose - enactment	154925
ACT 31 OF 1923	Act authorizing the establishment by counties of hospitals for the treatment of persons afflicted with tuberculosis - amend - purchase of site; direction and supervision of construction and equipment Act authorizing the establishment by counties of hospitals for the treatment of persons afflicted with tuberculosis - amend - purchase of site; direction and supervision of construction and equipment	98201
ACT 32 OF 1923	Fixing the per diem compensation of registry or assistant assessors in townships of the first class for the performance of election duties - enactment Fixing the per diem compensation of registry or assistant assessors in townships of the first class for the performance of election duties - enactment	52594
ACT 33 OF 1923	Authorizing cities of the third class to regulate the location of business, trades and industries - enactment Authorizing cities of the third class to regulate the location of business, trades and industries - enactment	105372
ACT 34 OF 1923	Act prescribing the manner and time of submitting to the qualified electors of the State proposed amendments to the Constitution in order to determine whether the same be approved by a majority of those voting thereon - amend - municipal or general Act prescribing the manner and time of submitting to the qualified electors of the State proposed amendments to the Constitution in order to determine whether the same be approved by a majority of those voting thereon - amend - municipal or general	94478
ACT 35 OF 1923	Act regulating the compensation of court criers and tipstaves, in counties containing more than 90,000 and less than 150,000 inhabitants - amendment - salaries Act regulating the compensation of court criers and tipstaves, in counties containing more than 90,000 and less than 150,000 inhabitants - amendment - salaries	108100
ACT 36 OF 1923	Act authorizing the directors and overseers of the poor, together with their solicitor, steward, or superintendent, to attend the annual meeting of the association of directors of the poor and charities and corrections of Pennsylvania - amend - expenses; Act authorizing the directors and overseers of the poor, together with their solicitor, steward, or superintendent, to attend the annual meeting of the association of directors of the poor and charities and corrections of Pennsylvania - amend - expenses;	105495
ACT 37 OF 1923	An act to regulate the manner of increasing the indebtedness of municipalities - amend - procedure to incur or to increase indebtedness where the existing indebtedness is less than two per centum, but the amount to be incurred exceeds two per centum of th An act to regulate the manner of increasing the indebtedness of municipalities - amend - procedure to incur or to increase indebtedness where the existing indebtedness is less than two per centum, but the amount to be incurred exceeds two per centum of th	103572
ACT 38 OF 1923	Relative to the burial of the bodies of deceased widows of soldiers, sailors and marines at county expense - enactment Relative to the burial of the bodies of deceased widows of soldiers, sailors and marines at county expense - enactment	99993
ACT 39 OF 1923	Relating to treasurers in counties of the fifth class; providing for their salaries, bonds, offices and supplies, and the compensation of deputies and clerks - enactment Relating to treasurers in counties of the fifth class; providing for their salaries, bonds, offices and supplies, and the compensation of deputies and clerks - enactment	109316
ACT 4 OF 1923	Requiring the prothonotary of the court of common pleas to indicate, on the proper index, notice of the settlement, satisfaction, discontinuance, or dismissal of any suit or proceeding in equity affecting the title to real estate - enactment Requiring the prothonotary of the court of common pleas to indicate, on the proper index, notice of the settlement, satisfaction, discontinuance, or dismissal of any suit or proceeding in equity affecting the title to real estate - enactment	45577
ACT 40 OF 1923	Act making State taxes, unpaid bonus, interest, penalties, and all public accounts, a first lien upon the franchise and property of corporations, companies, associations joint-stock associations, and limited partnerships against which the same may be sett Act making State taxes, unpaid bonus, interest, penalties, and all public accounts, a first lien upon the franchise and property of corporations, companies, associations joint-stock associations, and limited partnerships against which the same may be sett	159781
ACT 41 OF 1923	Act authorizing cities of the first class to make appropriations for the support of destitute families of persons sentenced to imprisonment - amend - extending to cities of the second class Act authorizing cities of the first class to make appropriations for the support of destitute families of persons sentenced to imprisonment - amend - extending to cities of the second class	53579
ACT 42 OF 1923	Further supplement to an act to provide revenue by taxation - amend - appeals; resettlements Further supplement to an act to provide revenue by taxation - amend - appeals; resettlements	57292
ACT 5 OF 1923	Act to validate the exercise of franchise of manufacturing corporations and land companies whose charters have expired - amend - extending through 1923 Act to validate the exercise of franchise of manufacturing corporations and land companies whose charters have expired - amend - extending through 1923	91355
ACT 6 OF 1923	Act providing when, how, upon what property, and to what extent, liens shall be allowed for taxes and for municipal improvements, and for the removal of nuisances - amend - school districts Act providing when, how, upon what property, and to what extent, liens shall be allowed for taxes and for municipal improvements, and for the removal of nuisances - amend - school districts	109054
ACT 7 OF 1923	Relating to the incorporation of banks and trust companies - enactment Relating to the incorporation of banks and trust companies - enactment	100467
ACT 8 OF 1923	Relating to the recording of certificates of incorporation of domestic corporations - enactment Relating to the recording of certificates of incorporation of domestic corporations - enactment	98128
ACT 9 OF 1923	Providing the method in which amendatory legislation shall be printed in the session laws and for the interpretation thereof - enactment Providing the method in which amendatory legislation shall be printed in the session laws and for the interpretation thereof - enactment	105439