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Item Title: History of Senate Bills, Also House Bills and Resolutions in the Senate with Index
Legislative Session: Session of 1935 (131st Regular Session of the General Assembly)
Issue Date: Monday, May 13, 1935 (Published Weekly)
Prepared Under the Direction Of: A. Boyd Hamilton, Secretary of the Senate
Format: Large Format Softcover Legislative Report / PA Government Ephemera
Product Overview:
An original, exceptionally scarce 1935 state legislative record from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Published weekly during the height of the Great Depression, this legal history log maps out the live text summaries, sponsor names, committee reviews, and active structural voting records for bills traversing the PA Senate and House.
This document serves as a phenomenal primary research archive for legal historians, political collectors, or regional curators tracing the early development of Pennsylvania public finance, labor laws, infrastructure, and Depression-era social relief programs.
Fascinating Historical & Legislative Content Includes:
- Great Depression Income Tax & Relief Bills: Documents House Bill No. 1169 (sponsored by Messr. Van Sickle, Flinchbaugh, and Harkins), proposing a graduated income tax for unemployment relief and public school funding in Pennsylvania.
- Infrastructure & Public Works: Details House Bill No. 1173 (sponsored by Mr. Graff) regarding the Department of Highways, local road appropriations, and expanding routes specifically in Butler County.
- Landmark Local Bills: Features targeted 1935 regional legislation including House Bill No. 704 (sponsored by Mr. Ziesenheim) regarding the Louise Tuberculosis Home in Mill Creek Township, Erie County, alongside public hospital funding bills for Reading, PA (sponsored by Mr. Norton).
- Early Municipal Regulations: Covers House Bill No. 707 (sponsored by Mr. Harris) tracking early zoning codes and the annual licensing/taxation of outdoor billboard advertising across the Commonwealth.
Condition Report:
- Cover: Authentic vintage condition showing expected shelf age. Displays a bold Pennsylvania state coat of arms crest on the cover face. Includes three original factory punch-holes on the left margin for standard storage filing. Minor edge toning, light surface thumbing, and a soft vertical crease near the spine edge from archival use.
- Interior Pages: Remarkably crisp and tightly bound. The heavy legal text matrices, bill tables, and voting tabulations remain dark, clean, and completely legible. Free of heavy water damage, missing text panels, or loose pages.
- Back Cover: Fully intact, presenting a clean, plain reverse sheet with minor surface storage smudges (as pictured).
Ships flat in a secure, moisture-resistant protective sleeve with heavy double-wall cardboard reinforcement to prevent folding or creasing during transit.
