The New York herald., 1877-02-08
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.


GETTING RID OF TIE CORRUPT AND BURDEN.
SOME coMMIssIoSs--A BILL TO RENDER THE
TRUcK SYSTEM ILLEGAL
TRENTON. Feb. :, 1877
Tho city OF Jersey City been governed oy legs-
latIvc commissions for the past six yclrs. 4
republican Legislature nrst forced them upon
tho city and has continued ttem
since. Every year efforts made to abolish
that system o: government, nil OF which proved
futile The debt OF tho city Increased during that o
from $t.oG0.0oo TO $l6,OJo.o0o. Several of the Com
nssioners have been indicted for maiieassnce aud con
spIracy whie IN office, aud the indictments are still
hanging over most OF them No pubic improvements
o any Importance have been made, and, notwithstand
ing. tho tax rate Is exceedingly oppressive. Real
estate. AS consequence mas dcprecatei Ia value. in
order amcora,e tho condition OF affairs. by repeal
ing tho legislative act authorizing commissions Mr.
Leon Abbc,t Introduced Dili ia tho Senate 10
pIssh that object II Was passed to-day with slight
Mathers aud sewe voting IN the negative. There IS
scarcely any doubt oi rs passing Inc House. and thcre
is NO question but shat tho Goyernor viii sign H. II
reads ns iolows:-
Az Acr concerning commissions TO regulate municipal
Affairs.
the Of New jersey rnat such parts OF public
special aud local laws as prosic for the appoissmsH q
Assembly ~ lui-isture joint meeting to regulate
he Of i.sis es q" ali
missions H., an ~, % s esss % , ana ~ % S
b.ards substituted IN lieu said commissions
=. Aud be enacted That In all whore the above
there shall BE- "as.,sa,ed n lieu OF each 3: ss sx.
boards OF said commissions or e'nssi"ners !" exercise AL
commissioners board 20 consist OF tnrea pirss who sim
ss,ussd In lien o tho said aud e"ams.ionsr
shan be elected by the people ~ tue charter election any
quaied voser IN said city snail vote only tor .w" person. ~
shall eonsttne said boare- and tho OF Office Of tho
Day .ueceedng sid charter the mr.. sset.n tor
each city shall place the passage aci
al yaeac's. hnppenns IN said boards shall be ned D., ns
body elected by tne people exercising powers OF municipal
g. And be it enacssd That this shall take effect i'm
AnoLrsuIxo rmK TRICK STOKES
bill was passed ia the Tower House to-day which
contains very Important features. and w II It DO.
comes law. alcCt great many capitalists, inanuac
turors and leading business men inc State. II was
introduced by Mr. Payne, oi Cumberland county, who.
with tho ASSISTANCE OF Mcssrs Egan Nichols Grgg.
and Conner warmly advocated rs passage. IL passed
by voto Of 81 TO 3D. II reads AS iolows:-
Az Acr for the better securing Of TO workmen aud
he Is enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of
"s ssss s Ss@ e". s not s @ any
company. their agents or clerks 10 pay IN
verbal orders except the money upon
ssnss smx or ase sr.s Msep m
with the saiu ronmastcr oundryni'. collier. factory
dryman collier, fac"rynan employer COMPANY paying
said workman ur lMborer aforesaid ny hun
ptoycd authorizing their agent or agents
50 do aforesaid shall ioeit the amount Of said
OF tho of said workman aburcr. Ia
orders such storo except said.
given paid, and the same shall be Onset
against wages said workman iaborer he sail
be entitled - the nI amount OF his wages
though such order odcrs had been given paid and
settlement made with such employer shall bar sucl,
Rcom until alter tho apc of six nonths from such setts
And be enacted That the provisions OF this shall
extend ali females employed In factories
otherwise.
And IL enacted, That if any ronrnaster foundry
man. collier. tact"ryman, employer pany. thcli
agents c'srk Sa oher pay to-, labor In any other man
than above crbed. he she they shat be deemed
guilty ot misdcmean aud conviction thereof shall
be lined IN any exceeding 5000. Imprisonment
not exceeding nths both the dts
crction Of the Court.
And be IL enacted That tn, same shall take effect july