The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-05
In THE SENATE.
One or Two Bills Passed and Others
Introduced.

One or Two Bills Passed and Others
introduced.
Special to the Jersey City Ne,rs.
TRENTON, Feb. 4, lS90.-The Senate
passed Mr.. McDonald's bill authorizing
Jersey City to acquire land and build a
city hall. This is the bill which enables
the commissioners recently appointed by
Mayor Cleveland TO condemn lands re
quired for the buildings they may decide
to erect. The act providing that suits
against any administrator whose letters
of administration may for any reason ter
inmate before completion of suit, may be
continued against any other admins
traitor who may succeed him or her.
Senate 36, enables trustees to recover
substantial damages for injury to pro-
perty, although they may have conveyed
said property before suit be brought,
were also passed The measure which
was discussed in the morning, eXempting
the widows and orphans of soldiers and
sailors to the amount of $500, was re-
ported adversely, while that exempting
the widows and orphans of soldiers and
sailors of the 1912 war to the same
amonnt, was reported fayorably.
These bills were ordered to a third
reading:-
Senate No. 25, authorizing certain towns
drains, and provides for payment thereof;
and Senate No. s, providing that six school
trustees can De elected when there are
1000 children in district.
The following measures We're intro
duced:-
Mr.. Smith, provides that person convicted of
adultery shall be punished by fine of not ex-
ceeding $500, or by imprisonment at hard labor
not exceeding three years. or both. Revised
Lawsl
Mr., werts, amends Orphans Court Act. (Re
vised Laws)
Mr. Mcdonald, an act requiring corporations
to pay wages weekly, under penalty of from $40
to $50 for each complaint.
Mr.. Werts, provides for the introduction in
this State of the Parole System with respect to
prisoners; gives the power of parole to tha Court
of Psrdons. The court shall meet on the first
Tuesday OF each month, except March, and on
the second Tuesday of March, to hear appica-
tions The application must show that employ
ment has been secured for the prisoner by some
responsible person. The prisoner shall be liable
to be retaken for violation of any conditions of
his parole. Some of the conditions are: That
the prisoner must report him OF herself at GER
tain times and places; shall not change place of
residence without consent of Secretary OF State
shall not go out of the State and shall not break
the laws. Judiciary
resolution introduced last year for the
amendment of the constitution and sent
over to the House for its action thereon.
One of the most important clauses
amends the act forbidding special legisla-
ton, so that the same shall read, ''The
Legislature shall pass general laws pro-
viding for the cases enumerated in this
paragraph, and for all other cases which,
in his judgment, may be provided for by
general laws"
Another amendment provides that
"Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
shall hold their offices for five years: but
when appointed to fill vacancies they
shall hold for the unexpired term only"
Tho other amendments are but few and
of no general Importance. These amend
ments were adopted last year, but under
the constitution must be passed by two
succeeding Legislatures.