The Penn's Grove record., 1891-02-20
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General tax bill, reported from

General tax bill, reported HUN
special Commission appointed on
the subject last winter, makes a radical
change in the taxing methods OF the
State. 1t provides for State Tax
Board of three members, Democrats
and Republicans to be represented, who
shall be appointed by the Governor for
a five years. term, but subject to remov'
al by the appointing power, and to
whom the local assessors shall yearly
make a complete and circumstantial
report of their assessments.
These assessments shall be subject to
revision and correction by the state
Board, from which there is no appeal.
There are stringent provisions to COM
pei the local assessors to do their work
and to force property owners to make
true returns of real and personal prop
erty upon sale for non-paymeDt. Ihere
shall be no redemption except by an EN-
cumbrance on the property. The pre-
sent exemption on church, educational
and charitable institutions shall stand
under the new law. The property OF
corporations shall be taxed at the same
rate as that of individuals, their real
estate to be taxed where located, and
personal property where the main office
of the corporation is located. The bill
was reported in the Assembly to-day.
The Assembly passed the bill to de-
fray the incidental expenses of the
Legislature of 1890, which failed Of pas
sage through y wraugle in the closing
hours of the last Legislative session.
The Assembly took up the General
Tax bill and ordered it to a third read
ing, after adopting the amendments
which reduce the annual compensation
of the tax commissioners to $500 a
year, and permit the appointment OF
three commissioners of the same poll.
teal party.
The Senate passed the partisan bills
abolishing the State Sinking Fund
Commission and providing for the reor-
ganization of the State Board of Edu-
cation OH new lines.
The following bills were introduced
in the Assembly: Providing that when
the census gives to any municipality
such a population as entities it to go
into a higher class, the new classical
tion shall go into effect 80 days after
the announcement of the census result;
allowing Coroners S. and expenses
where a corpse is viewed but OIL inquest
is held; authorizing the Governor toap-
point three police justices for Camden
and other cities having between $1,000
and $4,000 population, their term of
office to be five years and their salary
$500.
There was some debate over the Van
Syckle store-order bill. The bill
amends the law %forbidding the pay
ment of wages in orders on stores, by
providing that such orders shall not be
permissible even when the debt is vol
unfairly contracted by the employe.
Mr.. Van Syckle said that, at present,
the store-order system was still in opera
tion in South New Jersey just for want
of such d provision as his amendment
suggested.
Others said that the amendment will
be vicious in that it would prevent
storekeepers from collecting debts
which workmen might contract and
then refuse to pay.
The bill was finally rscommitted.
The Assembly adjourned until Mou-
day after passing bills as follows:
Providing tor the incorporation OF a
State Camp of Goodwin Veterans and
Sons of Veterans Benevolent Associa-
ton.
Appropriating $4,000 for stocking the
waters of the State with fish.
Providing for the payment Of the ex'
penses of the National Guard in at
tending the funeral of Gen. Sherman.