The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-19
BIG EXCISE BILL.
Senator Keys Scheme for City
Boards-New Senate Chamber.

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TRENTON. January 10. 1S92.-Mr. O'Neill
is watching closely a bill creating Boards
of Excise in cities, which was Introduced
by Mr.. Keys in the Senate, and which
makes it lawful for the Common Council
by ordinance to establish a Board Of Ex-
else Commissioners. A copy of the or
dinance must be filed with the Clerk Of
the Court of Common Pleas within ten
days from its passage, and the Clerk
must forthwith notify the presiding
Juuge of the filing, who shall within
thirty days after the notice W
court and appoint a Board of Excise Com
missioners for such town or city. The
appointments shall be filed and the filing
snail be notice of the appointment. The
Board of Excise is to consist OF three
members, and continues i'll office three
years, except those appointed first, who
are to serve one, two and three years..
The Excise Board is to organize within
ten days from appointments.
The Board is to have full power within
the city or town to grant licenses to inns
and taverns, beer saloons, and for the
sale of malt, yinous and spirituous liquors
in quantities from II quart to five gal
Ions. aud also the sole power to a Or
dinances for granting the licenses and
regulating the sale of liquors. 1T is to
have power to revoke or transfer licenses
and when it is appointed no other body
shall grant licenses The Excise
| Commissioners are given power TO en-
force penalties. not exceeding $50. or i'm
prisonment not exceeding four days in
| the County Jail. All fees received by
the Board shall he paid over 10 the Town
or City Treasurer. The Chairman of the
Excise Board shall receive a salary of
$3.50 a year, and the other member 500 a
| year The salaries of clerks are to be
liked by the Board. Salaries are to be
paid out of the license fees.
Senator Keys says this bill is identical
with the present statute, except that it
provides for submitting the ordinance to
| the Judges of the Common Pleas instead
OF the people at large.
NEW SENATE CHAMBER,
The Senate madea move last night TO-
ward securing a new Chamber. Mr.. Per-
kins introduced joint resolution No. l pro-
| yiding for building it.
ly of the introduction Of bills Among
the more important introduced was one
by Mr.. Hudspeth providing that the
Mayor and Aldermen shall be ex-officio
members Of the Sinking Fund Commits
sion. Others were:-
Mr.. Barrett 6or the President) -Appropriates
ST. 900 annually for the weather service for dis
tribuIion OF reports.
Mr.. Barrett--Allows governing bodies of cities
OF the second class to carry forward, by rssolu-
ton. any unexpended appropriations to bs ex-
pended for objects originally named.
Mr.. B-arrett-Provides for an investigation into
the origin of fires by Chiefs of Fire Departments
and requires a report to Commissioner of Bank
ing and Insurance.
MI. Barrett-Allows fire insurance companies
to create funds known as safety funds.
Mi. Barrett Provides for the election of three
| commissioners of Appeals anG five township
committeeman in townships of 200 voters or
over.
Mr.. Werts-Corrects error in supplement to
the election law, passed last year, by striking
out the word mot and reading LESS than A. 100
inhabitants"
Mr.. Marsh introduced a bill pro-
viding for the retention OF police
| captains in cities of the second class
(Which includes Hoboken and Bayonne)
in Office during good behavior. The reso-
luton providing for an investigation into
the Oxford Furnace troubles was
adopted.
NOMINATIONS.
Governor ALBEIT sent in the name of
Charles H. WINS to be Prosecutor of the
Pleas of Monmouth. aud Robert S.
Clymer to be Judge of the Common Pleas
of Gloucester. Mr.. WINS nomination
was confirmed, and so was that of Max j.
Staples to be States Prison Inspector
which was sent in last week.