The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-28

ting or pacing of horses, ETC., shall have
the power to license for not more than
five years any such race track situate in
any such municipality; provided that no
race course shall be licensed in city hav-
ing over one hundred thousand inhabi-
tants provides that all owners, Jockeys
and trainers shall have equal powers and
rights. and any Jockeys owners and train
ers ruled off any other licensed course
shall not be admitted. There shall be no
racing on tracks not daily licensed, and
any breach of these conditions shall annul
the license 1t also makes it necessary
for the association having this racing to
file with the Secretary of State certified
copy of resolution passed by three
fourths vote of the county Board of Free
holders of the county in which the race
course is situated that the maintaining of
such race course is public necessity.
No. 800. Provides that betting and the
practice and betting, commonly known as
book-making, upon horse races within the
enclosed grounds of any incorporate asso-
citation or body in this State, or the keep
ing of a place or places within such
grounds to which persons may resort for
such betting, shall not constitute any mis-
demeanor or criminal offense when such
association or incorporated body is indict-
able for the carrying on of said races
therein.
No. 301. Provides that habitual book
making shall not constitute disorderly
house, maintaining of nuisance or of
conspiracy or any criminal offense, but
shall be deemed misdemeanor punisha
BILE by a fine of twenty dollars.
No. 304. Requires the State Board of
Education within six months to compile
set of text books for use in the public
schools of the State.
No. 305. Permits the Fire Commits
sioners of any frst-class city to increase
the number of members of fire companies
to eight each.
No. 3O6. Fixes the dog tax at eight
cents per dog.
No. BIZ Provides that it shall be sub
mitted to the voters of every municipall-
| ty as to whether saloons and drinking
places shall be opened from two to ten
O'Clock every Sunday afternoon.
No $40, Mr.. Matlack. Amends the
Road act.
No. $50. Mr.. Matlack. Provides Tor the
formation of cities of the third class.
On Tuesday in the Senate few bills were
introduced. The following we're of gen.
eral interest:
No. 1856. Provides that no one can
leave more than $1.000,0 900 to their heirs
on death; residue goes to the State.
No. 100. Amends Barnegat Bay Fish
ing act relative to nets, etc.
Senate 154, the Sunday newspaper law,
was passed.
In the House Mr.. Matlack's bill estab-
fishing a State Board of Undertakes. was
reported adversely. and the report was
concurred in.
The Committee on Municipal Corpora
tons reported favorably House bills Nos.
300, 300 and 301, the Parker race-track
bills. Mr.. Lane had the House called,
when sixty members answered roll call.
Mr.. Studer, Republican, member of the
Committee on Municipal Corporations,
reported adversely the same bills. Mr..
Studer said he was opposed to legalizlng
horse racing, and he asked the House to
sustain his report. Mr.. Lane submitted a
resolution providing that the House sit ss
Committee of the Whole to consider
the bills at noon on Tuesday next. He
said that ninety per cent of the people
of the State were opposed to the bills and
desired to express their views on the OBJ
noxious measures. Mr.. Hutchinson I'd
vocated the reso luton and asked that the
friends of the bills act fairly and give the
people an opportunity to be heard. The
resolution was put to vote and was lost
by vote of "a to "a.
Later House 300 came up on second
reading, when Mr.. Lane offered an
amendment providing that the freehold
ers now in Office shall not be allowed to
license race tracks in their counties. 1t
was lost by vote of % to SO. Another
amendment, making it illegal to sell pools
on the Waverly Fair grounds, was also
voted down. Still another amendment,
providing that the various tracks shall
turn over per cent. of the gross receipts
to the State, was defeated. Before the
vote was taken, Mr.. Lane requested that
Rule No. 10 be enforced, which forbids
any member voting on a measure in
which he is directly interested. The
Speaker decided that every member was
entitled to vote on the amendment, which,
like its predecessors, was voted down.
motion by Mr.. Hutchinson to post
pone the consideration OF the bill until
the afternoon session, was tabled. Mr..
Lanes fourth amendment, making 1t
mlsdemeanor to operate an unlicensed
track, punishable by fine or imprison-
ment, was defeated. A typographical
error in the bill was corrected and the
bill was ordered to third reading.
The House next considered House No.
800, one of the three "racers," on second
reading. Mr.. Lane submitted an amend
ment. striking out section two of the bill
which repeats the disorderly house act
The amendment was killed and the bill
was advanced to third reading.
House 301. the running mate" to the
above, was taken up on second reading
and ordered to be engrossed and have
third reading. Leader Lane sought to
amend it by restricting racing to the
spring and summer months. He was
voted down.
House 260, correcting an error in the
appropriation of school tax In Hunterdon
county, was lost.
The Committee on Engrossing bills re-
ported House 200. and it was at once tax
en- up and passed. House 300 and House
S01. companions to 299, were also passed.
These bills we're the order of the day,
and no other business was allowed to be
mentioned until they were settled.
Washington's Birthday was not legal
holiday with the Legislators, the Senate
meeting for the purpose of railroading
the race track bills through, which 1t did
in great shape.
Mr.. Stokes offered resolution asking
that a public hearing be given next Tues-