The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-03-14

The Legislatu re.
When the Senate met on Monday even
ing of last week there were several petit
tions presented, protesting against the
race track bills.
Several new bills were introduced,
among them the following:
No. 251. Requires that instruction in
nurses training school shall be given by
legally qualified physicians before di.
ploma shall be granted.
No. 255, Mr. Perkins. Re-apportions
Burlington county into two Assembly
districts, the first to be composed of the
townships of Delran, Beverly, Willing
borough, Burlington, Florence, Mansfield,
Springfield, Eastampton, Cinnaminson
and the cities of Burlington and Beverly
the second to be the rest of the county.
No. 256, Mr.. Perkins Repeats the re.
districting of Burlington county into As
sembly districts, approved 1892.
No. 260. Gives County Executive Com.
mittees power to appoint time and place
of holding conventions and primaries.
No 26l. Provides that no human body
shall be disinterred at any time unless
the same was placed in a metallic case
Theoretically sealed, and then only by or
der of Board of Health.
Bills passed Senate 173, provides fol
the appointment of three Judges by the
Governor to hold Circuit Courts when
needed Senate IT'S, prohibits the use Of
any device excepting the hands for pick
ing whortleberries Senate 1876, an ACT
better securing the property of married
women whose husbands are of Unsound
mind Senate 50, amends road act; SEN
ate 100, amends Orphans Court act Sem
ate 1853, allows township committees to
have constructed lateral sewers where q
trunk sewer is already constructed SEN
ate 254, respecting costs in criminal cases
Senate l6l, prohibits longing for oysters
in certain cases Senate 1873. amends act
authorizing partition of lands; Senate
159, prohibits dredging for oysters except
from April to June 10 in creeks east Of
Delaware bay.
In the House Mr.. Sallnger presented q
lengthy preamble and resolution. asking
for the Attorney Generals opinion as to
the constitutionality of the race track
bills The resolution was put to vote
and declared lost.
Among the bills introduced were
No. ALP. Fixes license fees in cities.
towns, townships or boroughs. having
less than 5000 population, a fee of not
less than $3.50; from 5000 to 10000, a
fee of not less than 500; over 10000
population, not less than $3.50.
No. 416. The Parochial Free School bill
No. 42l. Makes women eligible to be
appointed as commissioners OF deeds.
No 432. Gives township committees
power to designate newspapers to publish
annual statements.
On Tuesday in the Senate these bills
were introduced
No. 264 Provides that race tracks IL
censed under the first of the Parker acts
shall pay to the counties in which such
tracks are located five per cent OF the net
receipts from all sources. before Decem-
Der 20. each year; pool selling shall be
confined to the track where and the days
when there is racing.
No. 266. Provides that where person
has been refused liquor license from the
governing body of township he may
make application to the court of COM
mon pleas; license fee shall be paid to
township.
No. 272. Provides for licensing and
regulating race tracks by Boards of Free
holders of counties, or governing body OF
city or township. License is not to be
for longer time than term of Office of
licensing body, and no license shall be
granted in a city of 100000 population.
Five per cent of the net gate receipts of
such licensed track are to be paid into
the county treasury. Makes mainten-
ance of race track unlawful unless such
track shall be licensed, and license is
void on breach of conditions on which
1t Is granted. No track shall be licensed
which was not in use prior to January l.,
1898. except on resolution adopted by
three-fourths of the members of the
Board of Chosen Freeholders, which reso-
luton shall declare that the maintaining
of such race course is public necessity.
Nothing in this act shall apply to the
months of December, January, February,
March or April of any one year. This
act goes into effect Immediately, and in
consistent acts are repealed.
No. 273. Gives members of Boards of
Registry and Election 81 per day for eight
hours work.
No. 274, Mr.. Perkins. Sets off township
Of Randolph into township of Washing
ton, Burlington county.
No. 277. Repeats Board of Health act
approved March 81, 1874. and all supple
ments thereto.
No. 279. Prohibits lotteries from the
state, or the transmission of any infor-
nation concerning them, either by tele.
phone, telegraph, mail cipher, express, or
in any way, under penalty of 5000 fine
or two years IN the state prison, or both
The bills passed were: Senate 206,
amends election law relative to revision
of registry lists; Senate 172, appropriates
SOC, 900 for a proper exhibit for New Jer-
sey at the Worlds Fair Senate 100, pro-
hibits dredging for oysters under certain
conditions; Senate 216. allows railroad
corporations authorized to use steam to
use any power, &c. House 247, exempts
parsonages from taxation, whether adjoin-
ing the church or not, to extent of 5000
valuation Senate 1853, extends powers of
incorporated towns; Senate IL, estab-
fishes the rate of interest on arrears OF
taxes at seven per cent.
Mr.. Marsh presented a petition from
the committee Of fifty appointed by the
Citizens League last Wednesday, asking
for a hearing before the Senate on the
resolution adopted by them at the meet
ing at Taylor Opera House. The Presi-
dent declared the motion for hearing
out Of order. on the ground that there
was no precedent for it either In this
body or the United States Senate. He
said the proper place for hearing was
before the committee having the race