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

Court act.
A communication from the Attorney
General was received, stating that the
Parochal School bill was unconstitutional,
in that it appropriated public money to
private Institution. contrary to the con-
stitution of the state.
Mr.. Hutchinson moved that the Com
mittee on Municipal Corporations be d.
rected to report at once the race track
repealers House 500, 357 and 1851, and
that they be placed on the calendar for
second reading.
The Speaker decided that the resolu-
ton was out of order, inasmuch as the
tice be given committee when 1t was in
tended to take bill or bills from their
possession.
Mr. Hutchinson replied that he offered
the resolution in the interest of the peo-
pie, who demanded the immediate repeal
of the race track bills. He further stated
that he believed that the public hearings
on the bills were adjourned from day to
day for the purpose of preventing the
bills from coming before the House. He
then moved that the rules be suspended
and the bills placed on the calendar.
The motion was put and lost by vote
of "a to SO.
At Thursdays session of the Senate
more petitions were presented against
the race track bills
Senator Daily called up Senate 1913, the
Mayor Wanser bill, which Governor
Werts vetoed. Mr.. Barker asked that
it be laid over till Friday morning. The
President declared the motion was out
of order Mr.. Barker appealed from the
decision of the chair. Mr.. Barker said
he would let the bill lie over until later
in the day. which was SO ordered.
These bills were passed House So, pro-
vides for the building of macadam, tel
ford, Stag, gravel roads, &c. House 152,
gives excise commissioners in any city
power to grant license to sell all liquors
under such regulations as the board may
establish House 55, authorizes the Gov
ernor to appoint three competent persons
to revise statutes relating to boroughs !;
House 405, requires publication of the
expenditures of public moneys in second
class counties by Boards of Freeholders
every month in newspaper.
| In the House bills passed were House
1s9, amends and corrects the charter of
the city of Burlington House 355. regu-
lates laying out of streets in towns and
townships House 355, provides that an
attorney having practiced for three con-
secutive years may be admitted as a
counselor; Senate 1873, changes name of
Morristown and Trenton Insane Asylums
and vests their management in state
board House 405, provides that Boards
of Freeholders in second class counties
shall publish expenditures every month
in a newspaper; Senate 100, provides
that the Board of Visitors to the Agricul-
tural College shall hereafter consist of
two members from each Congressional
district; Senate 20. creates County
Board of Examiners, who shall examine
teachers and grant certificates; House
1872, divides natural oyster beds of the
state into seven districts and provides
Commissioners for each district.
| On Friday, in the Senate, the bill strip
ping Mayor Wanser of his power as the
chief magistrate of Jersey City, was pass
ed This bill had been vetoed by the
Governor, and was brought up to pass
over his veto. After desperate struggle
the bill was passed.
Other bills passed were the following ::
Senate PA, allows local boards of health
to prescribe penalties; Senate 1l6. allows
deductions from valuation of taxable
property any debt owing on mortgage to
the Chancellor, ETC.; Senate 255, reappor
tons Burlington county into two assem-
bly, districts Senate 24S. authorizes safe
deposit and trust companies to do gen.
eral banking business; Senate 40. pro-
vides that life insurance companies shall
make no distinction between white and
colored people; Senate 269, provides for the
extinguishing of forest fires in third and
fourth class counties; Senate 257. fixes
minimum salary of Prosecutor in third
class counties at $1,000; House lis, es-
tablishes the township of Columbia in
county of Burlington House 70. author
ICES freeholders to employ an engineer to
survey county roads for macadamiz;ng I;
Senate 22l. excerpts wall paper factories
from the tfty-fiye hour law House 125,
authorizes local boards of health to ex-
anime cattle, ETC.; House 16l, makes it IL
legal to manufacture clothing and hats IN
tenement houses House 127, makes 1t IL
legal to destroy or sell any package which
has contained malt liquors House 355,
allows attorneys to become counselors at
ter five years practice without examine
ton.
In the House these bills were passed:
Senate 2O6, amends Werts election law in
reference to township and charter
election Senate 1872, amends road act
Senate III, amends township sidewalk
act Senate 229, makes terms of township
assessors three years; House 1896, makes
National Guard conform to United States
army tactics and provides for the election
of three majors fol- each regiment House
292, exempts active fremen from jury
duty House PA, increases the fees of the
election officers from So for each eight
hours service to So Senate .43, repeats act
of 1892 which allows change of township
boundaries after four days notice in
Trenton newspaper; Senate 1877, allows
seaside borough governments to build
sea walls; Senate 230, provides that in
the absence of the Presiding Judge of
Common Pleas Courts. Lay Judge may
take pleas and let to bail; Senate 14S, inn
poses penalty of $1,000 fine. or two years
imprisonment, on persons convicted of
polluting streams or reservoirs from
which public water supply is obtained.
On Saturday the Senate passed the fol-
lowing bills:
Senate l1S, allows a gallon or less of
liquor to be sold and drank on the prem
Uses; Senate 27s, prohibits lotteries and
afixes penalties Senate 274, sets off
township of Randolph into township of
Washington House 1872, divides the
natural oysterbeds into seven districts,
naming commissioners for each.