The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-25
OLD FAMILIAR FACES.
Big Batch of Bills Int, ,oduced-various
Butts Hit

butts Hit.
Special to the Jersey City Ne,os.
TRENTON, Jan. q, 1893. Several OLD
familiar friends made their appearance
in the House yesterday afternoon during
the CT for bills. Notwithstanding the
many times their eyes have been black
eped in the past, and heir heads broken,
they came up sLsil.-.g. aud so skillfully
had they been doctored that they looked
quite respectable. Nj Chamberlain, a
new member from the wilds Of Hunter
don, where you wouldn't think they
thought OF such things. tathered these:-
Fixes rates to be charged bv express COM
Is cents; from to 10 lbs, 20 cents; 10 to 20 lbs,
IS cents; 20 to 80 lbs 81 cents; 80 to 40 lbs, 81
cents; 40 to so lbs 90 cents, which rates are for
100 miles or less Violation of this act shall con-
stitute misdemeanor punishable by fine Of
S25 and costs.
Requires every railroad to erect gates at all
grade crossings before september lsl, 1883,
food products to distinctly mark upon che box,
the chemicals composing such products.
Requires all railroad corporations to keep for
sale at their stations mileage tickets in books
of five Hundred, one thousand, twenty five hun
dred and five Thousand miles eacu, said books to
be good for passage over any railroad In the
State. 80
MIR. Olvaney introduced a bill which
provides that the governing bodies In
! cities shall have the power to pass ordin-
ances regulating and licensing keepers of
employment agencies.
BUILDING AND LOAN LAW.
The recent failures In building and loan
associations has caused Mr.. Salinger TO
introduce a bill which seeks to obviate
made in last evenings issue of
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS 1t
gives to the Justice of the Supreme Cour:
holding the circuit In each county the
power to appoint Building Loan Com
missioner for each county, WHO shall ex
anime and audit, once each year. every
Building and Loan Association in such
county, and give a certificate to the
Board of Managers CT each association
found to be in proper condition.
IL the association is found
violating the law he shall so notify the
Attorney General, who shall apply for a
receiver for the association. The term of
the commissioner is to be three years.
Each association shall give five cents on
each share of stock issued, which shall
be tho compensation of said commits
sioner.
OTHER BILLS.
Among the other bills were these:--
Mr. Harrigan, Provides that taxing officers in
cities having the block map system shah desig-
nate each property by its lot and block number.
Mr.. Harrigan, Requires every owner lessee,
proprietor or manager of hotel of more than
two stories IN height to erect fire escapes
thereon.
Mr. Harrigan, Gives the power to the Gov
ernor to appoint for a term of five years. a COM
petent person of at least ten years. experience
In Track Department, to be known as Slate In
spector of Railroad, who shall thoroughly ex-
anime all road beds, tracks and appurtenances.
Salary to be 50, 000 per annum
Mr.. Kelly, T. M.-ProvIdes for the payment of
wages every two weeks by every mannfactur-
ing, mining or quarryng and numbering corpor-
alton, partnership, association and establish
ment.
Mr.. Kelly, T. M.-Makes it unlawful to pledge
any laborer or employe not to join trades or
ganization, under penalty of SOD fine and six
months Imprisonment.
Mr.. Salinger-Gives the Court issuing an exc
cution against real estate power to appoint
Master or Sheriff, to make conveyance of prop
erty sold by deceased, absconding or insane
Master or Sheriff, prior to such disability
chancery DEGREES, writs OF attachments, etc.,
from twenty to fifteen years.
In the Senate these bills were put in:-
Mr. Daly-Provides that directors of corpora
tions may be elect ed without regard to class-
fication, by vote of majority.
panies doing business in this State shall make no
distinction between white and colored persons,
other things being equal in premiums, etc.
Mr.. Drake-Fixes rate at seven cents a basket
for carrying peaches or other frIit in New Jer-
sey standard baskets for fifty miles or less and
eight cents for distance greater than fifty miles