New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-22
IMPORTANT BILLS SIGNED.
NETWORK CITY PATROLMEN SECURE
AN INCREASE OF SALARY
THE GOVERNOR APPROVES THE BUTTS 5-cENT
FARE BILL AND SENATOR sAXToN's BILL
FOR THE PUNISHMENT OF ELEc-


TON OFFENCES
Albany May Ex-Governor Flower has signed
Senator Coggeshalls bill regarding ana increasing
the salaries OF the patrolmen on the NETWORK
City police force This bill provides for patrolmen
OF the first grade five years service) salary OF
81 400: second grade (three to five years servlce
1890; third grade two to three years serVlcel
81, 2J0;. fourth grade Zone 10 two years serVlce)
slIJO; fifth grade Oess than one years servce)
NOO The act will take effect on January ], lSso'
Senator Saxton's bill amending the Penal Code
relating TO elections which signed to-day by
Governor Flower. makes 1t misdemeanor 10 de-
face a voting booth. a person who unfolds before
the closing OF the polls a ballot which voter mas
prepared for voting may be punished by imprson-
ment for not less than six months nor more thah
year.
A person who induces voter. by any means
whatever ito vote or refrain from voting. or TO
vote one way the other FOR candidates or prop
osItons, or induces voter to register or not 10
register or gives offers or promises any office.
place employment or valuable thing az an induce
ment for any voter or other person TO procure or
aid In procuring either a large or small vote piu-
raty or majority at any election distrtct or
other political division OF t me Ell for at
election or to cause a larger or sH1 i,.c,
Tor any candidate or candidates in one such
district or political division than In another,
nr,sonnent FOR not less than three months nor
more than n ynar and I'm addition forfeits any or
flee 10 which he may have been elected az me eiec
ton with reference 10 which such offence was com
mItted and becomes incapable Of holding any pup
lie Office under the constitution ana laws ol tnlS
STAT 19r perlod 81 ma ye' afl6wins nne
/ A person who aows himself 10 be- Induced 10 OF
not to register vote is subject to a IKE p1naty
Governor Flower has signed Assem- bylnah LUIS ;
bill provIllnC for one iye-ccnt fare Tor contlhIoG
ride over the Manhattan Elevated ana me sun D,
urban Elevated railways. either way. IN the CITY VI
/ lie has also signed Senator Rohertson's bill pro
viding that veterans shall have preference IN az
pontmens TO positions where We
and upon all the public works or me St9te An O
the several cities counties, towns ana Sll!aEcss
and Assernblvman Bush's b!ll providing that vel
,,,ns shall not be removed from the public ser
vice IN tho state any cry. county or 'o"h VI
village except FOR cause. .-, A.,
a.-nblvuan TnylOr's hi regarding the aVpoih'nch
~ brooklyn lice justices
There was great rejoicing a. Police heaAduar'er'
o,1 I'm fnct NJ all the police stations Throughout
the city when the news came from Albany ln''
Yesterday afternoon that Governor Flower ha'
sirroI The bu Increasing the salaries O; the patrol
men md rounlsinen The dispatch announcing th
G,-eruor'a action which was receiver nj tlr l,i'
quarters IN MulbcrrN-st was quc"'} ua'.Su ~,
a. every station and the men on post soon near
"a. gonl news captain Donald Grant VINO wa u
charge OF Police Headquarters last night so'u l nu
Il was the most popular measure INA. 20 ~,
with arguments 10 prove Its justice me ahhut
+ expenses OF policeman FOR UNIFORM nhi ~ =.
alone he shovel. amounted 10 hci'tS 80, he,
. include summer. winter n0I dress UNIFORMS W.
ucfs citizens suits. rubber SUIT. nfl'IolhNlb wv
coat etc The new lng gives a po.iceman o, NV
years some 81 10 n year. instead OF slNl NV ni IN
u until II reaches 81 .fD KoundsMen VIII no" i'crN
8 49, IA Increase OF 80 a year