The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10

of them being special measures applying
to the anticipated embarrassment in
Newark. The committee bills have for
| their purpose relief for, the school fund.-
transferring expenses now exhibited in
the school fund expenses 10 the general
State fund. so as to relieve the State
fund and prevent the immediate alb
sorption of the school surplus.
SCHOOL FUND DISTURBED.
Bill 394 repeals the. act of 1885 and all
ton of the income of the school fund to
sundry purposes connected with the free
schools.
Bill $50 repeals the second section of
the act providing for the. support and
Improvement of the New Jersey State
School for Deaf Mutes. approved March
70, 1855. and makes the provision that
of the act shall hereafter be paid out of
the State fund.
Bill s52 is another general repeater, re-
the supplement approved March 27, 1889.
These two acts provide for the payment
of the clerical help in the office of the
and the payments hereafter are to be
made direct from the general fund
Bill 1853 is a genral repeater, cut
ions as will enable the. changes in eX-
penditure for certain school purposes TO
come under the general appropriation
act.
Bill s54 is the act that repeals that
support and Improvement of the New
Jersey School for Deaf Mutes.
Bill 367 is introduced in the rame of
Senator Winton. It is bill drafted in
| accordance with the facts set, forth by
to the Legislature. relative to. the in
vestment of monies received from the
sale of the United States land script for
the benefit OF the Agricultural College at
New Brunswick.
THE CLERKS FEES.
The subject OF the fees PAID TO the the
Secretary of State for Hing certificates
of corporations are all considered in four
compact bills. Bill 359 is aimed at the
shall not be paid by the State any COM
pensation or expense for arranging: Ia
beling and docketing. of the pleadings
shall he receive. any fees that heretofore
have been taxed against the State in the
suits against miscellaneous corporations
brings from time to time. This reduces
his fees but slightly, probably less than
81, 600 The fees taxed in miscellaneous
corporation suits last year amounted
The he fact that the Supreme Court Clerk
admitted on the stand that the net earn
ings of the office during the, past five
years was 1900 per year led to a re-
duction in the cost of his Office. These
| changes in fees, 1t is figured. will reduce luce
The bill provides for the following
changeS:-"FOr a search, Tor Juugfnenls
attachments, recognizances, docketed
judgments and docketed DEGREES from
Chancery and from the Circuit Courts
and all other records which may become
a lien upon real estate. four cents for
each year or fraction thereof for each
name and five cents for stating judg-
ment; provided, that the fee for search
and certificate shall in no case be less
than twenty-five cents"
The fact that the committee only saw
fit to make these changes in the two
high priced offices led to considerable
discussion on Thursday, Senators Kuhl,
DAILY and Rogers favoring. placing these
clerks on salaries. but the committee,
through Senator VOORHEES,, stated that
after viewing the facts, that they thought
it more advantageous to the State to
SECRETARY OF STATES FEES
The only bill controlling the Secretary
of States Office is 361, and it provides
that all fees and monies received by the
Secretary for the use of the State from
corporations and others. shall be report
ed to the Comptroller for audit and reg
istry at the close of each week, and
that he shall pay over all these fees
collected weekly into the State Treas
ury. under a penalty of $500 for each
days neglect, and that all monies re-
ceived by him for the State shall be
turned over without any deduction what
ever for clerical help or expenses
The bills directly in the interest of
economy are the general appropria ton
bill. the legislative appropriation bill,
and those changing the mode of promul-
eating the laws.