The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-19
HUMBUG CIGARETTE BILL
Twenty Dollars Fine for sale 10
Minors-Assembly Rushing Ahead.

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TRENTON, March 10, 1896.-Mr. Cod
dington of Union passed his bill last
night which provides a penalty of $50 for
selling cigarettes to minors The bill Is
an amendment to law already on the
books providing such a penalty for the
same offense, but owing to the difdculty
inn its enforcement it is practically a
dead letter. Mr.. C~oddington's cas-
allows anyone to bring suit for the pen
atty, but the money goes to the county.
Mr.. Coddington took the House into his
confidence and told the members that
he never smoked a cigarette in his life
but there seemed to be a hearty demand
for some such law.
Assemblyman Reed, who still smokes
the little paper roll, favored the bill,
arguing that boys who smoke cigarettes
were an going to the bad. Some got to
the Reform School and some got to the
Legislature. I'm Union county" he went
on, There is an example that comes
home to all. There is a curly headed
boy there who acquired the habit and it
sticks to him vet. Had it not been for
that habit he might be Governor of New
Jersey today. but because of that habit
he has not risen any higher than a Sem
dtOf. SL1ll there is nope LOT LHIl. u
This reference to Senator voorhees,,
who is an inveterate cigarette smoker,
brought down the House.. Judge Walling
wanted the bill TO include tobacco as
n a little paper made the deadly roll.
Mr.. Fighters bill repeating the school
law is dead. Mr.. Robertson,s bill pro
yiding for better representation in the
school board does away with the re-
bate tax which was Mr.. Fighters CHIEF
complaint against the law. was passed,
HG. EDs~AfA~ n -oea on1 a IL Al tho GnnakAr
If his Bill was embalmed before or after
death.
The Speaker retorted by asking If the
with the bill.
Other bills passed by. h House were:
House 305, provides that all honorably
office for which no term is fixed, shall
hold the same during good behavior.
House 2ss, authorizes cities to contract
, with T fsa roads as or t str sas la g J sacS Or ci Sfasks
House 30, compels School Trustees TO
publish their annual reports.
Th bills ,I passed ssot In the ssnate wer eieas
OF which they are clerks.
Senate 200, allows non-residents to en-
gage in the Lloyd's insurance business.
House 21S, exempts challengers from
salaries under title of election expenses
n allows Freeholders to fix amount TO
be paid for election expenses.
House 25s. enables the church Ywardens
of st. Mary's Church, Burlington, to
sell hand conveyed to them by Rev. John
Talbot.
House 3O7, confirms acts of 1888 and
1894. making minimum salaries of Prose
cutor of Pleas in second class counties,
81, 500.
Senate 257, prohibits the stealing of
electricity from electric Hight wires.
House 70, authorizes the imprisonment
of person fined for violating municipal
ordinances, on neglect to pay
House $50, requires all spools of thread
to be marked with amount thereon.
Senate III, provides for the p~ensioning
of hremen In cities where there is a paid
fire department.
House 2s9, empowers boards of commits
sioners in first class cities to summon
witnesses,
appropriation for the State Normal
School ST., 900, was Indefinitely postponed.
as the appropriation was provided for in
the appropriation bill.
House 1852, prohibiting trolley lines from
carrying freight was taken up and on
motion Of Mr.. Bradley vas laid over until
today Notwithstanding Mr.. Days OBJ
iectionS.