The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-19
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James E. Stanton, bill clerk, Sussex.
James Shoemaker, assistant engrossi n
clerk, Cape May.
William Fisher, calendar clerk, Ocean.
Doorkeepers-Isaac j. Cowgirl, George
R. Hoyt, Monmouth; Lippincott Coles,
Salem; Theodore L. Stevens, Somerset;
John Simpson.
Keepers of Cloak Rooms-William Rod
man, Mercer; Frank Thompson, Passaic.
The President announced his COM
mittees. Senator Parry is chairman of the
committees on Finance and Agriculture,
and is a member of the committee on
Game and Fisheries, and of the joint
committees on School for Deaf Mutes
and Clergy.
Senator Engle is chairman of the COM
mittee on Game and Fisheries, and on the
joint committees on Public Grounds and
Buildings. He is member of the COM
mittee on Railroads and Canals and Mis-
cellaneous Business, and the joint COM
mittee on Printing.
i Senator Voorhees, presented the pro-
| posed amendments to the constitution
which were adopted last winter.
Nine bills were introduced, the first by
Senator Ketcham, of Essex, providing
that the local Justice of the Supreme
Court may preside at murder trials In
counties of over 100000 inhabitants.
No. 2. by Mr. w. M. Johnson-Re-
curing that where notice of intention is
required. under the constitution, of pro-
posed new laws, such notice shall be pub
lished at least one week before the intro
duction of the bill land after Jan. y in at
least one paper in every county likely to
be affected
No 8, by Mr.. w. M. Johnson.-Mak-
ing it the duty of abutting land owners to
clear away brush, briars. etc, in front of
their properties between June 18th and
July l, and again between Aug. Is and
Sept. Is annually, and making it the duty
of the township committee or other gov
erning body to enforce the law.
No. 4, by Mr.. misunderstanding the
act of March 81, 1874, relative to execu-
tors, etc.
No. 5, by Mr.. Reed.-Providing that
taxes assessed under the general laws of
this State shall not become delinquent till
the 9th of February next succeeding the
month when assessed.
No. 6, by Mr. Reed.-ProYiding that the
official envelopes used at election shall be
of blue color.
No. Z, by Mr.. Ross Providing that
where borough has failed to pay its state
school or other tax to the county collector.
and the same cannot be regularly collected,
owing to the borough having been de-
clared to be an illegal corporation, the
taxing officers of the township from which
such borough was originally carved out
shall proceed to levy and collect the tax,
with interest, according to the act of April
IL, 1866.
No. 8, by Mr.. Voorhees,. -Empowering
the deputy surrogate to take affidavits,
etc., where the surrogate Is entitled to
take them.
No. 9, by Mr.. Voorhees,. Validating
defective conveyances and making the
record thereof admissible in evidence.
The Senate then adjourned until last
evening.
In the House, Assemblyman MacPher
son, of Essex, was elected speaker.
Assemblyman Borton, of this county,
administered the oath to the new men,
| beers.
The other officers elected were:
Clerk-James Parker, of Passaic
| Assistant Clerk-Samuel s. Lyons,
Morris.
Journal Clerk-Willlam H. Hulskamper,
Union.
Assistant Journal Clerk-Gibert d.
Martin, Sussex.
Engrossing Clerk-Lysander E Watson,
Monmouth.
Assistant Engrossing Clerks-Charles
81. Folwell, Burlington; George Smith,
Hudson.
nt-at-Arms-Andrew J. Brieden-
back, Essex.
Assistant Sergeants-at-Arms - Philip
Dyer. Bergen; Thomas Graham, Ocean.
! Bill Clerk-G. Frank Sutherland, Hud-
son.
Assistant Bill Clerk-Frank d. Paulin,
Cumberland.
No bills were introduced and the House
adjourned to last evening,