The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-23
,soeesgltngs taken to enforce said penal

ties. and
Whereas, The term of office of said
HeImy Y. Kelsey lis abUut to expire, and
Whereas. Said Henry c. Kelsey has
persistently violated the law requiring him
70 make returns of THE fees collected by
him whether for his own use or for the
Resolved, (The Senate concrrring) tina
the Attorney General be and is hereby
directed ITO legal proceedings for
me recovery of said revenues. penalties
and gains. and the lawful interest ON the
moneys retained in accordance with the
Recommendations of said committees re-
port, and for THE enforcement of said
penalties and to that end he may employ
such assistants as In his Judgment may be
necessary for a full and complete inveSti-
e9tlGn and asceriaainment of the amount
q SAID revenues, gains and penalties and
Mr.. Wildes made one of his long
HOMOGENEOUS speeches in which he quoted
tne law which placed Mr.: Kelsey on a
construed the law as to allow him to keep
certain sums of the States and using
them to his w advantage.
On motion of M. Derousse the resolution
s.Wsas referred to a select committee of
five, Messrs. Dereusse, C~oddington. Mfnch.
Thorn and Martens.
Mr.. Kelsey refused to discuss the mat
Ter when I saw hin in his office last
The ghost of the opera singer Aimee
nobbed up in the House again last night.
When Aimee died she left about 500, 900
worth OF property near Passaic. Through
some defect in her will the property es-
cheated to the State. Last year the State
~relinquished it's claim and the property
was given to the person named In Aimee's
VIII. Assemblynlan King claims that the
transaction was q fraud on the State n
introduced a repeater. His bill was refer
red to the Attorney General for an opin-
ion as to its conStitutionality
Mr. Tea0nor 6'S House Hill roo1r;o- ,,o
OF a household or personal servant a
preferred claim against the estate was
passed.
Among other bills passed by the House
Trustees for Kearny.
House No. ,S1-+Fixes the term of Bay
onne,s Assessor Ns 81 at three years
nance for Hoboken.
House No, so9-Increases the salaries
of the members of the Newark and Jer-
sey City Police Departments.
of Union Hill at $1,000 per year.
senam skirm has prepared the
ably be REPORTED today day PRIZE M
amendments allow the increase in the tax
rate limit from Is to 20 mills; the increase
from 8 to 10 per cent. Of the assessed
valuation for Improvement bonds; gives
Mayors the same powers as Police Nagis-
~trates; grants the rights of municipal
ownership of electric lighting plants.
Among the large number of bills which
passed the Senate were:-
House l95-Gives Boards of Education
in second class cities the power to pur-
chase n or erect or reconstruct school
houses.
House 22~4-Authorizes Hoboken to issue
bonds in amount of $1O0, 900 to purchase
lands near Eighth street for a public
park.
House 10O-Extends the police tenure of
office act to the police force of towns.
boroughs and townships in first class
counties.
House 111-Authorizes Jersey City to
issue bonds for the erection Of school
houses to the amount of $500, 900.
House 187-Piovides that honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors h be pre-
ferred for appointment or employment on
public works.
House 142-Provides that the town of
Weehawken Heights may organize a fire
department.
House 16EProvides that legal paper
falling due on Friday, when that day is
a hohday, shall not be paid till the fol-
lowing Monday.