The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-04
ONE new Law S.
Governor Disposes of a Big
Raft of Measures.
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TRENTON. April A. 1S9T.-Governor
Voorhees, on Saturday signed The follow
ing bills
Senate 1874. by Mr.. yreeland. Amend
ment to the General Railroad law, MAX
ing it necessary to obtain the consent Of
the Legislature to all eases and consoli-
dation of roads where one of the parties
is a foreign corporation; the consent of the
holders of two thirds of the capital stock
of each resident company is also re-
quired.
Senate Z, by Mr.. Braun. Allowing COM
mon council to issue bonds with a view
to laying Belgian block pavemelts, the
sum not to exceed $40 per capita Of the
inhabitants, and not more than one-tenth
to be raised in one cary.
Senate "a, by Mr.. Martin. Incorporating
the borough of Brooklyn. Sussex county.
Senate 211, by Mr. Ketcham, Author
izing a home for aged, INDECENT and dis
abled fremen. Appoints as commission
ers Bird w. Spencer, Benjamin w. Cloud,
William NJ. Jeffries, William I. Corliss,
Charles N. Reading, John McKiernan,
William H. Brown, George T. Werts, Egg
bert Seymour, William S.. Hancock and
William BEETLE. The commissioners are
to buy or build a home at an outlay
not to exceed So, 600. To raise this money
the Commissioner of Banking and Insur-
ance is to hold the monies received from
fire insurance companies on account of
the two per cent. tax levied on them, in
stead of turning it over to the relief as
sociations as now. The relief associa-
tons may also contribute to the fund
When the home is finished and equipped
and the commissioners have reported to
the Legislature, the Governor shall APP
point from the active or exempt firemen
OF the State eight persons, one from
each Congressional district, who shall
constitute the Board of Managers, with
the President of the New Jersey State
Banking Commissioner and State Comp
troller. The home shall be supported by
requests, gifts, etc, and the balance be
made up by drafts upon the fund above
alluded to in the Banking commissioners
hands.
Senate 1872, providing for the selection Of
a series of plans to be used in building
school houses throughout the State.
Senate 1856, requiring an official investi-
CATION before persons are committed to
insane asylums.
Senate 165. adding $40 a day to the COM
rensation of special judges Of the Court
of Errors and Appeals.
Senate lSS, giving ~sErrpgates and clerks
of irst-class counties salaries in lieu of
fees.
Senate 1876, regulating the practice of
habeas corpus sued out on behalf of per-
sons confined in insane asyiums.
Senate 252, concerning the collection Of
factory and workshop statistics,
Senate 254, the Passaic river pollution
bill.
Senate 1856, the bill permitting the merg-
ing of the Erie and New York, Susque-
/ hanna and Western Railroads.
Senate 12s, and Senate 24o. technical
legal bills.
House 12s, by Mr.. Mckee. Provides tina
a married man living in separation from
his wife by written agreement may trans
fer property without her signature.
House 1872, by Mr.. Holdrum. Creates the
township OF Hillsdale in Bergen county.
House 1856, by Mr.. Kelaher. Provides
that taxes may be paid in cities in two
installments instead of at one time.
House 1865, by Mr.. Nicklin. Provides that
no deduction shall be made from the as
sessed valuation Of bank stock by reason
Of any Indebtedness to any State or Ma
tional bank.
House 1SS. by Mr.. Clark. Appropriate
| 5000 and authorizes the Governor to APP
point two persons to erect d monument
| at Andersonville, Ga. In honor of soldiers
from New Jersey who persisted there.
House 240, by Mr.. Guenther. Fixing
salaries of all ~surrogdtes. county clerks
and county registers in the State, in lieu
of all fees.
House 252. by Mr.. Bauer. Regulates the
! hours of labor of employees of surface and
| elevated railroad companies.
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