Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03
Senate Bills Passed.

Senate Bills Passed
The senate passed a batch of bills
this week and advanced a large number
through second reading. Among those
passed is one enabling savings banks
to reduce the number of their managers
to 49,
There is to be public hearing in the
senate next Monday on all the tax bills
recommended by the state board Of tax
alton On Tuesday Senator Johnson s
railroad commission bill will come be-
fore the committee on railroads of the
senate.
Among new measures in the senate
are these:
By Mr.. Vreeland = Amending the
teachers retirement fund bill SO as to
meet the suggestions made by the State
Teachers association.
BY Mr.. Barber-Providing a fine OF
$500 or three months Imprisonment, OF
both, in the case of any firm or corpo-
ration or their superintendent who shall
withhold any part of an employees
wages as fine for delinquency. (Refers
specially to manufacturing and mining
concerns.)
By Mr.. Daly-Requiring weekly pay
ment of wages by manufacturing, mer-
camille. railroad. street electric and
elevated railway, steamboat, telegraph
telephone and municipal corporations;
also express and water companies. Pen.
atty, from $25 to $500 fine, factory in.
spectors to bring suit.
BY Mr.. Daly-Providing for a village
of epileptics, to which no one under five
years shall be eligible The governor is
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who shall select site from state lands
and provide a building
By Mr.. Engle-Providing for the pur-
chase of a plot of ground in Ocean coun-
ty to inter dead bodies washed up on
the Jersey shore by shipwrecks.
BY Mr.. Martin-Prohibiting the Ii
censing of saloon within 200 feet of a
church, school or charitable institution
BY Mr.. Foster-To limit telephone
charges to 81 per month in first class
cities, SO in second class cities and $2.5
in all others.
By Mr.. Stokes-Dividing the natural
oyster beds of the state into six dis
tricts: District one, Barnegat bay,
north of Cunning river; district two
from Cunning river south to Gaunt's
point; district three, from Gaunt's point
south to the south side of Great bay
Atlantic county; district four, from
south side of Great bay to division line
between Atlantic and Cape May coun-
ties; district five, the waters of Cape
May county; district six, the rivers and
creeks of Delaware bay and Maurice
river cove. Enabling the governor to
appoint two commissioners from the
sixth district to act with the others now
appointed.
Assembly Measures.
In the assembly these were offered
among many others:
By Mr.. Bell-For a competent engi-
neer to act as state examiner of engi-
neers at a salary of $500 a year.
By Mr.. Carroll-Prohibits the placing
of any inscription design, device, SYM
Dol, name, advertisement, words OF
marks upon any flag. standard, color or
ensign of the United States Penalty
$3.50 fine, one year Imprisonment or both
BY Mr.. McMurray = Authorizes the
governor to appoint five veterinarians
as members of the state board of vet
Urinary medical examiners Each shall
serve for term of three years. They
shall license all veterinary surgeons in
the state, and from the fees, after ex-
penses are paid, if any money be left
shall receive a reasonable remuneration
Penalty for practicing without a license
5000 fine or six months Imprisonment
or both.
By Mr.. Gledhill-Authorizes the de-
post of bicycle tricycle. or other similar
vehicle in lieu of bail for violations of
ordinances regulating the use of such
vehicles.