The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-25
MANY new LAWS
Governor VOORHEES, Signs
Eighty Nine Passed
Measures.
THIRTY-FIVE BILLS KILLED
Did Not Veto Any But Told
His Objections to the
Introducers.
Especial to .srhe Jersey city News."l

Mafcn 70, loJJ.-lHerS "SiC
549 bills introduced during the session.
Three hundred and eighteen of the num-
Der emanated from the House and 23l
in the Senate. OF the total number, 25O
passed and % have become laws.
Th important measures that have been
placed on the statute books are:-The
Bell bill placing all building and loan as
sociations under the supervision of the
State Banking Commissioner; the Squire
bill creating a State Board of Children's
Guardians, to consist of seven persons;
the Stokes cash payment of wages bill;
the bill for the retaining of the Hacken-
sack meadows; the Trenton High School
bill; the Ketcham bill for an additional
woman's wing at the State Prison; the
bill providing for a State Sewerage Com
mission; the bill limiting the amount of
perquisities of lay judges of the Court of
Errors; the Erie merber; the Greater Jer-
sey City bill; the bill making the kinder
garten a part of the public school system;
the general revision of the banking and
trust company laws; the bill making an
oath; the general township act.
The Legislature lodged the most i'm
portant questions, such as equal taxation
or antitrust legislation of any kind; the
bill providing for a constitutional conven-
ton, and the Newark track elevation bill.
Then there were a number of big meas
ures killed. Among these latter were
the bill changing the legal rate of inter-
est from six to five per cent, and the
repeater to the Dunn act.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Wood to
double the pay of the members of the
Mercer County Board of Freeholders
slumbered to death in the Senate. 1t
was a little too much for the Republican
Senators, although they had once voted
for a similar measure. Even 'Lige, the
bold statesman from Hamilton, WINGED
under the criticisms that were hurled at
the bill, and under County Clerk Gum
mere's advice he agreed that the bill
should be held up. Mr.. Wood managed
to get the bill through the House all
right, although the House had killed the
same bill as it passed the Senate. Blu
then, of course, the Senate measure was
labeled with 'Lige's eognomen, and that
was too much for the House.
The bill was intended chiefly for some
of the Freeholders from the rural COM
munities who had been promised an ad-
vance in wages to make up for the losses
resultant upon the exposures of the late
investigation into the county's affairs.
But the scheme had to be nipped in the
bud in order to ward off any further
criticism.
Governor Voorhees, last night signed
forty-six Senate and forty-three House
bills, making a total of eighty-nine. 1t
kept him down to his desk until late into
the night. Thirty-fve of the measures
that passed both Houses the Governor re-
fused to sign. Instead of sending e
pack with vetoes, he called in the intro
ducers and explained his position. They
all agreed that there was no use in hav-
ing the measures returned, as the Leg
~islature could not pass a bill over the
veto on the same day that the veto was
rendered., and the bills will therefore be
filed in the State Library.
Among those signed were these House
measures
No. Z, providing that no contractor shall
employee any mechanic or laborers upon
public work in the State unless they be
citizens of the United States and resi-
dents of the State.
No. so. requires mechanics or material
men to suit within sixty days
from the time the contractor gives notice
to establish such claim.
No. 1O2, creates a State Board Of Chill
dren's Guardians, to consist of sever per-
sons.
No. 10, placing all building and loan
associations under supervision of the
State Banking Department.
No. 213, provides for winding up of
voluntary associations when they become
insolvent.
No. 256, provides for election of secre-
taries to Board of Education in first-class
cities.
No. 23S, increases salary of School
Superintendent Snyder.
No. 1870, provides for Improvement Of
county roads in cities.
No. 1S1, amends teachers retirement
fund act by reducing number Of trustees.
No. 1852, makes it necessary to advertise
for bids in the awarding of all public con-
tracts in first-class cities.
No. 210, prevents the Importation of
dairy cows and meat cattle for breeding
purposes, excepting when u animals
are accompanied by a certificate from a
July competent inspector, certifying that
they have been subjected to the tuberculin
test, and are free from disease.
No. 275, provides that streets paved with
asphalt, belgian block or macadam shall
not be disturbed for five years, except by
special permission.
No. 80, gives local boards of health
power to pass ordinances regulating the
sale of horses for food and also provides
that. all horse flesh offered for sale for
food be so labelled.
No. 31S, provides that the common coun-
Gil of any municipality may authorize a
rebate of not more than six per cent to
persons paying tax before becoming de-
linquent.
No. 314, excludes drivers of police patrols
from police pension act.
No. 1903, provides that whenever the taxes
and assessments of any land sold to any
city shall equal the value of aid land,
the owner may compromise with the city
for its redemption.
No. 179, provides that in building ASSOC
Citations the value of a shareholders ac-
cumulations shall not be less than the
sum of his installments paid in.
No. 14S, an act for the relief of executors
administers and assignees.
No. ga, enables Hoboken and Jersey
City Heights to construct a viaduct.
No. 202, authorizes game commissioners
to issue certificates for the collection or