The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-11
BILLS SIGNED BY VOORHEES,
Eighteen Have Already Become
Laws and Many More Await
Executive Decision.
Especial to "The Jersey city News."l

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News"
TRENTON, March, II, 1S99-Governor
Voorhees, has. up to date, affixed his sig
nature to eighteen bills, thereby adding
that many new laws to the statutes of the
State, as the result of the work of the
present Legislature. The measures which
have received Executive approval are:-
House No. 81 (Mr. Wood)-Appropri-
ates S2,456.S6 to meet the expenses attend
inb the Inauguration of Governor Voor-
hees.
House No. / GMr. Murray)-Amends the
election law SO that in cities of less than
10000 population the election officers shall
receive 81 per day for each day of regis
tration and $40 for the day Of election.
House No. 1H (Mr. carbohydrates
the township of Voorhees,, in Camden
County, from part of Waterford Town
ship.
House No. 9 (Mr. Guenther)-Author-
ICES joint stok insurance companies to
| extend their charters by conforming to
the requirements of the act.
House No, 40 CMr. Murray-Provides
additional procedure regulating construc-
| ton of sidewalks and the payment there
for.
House No. 6 CMr. King)-Prohibits any
person interested in any street or other
public improvement from serving as COM
missioner to assess for such improve
ments.
House No. So (Mr. Poole)-Incorporates
the st. Mary's Orphan Asylum, in the
city of Newark.
House No. "a (Mr. McKee)-Allows AL
dermen or Common Councils to further
| prescribe the duties and fix the compen-
| sation and term of office of building in
| spectors, the term not to exceed three
years.
House No. 10 (Mr. BeI)--Requires for
| eign mutual or assessment accident or
| casualty companies or associations to re-
port to the Insurance Commissioner and
permits them to do business in this State
! provided they have $50, 600 of assets APP
| proved by the Commissioner.
House No. 100 (Mr. Squire)-Provides
that all officers and men of police de-
partments shall hold office during good
| behavior and shall not be discharged for
| political reasons.
Senate Nc. 2 CIV. M. Johnson)-Provid-
ing for the appointment, on application
to the court, of three persons to appor-
I " LilO "a ct ~ 2c43t ~
a borough or boroughs shall be set off
, therefrom.
Senate No. Is (Mr. Pitney)-Providing
that whenever in any city of the State
the population, according to the last pre-
ceding census, shall exceed that of three
other wards combined, the Common Coun-
Gil shall, by ordinance, redistrict the city
into wards without increasing the total
number.
Senate No. rs (Mr. Pitney)-Allowing
safe deposit companies and trust COM
panies to increase their capital stock to
an amount in excess of the limit named in
the act under which they were i%ncorporat-
ed and defining the proceedings under
whic hthe increase shall be made.
Senate No. 1 (Mr. Evans)-Authorizes
an additional issue of bonds to the
amount of SIS, 600 in counties for the cree
ton of county asylum buildings.
Senate No. 9 (Mr. Cross)-Incorporat-
! ing the Township of Summit, Union Cou
ty, as a city.
Senate No. IA chr. Pitney)-Validates
certain ordinances for the extension OF
the territorial boundaries of b%oroughs-
Senate No. II (Mr. Pitney)-Incorpo-
rates the Borough of Florham Park, II
Chatham Township. Morris County.
Another collection of bills passed have
been delivered to the Governor and are
now awaiting his signature.