The Jersey City news., 1901-03-12
BILLS STILL POUR IN.
Despite the Fact That Ad'
journment Approaches
Legislators Introduce
Measures.
Especial to Drhe Jersey city News."l

Especial to "The Jersey City News."]
TRENTON, March II. 1901.-Belated
bills still continue to pour into both the
House and Senate, despite the fact that
the date agreed upon for final adjourn
ment is less than two weeks distant.
Among the House bills introduced last
night was one by Mr.. Albeit, providing
that no person shall be appointed Police
Justice unless he shall first have been
elected a Justice of the Peace.
Another bill by Mr. Marks declares un-
lawful and void all agreements, trusts or
combinations made to compel manufac-
turers of any article of merchandise to
sell out, close down or go out of busi-
ness. The act provides that domestic
corporations offending against the act
shall forfeit their charters and franchises
and that foreign corporations offending
shall be prohibited from doing business
in the State. Punishment is fixed at a
fine of from 500 to 5000 or Imprisonment
for from one to ten years or both.
Other bills introduced in the House
were:-
Mr.. Marks-Amends last years act
providing for commissioners to establish
an interstate park alonsNthe Palisades of
the Hudson.
Mr.. Lewis-Amends last years school
law relative to manual training.
Mr.. Lewis-Amends the act of 1899 rela-
tive to dividing city wards when they ex-
ceed certain population.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures police commits
sioners in first class cities to license
pawnbrokers, fees fixed at from $500 10
81, 900 and license good for one year. Per-
sons or corporations licensed must file APP
plication and give two sureties in the sum
of $1,000 to faithfully perform the duties
of pawnbroker, sureties required to salts
fy judgments against pawnbrokers If lat
ter are irresponsible. Pawnbrokers must
keep books and have therein correct de-
scription of all goods pawned, with
amount loaned thereon and rate of inter
est to be charged and transmit copy
thereof to the police commissioners every
twenty-four hours. Books shall also be
open to city and county criminal authors
ties. No business shall be done with mi
nors and no higher rate than one per cent.
licenses limited to one for each $4,000
population in each city unless police COM
missioners determine larger number
necessary.
These Senate bills were introduced
Mr.. Martin-Allows defendants in suits
on contracts to recoup damages and to
file set off in a Justices Court.
Senate No. 2o2-Allows city recorders to
designate and appoint the clerk of their
courts or justice of the peace to act
in their stead during their temporary alb
sence from their courts or inability to
act therein
Mr.. Mckee (by request)-Amends the
act regulating fishing by steam and other
vessels with shirred and purse seines.
Fixes the license fee for each steam yes
sci of fifty tons net tonnage at 800 and
500 additional for each fifty tons addi-
tional net tonnage or fraction thereof.
The fee for each sailing vessel with ten
ders to be employed in the taking of
menhaden shall be s25. Licenses shall be
for one year.
Mr.. McCarter-Provides for the taxation
of trust companies. All trust companies
shall be assessed first upon their real es-
tate and then upon the amount of their
capital stock. surplus and undivided pro-
fits, less the amount already assessed
against it's real estate. 1t further pro-
the amount of the company's capital. sur
plus and undivided profits. invested in
nontaxable securities.
Mr.. McCarter-Amends the act relative
to the taxation of bank stock and pro-
vides that in estimates of value of bank
shares, an allowance shall be made for
all non-taxable securities in which the
banks capital surplus and undivided
profits are invested.
Mr. Hutohinson-Incre the amount
of real and personal property that can be
acquired and held by religious, educa-
tional or benevolent societies from s1Oo 900
to $4,000. Designed to benefit the Metho-
dist Preachers Aid Society of New Jer-
sey, which recently had property be-
aueathed to it amounting TO sum over
100000
DEAFNESS CURED.