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ARTISAN STEALS
Records Constable Bill and
Bacheller's Five Year
Termers Glaring
Jobs.
TO HELP HUNGRY HEELERS
More Bonds to be Heaped
Upon Jersey City to the
Amount of $55o,OOO
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TRENTON. March Il, l9o2-Mr. George
L. Record. corporation counsel of Jersey
City, who did not occupy his place IN.
Mayor Fagan's suite last evening, made
his appearance this morning. He brought
with him two bills which Former Judge
Hoffman, of Monmouth, introduced for
him.
One IS an amendment to the election
law, and authorizes the police department
to investigate and inquire into the resi-
dence or other qualifications to vote of
any person registered, and makes it the
duty of all persons interrogated during
the investigation to answer thereto fully
and truthfully, and any person refusing
to answer such question or failing to an
swer truthfully, shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor and upon conviction fined not
exceeding $500 and Imprisonment in the
county jail until such fine and costs Of
conviction are paid.
The second measure is neat little
scheme to provide a number of plances
at the public crib for the horde of hungry
office seekers who abound just now in the
Republican party of Hudson. The bill
authorizes the Justices of the Supreme
Court and the Judges of the Circuit and
County Courts in first-class counties to
appoint court officers to take the place of
the constables now appointed by the sher-
iff. AS all the Judges in Hudson now are
Republicans, it is easy to see how the
measure, if it becomes a law, will pro-
vide number of fairy paying places for
the faithful.
At the request of the Hudson County
Bar Association Mr.. Schumann has I'M
troduced two bills. Ore makes it legal
for a. man to convey or mortgage his
property to his wife and vice versa, Dir
rect, without an intermediary as now. and
the other makes it unnecessary to insert
the word 'sheirs'' in a deed to effect a
conveyance of the fee simple.
Charlie Reed, the tall Senator Of
Somerset. who is as full of schemes for
his political advancement as an egg Is
OF meat is playing another game which
has awakened the admiration of even his
enemies. He wants to go TO Congress
and is doing everything to make himself
solid with his constituents. A number of
bills were introduced into the House to-
annex North Piainfield, which is in SOM
erset county, to Union. Somerset is up in
arms against the bill. Mr.. Reed came
over to the House and worked hard for
the passage of the bills and they went
through this morning. Reeds scheme Is
to have big delegation come down from
Somerset and oppose the passage of the
bill by the Senate. Then he viii secure
ita defeat in the upper chamber and go
back to Somerset and tell the citizens of
that county how he and he alone defeated
the bill in the Senate.
Mayor Fagans bill for music in tie
parks came UP this morning and at the
request of Mr.. DENIM was laid over.
Mr.. Bachelors bills fixing terms of city.
collectors and treasurers at five years
passed the House this morning on strict
party vote All the Democrats voted
against them as they are recognized as
Republican schemes to help the party in
Jersey City.
Mr.. Leavitt of Trenton has introduced
a bill which will interest Jersey City,
and which is an echo of the receat storms.
1t authorizes the city to issue bonds 10
the extent of 100000 for the purpose of
constructing underground conduits. The
bill provides that this work shall be done
by the city, but stipulates that after the
conduits are constructed the city may
lease them in such manner as may be pro-
yided by ordinance
The bonds issued under the bill are to
run from twenty to forty years, and pro-
vision is made for sinking fund to pro-
vide for their redemption. Another act
by the same member authorizes bond
issue not to exceed $4,000 for the purpose
of putting the police and fire departments
wires under ground.
A bill in the Senate by Mr.. Mckee, of
Passaic, authorizes the vacation by mum
cipal and other authorities of parks,
streets and other places dedicated or de-
voted to public use. when it appears that
such dedication is of no public use.
Assemb,yman Boyd of Essex put in a
measure which amends the execution act
so that income, salaries, earnings, etc..
shall be subject to levy.
Mr.. Lutz introduced the bill brought
here last night by Town Counsellor Rich
of West Hoboken, which authorizes that
town to issue bonds for the purchase of
site for the free public library building
which Andrew Carnegie has offered to the
town on condition that the town provide
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