The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-28
Bills REP0R TED.
House Disposes Of q Great
Deal of Work in Two
Sessions.


TRENTON, Jan. 2s, 1908 The house
met at 1916 A. NJ and was opened with
prayer BY the Rev. Robert 4 MacBride.
pastor of the Bethany Presbyterian
Church, Trenton
These bills were favorably reported
and later advanced to third reading
House provides for the payment Of
uniforms for the military and naval
forces direct from the State treasury;
House -, FIXES term and compensation
of Essex and Hudson County Joint Sewer
Commission; House 20, authorizes any
Justice of the Supreme Court to sum
marily review any proceedings suspend
ing, dismissing or retiring any fireman
or policeman House 3d. authorizes
boards of Freeholders to Issue temporary
loan bonds where the amount appropri-
ated has been insufficient for the main
tenance of the courts.
Adjourned until 2:30 p NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the Governor
the reports of the Rutgers College com
mission, the primary reform commission
and the Passaic Valley commission The
reports of the Rutgers college and the
Passaic Valley commissioners have been
printed. The report of the primary re-
form commission contains, among other
things. draft of a proposed bill cover
ing primary elections. The report was
ordered referred to the Committee in Ju-
dietary.
BILLS REPORTED.
These bills were reported at the af
ternoon ssin:-House 10, amends act
relative to the formation of towns; house
16, Montclair bond bill; house II, Boyd's
stone and rbad bond bill; house i. vali-
dates deeds of conveyances irregularly
made; house ), exenpts from general and
special poll tax and from state, county
and municipal taxation upon real and per-
sonal property not exceeding $500, all
honorably discharged resident soldiers,
sailors and widows of such; house ?, in
ereases the age limit of children employed
in factories, etc, from IL to IA years;
house 20, extends the time for completing
certain railroads for two years: house 49,
provides a pension of $50 month to
Joseph Delacey. who was injured while
working as an engineer at the state pris-
on The bills were later advanced to a
third reading.
BILLS PASSED.
These bills were. passed: House l:2, FIX
es terms of Office ana sfhcers Of the Es
sex and Union Trunk sewer system,
house, 33. permits a licensed attorney-at-
law TO act as a justice of the peace and
practice before other justices.
Bills INTRODUCED.
S. No. 70. Mr.. Avis. Permits the for
nation of tiremen's relief associations in
two combined fire districts. Applies to a
special case in Gloucester county. Gre
vision of Laws.
S. No. Il. Mr. Treacy. Provides that
the second class railroad property now
assessed at the uniform rate of $1.50 by
the State shall be assessed at the local
rate in the different localities in the
State. Railroads and Canals.)
S. No. y, Mr.. Elvin. AUTHORIZES i'm
corporated towns to purchase electric
light plants and equip them. Council
may authorize issue of bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for such purpose.
Act to remain imperative until assented
to by property owners. (Towns and
Townships)
S. No. %, Mr.. Williams. Provides
that ten or more persons may become
corporation for the purpose Of making
any of tie following kinds of insurance:
Fire, tempest upon land, upon vessels,
lives and health of persons, accident or
bodily injury and loss or damage from
same; against explosion of steam boil
ers, loss from defaulters. defects in title
to real property, bad debts, burglary,
breakage of glass or loss or damage to
property by any other casualty lawfully
the subject of insurance. Blanks and
Insurance.
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