Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-06
LAWS THAT co
into EFFECT.
July Fourth the Time Fired by
Law When No Special Time
is Mentioned.

According 10 statute. the enactt
ments Of the last legislature which
did not specify the time when they
| won-d' become effective became opera
tive July A. AS nsaul there is quite q
large number of these acts from
which the %enacting clause was either
Intentionally or unintentionally omit
ted.
Not the least important among
these latter is the bill providing for
the payment of the incidental ex-
penses of tho last session of the leg is
~lature. The item amounts in tho
aggregate to about $50. 900 and in
cludes tile hire of tho numerous
clerks, gallery and door keepers not
provided for by the constitution, to.
say nothing Of tile clergy men who re-
ceive $40 psr PRAYER for opening the
sessions of the Senate and Assembly.
Another act from which the Q act
ing clause was admitted. whether
~purposely or not, was that prohibiting
the using of live pigeons as targets for
amusement or i'll tests of skill in
mark manship. This act vas passes at
tile special session of the legislature
and was approved by Governor
Murphy, April IL.
At the special SESSION the act provid-
ing for the establishing Of flood
districts in this State and the appoint.
mont Of commissioners under the
name of River Flood Commissioners
who are empowered &c devise and put
into operation means to prevent dam
age by floods. From this the enact
ing clause was omitted and became
operative July l..
Among the Other ac5s which became
operative by reason of the same omis-
sion are that providing for the cleo
tion of registers OF deeds in counties
having a population of oyer 80, 900;
the act doing away with fees and pro-
viding for salaries for all city
officers: tho act authorizing boards Of
freeholders to issue ponds for the ims
provement of public road an act re-
gulating corporations organized for
educational. library or literary pur-
poses authorized to issue capital
stock an act regulating the receipt
and disbursement Of money and the
passage of ordinances pertaining
thereto in any city in this State; an
not providing for tho issuance of con-
firmatory Licenses in certain cases to
attorneys at law and solicitors in
chancery and to counselors at law
an act providing for the planting
ana care of ornamental and shade
trees by public park authorities.
The act providing that complaints
as to tax assessments must be made
before the first of April following the
assessment is also among those that
went into effect July 4. The act en-
abling cities which have no hospitals
to have their patents cared for at any
regularly Incorporated hospital aud
providing for the cost was also amonR
the lou which became effective under
the statute.
Two amendm ents to tile game laws
also went into operation July A. One
makos the season for goose, duck,
swan, brant or other water wild fowl
from September / 20 April 80. and the
other makes it unlawful to kill. sell
or expose for sale or have in posses
sion any black bass, Oswego bass,
white. bass or calico bass less than
nine inches in length. any pink perch
less than 70 inches in length, my
trout less than six inches, any pike or
pickerel less than IL inches.
There are a number of acts passed
by the last Legislature which desig-
nate certain times when they shall be-
come effective outside Of those which
" take effect Immediately" and those
which have no enaoting clause.
Chief among these is the new fac
tories and workshops law which goes
into effect September l next; the act
providing TINT ~constnbles In counties
more chan 100. o00sand not more than
800, O10 inhabitants, appointed to at
tend any circuit court, court Of gen.
eraI sessions and general jail delivery.
court Of ommon pens and general