The Penn's Grove record., 1905-03-03
JERSEY LEGISLATURE
Joint Session Completes Elec-
ton of Deed Commissioners.
FOR REGULATION OF THE COURTS
Senator Hutchinson Presents a Bill
For "a Commission to Investigate
Judicial Procedure, Also "a New
Road BilI-Other Measures.
Especial Correspondence

day, presided over by Senate President
Cross. and additional commissioners Of
deeds were elected. This completes
the list of commissioners of deeds.
The longest evening session of the
winter was held last Monday night,
and a large number of bills were in
troduced. If a fair number of the
bills already presented to the legis-
lature are considered, it is believed the
present legislative session will last
well into April.
One of the important measures that
have been presented in the senate this
week is a bill by Senator Barton B.
Hutchinson of Mercer providing that
the governor be empowered to appoint
a commission of not more than five
persons to investigate and report to
the governor and legislature how the
courts a be regulated by law so as
to handle more eXpeditiously and sat
isfactorily the cases coming before
them. The chief points in the bin are
as follows: How the courts can by con.
stitutional amendment and by legisla-
ton be better adjusted to the demands
of judicial business; what changes
can be made with advantage in the
present laws relating to the judiciary;
how the procedure under the present
judiciary practice can be made more
simple: whether like defects have been
corrected in other states, and how,
This commission is to report early at
the next session of the legislature. The
expenses of its Investigations are to
be met by the state.
New Road Bill.
Senator Hutchinson also presented a
new road bill which is of interest to
every county in the state. 1t embraces
the ideas of former Senator and now
State Road Commissioner e. G. Hutch
inson. The bill changes the present law
by putting state road supervisors I'M
der salary, Withholding state aid from
counties which fail to keep their stone
roads in repair and requiring that state
approval must be acted upon within
three months from the date it is given.
The state will continue to pay one-third
of the cost of the stone or other i'm
proved roads built according to the
specifications approved by the state
road commissioner.
1t is further provided that the board
of freeholderS of any county may by
resolution direct the Improvement Of
any highway with macadam, telford OF
other stone construction, ground oyster
shells or similar materials provided
the road is not less than thirty-three
feet in width and at least one mile i'll
length. No road of less than n mile
in length will be constructed unless ii
shall be an extension of an existing i'm.
proved road or a connection between
two or more such improved roads. Nc
improvement is to be made to a road
which, with the cost of the repairs, ex.
ceeds in any one year One-half of l pei
cent of the ratables of the county, eX.
elusive of the state appropriations. II
is further provided that as 500 as any
contract is awarded a supervisor is tc
be appointed by the state road commits
siOneP to take charge of the work at d
salary of So a day, to be paid by the
state. Failure to repair an improved
road within sixty days after notice
shall have been given by the state road
commissioner will result in the with
holding of state aid until such repairs
shall have peer made. County boards
Of ~freeholders are empowered to ap.
point a supervisor of roads to serve fo1
three years. The sections relating ia
road repairs are aimed Mt those colin
ties which fail to keep their improve /
highways IN good condition. Tha bill
requires boards Of f4eehol c.s t. have
work on new roads commenced within
three months after annroval liz the
state road commissioner o. fine M.
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