Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-01-19

NellS WAS ueclueu upon dS the parry y
nominee.
A bill was passed under suspension
of rules providing for elections in Sus-
sex and Union counties to fill the va
cancies caused by the deaths of As
semblymen Elect Decker and Embree.
The elections We're set for Feb. {.
The initial house bill Of the session
was an equal taxation measure by Mr..
Duffield (Rep) of Essex providing for
the taxation of second class railroad
property at local rates. The bill will
not likely be pushed until the equal
taxation commission submits its re-
port regarding the taxation of main
stem property. This bill amends the
railroad and canal taxation acts of
1884 and 1898 by providing that on or
before March / os each year every
railroad and canal company shall re-
turn to the state board of assessors
complete statements or schedules I'M
der oath of all real estate and person
al property belonging to -them other
than the main STEM the schedules or
statements to be made on blanks fur
nished by the board. On or before
June l of each year the board of as
SCISSORS shall ascertain and certify the
value of all such property certified in
the above statements and schedules to
the local taxing authorities in the tax
ing districts in which the same is re-
spectively situated The value of this
property so certified shall be included
in the amount of ratables to be taxed
in such taxing districts, and the tax
rate for such taxing districts shall
then be ascertained by the local tax
ing authorities and certified to by the
state board of assessors on or before
September of each year. The state
board shall include in the taxes to be
assessed by it the property described
in the statements above certified I'M
der oath at the rate in each taxing dis
trict that has been thus certified to ii
by the local taxing authorities.
Any taxing district in default as to
time, the state board shall allot to such
district a rate of IL per cent upon such
property. The total assessed valua-
tion and tax levied shall he certified To
the comptroller, and the entire amount
of tax derived from this assessment
of this particular kind Of property
shall be allotted to and paid over to
the local taxing districts through which
railroads or canals run. The bill was
referred to the judiciary committee.
Salaries For County Officers.
Senator Jackson of Middlesex coun-
ty presented a bill providing for the
payment of sulrogates. registers, coun-
ty clerks and sheriffs by salary instead
Of fees The bill says all fees shall
be turned into the county treasures
and the officials named shall each re
ceive salaries as follows: In counties of
the first class, $500; in counties Of
the second class, $1,000; in counties of
the third class. $500; in counties of
the fourth class, $1,000; in counties Of
the fifth class, $1,000. This measure
was referred to the committee on re-
vision of laws.
Senator Brown introduced bill pro
viding that in counties having a popu
lation not exceeding $4,000 the assist
ant prosecutor shall be paid out of the
salaries or fees of the prosecutor. IL
counties of from $4,000 to 100000 the
assistant prosecutor shall receive a sal
ary of 1880: from 100000 to 100000
his salary shall be $3.50: from 100000
to 100000 inhabitants his salary shall
be S3. 900; over 100000 his salary shall
be S., 800 In all these cases the salary
is to be paid out of the county funds,
The bill was referred to the committee
on judiciary.
Senator Wakelee (Repl of Bergen
presented a bill providing for a repeal
of the law passed some years ago ced-
ing tract of ground in Bergen county
along the Palisades to the government
for a national and military park The
law transferring the title of the land
to the national government was passed
March 5, 1896, when there was state
agitation to have the natural beauty of
the Palisades preserved The national
government never availed itself of the
opportunity to establish a military and
national park on the site Since the
passage of the law state Palisade
commission has been named and Il
state park has been laid out on the
tract. A bill put in by Senator Wake
lee amends the corporation laws so that
! companies chartered in this state TO do
business all over the world may use
the word possessions" in referring to
the Philippines and Porto Rico.
Senator Brown introduced a bill APP
propriating $500 for a monument at
Moncacy, Md, to New Jersey soldiers
and sailors who fell there July $, 1864
TO Prohibit sale of Streams.
In line with former Governor Muir
phys recommendation in his last mes
sage to the legislature Assemblyman
Layden Rep.) of Passaic county pre-
sented bill prohibiting the sale of
any potable water from any river or
stream or other fresh water body by
any person or corporation.