The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-03-28
THE STATE
LEGISLATURE.
The Legislative Mill GrindS
Faster as the Session Draws
to a Close.
NEW AUTHORIZATION BILL.
Especial Correspondence


Many new measures were introduced
early this week which will never get
out Of committee, unless, of course
some few of extreme importance This
week has been hard one on the legis-
iators, and next week will be just as
busy.
Following his bill to prevent the
chartering Of companies with dunn
N.Y. incorporators, Senator Minturn of
Hudson presented another anticor-
poration measure. 1t is entitled AN
act to prohibit the purchase and hold
ing of capital stock of corporation or
any part thereof by another corpora
ton without legislative sanction" The
bin provides that lit shall not be law
full for any corporation created under
the laws of this state to purchase and
hold the capital stock of any other cor
poration without first making applica-
ton by petition to the legislature and
obtaining legislative consent by joint
resolution thereto" For violations Of
the proposed act the offending COM
pany may be proclaimed in the manner
In which corporations are now pro
claimed for nonpayment Of taxes. TIE
bill is likely to have difficulty in both
houses.
Passaic and Essex members engaged
in an encounter over Assemblyman
Lehlbach's bill, which permits justices
Of the peace in cities to act summarily
in cases where the defendant is charg-
ed with cruelty to animals. Mr.. Ma
afeili In warm speech opposed the CIV
ing Of justices. Of the peace any more
jurisdiction than they now have, He
said: "Any lawyer who has any.
thing to do with a justice Of the peace
finds that they are not usually to be
depended upon. Our liberty is not safe
in the hands of justices Of the peace
In the cities; in the country the peace
justices are generally all right" He
also said that the bill might leave room
for blackmailing schemes. After
lengthy debate the bill was lost-20 to
26. The bill increasing the salary of
7 the Jersey City police force was re-
Acommitted on motion of Mr.. Scott.
As to Juries.
Senator Wakelee presented bill
concerning the selection, drawing and
summoning of grand and petit 1uries.
The measure provides that in counties
OF more than 100000 population the
S5uetice Of the supreme court holding
the circuit shall appoint jury commits
sion consisting of three residents of
the county to hold Office for three
wears, but one shall be appointed for
one year. another for two and the third
for three years. They are to receive
not more than $500 annually and may
s..empIoy assistants. The salaries are to
Nbe paid by the county when approved
by the supreme court justice. The bill
provides that each jury commission
shall keep jury list of at least 900
names Of persons liable for jury duty
In the county and qualified to act prop
erly and intelligently as jurors, togeth-
er with their residences, places OF busi-
ness and occupations.
The jury commission shall prepare a
grand jury list of forty-eight names
and shall submit the same to the JUS
tice of the supreme court at least TWEEN
ty days before any grand jury shall be
required to serve. The Justice shall
strike twenty-four names from the
grand jury list, and the persons whose
names remain on the list shall be sum
moned for service as grand jurors.
Each jury commission shall prepare
petit jury list for each panel Of petit
Jurors as may be required by the coun-
ty courts.
The measure also provides that no
name shall be placed on the grand
Jury list more than once in one year,
and no name shall be placed on petit
jury list more than once in one year;
also no person who has served on
grand or petit jury shall be again
summoned for any jury duty within
one year.
Bills Passed by Senate.
Among the bills passed by the senate
were the following: BY Assemblyman
Robbins, appropriating 35 per cent Of
the state school tax, approximating
$1,00O,000, out Of the state fund for the
purpose Of reducing the state school
tax; Mr.. Colby's bill, permitting coun-
cilmen at large in towns to be known
as the mayor drawn for towns where
the two officials are practically one);
the bill providing that in municipal
courts clerk may in the absence Of
the judge sign papers designed to meet
q condition IN Englewood, Bergen coun-
~; Senator Hutchinson's bill, to sim
pity and improve the present methods
OF obtaining census records this year
and every ten years hereafter; the bill
requiring the licensing body In first
ing the penalty for carnal abuse OF 9
girl under sixteen years of age at
5000 fine or thirty years isnprison-
ment, or both; Senator Minturn's bill
requiring county court stsnographers
An first class counties to act as stenog.
raphers for the orphans court at q
compensation Of $500, and the bill Civ,
ing common councils of cities Of less
than $4,000 the power to prescribe pen
alties for violations of ordinances.
The senate under SUSPENSION of the
rules passed the measure ratifying the
compact between New Jersey and Del
aware respecting the Delaware bay
boundary.
"A bill was presented In the senate b.
Senator Mckee of Passaic increasin,
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