Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-02-23
Short Week Marked by Great
Influx Of Bills.
THE WATER SUPPLY QUESTION.
senator Bachelor OF Essex Intro-
duces Measure Prohibiting Diver
sion TO other states--To License Os-
teopaths other Proposed LegisIa-
tive Action.
EspecIal correspondenee.l

W aSHilSI0n Dlrtlludy, dllsi. 81 c0ufSe.
the day being legal holiday, there
was no session The few sessions Of
the week We're marked by Il great in
fux OF bills of all kinds. There Will be
a joint session of the legislature next
Tuesday ut noon, when additional com
missioners of deeds for a number Of
counties will be elected.
In view of the outrage BY negro IN
Burlington county last week, which is
the second OF the kind ia that county
within year, Senator Horner OF Bur
lington has presented a bill by the pro
visions of which Il person guilty OF
rape may be sentenced to pay the death
penalty
In line with Governor Stokes in
augural message Senator Bachelor OF
Essex has introduced an important
measure which is designed TO prevent
tile diversion Of any of the potable wa
tiers Of the state The bill prohibits
the carrying or diversion Of amy such
water by means of pipe line or any
other device to place outside of the
state The court of chancery is en-
powered to enforce the act.
TO License osteopatha.
Senator Barton b. Hutchinson Of
Mercer introduced in the senate a bill
providing for a state board Of este
opathic examiners, to license osieo-
pathic physicians to practice in New
Jersey and to punish persons violating
the provisions of the act. Senator Hutch
inson's bill provides for Il state board
Of osteopathic examiners and registra
ton to be appointed by the governor
within thirty days after the passage Of
the act The license fee is Sd to new
applicants and $40 to present pi.actic-
ing osteopaths Licenses may be re-
fused or if granted may afterward be
revoked il any licensed person is found
guilty Of unprofessional or disaonor-
able conduct
Move Toward Canal Abandonment.
The bill to pave the way for the meas
Hre for the abandonment of the Morris
and Essex canal, after being lost in the
senate last week by one vote, was re-
considered Monday night aud passed
by the senators. The vote OH the bill
was II to /. The measure provides for
advertising the intention of offering d
bin to repeal the cllafter Of amy cofpo
ration
A committee substitute was reported
for senate bill Z. providing if any com
missioners of adjustment heretofore ap-
pointed under tile act for the settlement
and collection of unpaid taxes. water
rents, etc, shall have failed TO publish
within thirty days after their appoint
ment Il notice of proposed meeting be-
tween thirty or forty days OF such
meeting in at least one newspaper IN
the district in which the person inter-
ested resides it shall be lawful for
them ut any time within forty days aft
er this act goes into effect 10 publish
such notice, which shall be continued by
publication at least once each week I'M
til the time of meeting The bill was
passed on second reading
Congress Asked to Reform Posts.
Assemblyman Robbins Of Burlington
introduced concurrent resolution in
relation to an act of congress consoli-
dating the third and fourth classes Of
mail matter The resolution was pass
ed by the house without reference after
its Importance had been explained by
Leader Dutfield OF Essex 1t reads as
follows:
Resolved. the senate concurring, That
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state OF New Jersey in the congress OF the
United States be requested 10 secure if
possible the immediate enactment of leg
islation providing for the consolidation OF
third and fourth class mail matter at the
uniform rate of ] cent for each Two ounces
or fraction thereof {one-haif of the pres
emit merchandise ratels as recommended by
the postofiice department.
MI 1Lamill introduced a bill which
provided that il any corporation shall
usurp or unlawfully exercise any fran
chise involving the use of public streets
in any municipality it shall be lawful
by leave of the supreme court IN the
name Of the attorney general to issue
IA que warranto at the request of the
mayor or other head officer, who shall
be called the relator, against such cor
poration. and proceed as in cases of quo
warranto it it shall appear that the
several rights Of corporations to the
same franchise may be determined
upon the same Information.
New Taxation Measure.
Mr.. Hamill also Introduced 4 bill
amending the tax act taxing property
and franchise OF personal property and
franchises of persons. copartnership.
associations or corporations by proyid-
ing that there shall be a return TO the
state board of assessors made by such
persons, etc. on or before the first
Tuesday of May in each year which
shall show:
First. Statement giving gross re
ceipts of the business for the year end
ing Dec. 81 last preceding.
Second Esnluated market value Of
capital stock, bonds aud other evidence
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