The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-03-19
MANY Bills introduced.

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| by Mr.. Hahn of Essex establishes a
board Of examiners Of registered
nurses consisting of five members to
be appointed by the governor. The
board shall make all necessary rules
and regulations and provide for the Ii
censing of nurses.
Other house bills introduced were as
| follows:
Mr.. Klenert (by request = Provides
that the service of all supervising
| principals and teachers shall be dur
ing good behavior and efficiency, and
none shall be dismissed or subjected to
reduction Of salary except for just
cause.
Mr.. Baker-Makes it a misdemeanor
to willfully or maliciously instigate.
| make, circulate or transmit to another
or others any statement untrue in fact
derogatory to the financial standing of
any banking institution bank or trust
company. Any one counseling aiding,
procuring or inducing another to start
transmit or circulate any such state
ment or rumor is likewise guilty of
| misdemeanor
Mr. Tumulty (by request)-Permits
the retirement on pension from public
Office honorably discharged Union sail
ors, soldiers and marines. Mr.. Tumul-
ty also introduced a bill which enables
boards Of freeholders to accept and
maintain as county roads or sections
thereof in cities, towns or boroughs,
and another bill presented by Mr.. Tu-
multy prohibits duly ordained clergy
man from disclosing any information
acquired BY him in professional ca
pacity
Two Members Congratulated.
Assemblyman John Barber, who was
appointed police commissioner of
Newark, was congratulated through
resolution, presented by Assemblyman
/ Patrick Cornish of Essex. The resolu-
ton called for congratulations and
administrations" Assemblyman Ran
dolph e. Perkins Of Union was another
congratulated member. He rescued a
would be suicide from the waters of
the Hudson last Friday. Two resolu-
tons were entered in behalf of Mr..
Perkins, and when Clerk Michael W.
Higgins read the last one, recommend
ing the Union man for a Carnegie
medal, loud applause issued from the
galleries.
Assemblyman Auf der Heide of Hud-
son introduced bill fixing trolley car
rates as follows: Not more than cents
for every ten miles transportation,
coupons or tickets sold as follows:
twenty-five tickets, 81; fifty tickets,
SITS; 100 tickets, $3.50; larger amounts
at the rate of the 100 ticket book, each
coupon thus sold to entitle the holder
thereof to one ride not exceeding ten
miles. Each cash fare or coupon shall
entitle the bearer to transfer to any
other line owned, leased or operated
by the same company and shall be
good for one hour at the junction
point. The act shall apply to corpora
lions or organized steam railroads
which run electric cars thereon.
Railroad Bills Advanced.
The entire series of bills rrSviding
for the creation of state road
commission presented by y sembly
man Edward H. Wright, Jr., OF Essex
were reported favorably in the house
by the committee on railroads and ca
mails. Some were slightly amended.
The bills were advanced to second
reading, and Mr.. Wright is making ev-
cry effort to have them acted upon be-
fore adjournment this week. Consid-
cradle opposition to the bills is evil
dent on all sides. Those who favor
the measure are watching the lobby
lists who are thought to be working
against the bills.
Senator Bradley introduced bill of
interest to automobilists providing that
all vehicles shall keep to the right
when they meet or overtake another
vehicle. They shall carry at night
white light in front and red light
behind.
AssembIyman Philip Daab's bill au-
thorizing governing bodies Of second
class cities to appoint inspectors of
coal, ice and other wares and mer-
chandise sold in such cities, salaries of
such inspectors to be fixed by such
government board, not exceeding ST.
900 per year, was passed unanimously
in the house.
The senate and house met in joint
session at noon Tuesday to elect COM
missioners of deeds. When the GrOel
measure, house bill No. 215, was ready
for final passage, Mr.. Hahn of Essex
said that the measure, which provides
for no spring shooting of migratory
birds, was wanted by the National
Association of Sportsmen. He de-
clared that the bill would multiply the
birds and allow them to come back in
the fall in large numbers. After de-
bate the bill was passed.