The Penn's Grove record., 1908-03-13
Especial Correspondence

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BERGEN COUNTY.
the supreme court or vice chancellor
who shall have served in one or more
of these positions for not less than TWEEN
ty-one years upon filing his resignation
may be permitted to retire if over the
age of seventy-three and receive pay
at the rate of one-third of the annual
compensation or salary paid to such
official.
The following house bills were intro
duced: Mr.. dwell gives savings banks
power to retire any officer, clerk or
employee over the age of seventy who
shall have been over thirty years in
their service; Mr.. dwell permits the
use of armories by pupils of the public
schools for athletic purposes; Mr.. Daab
makes illegal the sale or purchase of
tickets of admission to theaters or 9TH
or places of amusement for the our
pose of resale; Mr.. Hines assesses ev-
cry stock insurance company other
than fire and life insurance companies
In the taxing districts where it's princi-
pal office is situated; Mr.. Smith an
anti-morphine bill, providing that no
such drug shall be sold except on the
written prescription of a duly licensed
physician; another bill by Mr.. Smith
provides against deception in the sale
Of paint, turpentine and linseed oil
and gives the state board of health
charge of the inspection; Mr.. Gibbs
provides that every sailor or marine
who served in the war of the rebellion
and has been honorably discharged
from the United States service and is
now holding any position or Office in
any municipality in the state shall
hold his Office or position during good
behavior.
Primary Bill Opposed.
The opposition of members Of the
legislature representing the smaller
counties to the primary election bill re-
suited in having the measure recommit-
ted Tuesday for the purpose of amend
msnt and further hearing when it be-
came evident that the bill in its pres
ent form would be defeated.
Among the bills passed in the senate
were the following: Makes the salary
Of county collector in first counties
800 a year; makes monuments and
tonbstones for one year after erection
subject to a lien on a Judgment at law;
amends the medical and surgery law
by imposing greater restriction to pre-
vent the spread of disease; Senator
Bradley's bill for the establishment of
a department of public accounts with
a chief auditor appointed by the gov
ernor for a term of five years; the anti
cigarette bill providing that any per-
son furnishing cigarettes, cigarette pa
per or tobacco in the form commonly
known as cigarettes by sale, gift or
otherwise shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanOr and fixing a penalty of $50
Tine or three months Imprisonment.
The following bills were passed in
the house: Creates a commission to
compromise the claims of the commits
sioners named in 1904 to codify the
state laws; authorizes a department Of
inland waterways with a commission
er to serve five years at a salary of
$1,000 a year; repeats the law creating
the state board of arbitration for set
Elements of grievances; creates a new
commission to codify the public acts
Of the state; appropriates $4,000 for
the creation of a commission to CO.
operate with a similar commission au-
thorized by the state Of New York and
Pennsylvania for the propagation Of
fish In the Delaware river,
Senator Leavitt introduced a bill
amending the motor vehicle act. 1t
provides that no motor vehicle shall
be provided with a chain when used
on gravel or macadam roads. Senator
Silzer presented a bill which requires
2h per cent on all state deposits. A
repeater was presented restricting limit
ID franchises to irst class counties.