The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-21
MANY BILLS
OFFERED ON
FIRSTNIGHT
Wide Range Of Subjects
Covered in Measures
introduced at Start.

thai lasted but a little over an hour
there were introduced thirty-two bills
in the upper branch and twenty-five in
the lower. covering almost as many
subjects as there were measures. Re-
form bills galore, bills intended to re-
deem campaign pledges, bills that were
reflections of the recommendations
made last year by the Hahn investt-
eating committee OF tho Assembly
they were all there.
A~ssemblyman William p. Martin and
Senator Everett Colby. of Essex. in
troduced bills in duplicate, one in each
house, providing for the creation Of
a public service commission with much
the same powers and duties as pro-
'vided In the Hughes law of New York
State.
Senator William G. Gebhardt, Demo-
crat, of Hunterdon, In q great a
of reform bills. introduced in the SEN
ate a public service or utilities bill that
went as far as the bills of the Essex
men and as much farther as was nee
|essary to include in it's provisions tel
ephone, telegraph and water COM
panies.
In the House the Martin bill was
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mittee on judiciary, of which the Els
tex Assemblyman, as leader of the ma
jority, Is chairman.
The bills n resolutions introduced
in the House, In brief, were as follows:
Assembly concurrent resolution No. 1, hy
MI. Thompson-Constitutional amendment
providing for the separation Of State and
after the year 1910 the Governor and sena-
tors shall be elected for terms Of four
years and Assemblymen for two years.
that In alternate Years wili occur s%iectIon
for State officers and in the intervening
years will occur the municipal elections.
I(Elections).
II. No. i. by Mr.. Hoicemb-Provldss fer
A commission of three persons appointed
by the Governor of New Jersey, and
three persons appointed by the Governor
of Pennsylvania to acquire the rights.
franchises and property OF all the toil
bridge companies having bridges crossing
the Delaware between the two. States aud
making said bridges free. miscellaneous
buslnets).
H.. No. 2, by Mr.. Acknowledgment all
acts and supplements thereto, providing for
voting machines. and thus abollshes the
use of voting machines. lElectiens).
H.. No. 3. by Mr.. ACCOMPLISHMENTS the
act reducing the number OF freeholdeTs
elected in counties which have adopted by
vote the provisions Of this act. so that Ia
stead of the members of the board being
elected at one TING for the am term the
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equally and one-third elected for one year,
one-third for two years. and one-third for
three years. After which each year one
third of the members of such board shall
be e elected for terms OF three years. Va
%cancies to be filled by election for the un-
expired terms ondy. .Reyisio1 Of Iawsl.
public service commission. Judiciary.
II. No. 5, by Mr.. Martln--An act to pre-
vent monopolies OF articles or commodities,
including free insurance by individuals:
firms. associations, or corporations, anu
to prohibit whole or partial restraint Of
forfeitures Of rights privileges and fran.
chises for violations OF the provisions of
this act, and providing a defense to ae-
viding a method of procedure to enable
in relation thereto. miscellaneous busi-
II. No. 9, by Mr.. Martin-Amends the
primary election law by extending the
provisions OF the general election law 10
H. No. 7. by Mr.. Martin-Repeals the
act providing for the reduction and Iini-
erai taxing districts OF this State, COM
monty known as the maximum tax law.
tRevision of lawsl:
misdemeanor to permit a child under 10
unaccompanied by a parent. or guardian
to be admitted or permitted or suffered
or concert saloon. or in any place wherein
a theatrical exhibition is given by paid
performers or to ren LIQUORS y, % any 3
II. No. Q. by Mr.. olwell-Requires rail
every two weeks. fRailroads and eanals).
II. No. 10, by Mr.. Miller Thy request
Empowers aldermen. common conncilmen
the examination and licensing OF engineers
having charge OF stationary steam boilers.
(Munlcipal c~orporations).
In counties having 100000 population an
additional law Judge may be appointea
with same salary and term as provided by
II. No. IL. by Mr.. Potter tF. B)-Appro-
PIRATES $4,000 70 the New Jersey Home
for Disabled Soldiers to install a new neat
II. No. 10, by Mr.. Potter IF. B.1-Appre-
PIRATES 10000 to the New Jersey Home for
Disabled Soldiers for the establishment OF
priations).
u: No, A. by Nj. Potter Ter n lT; rd g5m
Home for Disabled Soldiers, etc. SO that
any Inmate thereof honorably discharged
may apply for admission al the home az
, Kearny. Soldiers Home),
II. No. Is, by Mr.. Devine-Incorporates
the Borough Of Ramsey, Bergen County.
(Boroughs and Borough commissions).
II. No. l6, by Mr.. Hines--Proyldes maj
no corporation organized under the laws OF
this State for pecuniary profit shall con
tribute or spend directly or indirectly any
money or thing of value to aid or promote
the nomination Of any person as a candl-
date for any public office. or aid or pro-
mote the election Of any person TO pc =
delegate TO any convention. (CorporationD.
H. No. Il, by Mr.. Hines-AmeDds the
election act relative to the organization OF
the boards. (Elections).
III. No. IS, by Mr.. H~ines-Amends thh
primary election law, relative to delegates
to conventions. (Elections).
H.. No. 10, by Mr.. Hinas-Abolishes stoves
or furnaces inside OF railroad cars, except
ing in dining room cars and on mixed
trains. Penalty $1,000 fine and S109. per
day during continuation OF violation. CRail-
roads and eanalsl.
II. 20, by Mr.. Hines-Provides that va
cancies in boards of freehoiders may be
filled until the next general election by
the governing. body of the municipality
from which the vacancy arises. (Municipal
eorporations).
H. II. by Mr.. Thompson-Provides that
the statue for the Princeton battle monp-
ment may be bronze, granite or marble OF
a combination. Miscellaneous b~usinessl:
II. 22, by Mr.. Fake-Provides taat tue
New Jersey State House Commission sfah
purchase 800 copies Of Maekeys & New
mans New Jersey Digest, at 1870 per
copy. Judiciary.
HI. q, by Mr.. Braun-provides that reg
istry books filed with the county clerks
shall be kept for a period of hve years
and then destroyed. E1eeti0nsl.
H. "a, by Mr.. embellishments the act
relative to fire and police commissioners
Of less thar $4,000 inhabitants CMunlc
pal corporations. ~,
H.. Is. By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures Dis
trict Court Judges in cities Of over 10000
population to appoint an Interpreter OF We