The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-04-27

AMONG the Dllis signed by GoYernor
Fort is one that prevents local Boards OF
Education from electing supervising prin-
cipals of schools until the State Board of
Education has given permission for such
action. At first sight this would seem to
be an infringement upon the rights Of the
local Boards. but II we have been cor
rectly informed about the contents Of the
bill, the idea Is good. As stated to rep
resentative of TIE News the law provides
that the State Board must say whether it
thinks supervising principal is needed.
The reason for this action was that 1t has
been custom, which has rapidly grown,
for townships and country districts to
elect supervising principal and pay him
a salary anywhere from $500 up. but not
often 'up." For every supervising prin-
cipal the state allows $500, and In many
instances the extra amount is used to pay
other teachers. We recall one case where
one man acted as member of the Board of
Education, custodian of the funds and
supervising principal. At first he only
drew about half of the state allowance.
Every appointment Of supervising prin-
cipal takes from the allowance to the
communities which not only use all of the
money allotted to them, but considerably
more. 1t is also reported that there
is clause In the bill which puts stop to
appointing supervisors just for the sake
of making money, as 1t is provided that
when the State Board decides the official
necessary the local Board must pay an
annual salary of not less than $1,000. If
this is SO it will be seen that there
will not be such eagerness to put In the
principals.
BELOW is given bill, passed by the
Legislature and signed by The Governor,
which seems to have escaped the publicity
that it deserves. 1t prohibits hotel and
saloon keepers from displaying the beer
and whiskey signs that are so familiar to
the residents of every city, town and
village in the state. Of late years beer
signs in particular have been made SO
large and glazing that they haYe become
Objectionable, and have made the liquor
business too conspicuous in the commu-
nifty.
The act takes effect July next.
A further supplement to an act entitled
"An act for the punishment Of crimes (re-
vision of 1885," approved June IA, 1898.
Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
/. 1t shall be unlawful to display on
the exterior of any building or place in
which the sale of spirituous, vinous, malt
or brewed liquors is conducted and car
ried on, either at wholesale or retail, any
sign, illustration or advertisement bearing
or exhibiting the name, designation, trade
mark or other emblem of any person,
firm or corporation engaged In the manu-
facture, distribution or sale of spirituous,
vinous, malt or brewed liquors, or kind,
description, quality or brand of airy such
liquors sold, manufactured. dealt or
traficked in, In any. such place; provided
however, that nothing in this act con-
tanned shall be construed to prevent any
person, firm or corporation engaged In
such wholesale or retail liquor business,
In any place in any building as aforesaid,
from displaying, by sign or other method
on the exterior OF any such building or
place or business, the name OF Inc person,
firm or corporation there engaged in any
such business, and the character of such
business.
q 1t shall be unlawful to display In or
upsn any show window or door of any
place where the sale of spirituous, vinous,
malt or brewed liquors is carried on,
either at wholesale or retail, as aforesaid,
any sign, illustration or advertisement
bearing or exhibiting the name, desig-
nation, trademark or other emblem of any
person, firm or corporation engaged in the
manufacture, distribution or sale of
spirituous, vinous, malt or brewed liquors,
or the kind. description, quality or brand
of any such liquors sold, manufactured,
dealt or traff1cked In. In any such place,
of more than twenty square feet in area.
8. The owner of any building who
knowingly permits the violation of the pro-
visions of this act, and any person who
shall violate, cause to be violated, or per-
NIT to be violated, any of the provisions
of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor.
Approved April 30, 1909.