The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-05
TELLS WHY
He VETOED SOME
BILLS THIS YEAR
In Statement just Made Public
Explains Why He Disap-
proved of Measures.
MANY UNNECESSARY;
SOME TOO INVOLVED
from a stan correspondent.1


TRENTON, May Ex-Governor Fort
vetoing the various bills which failed
to meet his approval. and filed the bills,
together with memorandum. of his OBJ
jections, with State Librarian Buchanan.
to be kept upon the flies of the State
Library In accordance with the law.
Following are the reasons given for
failure to approve the various meas
ures:
Assemblyman Clark's bill fixing a
death penalty in kidnapping cases was
vetoed by the Governor with the fol-
lowing comment:
This is a bill which provides for the
death penalty in cases of the kidnap-
ping of a child, and not producing 1t
alive to father, mother or guardian or
person entrusted with such child. The
bill Is SO badly Drawn. SO involved n
SO Ninterlined that it is confusing. 1t
not only relates to children, but 1t re-
lates to men and women, as well, n
provides, not only for the kidnapping
of a man or woman, but for the forceful
taking Of a man or m a term Of
The Governor found several objec-
tons to Assemblyman Young bill au-
sthorizing street railway companies to
carry ashes and refuse in cities. In
vetoing the measure, he said:
1T proposes to authorize the board
of any city having control over its
highways to enter into contract for five
years with any street railway company
to carry ashes and refuse collected by
the city authorities or by a person hav-
ing a contract for removing garbage
and ashes in any such city, and it au-
thorizes the street railway company to
enter nito a contract for five years with
any city to run cars upon it's railway
lines through the streets for the pur-
pose of transporting and carrying ashes
and refuse, the time being between IL
o'clock midnight and 6 O'clock a. m.
Objectionable Feature.
THE third section Is especially OBJ
jectionable. 1t authorizes the board
having control of the streets in the city
from time to time to lease or acquire,
either by purchase or condemnation,
lands in such part or parts of the city
as 1t may deem advisable to be used
for the collection of ashes and refuse.
and for the loading of cars and to erect
thereon suitable sheds n buildings
for the purpose mentioned.
In any event, there is no doubt about
the authority of a garbage contractor
in any city to make arrangement with
trolley companies to carry the garbage
and ashes which are required to be re-
moved under his contract, under the
trolley freight bill passed at this ses-
sion OF the Legislature.
Fort Feared Bill.
The Governor apparently mistrusted
the possible effect of Assemblyman
Cemetery in Newark. The measure was
backed by Winton c. Garrison and
others prominent in Newark. The Gov
ernor expressed his opinion of the meas
ure as follows:
II am unable to agree with the con-
struction placed upon this act by those
interested In 1t, and fear that 1t may
by some construction be extended to
conditions which are now in litigation
between the State and the alleged hold
ers of riparian grants on the Jersey
City water from 1t may be, and l am
sure that 1t Is, an innocent bill but un-
til the litigation which the State now
has is settled, I am unwilling to put my
signature to it" .
Senator Leavitt's bill making 1t q
misdemeanor to aid in obtaining money
from banks through false statements
was OBJECTED to by the Governor for the
following reaSonS:
This is q very broad statute and
makes it a misdemeanor in case any
false statement shall have been made
with relation to the financial standing
of a person for the purpose of procur-
This bill might not be so bad were 1T
not for paragraph c In the first section,
which makes a statement made at n
time appsicabie 10 a note or oraer eVi.
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subsequent time for the purpose of OBJ
tanning credit"
Senator Leavitt's bin authorizing the
State Board of Education to purchase
food and other supplies for the BOARD
ing halls of the State Normal schools
from moneys paid for board by pupils
was disapproved because of a confu-
sion in the provisions relative to ad-
vertising for such supplies. IL.
Confusion in the language in the bill
introduced by Senator Osborne, amend
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court within sixty lays after judgment
Is rendered to reopen the same, was
assigned by the Governor as a reason
for vetoing the measure.
Senator SilZer's bill the
landlord and tenant act by continuing
the jurisdiction of justices of the peace
in tenancy cases was ~dfSapproved be-
cause as drawn 1T would practically
act.
Probation Bill.
The Governor vetoed A~ssemblyman
Moore's bill authorizing the appoint
ment of twelve assistant probation Off
GERS in first and second-class counties
with the following comment:
II am strongly in favor OF the proba-
ton system, as everyone knows, but L
am unwilling to give to the counties an
opportunity to appoint. twelve assistant
probation officers, until / am in some
way convinced that 1t Is to the advan-
tage of the county
[ASSeinDlyTldn H. otdcy pthllh . hirdo-
ure making 1t a misdemeanor to expec-
torate in public places was disapproyed
for the following. reasons:
This act prohibits any person from
expectorating upon the floor or stair
way of any theatre or public hall or
upon the floor of any railroad car,
street car or steamboat, or upon
the sidewalk. etc. This is not an
Objectionable bill. except In this re-
spect: The third section provides as
follows: ANY person violating any
provision of this law shall, upon con-
viction, be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and. pom conviction thereof. shall be
fined not less than one nor fnore than
fifty dollars This section makes 1t
necessary to indict for the things that
are prohibited by the first section, as
well as those required by the section
which 1t is not necessary to quote. If
this statute had simply provided that a
penalty of fifty dollars should be i'm
posed for this ~offense, to be recovered
by an action in any court. | would APP
prove the bill"
Error III Printing.
An error in printing was responsible
for the disapproval of Assemblyman
Clark's bill extending to surety compa-