The Penn's Grove record., 1909-05-07

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PRINTING Official Advertisements II
Newspapers Fixed-All Hunter
Must Obtain Licenses.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton.-The legislature at the SEES
sion lust closed passed some amend
ments to the law creating the railroad
commission which gives that body ad
ditional powers. They give the power
to compel the attendance OF witnesses
and provide that if a witness refuses
to answer questions he may be pun
ished by the supreme court for con
tempt, provide that no railroad com
pany can abandon a station W1tnOu
giving notice and having the matter
passed upon by the commission ant
give the commission power to deter
mine what grade crossings are danger
GUS and whether gates or fiagmen shall
be stationed there.
Among the other laws enacted are
these:
Provides that where a trolley or rail.
road company crosses a street or high
way with it's tracks and has installed
at such crossing gates, 1agman or de.
vice for giving warning of approaching
trains persons approaching such cross.
ing shall be entitled to assume that
such gates, fiagman or device will prop.
erly guard such crossing and in actions
brought for injuries received at any
such crossing no plaintiff shall be
| barred of his action because Of his
| failure to stop, look and listen.
Teachers tenure of Office act pro-
vides that all teachers, principals, SUI
pervisors, city superintendent and as
| sistant superintendent shall hold their
| positions during good behavior and
that they shall not be dismissed with
out cause.
Against Display of Liquor Signs.
Makes it a misdemeanor to display
on the exterior of any building or
place or in any show window or door
of any place wherein spurious, vinous
or brewed liquors are sold, either at
wholesale or retail, any sign or adver-
tisement bearing the name, trademark
or other emblem of any person, firm or
corporation engaged in the sale or
manufacture of such liquors.
Requires all vehicles drawn by
horses, etc., from one hour after SUM-
set to one hour before sunrise to carry
one lighted lamp showing a white
| light visible $50 feet. A fine of $40
is provided for each violation of the
act.
Authorizes township committees to
create sewage districts in the various
townships and provides for the MAIN
tenance and election thereof. Also for
the election of officers whenever the
majority of the legal voters of such
township shall vote for such district
when submitted to them at a special
election. Z
Law Against "Joy Riding.".
Provides that any person driving a
motor vehicle without the positive con-
sent of the owner or while in an in
toxicated condition or for any debt or
wager or for the purpose of breaking
any speed record or after his license
has been revoked or shall willfully fail
to display proper registration or iden-
LITIGATION marks as required by law or
who shall falsely display any registra-
ton or Identification marks shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Validates bonds issued without legal
authority for sewer construction with
out legal authority.
Provides for the payment to counties
of 5 per cent of transfer taxes collect
ed on estates of resident or nonresi-
dent decedents.
Appropriates all the receipts under
the motor vehicle law to the repair of
such improved roads as the road COM
missioner may designate.
Authorizes five or more physicians to
associate themselves together for the
purpose of supervising the production
of milk intended for the sickroom and
for feeding infants.
Provides a license fee of 81 for nom
resident automobiles to operate their
cars in this state for four periods Of
two days each or one of eight days in
one year.
Holiday on columbus Day.U
Makes Oct. II, columbus day." a le-
gal holiday.
Amends the public road act by in
GLIDING therein any road one mile long
and thirty-three feet wide.
Authorizes a speed of twenty-five
miles an hour for automobiles and linn
its the fees of justices Of the peace in
automobile cases to $2.35, constables
to $1.3S, and witnesses, not exceeding
three in any case, % cents each.
Authorizes rural cemetery associa-
lions to enlarge their grounds by cross
ing highways pursuant to the consent
of the state board of health.
Provides that towns may fix the com
%pensation of their assessors not ex-
ceeding $1,000 per year, if but one; If
there be three assessors the salary of
10 n shall exceed $500 per year.
Amends the public school act so that
members of the board of education
are eligible to act as district clerks,
Authorizes counties to appropriate
$4,000 OF less for the maintaining OF
hospitals located therein.
Provides for recount Of votes at an
election whenever an error is believed
to have been made upon such terms as
the supreme court justice granting the
recount may deem proper.
Fixes the first Friday in June and
the Saturday following in each year at
the place or places in each county des-
ignated by county superintendent for
the holding OF competitive examina-
tons by students for free scholarship
at the State Agricultural college.
More Powers For Towns.
Gives towns additional powers under
the act providing for the government
of towns.