Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-02
MANY NEW LAWS
TO Be EFFECTIVE
BEGINNING MONDAY
New Child Labor Statute Is
Among the Most Important
Recently Passed.
Especial to the Newark start

TRENTON, July 2.-Besldes the new
public utilities law, fourteen OF the
laws passed by the last Legislature
become operative on Monday.
The new child labor law is among
the batch. 1t will be remembered that
the passage of this bill caused one of
the prettiest fights OF the last session,
and the law that finally got through
was a compromise. The law provides
until July 4. 1911. children under
Is shall not be permitted to work In
factories between 6 o'clock p. m. n
6 o'clock a. m. After July 4. 1911, the
age Is to be raised to 18 years. At
present 1t is ID years. The law was
aimed 1t the employment of children
in glass factories in South Jersey.
The regulation of midwifery is an
other law which goes n effect on
Monday. The new act makes 1t more
stringent than the law of 1892, to which
the present law is a supplement. Under
the new provisions candidates for X
animation as midwives must present
to the State Board of Medical Ex-
aminers a written application setting
forth moral character. the time spent
in getting a common-school education
or it's equivalent, and also incorporates
schools of midwifery in good standing,
granted after at least two courses of
instruction of at least seven months
each.
Under the old law candidates were
required to submit to such examina-
ton as the State board shall require"
The new law provides an extended test
in thirteen specific subjects relating to
midwifery to test the scientific and
practical fitness of the candidates.
The penalty provided for practising
without a license is a fine of $40 to $50
and Imprisonment from ten to thirty
days.
Other acts becoming effective on
Monday are as follows:
Relating to the transmission of
money to foreign countries by individ-
uals or private bankers and providing
additional safeguards for patrons OF
Regulating leased oyster lands in
Atlantic county.
Repeater of the Somerset county ju-
dicial act of 1885.
Relating to the sale of lands under a
public statute or by virtue of any ju-
proceeding.
The Walsh act reforming the manner
of printing of election ballots and pro-
hibiting the placing Of the term Of
office on the same line with the name
Of the candidate.
Regulating the taxation Of fees and
costs in the Supreme Court.
Regulating share of stocks in build
ing and loan associations when issued
to persons in trust n providing that
the earnings OF such shares shall be
the sole property of the person for
benefit they may be issued.
Permitting governing bodies in mu-
inequalities to adopt ordinances regu-
or prohibiting the sale of fire.
works and providing a penalty of not
exceeding a fine of 5000. s
Regulating the property of h
Baptists.
Regulating street improvements In
Supplement to the 1908 law concern
ing cities and providing that resolutions
Of the boards of police and fire commits
shall be approved by the mayor
becoming effective. This sup
plement does not. however, apply to all
cities; it can only be affective in cities
where the provisions of the 1908 law
were accepted.