Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-22
MILITARY CODE
Of STATE REVISED
BY new MEASURES
Bills Fix Retirement Age, Regu'
late Commissions and
Establish Camp.
from a STAFF Correspondent


TRENTON, March 22.-Five military
measures were introduced in the Senate
last night by Senator Bradley. They
practically revise the general military
act OF 1906. One of the provisions Is
that commissions shall expire when the
holder reaches the age of 81 years and
said holder shall be of the same grade
at the time of the termination of such
commission in the National Guard of
this State Upon the retired list.
Another bill permits the sale of Sea
Girt ground hat is unnecessary for the
rifle range and authorizes the State
Military Board to purchase a new tract
of land suitable for the guard encamp-
nient. The new camp, however, must
be approved by the Governor.
Another military measure provides
for the payment of rs cents for the at
tendance of members of the guard at
drills and the imposition of so cents
fine for non-attendance. Still another
bill provides that commissioned Off
GERS must be citizens of the United
States, of the age of IS years or up
wards; the major-general must have
been in service for at least seven sue
cessive years; colonel at least three
successive years, and lieutenant-colonel
and major of the line at least two
successive years; captains and lieuten-
ants for at least three successive years.
1t also defines the length of service of
members of the signal corps and staff
Of the several departmental officers.
Senator Osborne, of Essex, fathered
five bills.
The most important of these, Of
course, was the measure regulating
telegraph and telephone companies, full
details of which will be found elsewhere
In this newspaper.
Another of Mr.. Osborne's bills, limits
the hours that employees of railroads
may work In that it prohibits them.
other than the train operator or dis
patcher, from working more than six
teen hours out of twenty-four. These
operators and dispatchers will not be
permitted to remain on duty longer
than nine hours in twenty-four. The
penalty is $1,000 for each violation.
New Bills offered.
The other bills introduced follow:
BY Mr.. observation-disclosures any
two or more municipalities in this
State, without regard to their form of
Incorporation, to provide n maintain
a system of sewerage or a system OF
conveying sewerage from said munic
ipality.
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the
board of managers of the State Re-
formatory to fix the salaries of all
employees.
BY Mr.. Leavitt-Amends supplement
to the general railroad act of 1893 re-
speeding annual reports to the Legis-
lature. providing that hereafter all such
reports shall be transmitted to the
comptroller.
By Mr.. Orborne-Amends the act
relative to the instruction n MAIN
tenance of deaf and dumb people by
providing that any blind or feeble
minded person suitable for instruction
NAV be entitled to the benefit of the
act.
BY Mr.. Osborne-Extends the terrific
rial boundaries of the village of South
Orange, Essex County.
By Mr.. Osborne-An act to ratify
the riparian grants to the
lands under water in the rear of Mt
Pleasant Cemetery, along the Passaic
River, in the city of Newark.
BY Mr.. Lewis-An act for the better
regulation and control of the taking,
planting and propagation of oysters on
lands and beds belonging to the State
of New Jersey in the county Of Burling-
ton.
BY Mr.. Bradley-Repeals the act of
1909 relative to the price to be paid
for official advertising.
BY Mr.. Gaunt-Amends section 16 of
the general tai act (rev. 1909 by con-
sidering corporations of this State the
same as residents and inhabitants of
the taxing district where their chief
office is located, and their personal
estate to to be taxed the same as an
individuals.
BY Mr.. Wakelee-Amends the Dis
trict Court act (rev. 1889 by changing
the salaries of clerks to range from
81 900 in frst-class cities to $500 in ju-
dicial districts having less than 10000
inhabitants. Fixes the salaries of con-
stables and sergeants-at-arms at s1.50
per diem in addition to the fees pro-
vided by the act.
BY Mr.. Hsnd-Incorporates the Dor
ough OF Holly Beach City, Cape May
County. under the name of Holly
Beach.
BY Mr.. Hand-Incorporates the city
of North Wildwood, Cape May County.