The Penn's Grove record., 1912-02-09
Senator Davis Letter on. Legislation
Salem, N. j.. Feb. Z, 1912

every representative owes to his coH-
stitutentS 10 keep them informed as
best he can, of the proposed legislation
which will effect them. 1t is likewise
a duty which the people of every Coun.
ty owe to themselves and to their rep.
resentives in the legislature to make
known to their representatives, the wishes
and needs of the County as a whole
and its various parts.
If any person i'll The County wishes
to become a Commissioner of Deeds fol
New Jersey, | wish that such person OF
persons would send me his or theil
names, so that 50 that l may present
such name or nlmes to the joint meet
ing of the legislature at it's next inal
meeting OH March 6, 1912. There is nc
cost, as | understand it, except a fee OF
five dollars to be- paid to the Clerk OF
Chancery for the certificate of appoint.
ment. II there are any persons who
wish to become a Notary public, ]
should likewise he glad to serve them
In order to c their appointment.
The Legislature is very busy grinding
out law. In fact, probably too busy.
That is, generally speaking too many
laws are made. We pass five OF six
hundred laws every year, and the fol-
lowing year WI pass OF two hun
dred bills to undo in whole OF in part
what was done at the previous session.
The lax bill l mentioned sometime
ago has been radically amended so thpt
it al hardly recognized as the same
bill. One of the most important
amendments is the reduction of the sal
AIRY of the members of the County
Board from 81, 10000 to what is paid
at present. 1t is still proposed to abol-
ish assessors and appoint field assis-
tants. L have in the process of prepa-
ration a tax bill which | intend to in.
troduce as a substitute for the one be-
fore the legislature at present, and l
wish that every person interested in the
| question of taxes would give me his
idea by letter OF otherwise as to what
he feels ought TO be included i'll such
bill.
L introduced this week IL bill to re.
peal the law making it necessary to Sc
cure a license in order to gun upon
land, except that belonging to the gun.
her. l also introduced a bill making i;
lawful to fish for carp, catfish, succors
and rOckliSh with cast nets with meshes
not smaller than Two and one half inch
eS. The Senate was kind enough to
suspend the Rules of Procedure so that
the bill might at Once pass without the
usual formalities, so that the fishermen
of the County might lawfully begiu at
once upon the breaking up Of the ice.
The bill was passed by the Senate on
Monday night and went 10 the As
sembly Oh Tuesday where Assembly
man Smick is using his influence to
have it hastily pass that body and be.
come law.
There are several obnoxious fishing
bills before the House and Senate.
Hearing was he'd uyon these last Tues
day and the Fish and Game Committee
promised me not to report them out of
Committee, so that anyone interested
might go to Trenton next Tuesday
morning and present objections to them
to The passage Of these bills.
The Fish and Game Commission is
| opposed to these bills and is using its
influence i'll order to prevent their pass.
age. Sometimes many persons in the
State are aggrieyed by the position
which the Commission takes with re-
| gard to the Fish and Game laws, but
they have a very hard and difficult task
before them and feel they are honestly
and earnestly trying TO secur the pass
age of such laws only as will event
ually bring the greatest good TO the
greatest number i'll III intelligent pres
eryation OF fish and game. They gave
me every help in the carp bill last Mon
day night.
There is IL bill before the Assembly
for the purpose Of securing reciprocity
for automobiles without registration Oh
license in New Jersey. L should he
glad to know the feeling of the people
of the County as to this bill, and also
as to the bill introduced by Senator
Gaunt OF Gloucester County to bond
the State for ten million dollars, 10
build proposed state roads.
L have often felt that the great bulk
of legislation is hot designed primarily
to benefit the farmers, who are the
great producers of The Country and SC
l am especially DESTROYS of helping
them. If any of them has in mind any
legislation needed for their good, ]
should deem it a special favor if he will
communicate with me in regard there
to.
| thank the persons who have confer.
red with me aud sent me petitions. ]
am looking after these petitions to the
best of my ability.
With the desire to represent the peo-
pie of Salem County as they wish to bt
represented, l am.
Very truly,
j. WARREN DAVIS.
udlrocn liz AIr ITntnnnnun. GA..