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Chapter 127.
An Act to amtend Section FIVE of an Act
10 provide for nomination of caildi-
dates of POLITICAL parties by primary
election.
Section five of the act entitled AN
Act to provide for nomination of candi-
dates of political parties by primary
elections. is hereby amended by add
PROVIDED that sifDthing herein shall
make ftnecessary for nomination papers
Tor any candidate to be signed in the
aggregate by qualified voters greater I'm
nuIa6er than ten per cent. of tire last
gus1natorial vote cast by the party of
sncn candidate within the electoral
sIiefslon Or district wherein such candi-
date is tot be voted for so that said sec
tloli as amended shall read as follows:
section D. Nominations for places on
the ballots to be used at primary elec-
tons shall be made for each of the no.
sAtieal parties entitled as aforesaid to
representation thereon by nomination
eandidate of each political party by
qualified voters within the electoral divi-
sion or district wherein such candidate
is to be voted for, in number NOT less
than one per cent nor more than two
per cent. of the entire vote cast for
governor in the last preceding state
election in the State at large if the office
Tor which such candidate is to be voted
Tor is to be filled by the voters of the
state at large or is for the office of
IN, nnlted states senator, otherwise not
two per cent. of such gubernatorial vote
within the electoral division or district
wherein such proposed candidate is to
De voted Tor. All such nomination pa
pers shall besides containing the names
of the proposed candidates specify as
10 each. hrst, the name of the Office for
winch he is proposed candidate:
second. the political party which he
rirepresents: third his place of residence
there shall not be in any nomination
papers the name of more than one can
didate proposed for nomination. Noni-
nation papers shall be signed by mem
bers of the political party named therein
Voter signing nomination paper shall
make his signature in person and add to
II ms place of residence. Each voter
may subscribe his name to one nomina-
ton Tor candidate for each Office to
De hiied, and no more, except In cases
where the office is to be filled by more
imam one person and in such cases only
TO the extent of such number One of
the signers to each such separate paper,
or the person circulating the same,
shall make oath thereon, or by certif-
cate of oath annexed thereto that he
believes the signatures are genuine and
tlat the persons signing are members
that they reside within the electoral
division or district for which the nomi-
nation is proposed. The State at large
shall be considered an electoral division
vided, that nothing herein shall make it
necessary for nomination papers for
any candidate to be signed In the aggre-
gate by qualified voters greater in num-
Der than ten per cent. of the last guber-
material vote cast by the party of such
candidate within. the electoral division
or district wherein such, candidate Is to
1879
Chapter 1923.
An Act to amend Section seventy of
OF ,pb Of tlaa
as amended by Chapter one hundred
eiShty-six OF the Public Laws of nine
teen hundred nine relating to the COL
lection of inheritance taxes.
Section |. Section seventy of chapter
eight of the Revised Statutes as amend
ed by chapter one hundred eigaty-six of
the puoiic laws of nineteen hundred nine
is hereby further amended by striking
out the word compound" in the sixth
line and inserting in the place thereof
said section the following: In every case
in which II is impossible to compute the
present value of any interest. by reason
of such interest being conditioned upon
the happening of q contingency or de-
pendent upon the exercise of discretion
or subject TO power of appointment or
otherwise, the attorney general may ef-
feet such settlement of the tax as he
small deem for. the best interests of the
State and payment. of the sum 50 agreed
upon shall be full satisfaction of such
TAX SO that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
section a. whenever property shall
descend by devise, descent bequest or
grant to a person for life or for a term
or years and the remainder to another,
except to or for the use of any educa-
tionaL charitable, religions or benevolent
institution III this State, the value of the
prior estate shall he determined by the
iAetuaries' Combined Experience Tables
at four per cent. compound interest and
a tax imposed at the rate prescribed in
the preceding section for the class to
which the devisee, legatee or grantee OF
nd "a tr1Ii l.x.
imposed at the same time upon the re-
manning value OF such property at the
rate prescribed in said section for the
class to which the devisee, legatee or
grantee ef such remainder belongs, SUBJ
Jert 70 the exemptions provided in the
preceding section.
In every case in which it is impossible
to compute the present value of any in
terest. by reason of such interest being
conditioned upon the happening of a con-
tingeney or dependent upon the exercise
of discretion or subject to a power OF
appointment or otherwise. the attorney
general may effect such settlement of the
tax as he shall deem for the best in
terest of the State and payment of the
sum so agreed upon shall be a full sat
isfdction of such tax
Section q The provisions of this act
shall apply to all cases in which the tax
remains unpaid at the date of the enact
ment hereof. -tApproved March 20. 1879
Chapter 1879.
An Act to create Public Utilities Com
mission, prescribe its powers and du-
ties and provide for the regulation ard
control of Public Utilities.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
ESTABLISHED.
Section l. The governor with the adj
vice and consent of the council shall ap-
point three commissioners one of whom
he shall designate as chairman, which
said commissioners shall be Jointly
known as the Public Utilities Commits
sion. Said commission shall adopt and
have seal and be provided with an
Office at the State House in which its
records shall be kept Under the direc-
ton of the governor and council said
commission may expend such sums of
money as may be necessary for the pur-
chase of books, maps. stationery. Office
furniture and supplies, for procuring
statistics and information and for de-
iraying expenses Incidental to the dis
charge OF its duties. A statement Of such
expenses shall accompany its annual re-
port. Said commission shall appoint a
clerk ana an assistant clerk. The clerk
shan keep full and minute record OF
the proceedings of the commission which
shall be open to public inspection at all
times. The assistant clerk shall assist
the clerk in the performance of his du-
ties. and in the absence of the clerk shall
nave the tame powers as the clerk.
No member or employee of said CON-
mission shall have any official or profess
sional connection or relation with or hold
any stock or securities in any public
utility as herein defined, operating within