Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-04-24
FULL REVIEW OF
The LEGISLATURE
Fewer Laws Enacted Than In
Many Years.
PLACE TAX ON BANK STOCK

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acted Fails-Total of Three Hundred
and Twelve Bills Favorably Acted On.
Governor James f. Fielder has COM
pleted his work of examining the bills
passed at the session of the New Jer-
sey state legislature just closed and
has affixed his signature to most of
them. There was the usual flood OK
proposed statutes presented during the
legislative session, but many of them
failed to get through, and the COVER
nor will enact fewer laws than any
executive In a number of years. A to-
tai of 312 measures vas passed upon
by him. The one that was the ource
of the greatest contention during its
course through the houses was that
placing a tax on bank stock. 1t was
signed loon after it was delivered to
Mr.. Fielder, for he was anxious to
have 1t enacted into law. This is a
ven producing statute, and anoth-
er for a similar purpose is that which
win place an assessment on collateral
inheritances. The program of the
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measures enacted met with failure.
Particularly strenuous objection was
made to the bills which would have
brought large returns to the state by
increased taxation Oh automobiles.
The measures were so framed that
they would have deprived cities Of
part Of their income, and the condem-
nation of the plan was so general that
they failed to get past their commit
tees. The scheme to take $4,000 of
the school fund and devote it to the
expenditures in the office of the state
educational department and other
branches also failed when the ire of a
number of secret societies throughout
the state was raised by it.
One of the last bills signed was that
which will permit the appointment Of
a state board Of optometrists. The
governor held a hearing on this meas
ure and was urged 10 veto it by a
number of physicians who maintained
that 1t would protect INSCRIPTIONS
persons treating eye affections. Ad-
vocates of the bill held that it was a
corrective procedure and would pro-
tect the public, SO the governor signed
1t. He also placed his signature on
the bill that will require railroads to
place warning signals of some kind at
all grade crossings. The bills to change
the method of government Of the state
penal institutions were likewise APP
proved.
This session of the legislature also
placed on the statute books the law to
regulate the 'loan shark" business,
that requiring mandatory referendum
on the small boards { f~reeholders, the
one permitting preferential voting in
commission government cities and that
to prevent state departments from ex-
ceeding their appropriations. Favorable
action was taken on proposed amend
ments to the constitution to make
easier the election of assemblymen by
districts, woman suffrage and that for
home rule for municipalities.
Important measures which have re-
ceived the signature of the governor
are as follows:
Senate Bills.
lib. Read-Provides for petition to
governing board Of cities of the second
class for referendum on increase of
pay for fremen.
"a. Observation-Disclosures the appoint
ment of a recorder In townships and
gives him authority to near cases of
violation Of health laws.
80. Edge-Provides that the supreme
court justices or ommon pleas judge
shall sit at a place In the county most
convenient to the largest number of
voters for the issuance Of transfers on
election day.
for cranberry barrels and requires
them to be labeled standard"
50. Egan-Permits of payment of
taxes on account. The amount, how
ever, is not to be less than one-quarter
of the assessment on the property.
107. Egan-Permits chancellor to ex-
tend to one year the time limit for case
appeals.
124. Read-Amends road improve
ment act of 1912 by authorizing a
borough to improve a road and pro
vides for the reimbursement Of the
borough by the state and county on the
completion of the thoroughfare.
1853. Egan-Authorizes the acquire
ment of land by the board of chosen
f~reeholders of counties for the erection
and equipment of jails.
1872. Ramsay-Vests in local boards
of health power to regulate and license
persons engaged in the sale or distri-
button of milk and cream. A penalty
OF $50 Is provided for violations of the
act which also authorizes agents of
the state board of health to enter barns
and places where milk and cream are
stored. A person who interferes with
the health board agent is subject to a
fine of 500.
1873. Egan-Makes it a misdemeanor
for an Unauthorized person to take &C.
acknowledgements to deeds.