The Penn's Grove record., 1914-02-20

Option bill which has been introduced
several years aud defeated.
Gov. Fielder sent a message 10 both
houses with the report Of the Economy
and Efficiency Commission. He said
in part.
EVERY one familiar with our govern
ment knows that We have 0 many
state boards and commissions, and that
not only could we lessen the number
and thereby econim.ze in the expense
of administration, but that greater Of.
t~iciency would follow a consolidation Of
departments whose work is along SINH.
lar lines. l respectfully urge that
prompt and careful consideration be
given to the bills introduced 10 carry
out tile commissions recommends
tiOns." xAsA,S
Assemblyman Weait, of Mercer. in
PRODUCED a bill making it lawful to
catch short-nose sturgeon in the Del
aware any time of the year.
THIS species, commonly known as
mulsch fish, can be caught any time
during the year. For some time this
species of the finny tribe was termed
young sturgeon and was protected by
law during certain parts of the year.
The state fish and game commission
has decided that the mulsch does not
belong to the sturgeon species. The
law now prohibits the catching these
fish except with gill net OF seinee.
Some years ago a law was passed ex-
empting bank stock from assessment:
on the claim that banks should have
deductions for govermt ut bonds which
are not.asst ssable, yet the banks get
dollar for dollar i'll bank notes. Sena-
tor Pielces Introduce a bill providing
for the taxation Of stock of banks and
trust companies in he taxing district
in which such institutions are located
at a fat rate of 81 OH each 500 of as
sessed valuation TO be determined by
dividing The aggregate of the capital,
surplus and undivided profit by the
number of shares of stock, without any
deduction whatever.
A bill was introduced to create a
state board Of taxes and consolidate
therein the state board OF assessors and
the board Of equalization of taxes.
The engineering department. OF the
state board OF assessors will be trans
ferren to the public utilities commits
siOu.
A bill was introduced to fix the re.
~gislraaion fees of automobiles ut soc
per horse power and upwards for cars
1900 or more.
Representatives of New Jersey
Churches presented a solid opposition
to the bills designed to repeal Sunday
laws at a hearing given by the Judici-
AIRY Committee. The clergymen who
| spoke conteI ded that the Sabbath law
was a humanitarian law and that no
governmental body had the right by leg.
islation TO allow recreation and sports
OH a day which the fourth command
ment says shall be kept holy. They
held that 1t was the inherent right oil
men to have one days rest in sever
Tuesday Senator Hsnnessy's primary
bill passed tile Senate. 1t allows a
voter to express first, second and third
choice for candidates seeking nomina-
tion.
The jury tangle is over. The bill
passed early i'll the session wherein
wrong dates were inserted, has been
repealed and another enacted.
The resolution to make amendments
to the Constitution easier was discuss
ed. The resolution provides that four
months must elapse between the time
oil. consideration by the legislature and
its submission to the people. The
amendment to prohibit amendments to
the constitution oftener than in five
years wa voted down.
A spirited debate was held in the
House Over a bill to reduce the interest
a delinquent taxes. The pre- sent law
allows from Z to II per cent. a year to
be clal ged. The bill is designed to
make II 6 per cent.
PENIS Grove Borough interest rate
on delinquent taxes is Il per cent.
Those who fail to pay on or before
December goth may expect l per cent.
to be added each month to their tax
bill.
A bill was introduced to make small
boards of fleeholders compulsory. This
provides for such h board for all coun.
ties, those of the first class TO have
nine members, those of the population
covered by the original bill, seven mem.
bers, aud all otis counties, five men,
bers.
The election OF members of the
boards is 10 be SO arranged that as neal.
ly as possible one-third Of each board
is to be elected annually. 1t is to taks
effect by the primaries this year, the
boards TO be in power next January.
All officers and employees to be termi
mated January l, except in those coun.
ties where the boards of freeholders are
elected at large and not by districts,
The officers and employees are to hold
until their successors are appointed and
qualified.
The Senate passed a bill providing
for the election of Assemblymen in
districts where there is more than one
in a county. The bill will have nc
effect in Burlington, Cape May, Cum.
berland, Gloucester, Hunterdon. Ocean,
Salem, Somerset, Sussex or Warren
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