Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-03
RADICAL CHANGE
IN TAX BOARDS
MAY Be MADE
Senate Committee Substitute
Gives Governors Power to
Boards of FreehoIders.
special to the Evening Star.


provided for in the committee sub
stitute reported in the Senate for
three bills, one introduced by Senator
Read and two by Senator Pierce.
The substitute provides that the
present county tax boards shall be
superseded by other boards. WIN
more or less sim lar functions, to be
appointed by the boards of free
holders of the various counties, In
stead of by the governor, as at
present. The presidents of these new
county tax boards who are to be
designated by the directors of boards
of freeholders are to receive double
the salary of each of the other two
members of said board. Present sec
retaries of county tax boards are en-
tirely abolished and the new boards
are to appoint such clerical ass stants
as they may receive authority for
from the boards of freeholders.
The salaries to be paid to these new
county tax boards range from 5000
for the chairman and $3.50 for each
of the other two members in Hudson
and Essex counties down to S40O to
he chairman and S150 to each of the
other two members of boards in
counties with less than $4,000 popu-
idAAOlAs L AlS Sd1dA lES u LhCoC AAS"
county board members and any
clerical ass stants they may have is
to be paid out of the treasury of the
respective counties.
The substitute bill also provides for
the creation of the office of a State
supervisor of assessment, to be ap-
po nted by the governor to be at the
head of the routine work of tax
assessing in the State. He is to be
named for a term of five years and
receive $4,000 annually. He is to have
general supervision of assessors and
assessments throughout the State,
subject to the direction of the State
Board of Equalization of Taxes. The
bill also provides that borough and
township assessors shall hereafter be
appointed by the governing bodies of
such townships and boroughs, and
having been appointed they are to
hold office during good behavior.
There is also a provision which is
intended for Elizabeth, where there
are ward assessors, which provides
that in any taxing district where
there are now more than five assess
ors, the terms of all such assessors
shall expire on January l, 1916. and
new assessors for such district shall
thereupon be appointed in such man
ner as may be provided by law for
appointments of municipalities of its
class to which such municipality be-
longs This would give Elizabeth a
board of five members, the same as
Paterson. Camden and Hoboken.
The Senate yesterday afternoon
passed these bills:
H. 555 (Mr Observation-Disclosures
State Health Board TO establish strict
quarantine on farms for foot and
mouth disease precaution.
H 530-Allows payment of rs per
cent of value of cattle killed for foot
and mouth disease.
S. 1856 (Mr Observation-Disclosures
State to give 100000 for coast protec-
ton
The bin to repeal the law of 1918 for
branch ban ing was reported in the
Senate yesterday.
Those introduced Monday night
are:
S. $50 (by Mr.. Hutchinson)-
Amends the inheritance tax act Of
1900 by providing that where a de-
cedent shall hereafter leave. on de-
post, to his or her credit with any
banking institution any sum of
not exceeding $500 it shall be
lawful for such depository to pay the
sum to any legal representative of
the decedent upon presenting a certi-
ficate signed by the surrogate,
Judiciary
S. PSI (by Mr.. Hutchinson) (by re-
quest)-Imposes a tax of SIS upon
every foreign corporation doing busi-
ness in this State. Corporations
S. 252 (by Mr.. Smalley)-Permits
the Board of Chosen Freehoders of
any county to appropriate money to
any hospital supported by private
charity for the maintenance of pa
tients therein. public Healthy
s. 253 (by Mr. Colgate)-Permits
domestic life insurance companies to
change their businesses from a par
ticipating basis to a -participat-
ing basis or vice-versa and to pro-
hibit it from conducting any other
kind of business. Banks and In
surance)
S. 254 (by Mr.. Ailen)-validates
and confirms the issue of bonds by
any school district. (Education.)
S. 255 (by Mr. Gauntl-Provides
that vacancies in the Sta e or county
committee of any political party
shall be filed by the county commit
tee of the county wherein the va
CdlCA OttAi AT4ItCIlDISsJ
S. 256 (by Mr. Gaunt)-Provides for
the employment if inmates of penal
and reformatory institutions under
the immediate direction OF "State
agencies" such agencies to have
complete jurisdiction over such in.
mates. Agency" Is defined to bt
the parole board of any penal or re.
formatory institution. Labor, In.
dustry and Social Welfare)
S. 257 (By Mr.. Ackley)-Incor-
porateS the Borough of Leesburg lr
the County of Cumberland. (Boroughe
and Townships)
S. 25S. (By Mr., Ackiey)-Confer:
on cities having a population of less
than 80 600 the benefit of chapter 12j
Of the laws of 1909. The purpose o.
| this act Is to permit cities of thii
| character to give notice of publica
ton for the laying of sidewalks
(Municipal Corporation.D
s. 259 (By Mr.. White)-Repeall
chapter 257 Of the laws of 1894 con
/ cerniDg ffemen's relief associations
tRevisiUn and Amendment of Laws,
S. 260 (By Mr. Whlte)-Places tn
/ Volunteers Firemen's Relief Associa
j ton in the Exempt Firemen's Asso
citation in the same position that the!
! w NIuP4Su bSlOic tlle pdSSaSe Ol the dC
| of 1894. (Revision and Amendment O
Laws.)
S. 261. tBy Mr. Wh'te)-Provide
that in any municipality whore ther
exists a volunteer fire department
which has a relief association an
there shall thereafter be organized
paid fire department, that the mem
bers Of the paid department shall be
CT me members of the relief and shal
take part in the controlling manage
ment thereof. Revis.on and Amend
ment of Laws.
). 262. (By Mr.. White)-Permit
second-class cities and towns Of 90 20
inhabitants to appoint assistants t
the overseer of the poor. Provide
for the discharge from almsnouse
persons found not to be entitled /
support at public expense. tRevisio
| and 90 4