The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-02

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lhe codiflcation along with every other
erection art now on the statute books.
Inc confusion that would result is
! tlanlfest.
certainly, any codification which
requires such painstaKing reference
I" all previous legislation on the sub
,Hct OF elections is 80. ii good basis
Ior codltying and beginning anew 1t
~ me una. "'ieh any cooiii'a.
tbe method adont.d fo, hon,. mic
legislation ought 10 be followed-thut
is. the codification should be made 10
take erect d year in advance of its
| eilfctiheht ana there should he spe-
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cials and others convors.nt with tho
practical workings of election laws
would have ample opportunity 10
study the proposed codification and to
call the attention of the legislature
to any errors or amendments found
necessary at succeeding session of
OF the act becoming effective.
nave found number OF more or
less serious omissions ana errors IN
going over Tie VARIOUS sectlohss 'ul
tilese are TOT the most part OF VI
Nial hature anu shouiu nave IN
hes''a'iiisis appioSeu VI .he eou,i'ea
.'n 'ui w .he al an" i"'"'
ueiee'9 'eie'ieu w.
Sustains the WHINE Law.
Disappearing of house 232 and 233
by Mr.. Frellnd amending the law reg
u,otinp tho fees of surrogates county
o,arrs ond roo;s+rars of daads Covar.
nj, a., -. ~
eie' VI 'iie P'"po''0'' 'e'e''''i'''' WIN.
De 10 huiiliy lhe WINNIE ae,s ui''ier
which certain offices IN FIRST class coun-
ties were placed on a self sustaining
| basis. In his message on house DE-
virtually expressing his views on both
| measures the governor said:
THE bill excludes the office of conn
| ty clerk from the provision that sala-
lltN Gnu tiiC VI uNPo'it'
and assistants shall not in any year
exceed the revenue of the office. In
my judgment, the legislation placing
offices in first class counties on self
sustaining basis, in the interest of
economical administration, has met
state wide approval, and ! will not be
a party to the weakening of it in any
respect. | might add that the bill could
not he approved under any circum-
stances, for hhe reason that it has
reached me with an amendment, adopt
ed on the last daN OF the legislative
session, III separate typewriter FORM
ana III no way Il part oi me piil "hlch
mas been presented TO me iof cohsld-
GRAFTON.
/ Inc hershiieia hiii' mousse ffo re-
I curing that employees snail De pald
AT tile tiihe OF aisihissai, WAS dlsap
proved ny the governor on the ground
'liat IL lalied 10 provide Tor classes OF
business ana systems Where operations
are so large tlat II Wouid De iihpoSsI-
/ PIE 10 comply with the terms OF the
! act. Inc governor SAID he WAS hearth
~ III laVor OF the principe OF me Dill.
! DAVID 1puhg Dill mousse ~ was
oiSapproVed because the governor
WINE laVorih9 us object opJectea 10
/ 'ie he'hou pro'lueu III approprla'ihs
moneys. 1hlS conslstS ol mandatory
annual Appropriation Oh fo'ooo LOT tiie
/ lhspeclioh ol creihefies. Inc COVER
nor pei'eVes tiid' e@ch ieslsiat'ire
siloulu pass upon appropriations spe'
/ cihcailN'
Extra Prosecutors Not Needed.
In disappearing house Ill, providing
for four assistant prosecutors in first
/ class cOunt~eS and raising the salaries
! from $1,000 to $1,000, Governor Edge
said he did not feel that the minimum
salary prescribed was too large, though
he did object to the increase in the
number of assistants.
I'm Essex county there are hut two
regular assistants said Governor
! Edge "and I am Informed from time
to time. when necessary snecial as
sistapts are retained This nractica
has also haep in afract i, t1rdsnn com
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