Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-20
6Uvrhh0R SlbNS May
BILLS In LEGISLATION

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TRENTON, April 20.-From now on
1t will be unlawful for any landlord to
refuse to rent a property to a family
because of the act that the family of
such person has children under the age
of fourteen years. Wherever a land
lord does this he car be punished for
a misdemeanor. Governor Edwards
has just signed the bill introduced by
~Assemblyman Guthrie. OF Mercer,
touching on this subject.
The governor has also signed the
Barrett bill legalizing Sunday baseball
under certain conditions in the parks
of Essex county and in other sections
of the state. The law specifically pro-
vides that no charges of admission may
be made. Other new laws follow:
Mr.. Pierson, amends the teachers
pension act to clarity the position of
a teacher in connection with her pre-
vious service. Prior service shall
mean service rendered as a teacher
either within or without the state of
New Jersey prior to September 1, 1919.
Mr.. Tozer. fixes the salaries of the
sheriffs in certain counties as follows,
in counties having between two hun
dred thousand and three hundred
thousand. $1,000; between one hun
dred and twenty-five thousand and two
hundred thousand, $4,000; between
eighty thousand and one hundred and
twenty-five thousand, $4,000; between
sixty-fve- thousand and eighty thous-
and inha0 Wants $4,000: between fifty
thousand m si~xty-fve thousand in
habitants, $4,000; between thirty and
forty thousand, $4,000; in counties of
less than thirty thousand Inhabitants
s2,S00.
Br. Blair, provides for the appoint
mept OF -weighmasters and defines their
powers and duties.
Governor Edwards has signed the
bill introduced by Assemblyman Gaede.
for Hoboken. which will enable that
municipality to make use of a railroad
line in connecting with the leasing
of certain piers formerly owned by
German steamship companies and
seized by the Federal government at
the time OF the war. II is said under
this new law the first test of municipal
operation of q rail line will be tried
out in this state.
Representatives of the bakers or
ganization here yesterday suggested
to Governor Edwards an amendment
to the Blair bill providing a standard
weight of sixteen ounces for bread
by which the standard weight would
be eliminated and all bread sold with
the weight of each loaf plainly mark
ed upon it. This was to the most
tangible thing offered by the bakers
VINO In opposition to the
Blair bill through their counsel ELL
wood NJ. R~abenold, of New York.
On behalf of the measure 1t was
fargued that a palatable loaf of bread
could not be baked under sixteen
ounces, and that it is needed as a pro-
lection to the housekeeper who de.
sires to obtain full weight for her
money. A tilt occurred during the
hearing between Mr.. Loveless and
counsel for the bakers.
Loveless referred to a little cheat
Ing" upon the part of bakers, in the
matter of weight. Rabenold replied
that the speaker was besmirching
his own industry by such remarks
and limited hat both Mr.. Loveless and
Sheriff Perkins have increased the
price of their product In Atlantic
City to ten cents after they had re-
duced the weight from fifteen and
one-half ounces to thirteen and one
half. Mr.. Loveless In reply minated
that Newark bakers had been guilty
also.
1t is believed the governor will sign
tho hill