The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-30
New Jersey Legislature

Ing OF the sessions:
no rs. Provides for the uniform en-
orcement of compulsory education and
child labor laws. Creates Bureau of
School Census and School Attendance,
under supervision of State Board of
Education. Allows appropriation of
SIS, 900, with supervisor to receive
$4,000.
No. 1. A soldiers bonus bill. Creates
a board to be known as THE Soldiers
Bonus Board" the board to consist of
the Comptroller, State Treasurer and
Adjutant-General, and they shall be
the judge of whether the application
may be obtained. 1t provides that each
soldier shall receive a bonus upon the
basis of ten dollars for each month or
a fraction thereof, that he may be an
ployed. 1t provides that under the pro-
vision of this law a pond may be issued
to meet the expenses, bonds to run for
twenty years. 1t contains a referen-
DUN, to be decided upon at the next
election.
Senate Bill No. l. Makes it a high
misdemeanor to advocate or encourage
hostility to the government of New Jer-
sey or of the United States.
Senate Bill No. 8, by Mr.. Mackay.
Daylight Saving BilIl." Changes time
of day in March and October of each,
year. (Education.)
Senate Bill No. 5, by Mr.. Stevens.
| Authorizes freeholders and the govern
ing bodies of municipalities to enter
into agreements for the maintenance of
streets.
Senate Bill No. G. Provides a uni
form system of registration for births
and deaths. (Public Healthy
No. 2. Provides that all Constitu-
tional amendments of the United States
be submitted to the people to vote.
No. 8. Abolishes the present Board
of Utility Commissioners. Provides for
a board of three members to be elected
by the Legislature.
No. L.. Raises the salary from three
hundred to five hundred dollars per an
mum to be paid to members of the
board of freeholders. 1t does not apply
to counties having a population of more
than 100000.
No. 5. Amends the law for the pro-
lection of garage keepers.
No. 6. The purpose is to assure pro-
ducers of milk, fair and equitable pay
ments for milk and cream sold by them
to dealers on the basis of the percent
age of butterfat-
No. 9. Amends Chapter A of the Laws
of 1911, a Tenure of Office act. 1t
affects the janitors of public schools.
No. IL. Makes as a uniform rate
for the service of a subpoena the sum of
mile travelled in the service thereof of
four cents.
No. r. Provides that boards of free
holders may make payment for work
done when the appropriation is exceed
ed owing to wal conditions
No. Is. This bill is modelled after the
"Blue Sky Bill of Michigan. The OBJ
ject is to protect the people from the
fraudulent pratice so common of sell
ing utterly worthless stocks and secur-
tiles.
No. H. Permits the playing of base
ball on Sundays Provides that such
90 s shall be held On Sunday after
noon.
No. IA. Establishes wage scale for
protection of MORALS IT wol~--- aud
minors.
No. 16. Limits hours of female help
in bakeries, factories, laundries and
restaurants to eight hours a day and
six days a week.
No. II. Provides $1oo, 900 for build
ing and $4,000 for operating expenses
of building at State College for curses
in
No. Is. Amends State Athletic Com
mission Act by providing salary of
$4,000 for the chairman of the Boxing
Commission and $4,000 for two mem
bers. Secretary to receive $4,000. All
officers to receive travelling expenses
in addition to salary
No. 20. Creates office of Budget
Agent, at a salary of $4,000 instead of
present method of employing experts
temporarily.
No. %. Provides for submitting road
plans of f~reeholders to State Highway
Commission so that more effective CO.
operation on road building may OBJ
tain between various counties.
No. "a. Provides for appropriation
of $4,000 out of the Motor Vehicle
Fund for each county for work on un-
improved roads.
No. "a. Increases the minimum wage
for school teachers from seventy to
one hundred dollars per month.
No. 26. Creates a new legal holiday
on November 18th, to be known as
Armistice Day.
No.31. Provides for the payment of
500 to h~onorably discharged soldiers,
sailors and marines who fought in the
World War.
No. 80, by Mr.. Barrett. Prohibits the
manufacture, sale or transportation. of
intoxicating liquors for beverage pur-
poses and defining the term "intoXi-
eating liquors." 1t sets out that New
Jersey has failed to ratify the Eigh-
teenth Amendment. Intoxicating Ii
quors' within the meaning of this bill
are defined to mean any beverage con-
tanning more than four per centum of
alcohol by volume.
No. II. Exempts from taxation while
growing and for a period of one wear