Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-12
BILLS AFFECT
THIS VICINITY
Take Up Salary RaiSefs, HoHs-
Ing on Tax on UHrGfined Ore
r. sncraI Co-responnerr.

r. Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, Feb. 12:-Among the
bills which have been introduced in
the House is one to provide for the
issuance of stock by corporations to
their employees for the purpose of
sharing the profits. The measure has
been presented by Assemblyman
Pierson, Republican, OF Union
~, and Is draw after similar ones
now on the statute books of Massa-
chusetts and New York.
Another Pierson measur seeks to
accomplish a more equitable method
of assessing stocks in trade II raw
materials and manufactured goods by
establishing the amount a~ssessable at
the average throughout the year
instead of the amount-large or
smali-wbich nay be On hand on the
assessment date.
StiTl another of the Union assem-
blynan's bills would exempt from
taxation ores which are shipped into
New Jersey for refining purposes and
which are not the property of the
smelling plants while in process of
refinement In this state.
Mr.. Warner, of Union, has put IN
2 resolution to create q housing com
mission similar to the administration
measure recently introduced. War
sier wants a commission Of two sen.
ators and three ~assemblymen named
by the governor to study this ques-
ton. they to serve without pay.
The same member has introduced
several child welfare bills. One
shortens from five to n year the
time when application may be made
to the State Board of Ch1ldrens
Guardians for the p~ensionlng or chll-
dren. 1t Increases the pension from
50 to $12 for one child and from $i4
to $50 for two and not exceeding -
for each additional child IN the ram
ilv. Two companion measures pro-
tacf the children Of widows VINO die
and shorten the time within when
cases shall be heard before the Board
of Guardians.
Mr. Warner has another bill max
Ing more specific the act requiring
the reporting of venerea1 diseases
and ! ompanfon measure conform
ing with federal regulations on IhIS
Another interesting bill has been
by A~ssemblyman Guthrie
Republican, o labor maj OF mercer
county. It n res 1t n mlsdehleaaol
for any landlord, be ne person VI
c~orporatfon. to refuse to rent or lease
a house TO any person because the
lafter may have a family of chlldren
under IA years of age.
AssemhIvmaa Tattersall. Republi-
can. Of Phssafc, would jump the u
cense fees for hunters from Sl,oO TO
s1.50.
every occupant of a state position
who serves t~hirty-five years would be
retired on half pay at so years OF age
rnder the terms of a bill introduced
Nv Assernblyman McAteer, Democrat
Of Hudson county.
Anot1er McAteer bill would jump
the pay of District Court Judge IN
counties between $1,000 and S5,0OO
population 5000.
AssembIvman HeinZmann, Repub-
Nean, of Passaic, wants to increase
the salaries of all commission govern
ment oficials. In cities like Jersey
c4ty and Newark the Mayor would
receive $4,000 instead OF $500 and
the commissioners $500 instead of
So. 900. There is a general advance
OF Ike proportion all the way down
the Fine OF mailer Walsh Act cities.
Mr.. Tozer, of Bergen, wants $4,000
for the erection Of q permanent mem
oFiaf in Bergen county to comment
ofate Camp Merit. which was located
there during the world a