The Penn's Grove record., 1920-02-13
H LEGISLATURE

Inc 1OllOWlnS Oils OF interest III
Salem County nave been introduced IN
the Legislature TO date:
SENATE
No. 81. Allows counties to adver-
tise escape of prisoners and TO offer
800 reward for apprehension.
NO. 90. Mandates reinstatement OF
Coz pOratIon charters by Governor at
ter they have eon forfeited Tor non
LayInenC Oh axe
No. 90. Permits persons, by will,
to create trust fund Tor care OF ceme-
cry los.
mo. 81. Includes officers in list of
those VINO may receive payment of
bonus under act OF March rs, 1919, ap-
plying to school teachers, policemen,
Iremen, employees or boards OF edu-
cation ana municipal employees.
Amendment is designated to include
Ulcers OF mua.c.pailCes.
NO. 58. Allows municipalities to
.evy paving assessments against The
aud when work is done by county.
No. IS. Prohibits Utihry Corpora
tons to charge Tor the installation of
or use of meuets used Tor gas.
No. 81, by Mr.. Allen. Requires per
NIT for Health Department of State
for taking Of oysters, clans or other
shell fish from beds which have been
condemned by Health Department.
No. Il. Authorizes Roman Catholic
church, or incorporated congregation,
to acquire and hold lands, buildings,
&c. Designao,d to remove question
about the authority to carry on certain
.harities.
No. 70. Authorizes persons en-
powered to take acknowledgements to
deeds to take acknowledgements Of
bills of sale for mo or vehicles. Pres
ent act restricts tits office TO Notar-
les Public.
No. "a. Allows $500 for travelling
expenses of helping teacher under au-
thorization of State Board of Education
and also permits Commissioner OF Ed
ucation with consent of State Board,
to grant such teacher a bonus of 30
per cent. of salary received.
Con. Res. No. 2. Congrasulates
President on recovery from illness,
and wishes for his continued success
in statesmanhip and leadership of
men.
ASSEMBLY
No. SO. Amendment to the Public
School law. Gives the local boards
the right to pass a resolution calling
TOR vaccination when smallpox is an
epidemic.
No. 81. Fixes the fee for recording
deeds, mortgages, etc. Fee shall be
Is cents per folio when written in
whole. When written and printed, or
typewriter in whole or in part with
type of eight-point face and with not
less than four-point space between the
lines, the fee shall be Is cents per
folio. When printed or typewriter in
whole or in part, the fee shall be 20
cents per folio. For official copy 20
cents per folio.
No. &c. The object is to define a
drawn negotiable instrument land to
permit the person or bank paying
same to assert the negligence of the
one drawing it, or liable thereon, as a
defense in a suit to recover the raised
amount.
No. 68. Provides a fine of S. for
owning a cat which kills a game bird.
No. 80. Amends the Orphans Court
Law. Fixes six months as the time
when claims can be made against the
estate. Present law gives nine
months.
No. 70. Establishes a State High
way Department. The department
shall consist of three members, not
more than two Of the same political
party. Appointment by the Governor
who shall have the power to summari-
~ remove members of the commission.
Salary, $4,000. Gives the commits
sion the right to employ a State High
way Engineer at a salary of $4,000;
Assistant State Highway Engineer,
S., 1000.
No. rs. Supplement to the law reg
ulating sale and purchase of motor We
hicles. Permits any officer authorized
to take an oath to sign all assign
ments of sales made for motor We
hicles.
No. SO. Gives municipalities the
right to create a department of gas
ard electricity; consumers complaints
to expedite the correction and adjust
ment of incorrect gas and electric
bills.
No. "a. Amends the District Court
Law. Makes the salaries of the con-
stables and sergeant-at-arms in
ties having $4,000 inhabitants or less,
$500.
No. 81. The purpose is to establish
a course at the State University of
New Jersey for the training of young
men in aeronautical engineering. 1t
carries an appropriation of $500.
No. 90. Gives honorably discharged
soldiers, sailors and marines who
served during any war the United
States has been engaged in, free hunt
ing and fishing licenses in this State.
No. 103. Increases the fee for
court stenographers from ten cents
per folio to twenty cents.
No. 104. Provides for the payment
of a license fee by jitney drivers in
cities having a population of less than
100000, fee to be 500.
No. 105. Permits a pension for
county employees who have served
continually for forty years and have
reached The age of sixty-five years.
No. 112. Makes clear that the De