The Penn's Grove record., 1920-09-24
October 1 this year and October

L, 1872.
Senate 324 gives the tax assessor the
right to inquire into the amount of rent
paid. He shall add to the assessment
any rXcess profit.
Senate 325 provides the tenant snall
be given by the landlord three months
notice to move in 10Th monthly ard
year to year t~enancies.
House 551, which provides that suits
to dispossess tenants can be brought
only in the city OF judicial district
where the property is located.
Election Law Changes.
Senate $40 approprlates $4,000 TO
Secretary of State Martin to purchase
and distribute election books, blanks,
etc.
House 554 fixes the census Of 1910 as
the basis for determining in what mu-
inequalities personal registration is re-
quired.
House $50 calls for polling booths to
be provided upon the basis of one for
each $50 voters who have registered in
an election district.
House 500 gives the members of the
district election boards an increase in
pay of % per centum for the election
this year.
House 557 provides for an additional
poll book in districts in municipalities
having more than $1,000 population.
House $50 changes the word "exclu-
siye" to "'inclusive" in Article 6, Sec
ton 4 of the Election Law, 1920 revi-
sion.
House 566 changes from 30 to p
days before election when political par
ties must certify the names of the pres
idential electors.
Only six senators voted for the
Hershfield bill, which, if it had passed
and had been signed by the governor,
would have permitted municipalities
to issue bonds for the purpose of erect
ing dwelling houses to relieve the hous-
ing shortage. Senator Pilgrim bitterly
assailed the bill in the debate, but he
did not vote on the roll call. The bill
passed in the house last May. 1t con-
tains a referendum clause and would
have operate three years from the date
of passage.
Another housing bill beaten in the
senate was Senate 800, by Mr.. Runyon,
giving governing bodies the right to
pass ordinances and giving municipali-
ties the right to inquire into the rent
ing of properties. President Case OBJ
jected to this measure because he be-
lieved it gave municipalities the right
to enter the house building business.
He said it was passing the buck" to
give municipalities legislative authori-
ty, and he also thought it would undo
the action of the senate in defeating
the other bill, introduced by Mr.. Hersh-
field, allowing municipalities to enter
the business of building homes. The
vote on the bill stood 9 to 5, and Mr..
Runyon requested that the measure lie
over. The request was granted.
Auto License Measure Up.
Before the senate passed the bill Tx
ing new license fees on pleasure and
commercial automobiles the section es-
tablishing licenses for jitney buses at
81 per horsepower for vehicles carry
ing ten persons and less thai S1.5O for
vehicles carrying ten persons more
was removed. Senator Simpson OF
Hudson objected to it. The bill was
referred back to the Highway Commit
tee, and 1t was reported again with that
section eliminated and also the part
making it lawful for an automobile to
be operated under a registration GER
tificate for a period not exceeding 81
days after the expiration of the certiti-
cate. In the house the bill was refer
red to the Judiciary Committee, where
it now rests.
No Tenement House Act Change.
Near the close of the session Mr..
Simpson offered a bill to take three
family dwellings out Of the tenement
house act, explaining that it would
bring relief to the housing shortage in
Jersey City, but Mr.. Allen objected to
any more bills being introduced. He
said the senate had been liberal this
wear in letting new bills in after it was
agreed to stop the introduction OF
them. The president declared the Hud-
son senator out of order. Senator
Mackay of Bergen her offered anoth-
er bill, but he was also declared out OF
order.
When Mr.. Allen offered the resolu-
ton fixing the dates for the senate to
adjourn every two and three days from
now until New Years Day Mr.. Simpson
said the resolution was an attempt to
exercise powers the majority didn't
have. He asked for a ruling, and Pres
ident Case said the resolution would
stand. The Hudson senator appealed
from his decision, and the chair was
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