The Penn's Grove record., 1921-04-08
Annual Appropriation Bill to Op-
crate State Departments
Among Bills Signed.
STATE OFFICE NOMINATIONS
Governor Edwards Has Vetoed Bill to
Control Operations of Buses.
Housing Bill Receives but
Three Votes in Assembly.

signed the annual appropriation Dill 10
operate the state departments for the
1922 fiscal year. The total aggre-
gates about S16,OO0,O00 or $2,000,O0o
more than last year. the increase is
ascribed as due largely to the higher
cost Of supplies.
This is the first time since 1895 that
an appropriation bill has been enacted
before the last day or so of the legis-
Iative session. The bill vas passed
last week. The custom heretofore
was TO have the bills lie over until
the final days. 1t is Chapter 1877 of
this years laws.
Other bills approved are the follow
ing:
House IA, defines the standing of
licensed accountants.
House II, defines the powers of
commissioner of municipal accounts.
House %. puts mother on equality
of father in the custody of minors.
House A, allows fish and game
wardens to carry firearms.
House II, provides for the establish
ment of a state employees retirement
system.
House 81, does away with certioral
proceedings, where the tax has been
imposed by the State Board of Taxes
and Assessments due to the failure to
file the annual returns.
House 9S, gives cities the right to
fix the pay Of deputy collector or his
assistants.
House 115, increases the fishing and
cunning licenses for residents and non
residents.
House las, gives the State House
Commission authority to fix different
rate Of payment by the state to u
ties for insane patients.
House 149, creating a purchasing
department in Essex county and
changing the date Of county govern
ment organization from New Years
day to January ..
House 16S, applies religious societies
act to State Association of Spiritual
lists.
House 1S2, authorizes municipalities
to sell land acquired for nOn-payment
of taxes for less than the accrued
amount.
House 2O2, authorizes Boards of
Freeholders to appropriate money to
the county registrars in Essex and
Hudson counties to enable them to
bring their work up to date.
House 200. incorporates the borough
of PomptOn.
House, 80, annexes a part of the
borough Of Waldwick, Bergen county,
to the borough Of Ramsey.
House 900, provides that contracts
may be entered into by cities or coun-
ties after appropriations have been
made and bonds authorized.
House 246, provides for the payment
of railroad freight bills in arrears due
by the New Jersey R~eformatory,
amounting to $S,927.06.
House 267, provides that an aero
plane shall not fly over a gathering
of people at a fair, ball game, race or
other such event.
House $50, allows municipal Boards
of Education In second class counties
to offer the state board the use OF
buildings suitable for normal schools.
House 297, increases the salary OF
district court judge in Atlantic City
from $4,000 to $4,000 and clerk from
$500 to $500.
House 300, increases the salary Of
Judges of counties bordering on the
Atlantic Ocean from $500 to $500.
House 32S, provides for a supple
mental digest Of the law and equity
reports of the state.
House $40. amends the law for can
collation. Of unpaid taxes.
House 34G. makes clear that munich
palities may lay water mains as a
local Improvement and assess the costs
on property owners.
House 352. provides for the TEN
porary financing Of the costs and ex'
penses of fourth class cities in abatins
a nuisance.
House 531. incorporates the town
ship of Lincoln, Morris county.
Senate Bills
Senate 1872, grants pension of half
pay to state employees who have
served twenty-five years and who have
reached the age of sixty.
Governors Nominations
Only a few nominations Of the many
he has yet to make were sent to the
senate. Those forwarded for concur
renee We're the following:
Judge Of the Court of Errors and
Appeals - George Van Buskirk of
Hackensack, to succeed Frank NJ. Tay-
lOr.
Prosecutor of Passaic County - ].
Willard DeYoe of Paterson, to sue
ceed Michael Dunn.
Judge. Common Pleas, Sussex Coun-
ty-Allen r. Shay Of Newton, reap
pointed.
State Public Library Commission
Moses Taylor Pyne Of Princeton, re-
appointed.
State Department of Health -
Thomas p. Lee Of Camden and Clyde
Potts Of Morristown. both ~reappointed,
To Board of Conservation and De
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