The Penn's Grove record., 1921-04-15
NEW LAWS MADE

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Governor Edward l. Edwards has
signed several bills passed by the
Legislature, thus making them laws
Among the number are the following,
Executive approval vas given to the
House Pierson bill for submission to
the electorate of a proposition to vote
SI4, 100000 in bonds tor a ten-yeaI
construction program by the Depart
ment OF Institutions and Agencies.
The Governor signed this bill imme-
diately upon receipt, setting at rest
that this legislation would be vetoed
unless the Legislature adopted the
$4,000, 900 highway bond bill.
He also approved the Pierson bill
clarifying the election revision of 1920,
making provision for women voters
and retaining in the Democratic and
Republican State chairman the power
to recommend nominations for county
boards of elections.
He also approved the House latter
sail bill to increase motor vehicle
license fees for 1922 by 80 per cent.
The new law was recommended by the
Motor Traffic Commission. Fees for
pleasure cars are based upon horse
power and for motor trucks the new
license fees are regulated by weight
and carrying capacity of vehicles.
A tifty-four hour work week for
women in industry, mercantile estab-
lishments, laundries and restaurants
is now the law of the State. The
Governor signed ACKNOWLEDGMENT Van
Ness bill on this subject.
Armistice Day, November II, will
be a legal holiday. The bill backed by
the veteran organizations of the
State, introduced by Assemblyman
Dater, of Bergen, was also signed.
The bob-o-link is classed as a song
bird under another bill signed by the
Governor.
Assemblyman Guthrie's bill for a
State pension of $500 a year to each
of the six New Jersey boys who lost
their sight in the World War was also
approved.
Retail druggists will be permitted
to withdraw more than five gallons OF
whiskey at one time from bonded
houses under the provisions of an
other new law.
Mayors of second-class cities ap-
point city-plan board, janitors eligible
to teachers retirement fund, physi-
clans must be citizens, 81 1000 annual
salary for Judge Montgomery, of
Trenton, examining board for profess
sional engineers, State Education
Board appoint own architects, blind
voters to select companion when vot-
ing.
Under a law just approved, the
State Board of Taxes and Assessments
has authority to apply to the Supreme
Court for dismissal of assessors found
intentionally violating the laws.
Other measures just signed include:
One which permits the State Highway
Commission to pay laborers by check;
pensioning education board secretaries
of 65 after 25 years service; reap
pr~opriating $287,0 900 to the Morris
Plains Hospital for construction work.
Increases from five to six per cent.
interest rate limit on vocational school
bonds; increases fee for justice of the
peace in criminal proceedings, giving
81 for complaint and taking affidavit;
increases fee for masters in chancery
for making report from 81 to $40.
Requires road bidders on county
work to file certified check of 10 per
cent. of bid not in excess of $4,000
and permits highway engineers to
nam temporary inspectors to super
wise road and bridge materials in
course of production outside of New
Jersey.
Bills Vetoed
Five legislative bills turned over to
Governor Edwards after adjournment
of the Legislature were disapproved
and filed in the State Library. Among
the measures were Senate Bill 258, by
Senator Mackay, to increase from two
to five years the statute of limitations
with respect to the commission of
crimes by public officers.
"The present law has remained on
our statute books without change for
many years and expresses, | think,
the better policy" said Governor Ed
wards. "To say the least, it seems
to me to be unfair to require public
officials, possibly long after they have
left office, to answer criminal charges
especially in view of the fact that after
a period of five years records may be-
come lost or destroyed, recollection of
facts no longer remains clear and the
ability of the defendant to prepare his
defense is thereby materially en-
barrassed."
The other disapprovals were of As
sembly 90, for a special committee to
redistrict ward lines in Elizabeth.
Senate 1873, a reorganization of the De
partment of Labor Bureaus; Senate
%, fixed term for budget commission
ers, and Assembly $50, a milk tax m
mendment affecting charitable institu-
tions.