The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-06-15

unterdon--Anderson I. Kinney
Sunnyside, succeeding Jorn H. Reed.
Whitehouse Station: Sylvester q.
Krosen, Lambertville.
Mercer-Anthony s. Brennan, Tren-
ton; Holmes f. Larue, Trenton.
Middlesex-Walter J. REILLY, Perth
Amboy; John Hansen, Perth Amboy.
William F. Jefferson,
Manasquan; William D. HuIse, Free
hold.
Morris-Robert E. Burke, Morris
town Mrs. Wrede.
Ocean-James Fl. O'Rourke, Lake
wood; William H. Cruiser, Lakewood.
Passaic--Dr. Matthew A. Pierce,
Paterson; Stephen Dawson. Paterson.
Salem-James J. Sullivan, Salem;
Firman H. Lloyd, Salem.
Somerset-Frank T. KoIbek, Bound
Brook; Joseph NJ. Lambruskin, Som
ervilIe.
Sussex-Edwardd Arnold, Stan
hope, succeeding Floyd G. Devore; Dr.
y. G. Coleman, Hamburg.
Union-John P. Duffy, Elizabeth,
succeeding John F. Ryan, Elizabeth;
David S. Dunavan, Plainfield
Warren-Daniel Pittenger, Hope;
George e. Dorcas, Great Meadows,
succeeding James A. Dick, Phillips
burg.
Veterans Exemption Test
Because of the refusal of the tax Of
flcials at Clifton to grant exemption
TO ex-service men up to $500 of volua-
tions, the Passaic County Board Of
Taxation has decided to start d test
case and settle the question of the con-
stitutionality of the exemption statute,
which is Chapter 800, Laws of 1921.
1t was declared by James j. Murner,
secretary of the county board, that the
exemption was granted by all munich
palities except Clifton. Assessors
John P. Volger and David F. Rea, act
ing on the advice of the city counsel,
William B. Gourley, that the statute
was unconstitutional disregarded 1t,
and veterans who have appealed to
Tax Receiver Thomas p. Browne to
make deductions from their tax bills
have met with refusal. Appeals to the
county board resulted in Secretary
Murner directing Receiver Browne
to comply with the law and make the
allowances to the war veterans this
year.
Receiver Browne declared, however,
that 1.-THE county board is not a legis-
latiye or judicial body; it must do
what it is directed to do by the state
and nothing more. will be guided by
the advice of our city counsel"
City Clerk William A. Miller said
that DR.. Gourley had given the city
authorities an opinion that the state
law granting the veterans tax exemp-
tion was unconstitutional because it
was discriminatory legislation forbid
den by the Constitution.
The next step of the county board
will be awaited with interest not only
here, but in Passaic, Garfield, the
Rutherfords and a dozen other nearby
communities and throughout the state.
In many Jersey communities the va
lidity of the law has been disputed.
A decision by the Supreme Court and
be welcomed by the municipal authori-
ties as we'll as the war veterans.
Disabled Vets Meet
The annual convention of the New
Jersey organization of disabled veter-
ans of the world war was held in the
assembly chamber, the principal busi-
ness being the election of officers.
There were about 100 veterans pres
ent and everyone of the twenty -one
counties was represented.
Frank Muccioli of Trenton was
elected state commander; John Piquet
of Newark, senior vice commander !;
William J. Dodd of Jersey City, junior
vice commander; Louis Coney of
Trenton, treasurer, and Lieutenant Ar
thur Alcok of Jersey City, adjutant.
Resolutions were adopted affirming
the organizations stand in favor of ad-
justed compensation legislation by
Congress. Speakers included Rev.
Cuthbert P. Newton, state chaplain of
the American Legion, and Counselor
Phillip Forman, county commander of
Mercer.
To Fight Water Pollution
Mayors and Chambers of Commerce
in 250 Atlantic and Gulf Coast cities
have been invited to Join the newly
formed League of Atlantic Seaboard
municipalities, an organization to sup
port congressional legislation to end
pollution of navigable waters by oils
and oil refuse. The league was con-
ceived by Commissioner Charles 2.
Gillen of Newark, president of the
New Jersey State League of Municipal
tiles.
A meeting will be held either at At
lantic City or Asbury Park in the near
future, at which it is expected repre-
sentatives from all the important sea-
board cities will be present and which
will consider plans to end water pollu-
tion.