Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-14
Larson Bill Passed

Among the bills passed by the SEN
ate yesterday were:
Assemblyman Strahan, Essex, al
lowing aliens who belonged to enemy
countries during the late war to buy
and sell land and making title to the
lands clear.
Senator Kays, of Sussex, repeating
the act of 1899. requiring the publi-
cation of county financial statements.
Senator Days. Sussex, repeating
the act for the publication of county
expenditures.
By Senator FODDER, Gloucester,
giving the prosecutor of Gloucester
county a salary of $4,000.
By Senator Smith, of Passaic, gov
erning the retirement of municipal
employees. The bill is wanted by the
Paterson city authorities.
By Senator Larson, of Middlesex,
governing the creation of county vo-
cational schools.
Measure is Tabled
Senator Case, of Somerset, in fore
ing the tabling of a bill by Assembly
man Pascoe, of Union, permitting
the parole of prisoners outside of the
state when they are sponsored by
their parents, had some unpleasant
things to say about Commissioner of
Institutions and Agencies Burdette
G. Lewis, apparently, although Lewis
was not specifically named.
I'VE are accommodating a prodig-
iouS amount of power in the hands
of some of our state commissioners"
said Senator Case. "Id like to know
about that before 1 vote for it."
This BILL" said Senator Simpson,
soxir -
State Board of Control of Institu-
tions and Agencies power over dis
trict attorneys and judges"
Senator Pierson, of Union, who
spoke for the bill in the senate, had
vote taken on it.
Governor Signs Bills
Governor Silzer yesterday signed
six bills, two Senate bills and four
Assembly measures, completing the
enactment of the measures into laws.
The bill by Senator Parry, of Es-
sex, legalizing the dealing in securi-
ties on credit or margin was signed,
as was the Mackay measure, incor-
porating the Borough of Lockleigh,
Bergen County.
Assembly bills signed by the gov
ernor were:
Todd, of Bergen, empowering the
county police to enforce statutes.
The bill is specifically for the pur-
pose of getting adequate police pro-
lection in Palisades Interstate Park,
Bergen county.
Powell, of Burlington, diercting
the payment Of money for timber
~ he 1oyo nf he rly
Reservation to the State Treasurer
for the development of forests.
Cliff, of Union, extending the time
for the completion of certain rail-
roads in the state.
Long, of Essex, providing for a
supplement for the compiled statutes
of New Jersey up to 1925.
Governor SilZer vetoed the Mackay
bill permitting the Chancellor to des-
ignate the amount of pension to be
paid to the ergeant-at-arms of the
chancery court, and granting him
the right to give the pension to the
widow of the court officer. The
governor, in disappearing the meas
ure said that it was unconstitutional
to take the power from the legisla-
ture of granting pensions.
The bill by Dater, of Bergen, pro-
viding for the recording of all deeds
or leases of RIPARIAN lands in the Of
lice of the commerce and navigation
was also vetoed. The governor OBJ
jected to the double expense to the
owners of the property in question,
the making more difficult the ascer-
tanning of the title t the lands.
The bill by Coles, of Camden, pro-
vldlng for the naming. of special
road officers in emergencies was We
toed. on the ground that it would
create an unlimited" number of
jobs.
The governor, in disappearing a
House bill by Robbins of Mercer, al
lowing local boards of health to en-
force the shell fish act, declared he
was in sympathy with such an act,
but that the Robbins measure al
lowed local boards to inflict punish
ment IN concert with the state health
BOARD and might deprive the latter
or It's powers.