Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-14
LEGISLATURE DOingS

, on it's books.
House No. 343--Hoffman, Middle
sex, allows banks to refuse to cash
checks presented more than one
year from making.
House No. 154-Howe. Essex, per-
mits provident loan associations to
loan $500 and declare dividends of
per cent.
| House No. 241-Pascoe, Union, al
lows state health department to con-
troll bottling of water and non-al-
coholic drinks.
House No. 257-Stratton, Glouces-
ter, to provide municipalities with
10000 inhabitants or less with
health rgaEizations.
House No. 1SG--Mcran, Hudson.
requires insulated handles on keys or
fire and police boxes TO prevent i'll
jury through short circuits.
trocutious. wh :. policemen in Jel-
sey City were the y.otims).
House No. 259-Marshall, Mercer,
Increases to $500 salary of ser
geant- -at-arms in district courts in
counties with a population of more
than 250,000 inhabitants.
Senate Conformations
The Senate in executive session
confirmed the following nominations
| sent in at various times by Cover
| nor Silzer:
Daniel J. O'Regan, to be judge of
the district court for the second ju-
dicial district of New Jersey. The
position pays $500 a year.
Robert j. McDermott, of Paterson,
to be judge of the district court of
Paterson. He will succeed Judge
Edmund B. Randall, Republican,
whose term expires March 27 OF
this year. The salary of the judge
ship is $4,000 a year.
James Bolitho, of Rockaway, to
be prosecutor of the pleas of Morris
county. Bolitho will succeed Prose-
cutor John M. Mills, Republican, Ill
the $4,000 a year position.
G.. Franklin Wilson, of Morris
town, was confirmed as Judge of the
court of common pleas of Morris
county for five-year term from
April 1, next. He succeeds Judge
Edward K. Mills. Republican. The
salary is $4,000 a year.
Orville v. Meslar, of Morristown,
was confirmed as judge of the dis
trict court for the second judicial
district of Morris county. succeeding
Judge Lyman M. Smith, Republican,
at $l,2OU year.
Edward A. Quale, Jr., of Morris
town, was confirmed as judge of the
first judicial district court of Nor
ris county. Quale, Democrat, was
re-appointed to the judgeship. The
salary is $1,000 a year.
Miss Mary Brant, of Madison, was
confirmed by the senate to be a
member Of the Morris county board
of taxation. Miss Brant is the first
woman appointed to such a position
in New Jersey.
John E. Smith, of Phillipsburg.
was confirmed as member of the
Warren county tax board.
Silzer Nominations
The following nominations were
sent in to the senate yesterday by
Governor Silzer for confirmation:
William ]. Hanley, of Hoboken, to
be Judge of the district court of
Hoboken.
Alexander H. Phillips, of Prince
ton, to be a member of the Board of
Fish and Game Commissioners and
George c.. Warren, Jr., to fill a va
cancy on the same commission
caused by the death of Commissioner
William B. Boulton. Phillips is re-
appointment and Warren has been
filling an ad interim term of Boulton,
whose term would have expired in
1924.
John E. Jacobson, of Kearny, to
be a member of the Hudson county
board of taxation.
William P. Kramer, of Woodlynne,
to be a member of the Camden coun-
ty board of taxation.
Assemblyman Harry Runyon, who
two years ago was the only Democrat
in the House. and who is at present
a member of that body, was named
as judge of the court of common
pleas of Warren county. Runyon.
whose home is in Belvidere, succeeds
Judge John I. B. Kelley. Republican.
The salary is $500 a year.
James F. Hyland, of Newark, was
nominated as member of the Essex
county board of taxation.
William A. Lowrey, of Hamilton
Township, was named as member
of the Mercer county tax board, and
Joseph A. Leary, of Lambertville,
was named as member of the
Hunterdon county tax board.