Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-07
MANY COUNTY
BILLS PUT IN
Hanson, DeVoe and Hoffman
Introduce Measures in the
Lower House

TRENTON, Feb. The Middle
sex county assemblymen YESTERDAY
took advantage of the last day f9I
the introducing of bills by submit
thug total of eighteen legislative
measures, Assemblyman Harold O
Hoffman of South Amboy, submit.
ting nine: Assemblyman Thomas L
Hanson OF. Perth Amboy. FIVE. and
ssemblyman Fred w. De Voc NJ
New Brunswick, four.
Most of Assemblyman Hoffman S
bills had to do with banking laws
although one measure authorized
the appropriation to the State Board
Of Navigation the money received
hy the state from the Morris consl
project. same to be used in acqui:
ing rights of way for the New Jer-
sey Ship canal. This measure was
referred to the committee on com
meree and navigation.
Assemb1yman Hanson introduced
fhe Perth Amboy city finance bill
which provides funds for the elini-
nation of grade crossings in munich
pafities where the net debt is within
one per cent of the debt limit. This
was referred to the committee on
municipal corporations.
AssembIynan Hanson also intro
0ACCQ a OI1l W1lACl SAbGG LIS
state Bridge and Tunnel Commission
authority to cooperate with the New
York Bridge and Tunnel Commission
in examining as to the desirability of
placing bridge between Perth AM
boy and Tottenville. This was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
Assemblyn1an DeVoe introduced
his tax limitation bill, which pro-
hibits increases in appropriations in
LII t. -
1922 appropriation, this being re-
Serred to the Judiciary committee.
Three measures having to do with
sfls management of district courts
S1ave also been introduced by As
Gemblyman DeVoe, one of which in
ereases the jurisdiction of district
Hourts in matters involving up to
$1,000; another provides that at
tachment can issue from the
district court to the amount
of $1,000, and the other pro-
district court stenographer, whose
term OF office shall run concurrent
with the term of the presiding judge
of the court and whose salary limit
shal. be $40 g. day. These three dis
trict court bills were referred to the
committee on revision of laws.
The bill authorizing the creation |
OF a debt by the issuance of bonds |
not exceeding $1,000,000 for the !
New Jersey ship canal, subject to a |
referendum, which was similar to |
that introduced in the senate by |
Senator Larson but later withdrawn, |
was introduced in the House by AS |
semblyInan Hanson, of Perth Am |
boy, and referred to the judiciary |
committee.
Assemblynan Hanson also intro |
duced the following bills: Permits
licenses for peddling to be granted |
gratis to honorably discharged mill
1ary soldiers and sailors (referred to
Judiciary committee): compels the
submission of the removal of coun-
" official to the governing body to |
eliminate ineficiency caused by poll |
teal removal (referred to municipal |
corporations committee).
A bill providing that the conn
eiImen-at-large Of cities of less than
12.O00 shall succeed to the duties nf
the mayor in case of death, sickness,
ETC., OF the mayor, rather than the
president of the council, was intro
dueed by Assem- blyman Hoffman and
referred to the com mtttee on NUM-
cipal corporations.
The following banking measures
were introduced by the assemblyn.an
from South Anboy and referred TO
the banking and insurance commit
tee:
No. 3s7, permits a merger Of two
or more trust companies doing busi-
ness in the same county subject to
the approval of banking and insur-
ance commissioner.
NO. 33S, makes certain and uni
form the Law governing persons deal
ing with flduciary.
No. 341, protects a bank or trust
company from loss when notices OF |
an adverse claim to a deposit is
served on the bank or trust company. |
No. s42, protects banks ana trust |
companies certifying checks against |
liability for checks altered after the |
issuance thereof by the irawer.
No. s43 gives bank or trust COM
pany the option to refuse payment |
Of a check presented one year after
date.
No. S44. places state banks and
trust companies under the same reg
ulaticn respecting the deposit OF
trust funds where IL acts in fidu-
eiary capacity, as a law governing
national banks.
No. SA5, fixes limitations on Vevo- |
cations, countermands Of payment |
ste, relating 10 the payment of any !
check or draft.