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NEW JRRSEY. 





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:^itrfrt tTtr- >u ** >u> *** r * i> rr n "**"* 



jf eommitul to an asylum. 



"Fmrtdla* that seats shall be provided for women 



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 foubltinf Ike display of foreign flags on public 



of assoi tstirm* and unions of 

 mark*, 



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compositions and work* of art 

 and ruardians to invest fin 

 eMMd 6 p< 





^tbr kilKmr of wild P igna and 

 oJ'liw rdalinir to the sale of ad 



turtle 

 of adult, r 



dMase shall be nlainlv labeled. 



latposia* a fine of $*) for every billiard or pool 

 tabl* and every bowling alley kepi for biro without 



Prohibiting the taking of fth thr-.u-h the ice from 

 the waters of certain specified pond* and lake*. 



maintaining five puMio libraries. 

 Appropriating $MO for the introduction of foreign 



BMttirin* achool boards to prescribe and enforce 



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Among the joint resolutions passed were the 



Providing: for permanent headquarters for the 



8fctte Grand Army of the Republic in the sutchoiwe. 



Appropriating $11400 for the repair of highways 



Providing; for taking the son*e of the qualified 

 M of the State as to the expediency of calling a 



.11 KM V, Middle Atlantic Stat 

 oftheorigin.il thir:.-. n. ratifi-d the Constitution 

 7.815 square miles; nonu- 

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l.o?2.W2. Caiiital. 



. Tin- following were the State 



during the year: (Jovernor. George T. 

 Wertm, Democrat; Secretary of State. Henry C. 

 K*b*y; Treasurer. George B. Swain: Comp- 

 troller. William S. Hancock; Commissioner of 

 lUnkmjr and Insurance, Georgi> S. Dunce; At- 

 torney-OetMTsl. .1 hn I'. St^kton; Adjutant 

 Oawaral. William S.Stryker: SujH-rintendent of 

 Public Instruction, Adduuui It. I'iland; chan- 

 cellor. Alr*amlor T. McGill; Viot-Cbancellon, 



1. Hinl. who. July 30. was apiK>int<-.: 



'r.j:nry of the Prerogative Court to fill the va- 



mpy ooeasfooed b? the death. Dec. 25. 1894, of 



pObaoeellorand Vice-Oniinarv Al.raham V. 



J ft, Bmarj. 



Kflbm 8. Gr**n, wh- Mf red 



S4, ho WAS appointed June 4: ( hief .1 

 ta SUMHM Court. M !is ley; 



gilt fe^lass, Bennet Vn 

 ttrp. Jonathan Dimn. William J. M 





A. 





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if. illiam S. Oammere, and George C. 

 Jjow. who WM appointed lo the judgeship 



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I i nances. Tin- r.-j...ri- of tin- C.mpti 

 an<l I 1 r -h.i\v the followii. 



ceiptsof tin- Stair fund ilurini: <1" 



. IV.'i. u.i. : Kroin 

 jM.rat: from tax on n ; 



us. $OUM,:{.r,'.:!t; ; fr..i 

 inhi-rr . $181,888186 : from , 



: from Si sY.' 



il-n<ls. $1H,8(); from l';in^ to sii, 

 $40,000: from , 

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'I'h.- ..nlinary .l^li.n- 

 amounted to x 

 (lisl.ursemente wt-n- x 

 l'i-..|, nations were $46,86s.i ''. 'I'l,. balai 

 hand nrt. ill. l 

 $986,855.91. Ai rtraonlinui 



were $18!' 



and $75,295.26 for the Jersey City ar 

 eetinuftl ;^)5 are $- 



the estimated <1 nts, $1,993, 529.<>. 



otimatrd lialaii'-i'. N'.'T 1 ."i^8.56. 



The war debt (the only debt of )!. 

 h n reduced to $660,400 by the payim-nt dur- 

 in- the yearof $71,000. Of this amount s 



was loaned from tin- stat.- fund to 

 fund, which returned $40,000 to th 

 The Sinking fund at tin- close of the 11 wa 

 1894 ow.-d th.-Stjitr fund *i::i.M!i; at ti, 

 of 189") ih, MM., owed was $!>. 

 able assets of the sinking fund 



The condition of the school fund i- 

 Total amount of securities Oct. 81, 1895. * 

 725.80; securities Oct. 81, 1894, $:: 

 i^ in sch(K)l fund 

 ash Imlann- Nov. 1. 1894, was > 

 gross receipts during tin- year, 

 $-r.is.:fc>i.n ; gross disbursements .lurin 



..701.48; balanc.. Oct. :',!. 

 i;r.i.f:!. nut of whicli sum there must I 

 in x-hool fund securities $W. 1 :{(>.! 1 . 1- 

 able for paynn-nts required to he mad.' from the 

 income of the school fund $H', J .-ls!..V,' : <l. 

 in cash balance from 1894, $.Y: 

 crease in pr..|M-rty <-f the fund, j 

 total prop<^rty of the fund ( 

 $8,664,1 10.40," in addition to which thm-\\ 

 $66.171.:.!. 



The returns of tho taxable property in the 

 several counties as valued in IMI." fort.; 

 in 1896 by the county boards of assess 



I and local purposes give 

 998.070. an in -r- is4 of $12.5f)i. 



The State |',,,ard of Assessors ' 

 the railroad and canal property at N 

 and on this amount the tax h-vied f 

 poses i 981.10; for Ion,: 



rroperty exejnpt from taxation \va valued at 

 $90,864 .."iO 4. ina! 'al valuat 



erty in the State $1.0: 



rear of $80,1 K640. 



Banks. The abstract of the con. lr 

 national l>ank> of New J< ; 



8hoW8 the ; U) have IP. 



i,t. on -lulv 11. 



anddisoounU increa.se<l from $4Mi:;. I" I 

 StoclM aii-i 



to $Ji/J7-.'. !'.'.. Gold coin d 



Total specio from $:: 

 to $8,076,586. Lawful money reserve from 



