Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-03-13

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AN ACT to regulate the use of Gill Nets or ui'i
SENS in the River Delaware, TO impose Lax
thereon, md to provide for the payment oi INC
same.
Sect;ou /. Be It enacted by the Senate and House
of Representative of the State OF Delaware Id
General Assembly met that from and alter the first
day of March next, person or persons whaiso'
ever shall place or in the River Delaware,
within the limits and jurisdiction OF THIS State, any
gill net gill seine for the pnrpose Of taking oha
or other Fish, without having first applied tor, and
obtained from the Clerk of the Peace OF the County
within which said gill net Or gill seine Is to be used
a license tor using the same, which license sha'i pe
granted for the term of one year, upon the pay
ment of the tax or duty hereinafter mentioned ana
laid and shall be renewed annually, upon the pay
ment of the like sum.
Sec end And be 1t enacted that IT any person OF
persons shall, after the said first day OF March,
place or use in the River Delaware any GIL net or
or gill seine for the purpose aforesaid without nav
ing first obtained license therefore, such per-
son OF persons SHALL in addition TO the payment OF
the tax or duty, forfeit and pay the sum OF FIFTY
dollars with full costs OF prosecution to be recover
ed by indictment in the Court OF General Quarter
Sessions of the County in which the same may be so
placed or used and such license shall not author
ize or entltle the person persons obtaining It to
use more than one gill net or gull seine which
shall be of the dimensions speclhed therein and
aay person persons, who by colour OF such
license, shall use employ more than one gill net
or gill seine or who shall employ gill net or
gill seine of larger dimensions than are specified IN
said license, shall in each case be deemed to be
without license, and shall also in each case forfeit
and pay like SUN of Fifty dollars to be recovered
as herein before directed.
Sec :irt. And be it further enacted that tax or
duty of five dollars shall be imposed on a license
for the of every gill net gill seine IN the rv-
CT Delaware, which shall not exceed the length OF
sixty five fathoms. each fathom 10 consist OF six
feet and for the use of every gill net or gill seine
which shall exceed the length of sixty five tathoms
there shall be paid additional tax duty OF one
dollar for each and every tathom of such excess
and before the granting Of such license, the person
or persons applying for the same shall make oath OF
affirmation before the SAID Clerk of the Peace OF
before some Judge or Justice of the Peace OF the
County, 10 which shall be stated the true length Of
the gill net or gill seine for the use Of which SAID
license is to be granted and also the place of resi-
dence of the juror or atfirmant, which oath or al
frmaton shall be filed in the Office of the SAT-
clerk Of the peace
Sec. a. And be it further enacted that the c
Rotary of State shall cause to he printed in propc
form, license for the Of gill nets or gill seine
o. aforesaid, which shall be sealed with the seal o
hs office, signed by the Governor, countersigne
by the Secretary Of State and by him distributed i
snch proportions as he may deem proper, to tn
Clerks of the Peace in the respective countless 10
the purposes hereinbefure mentioned /; and the sai
Cerka, respectively, shall account for and pa
over a monies arising from such licenses, quarter
", to the Secretary OF State, who shall pay eve
the same to the Trustee of the School Fund for ii
use and benefit OF that Fund And if any Clel
of the Peace shall neglect go TO do, for the space
sixty days after he should have made such quarter
payment he shall ipso fucto forfeit his Office and
Immediately liable to an action for the recove
of said money.
Passed at Dover, February 18th, 1929.
WILLIAM w. MORRIS.
Speaker of the House Of Representative
?. SPRUANCE, JR.
Speaker of the Senate.
Office of the Secretary Of State, ,
Dover, goth Feb. 1929
I SAMUEL NJ. HARRlNGr TON, Secretary of
State Of Delaware
.,.,,,. DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above
.TFSsHA fore going true Copy Of an Act of
.1tssA A rs General Assembly Of the sad State emit
vNrlyEEs " an Act to regulate the use of Gill Nets
1Jf;SssyEsS Gill Seines in the River Delaware to mpos
"''' Tax thereon and to provide for the paymen
the same" passed Dover, Feb. 18th, 1899 -Colla
with and corrected by the original now OF record in
Office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF have hereunto set
hand and affixed the Seal OF the said Office at Dover
day and year frs, aforesaid
s. NJ. HARRINGTo,
Secretary OF :,
N. u, Iicenses now ready for delivery IA, the U
Of the Clerk of the Peace. for New Castle County.
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