Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-04
CHAPTER oxv1tf.

An act to protect the ravigabe waters Of the Arthur
Kill, XIII Won Kull and Staten Island sounds,
tributaries, and Of New York bay and harbor, and
Hudson river, over which the state OF New Jersey
may have jurisdiction.
semby Of the State OF New Jersey, That 1t shall
be unlawful for any person or persons to throw
place, deposit IN any way or manner or cause to be
Into or upon the navigable waters Of the Kill Won
Kull, Arthur Kill, or Staten Island sounds, Newark
bay or tributaries, Raritan bay tributaries, New
York bay and harbor, or the Hudson river, within
the Jurisdiction OF the state Of New Jersey, over
which this state may have jurisdiction, any dredg.
ngs, mud. ashes clnders, shells, refuse or any
other solid material OF any kind or description
whatever unless duly authorized so TO do under the
laws Of this state or of the United States; provided
that this section shall not apply to or affect the
right any person has or may have to fish, by putting
in poles OF otherwise, TO plant she-fsh, and fix and
preserve the boundaries to any land he may be en-
titled TO use for such purpose, or 70 interfere with
the emptying OF any sewage into the same by any
city.
q And be it enacted, That any person or persons
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and upon conviction thereof before any court OF
competent jurisdiction, in any county bordering on
any Of the said waters within which such violation
may have occurred, shall, for the first effense, be
punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, and imprisonment in the county jail for term
not exceeding six months said fines to be in addi-
tion TO the costs of prosecution
3. And be 1t enacted, That II any boat or vessel
shall be found within the jurisdiction Of this state
from which any person persons are violating any
Of the provisions OF section one this act, 1t shall
be lawful for the board of commissioners Of pilot
age appointed under the provisions of section one
OF the act entitled An act to establish and regulate
pilots for the ports OF Jersey City, Newark and
Perth Amboy, by the way Of Sandy Hook, approved
April seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and
forty-six, or any one of said commissioners to
seize, to be seized, the said boat vessel
and take the same, or caRse the same to be taken,
TO the nearest Of said ports there to securely keep
or be kept until the owner or owners shall deposit
with the said commissioners the sum of two hun
dred dollars, give security satisfactory to the said
commissioners, for the payment of any fine and
costs which may be adjudged against the person or
persons committing such violations Of section one
4. And be 1t enacted, That the board Of commits
sioners Of pilotage named in the last preceding
section empowered and 1t shall be their duty to
prosecute all violations of this act.
5. And be it enacted, That all fines collected
under this act shall constitute fund in the hands
OF the said commissioners of pilotage to pay
the necessary expenses Of carrying the same into
effect.
6. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act
contained shall be construed to interfere with the
powers, rights, duties and privileges Of the board Of
riparian commissioners Of this state.
I. And be it enacted, That this act shall be
deemed public, and shall take effect immediately.
Approved March %, 1882.