Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-04-20

further Supplement TO an act entitled. San net
Tor the better enforcement 10 Maurice river cove
and Delaware bay OF the act entitled an act for
the preservation OF clans andoystefs rauuroyed
April fourteenth, eighteen hundred and forty
six and 81 the supplements thereto.
l. be " enacted by the Senate and General As
nemDly OF the State Of New Jersey, That the cap
tains OF all vessels having license to lawfully en-
gage ~ 70 IN. 5ne csEenlng planting and growing Of oys
hereby authorized to meet OH the third Menday 81
March next, and on the third Monday Of Mareh In
each e and every year thereafte at The hour often In
the forenoon, at the town Of Port Norris. in the
county Of Cumberland, and there organize by the
election Of three Of their number judges Of ele--
ton, and one Of their number as secretary who
shall keep true record Of the proceedinrs u said
meetings, and when the meeting shall be so organ
lied, the said captains Of said licensed vessels shall
proceed to elect by ballot special officer and coec
tor to serve for one year from the date Of such cleo
ton and tnfi their successors are chosen, in the
place OF the special officer and collector appointed
by the board Of direction under the provisions OF
the second section OF the act entitled " A further
supplement TO act entitled An act for the bet
ter enfoi cement in Maurice river cove and Della
ware bay 0f Tie Get entitled An act for the preser
vation Of CLANS and oysters,' approved April
fourteenth eighteen hundred and fortysix and ths
supplements thereto, approved February twenty
eight, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight and the
said special officer and collector when so eecsel
shall supersede the special officer and collector ap-
POINTED by said board Of directors by virtue Of
the said second section Of the sadiast mentioned and
recited act and shall have all the powers and per-
form all the dnties provided and required of the
said special officer and Collector BY the act entitled
San act for the better enforcement in Maurice river
cove and Delaware bay Of the act entitled An act
Tor the preservation OF CLAIMS and oysters, sD-
proved April fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
forty-six and the supplements thereto: approved
March twenty-first, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, and the supplements thereto: and the said
meeting shall also at the same time elect by ballot
five of their number to be designated as the audit
ing committee, who shall hold Office for one year and
until their successors elected, and shall also by
ballot fix the amount per ton Of the tax be assessed
and levied each and every year upon all vessels
licensed TO engage in the catching, and planting
and growing OF oysters in said Delaware bay and
Maurice river cove, and that the said election by
ballot shall open upon the organization OF said
meeting at the hour Of ten IN the forenoon, and
continue until the hour OF three in the afternoon
and no longer.
2. And be it enacted, That the said auditing com
mittee shall be and they hereby authorized and
empowered to fix the salary or Compensation Of the
said special officer and collector, to superintend the
expenditure Of all moneys belonging to the oyster
fund.- to inspect the books accounts bills receipts and
papers of every kind of said special officer and col
lector, to audit the accounts Of said officers or
either OF them, and the said special officer and col
lector shall upon the request Of the said auditing
committee or of majority of the members thereof,
produce for the examination of said auditing COM
mlttee, or Of the majority of the members thereof,
his or their books, accounts, bills, vouchers,
and other writings touching the administration OF
the offices of said special officer and collector, and
the said special ofiicer and collector shall not pay
ont any moneys received by them or either Of them
without the written approval Of the chairman Of the
said auditing committee.
3. And be it enacted, That the said auditing com
mittee shall have the power and they are hereby au
thcrized to fiji any vacancy occurring in the office
of said special officer and collector In the said audit
ing committee, by reason Of DEATH resignation OF
otherwise, but no person shall be appointed to ill
each vacancy in the said auditing committee who is
not eligible to an election under the provisions OF
the first section of this act.
4 And be it enacted, That the said auditing COM
mittee shall Immediately, upon the organization Of
the said annual meeting at Port Norris the third
Monday In March in each and every year. make
detailed and itemized report in writing to said
meeting, OF the receipts and expenditures, and Of
the moneys resolved and paid out by the said spe-
cal officer and collector, and which report shall be
published IN one or more Of the new spapers printed
and published in the county OF Cumberland, TO be
designated by the said auditing committee
5: And be it enacted, That the special officer and
collector elected pursuant to the provisions Of this
act shall, upon the expiration Of their terms of Of
hc pay over to their respective successors in Office
al moneys remaining in their hands or the hands Of
either Of them, and shall turn to their respect
i've successors all Of the books, vouchers, receipts,
records and other writing, belonging to apper-
tanning to their respective offices Of special officer
and collector.
G. And be it enacted, That the special officer and
collector elected by virtue Of this act, before en-
tering upon the duties of their offices, shall each
ter into bond to the county collector Of the county
OF Cumberland, with two responsible sureties, in
the penal sum of two thousand dollars, conditioned
for the faithful performance OF the duties Of their
L And be it enacted, That d majority Of the mem
bers of said auditing committee chosen as herein
before provided shall constitute quorum for the
s. And be it enacted, That o person shall catch
or take any oysters from any of the natural oyster
beds in any Of the bays, rivers coves, creeks or
waters Of this State, for the urpose of planting in
the waters of any other State, and any person who
shall violate any Of the provisions Of this section
shall BE- deemed guilty Of msdemeanor and on
conviction shall be punished by fine not exceeding
two hundred dollars, or imprisonment for term
not exceeding one year, or both.
g. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty OF
the said special officer to arrest either upon his
own view, or upon the complaint Of any other per
son, any person persons who shall offend against
any Of the provisions Of the eighth section Of this
act.
10. And be it enacted, That any person who shall
hereafter dredge upon or throw or cast his oyster
dredge or any other instrument for the purpose Of
catching oysters upon any oyster bed duly staked
up within the waters Of the State, belonging to any
other person, without the permission Of such owner
shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemeaRor, and upon
conviction shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing two hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment for
any term not exceeding one year or both.
IL. And be it enacted, That section eleven of the
act entitled, IA further supplement to an act en-
titled, IAN act for the better enforcement in
Maurice river cove and Delaware bay Of the act en-
titled, AN act for the preservation Of clans and
oysters approved April fourteenth, eighteen
hundred and forty-six, and Of the supplements
thereto, approved February twenty-eghth, eighteen
hundred and seventy eight, and section one Of the
further supplement to said act, approved February
tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Il And be i enacted, That it shall be unlawful
for any person persons TO catch or take oysters
from any of the natural oyster beds or grounds in
Delaware bay north Of line running direct from
Egg Island Lighthouse to Cross Ledge lighthouse
from the fifteenth day Of June in each year to the
first day OF April in the succeeding year, and during
the months Of July and August natural growth
nor planted oysters shall be caught or taken from
any Of the grounds in Delaware bay and Maurice
river cove for any purpose whatever; and any per-
son offending against any OF The provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty Of a misdcmeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall for every such Of
| fense be punished by fno not exceeding two
| hundred dollars, by imprisonment not exceeding
one year. or both; and any boat or vessel used and
employed in the commission of any ofcnse against
this section, with alt her tackle, furniture and ap
parcl, shall be forfeited and the same seized,
cured and disposed of in the manner prescribed in
the ninth and tenth sections of the act entitled "An
act for the preservation Of clans and OYSTERS, ap-
proved April fourteenth one thousand eight humid
red and f0rty-six, and in section eight of the act
| entitled, San act for the better enforcement in
Maurice river and Delaware bay of the act cl-
titled, AN act for the preservation of CLAIMS and
oysters approved April fourteenth, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-slx, and OF the supplements
thereto
third, fourth fifth sixth, seventh eighth, ninth,
tenth, eleventh and twelfth sections of the act en-
titled "a further supplement 70 an act entitled AN
act for the better enforcement in Maurice river
| and Delaware bay of the act entitled AN act for
the preservation of clans and oysters,'p approved
| April fourteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six,
and of the supplements thereto approved February
twenty-eighth eighteen hundred and sevcnty-eighi,
and all acts and parts OF acts inconsistent with the
provisions Of this act, be and The same arc hereby
| take effect Immediately.
| Approved March s, 1889.
CHAPTER LIv.
| An act concerning cities in this state.
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