Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-04-27
CHAPTER Ixxxvu.

"A Further Supplement to an act entitled An act
for the preservation of fish, approved April fifth,
one Thousand eight hundred and seyenty-eight-
]. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
eemby of the State Of New jersey. That section
four Of the act, to which this is a supplement-, and
which reads as follows:
4. And be it enacted, That nothing contained in
this act shall be held to apply to fishing above rde.
water in the waters Of this state nor to the use OF
purse nets for catching bunkers in the waters
OF this state shall any Of the provisions OF tins
act be held to apply to the waters Of Barnegat Bay
or its tributaries, north of line from the nortn
shore OF Barnegat inlet to the Waretown dock. nor
to the fishing Of pounds weirs in the waters OF TINS
state within one mile OF the shore line OF the county
OF Monmouth, nor to the waters whlch are suOjec.
to the jurisdiction of this state and the states or
Pennsylvania and Delaware provided, however,
that it shall not be lawfnl TO FISH with pounds OF
weirs in any Of the waters Of the state. except as
provided for in this section" be and the same Is
hereby amended to read as follows.
4 And be it enacted, That nothing contained IN
this act shall be held to apply to fishing above tide
water in the waters Of this state, nor shall any OF
the provisions Of this act be held to apply to the
waters Of Barnegat bay, or its tributaries nort5 o.
line OF from the north shore of Barnegat inlet to
the Waretown dock, nor to the fishing OF pounus
wers in the waters Of this state within Two miles
of the shore line of the county Of Monmouth, nor TO
the waters which subject to the jurisdiction OF
this state, and the states Of Pensyvan and Della
ware provided however, that il shall not be lawful
TO fish with pounds or wers IN any q me wsLeTs OF
this state, except as provided for in this section
g. And be it enacted, Thst section six OF the act
| to which this Il supplement and which reads as
1OlOW6.
g. And be it enacted, That II any person OF per
sons shall be found making use of any boat, seine,
net, gill; drift, anchor sink nets, fixed nets, traps,
pot, pound ike, weir other apparatus or tackng
In ariv of the aforesaid waters within the jurisdc
ton Of the state contrary to the true intent and
meaning of this act, he or they so offending shan
in addition to the fine and penalties AFORESAID, I0r
felt the boat boats seine or senes, net or nets gil
gs, drift drifts, anchor or sink net or nets, or
fixed net orncts, trip or traps, pot or pots, pound
or pounds<hh or fixes. weir or weirs, other ap-
tn
the duty of all the sheris. consfabes and fish war
dens, and may be lawful for any person or persons
to seize and secure any such boat, seine, net, gill
drift, anchor or seine net, fixed net, trap, pot,
pound, fke, weif, or other apparatus or tacklng
as aforesaid; and Immediately thereafter give no
tice to some Justice Of the peace OF the county
where such seizure shall have been made, and such
Justice is hereby required and empowered, at such
time and place he shall appoint for the trial
thereof to hear and determine the same in summa
ry manner, and in case the same shalibe condemned
it shall be sold by the order and under the direction
of the said Justice, who, after deductlng all legal
costs and charges shall pay oneha Of the proceeds
of fsad sale to the collector of the county in which
such ofIense shah have been committed, and the
other half to the person who slali have seized and
prosecuted the same; provided, that nothing in
this act shall be construed to prevent fish-
ing with seines in the waters OF Crest Egg Harbor
river Rainbow bay Great Egg Harbor lying with
in the county of Atlantic be and the same is here
by amended to read as follows:
6. And be it enacted, That any person or per-
sons shall be found making of any boat, seine,
drift, gill. pnrse, anchor sink nets, fixed nets,
trap pot, pound, tike, weir other apparatus or
tackling in any of the aforesaid waters, within the
Jurisdiction of the state contrary to the true intent
and meaning Of this act, he or they so offending
shall in addition TO the fines and penalties aforesaid.
forfeit the boat boats, seine seiRes, net OF
nets gill gis, drift drifts, purse net nets,
anchor sink net nets, fixed net. or nets
trap traps, pot or pots pound or pounds, hke or
fixes, weir or weirs, other apparatus or tackllng
so made Of and shall be the duty of all sherihs,
constables and fish wardens and may be lawful for
any person or persons to seize and secure any such
boat seine net, gill drift purse, anchor or sink net
fixed net trap pot, pound ilze, weir, or other ap-
paratus or tackling as aforesaid, and Immediately
thereafter give notice Justice Of the peace
or the county where such seizure shall haye been
made and such justice is hereby required and en-
powered, at such time and place as he shall appoint
for the trial thereof to hear and determine the same
in summary manner, and in case the same shall be
condemned, 1t shall be sold by the order and under
the direction OF the said justice who after deduetng
all legal costs and charges, shall pay oneha of the
proceeds Of suoh sale to the collector Of the county
IN which such offense shall have been committed
and the other half 10 the person or persons who
| shall have seized and prosecuted the same.
q And be it enacted, That the provisions OF other
acts inconsistent with the provisions OF this act be
and the same are hereby repealed and that this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March IL 1889.