Daily Republican., 1885-04-14
F|F I H EDITION.
me Fishery.Qu...

pa pasted Ma a law prohibiting I pao isaas,
or New Jersey fishermeeSS r,snls,lraiI
In the waters Of tbis , s,.,. from ass.I
which is as follows: '"'e' The eu
=, SECTION |. That s,c,lo,
~ volume IA Of the laws Va =, q ea,,s
DO End the same il bsra Ss Oh this sS
~ ,kn GO! out all Of said s. Ss,Ie.ds
occurs therein, and in.a waere h Al
thereof the words. ' S,.ng 10 0
nn lawful for any person \, M, ,alal
s sa OF the State, to ea aCs oeii,
iish OF aSy kid in ,hs I n. o. i
VI ,n, river or any Of the cr.ss. A
ying into The same '', Ca %
limits OF this State, nor sb,,' 'aala
son being q ei,izen Of ,bi .'' "a 10!
s tran sietred to him or n aps o vac y
control over or Possession 1o II s s "a
vessel or net which shall h. "oy "
whole " na, or In par, by auy i p rssa L
= MAJ os = ~, e,'iIeh OF this State, and ~
u used Tor the purrose Of f,b inv y ~ !
Delaware bay Or river q, A. aaI sa
tributaries thcroi within ,b s"i I,I a.
the State. 'le Init
SEC. .. That s elton ot.,
q be and the same is be,a1 saw eaif
and the following irleIi,i ., ,'ia
10: T." Section G. Every rs,,a = ' g
. citizen of this State, yto nv, ~ y
to fish in the Delavs,e law way Y. y
for market with nets sbaII NIL Il
affidavit before Justice of -, S'I =.
OF this btaie, stating tia, bsis,
nae citizen OF the State Of D.i,s
lgiving his pl2ce of resides. .'
length Of time he has r,.iisS '.
place and thai he is he irns 80
owner Of the boat and mel n l. ~.
fshing, that he wi! no, ma ,.ts
and meteor either Of them 10 Ma ~
OF any person no, a citizen !, n
State. Said affidavit shall Ia
III the c'hcn Of lle T..
Of the Peace before whom Il !, ~ y.
ard the party making tad ,ss,
shall procure If N tue Justice Al
Peace z Certificate stating lba, Ss
.ffida7it las b,cl maae and s,g
and show the Sane 10 ans ps,,o.
matd'ng an inspection Of tk,u,
The affidavit required t. be n,d.
certificate obtained anaer hi, NJ
shall be made and obtained tes,s
first day of Aptil in each AID d
Iyear such person p,opo.s IA 4
ANY person who shll, Violate M
the provisions OF Ills section sh,i
guilty Of a inisdomealcr, aud upn,
Eviction thereof shall be lined nj
than $50 ard shall also io,.s,
boat or net or both, as the case MIR
used In fishing"
SEC. 3. That section 9 Of aid ,I
ter ~ he and tie same is hereby,a.
ed in line 8 Of said section By it'll
out the word =" fish and in,r.ti
word shad."
| If this law can be enforced, /
lprohibit the fishing by Lon rsGarS
any point in the Delaware iron I
delaware TO the boundary line hSu
Pennsylvania ard this STATE, vi
claimed that the twelve mile tn
grantcd by William Penn, fun
Castle, gives this State juridKtz
the Delaware river 10 low vsia
on the New Jersey shore. The SUD
court OF the United S!aIe huan
twice that the claim Of Dtlsua
this portion of Tie river Is valh
1.-The fishermen OF New jersey atsh
lsylvania, after stubborn rua1
were finally obliged to succuni
take out licenses according TO "
, passed by the Delaware Lsgiia
llS7l.
The present law prohibiting J
by non. residents was passed LIN
to q petition from the local tisn
and has created considerable a
ment among those affected in va
vania and New jersey. Go'sN
bett OF New Jersey das been "
Ito by tho fishermen Of thai "
he has promised To take enefgH'
lin the matter. 1t is prediC:@Ist
attempt to enforce this law =.
to a conflict between the h'aaHa
1.-THE authorities.