The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-25
CHAPTER LxxxyI.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled An act
for the better enforcement in Maurice River
cove and Delaware bay of the act entitled An
act for the preservation of CLAIMS and oysters, y
approved April fourteenth, one thousand eight
hundred and forty-six, and the supplements
thereto.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That the cap
tain or commander of any boat or vessel at the
time he shall make application to the collector of
the oyster fund for license authorizing such boat
or other vessel to engage in the catching planting
and growing of oysters on the fats and grounds
of Delaware bay and Maurice River cove and
before such license shall be issued shall produce
before the said collector the enrolment OF license
of such boat vessel, and shall make oath before
the said collector, who is hereby authorized to
administer the same, that the said boat or vessel
is to be regularly engaged in the oyster business
in the waters of this state that such boat or YES
sci has not been nor is to be purchased hired,
chartered or employed with the sole intent or
purpose of catching or taking oysters from the
natural oyster beds or grounds in Delaware bay
or Maurice River cove; he shall likewise, at the
same time, make oath to the names of the owners
of such boat vessel, and of their respective in
terests therein and places of residence, and which
oath shall be reduced to writing, signed by such
captain or commander and left with the said col
1ector to be by him retained and filed; and the
said collector is in all cases where he shall have
doubts of the good faith of said application, and
he shall so determine or deem advisable hereby
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application, with the oath and other papers accom-
panying the same to the auditing committee of
sne oyster assoca ~ VINO are hereby authorized
ton, and if they shall be satisfied that the said
boat other vessel has been or is to be purchased
hired. charterd OF employed with the sole intent
ing or taking oysters from the natural oyster beds
or grounds Of Delaware bay or Maurice River cove,
and not for the purpose of regularly engaging in
the oyster business in the waters of this state, to
refuse to grant such license and their action and
determination in the matter shall be certified to
said collector and in all cases where the decision
of said auditing committee shall be adverse to the
granting Of such license, the said collector shall
not issue the same and if in favor of granting the
same, he shall, upon the said captain or COM
mander in all other respects complying with the
laws of this state in relation thereto issue said
license
3. And be it enacted That if complaint shall
be made by any person 70 the said auditing com
other vessel licensed by the collector of the oyster
fund has been purchased hired, chartered, en-
ployedA or engaged for the temporary purpose of
catching taking or gathering oysters upon any
of the natural oyster beds or grounds Of Delaware
bay or Maurice River cove, and not in good faith
for the purpose of regularly and continuously
engaging in the business of catching and market
ing Of oysters in said bay or cove, said auditing
committee is hereby authorized to hear and ex-
anime said complaint, and it. upon such exam
nation they shall decide that the said boat or
other vessel has been 80 purchased, hired, char
tered, employed or engaged. or is employed or
engaged contrary to the True intent and spirit of
sell and such boat or other vessel, with all the
oysters, dredges, rakes, tongs, tackle furniture,
and apparel thereto belonging shall be forfeited
and the same seized, secured and sold in the man
ner prescribed in the ninth and tenth sections
of the act entitled IAN act for the preservation
of CLANS and oysters, approved April fourteenth,
one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, and
the proceeds of such sale, after deducting all ex
Denses. shall be paid to the said collector a..
vessel employed or engaged. in the catching
taking raking or gathering of oysters in any OF
the natural oyster beds in said Delaware bay
or Maurice River cove, shall not have on board
thereof or use any instrument called dredge
having tooth bar of more than forty inches In
length from shoulder to shoulder; and any boa
or other vessel so employed or engaged which
shall have on board or use q dredge having
tooth bar of greater length than is in this section
provided, together with all the tongs, dredges
tackle, furniture and apparel thereto belonging
shall be forfeited, and the same seized, secured
and sold in the manner prescribed in the mex
preceding section of this act and the proceeds OF
such sale after deducting all expenses, shall b<
paid to the said collector Of the oyster fund.
Z. And be 1t enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March %, 1885,