The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-13

An Act Tor tile protection OF mammose or
young sturgeon in the Delaware bay.
river and their tributaries.
I. Be It enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly OF the State of New DER
sey, That it shall not be lawful for any
person or persons to cast draw, set,
anchor, drift or stake any gilling- net,
seine or shore net, or any other device or
appliances of any kind whatsoever for the
purpose Of catching fish commonly called
or known AS mammose (Which are young
sturgeon under three feet ia lengrhl III
and their tributaries. within the jufisdic-
ton of the state OF New Jersey; and any
person or persons fishing with giliing-
nets, drift-uets, shore, seine nets or any
kind of nets, devices or appliances
whatever in the Delaware bay,
the jurisdiction of the aboye-named
state, who, on lifting, drawing, taking
up, removing or under running any OF
said nets, devices or appliances, shall find
young sturgeon or mammose under three
feet in length, entangled or caught there
in, shall Immediately. with care aud with
the least possible Injury TO the FISH, dis
entangle and let loose the same. and
transmit the fish to the water without
violence: any person or persons violating
any provisions of this section. or having
in their possession young sturgeon or
mammose under three feet in length,
either for consumption or for sale, or W no
is known willfuily to destroy the same,
for so offending shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be punished with 4 fine of
ten dollars for each and every fish so
caught, sold or destroyed, and in default
of paying such fine or being convicted. 10
be imprisoned in the county jail for thir-
ny DAYS.
2. And be it enacted, That any fish com
missioner, FISH warden, deputy fish
warden, sheriff. deputy sheriff, constable.
policeman or special officer of this eOns-
monwealth, is hereby authorized to APP
prehend, arrest and immediately take any
person who may be guilty OF The violation
of any of the provisions or sections OF this
act, before any justice of the peace. nlagis-
trate or any other authority, and there
upon make charge OF such violation of the
law or any OF the provisions thereof, and
the magistrate shall forthwith hear aud
determine the charge and render ludg-
ment accordingly, with the right OF GER
tiorarl or appeal as In all similar cases of
arrest ana conviction, and N case OF any
failure of any fish commissioner, warden
on any other officer named above. toproye
his case, the state shall pay the cost.
3. Aud be is enacted, That one-half of
Che fines imposed under any section OF
TINS act shall be for the benefit of the
prose eutor, and the other half shall be
paid to the treasurer of the county in
which the prosecution shall be made, and
the said treasurer of the several counties
of the state Of New Jersey shall pay over
to the respective commissioners OF fisher
les of New Jersey. all moneys forfeited
and received by them BY virtue of this
act. and said commissioners shall pay
over the same to the treasurer OF the
state.
/. And be It enacted, That this act
shall Immediately go into force and
fleet.
Approved March "a, 1890.