The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY.
BY AUTHORITY.
NH A DnNENp GGTX

of New Jersey" approved March seven
teenth, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State OF New
Jersey, That there shall be appointed by
the Governor of this state, with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, four
competent persons to act as commls-
sioners of fisheries, who shall hold their
cessors are duly appointed and quail,
fed, and who shall be invested with all
the duties and powers noW imposed
upon the commissioners of fisheries OF
this state; and all vacancies occurring by
death, resignation or otherwise snail
be filled in the same manner and for
the unexpired term of the COMMISSION
er whose Office may become vacant; pro-
vided, that no appointment shall be made
by reason of which more thar TWO OF
the said commissioners shall be OF the
same political party.
2. And be it enacted, That it shall be
the. duty of SAID commissioners, on
view on information to enforce the hsh-
ing and game laws within this state by
arresting and prosecuting the offender
or offenders; they shall have super
vision of the fish wardens and shall have
plants made to the said commissioners.
and said commissioners shall have the
right at all times and they are hereby
authorized to visit any dam, weir, fish
basket; net or other Illegal apparatus
for taking fish for the purpose of re-
moving the same; the said commission
erS may, III the ulSCIldISe VI lIAClI db-
ties, call in the aid of any constable
or sheriff or other peace officer when
deemed necessary; and any such officer
neglecting or refusing to aid when thus
required shall forfeit twenty-five dol
lars; to be recovered by action of debt;
they shall also have power of sum
mary arrest in cases of fragrant viola
ions of the fishing or game avs of this
state.
). And be it enacted, That the said com
missioners shall appoint and commission,
over their hands and seals, not more than
two fish wardens for each and every county
of this state. whose duties and powers in
their respective counties shall be those con-
ferred upon the commissioners by this act;
they shall receive compensation at the rate
OF three dollars per diem when actually en-
| gagged in the discharge of their duties with
in the several counties for which they are
appointed respectively, which shall be paid
by the treasurer Of the state upon a verified
statement of said fish warden, approved by
the said commissioners.
4. And be it enacted, That the said COM
missioners may, upon the request, In writ
| ing, of any ten freeholders, residents of any
| one county, or of the owner of any fishery,
appoint one or moro deputy fish and game
wardens," who shall have the Same powers
| and the same duties as the said fish and
| game commissioners. except that they shall
receive no salary FROM the state, nor shall
| there be made 10 them any allowance what
| SOGVer IOI eXDHGSSS sHttliI I'll. hlGI Silhl1 HOlo
| Office at the pleasure of the said commission
| ers, and they shall make annually, on or
| about the first day of November in each
and every year, q report to said commls-
sioners.
5. And be it enacted, That the act entitled
San act regulating the appointment of the
| commissioners of fisheries of the state OF
New Jersey" approved April eighteenth,
one Thousand eight hundred and eighty
nine, and also an act entitled "a supple
ment to an act entitled An act for the ap--
| pointment of commissioners for the better
protection of the fishing interests of the
state of New Jersey approved March
SEVENTH which supplement was approved
March eight, one thousand eight hundred
| and ninety-two, he and the same is hereby
repealed, and the terms OF office OF the pres
emit fish and game commissioners or this
| state and of all fish wardens OF the several
| counties in the several counties of this state
shall cease and determine after the approval
or passage of this act.
6. And be it enacted, That the term of
office of any person or persons appointed
under said act to which this is a supplement,
OF under any of the supplements thereto, be
and the same are hereby terminated.
z. And be it enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts, general, public, local, special
or otherwise, inconsistent herewith or repug
nant hereto, be and the same are hereby re-
pealed, and this act shall take effect imme-
diately.
Approved May IS, 1894.
CHAPER Cox.
Anact to tax intestates' estates, gifts, lega-
cies. deyises and collateral inheritance in
certain cases.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Cen
| eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
That after the passage of this act all prop
erty which shall pass by will or by the in
I--,o ~ &1ie r%a&a from my maroon
who may die seized or possessed of the
same while being a resident of the state,
| and all property which shall be with
in this state, and any part such prop
erty, and any interest therein, or income
| therefrom, which shall be transferred by in
heritance, distribution, bequest, devise, deed,
| grant. sale OF gift aforesaid, made or
| intended to take effect in. possession
or enjoyment after the de&th of the
intestate, t~estator, grantor or bargalnor,
to ony person or persons, or TO- a
body polite or corporate, excepting
public libraries, Bible and tract societies,
and all religious, benevolent II charlta-
able institutions and organizations, in
| trust or otherwise, or by reason whereof
any person or body polite or corporate
shall become beneficially entitled, In pos
| or to the income thereof, other than to
or for the use of a father, mother, nus
band, WIFE, children, brother or sister,
or lineal descendants born in lawful
| wedlock, or the wife or widow of a son,
or the husband of a daughter, shall be
subject to a tax of five dollars on every
hundred dollars of the clear market
| value of such property, to be paid to the
| treasurer of the State of New Jersey for
the use of the state, and all admins
| traitors, executors and trustees shall be
liable for any and all such taxes until
| the same shall have been paid as here
| matter directed; provided. that an estate
which may be valued at a less sum than
five hundred dollars shall not be subject
| to said duty or tax.
2. And be it enacted. hat when any
person shall b%equeath or devise. convey,
grant, sell or give as aforesaid any
property, or interest therein. or income
therefrom, to a father, mother, husband,
| wife, children, brother or sister. the
widow of a son. or a lineal descendant,
| during life or for aterm of years, and
! the remainder to a collateral heir of
the decedent, or to a range In blood.
property so passing shall be appraised
Immediately after the death of said
~testator or ~grantor, as the case may be,
at what shall then be the fair market
value thereof in the manner herein
after provided, and after deducting
| therefrem the value of said life estate,
or term of years, the tax prescribed by
this act shall be Immediately due and
payable to the treasurer of the state of
| New Jersey, and, together with the
interest thereon, shall be n rmain a
| lien on said property until the same Is
| paid; provided, that the person or per