The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-07
CHAPTER CCIX.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled Gan
act tor the appointment of commissioners
for the better protection OF the fishing inter
ests of the state of New jersey" approved
March seventeenth, one thousand eight hun
bred and seventy.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State OF New Jersey, Thai
there shall be appointed by the governor OF
this state, with the advice and consent OF the
senate, four competent persons to act as com
missioners of fisheries, who shall hold theii
offices for five years and until their success
ors are duly appointed ana duaIihed, ana vino
shall be invested with all the duties and
powers now imposed upon the commissioners
of fisheries of this state; and all vacancies oc
curing by death, resignation or otherwise
shall be filed in the same manner and for the
unexpired term of the commissioner whose
office may become vacant; provided, that no
appointment shall be made by reason oil
which more than two of the said commission
ers shall be of the same political party.
2. And be it enacted, That 1t shall be the
duty of said commissioners, on view or infor-
nation, to enforce the fishing and game laws
within this state by afresting and prosecut-
ing the offender or offenders; they shall have
supervision of the fish wardens and shall have
power to investigate any and all complaints
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 APP
paratus for taking fish. tor the purpose of re-
moving the same the said commissioners may.
in the discharge of their duties, call in the
aid OF any constable or sheriff or other peace
officer when deemed necessary and any such
required shall forfeit twenty-five dollars, 10
be recovered by action of debit they shall also
have power of summary arrest in cases OF
fragrant violations of the fishing or game laws
OF this state.
g. And be 1t enacted, That the said commits
sioners shall appoint and commission, over
their hand and seals, not more than two fish
wardens for each and every county of this
state, whose duties and powers in their re-
spective counties shall be those conferred
upon the commissioners by this act they
shall receive compensation at the rate of three
dollars per diem when actually engaged in the
discharge of their duties within the several
counties for which they are appointed respect
lively which shall be paid by the treasurer of
the state upon verified statement of said fish
wardens approved by the said commissioners.
-. And be it enacted, That the said commits
sioners may upon the request, in writing of
any ten freeholders, residents OF any one
county, or of the owner OF any fishery, appoint
one or more "deputy fish and game wardens,'
Who shall have the same powers and the same
duties rs tho said fish and game commission
ers except that they shall receive no salary
from the state, nor shall there be made to
them any allowance whatsoever tor expenses
incurred they shall hold office at the pleasure
of the said commissioners, and they shall
make annually. on or about the first day of
November in each and every year, report to
5. And be it enacted. That the act entitled
IAN act regulating the appointment of the
commissioners of fisheries of the state OF New
jersey" approved April eighteenth, one
thousand efgth hundred and eighty nine, and
also an act entitled "a supplement- TO
an act enIltieu All hcb iOI the dppOlhI-
ment of commissioners for the better protect
ion of the fishing interests of the state of New
Jersey approved March seventeenth, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy" which
supplement was approved March eight, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, be
and the same is hereby repealed, and the
terms of office OF the present fish and game
commissioners of this state and OF all fish war
dens of the several counties In the several
counties of this state shall cease and deter
mine after the approval or passage OF this act.
6. And be it enacted, That the term OF Of
fee of any person or persons appointed I'M
der said act to which this is supplement, or
under any of the supplements thereto, be and
the same are hereby terminated.
Z. And be 1t enacted, That all acts and parts
OF acts general, public, local, special or other
wise, inconsistent herewith or repugnant
hereto, be and the same are hereby repealed,
and that this act shall take effect Immediately.
Approved May Is, 1894.