The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-05-28
CHAPTER CCxv.

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An Act to amend an act entitled IAN act TO
the protection OF shad, sturgeon and gam
/ fish in the Delaware river.
/. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and Genera
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, Tha
section two OF an act entitled "An act fo
the protection OF shad, sturgeon and gam,
| fish in the river Delaware" approved tn,
twenty-second day of May. one Thousand
eight hundred and eighty-nine, which readl
| as follows
%. And be it enacted That hereafter n,
person or persons shall cast, set, draw, faster
or otherwise make use OF any fyke-net, OF
nets OF any kind or device, made from cot
ton OF hax-twine or wire netting similar to
a fyke-net, for the purpose of catching fish
| I'm the Delaware river above Trenton fails al
| any time in any year every person so of
| tending shall be guilty of misdemeanor
and on conviction therefor shall be punished
| by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars
or by imprisonment in the county jail for q
| term not exceeding six months, or BOTH at
| the discretion of the magistrate or court be.
| fore which such offender or offenders shall
| be convicted, and the net or nets, devices OF
| appliances used shall be destroyed by the
| officer making the arrest" be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
q And be 1t enacted. That hereafter no
person or persons shall cast, set draw, fast.
en- or otherwise make use of any fyke-net,
or nets of any kind or device, made from cot
ton or fax-twine or wire-netting similar Ia
a fyke net, for the purpose of catching fish
in the Delaware river above Trenton falls
at any time in any year; every person so
offending shall be guilty of misdmean or.
and on conviction therefor shall be punish
ed by fine OF one hundred dollars. or by
imprisonment in the county Jail Tor term
not exceeding six months, and the net or
nets, devices or appliances used shall be de-
stroyed by the officer making the arrest.
2. And be 1t enacted, That section four of
said act, approved the twenty-second day of
May, one thousand eight hundred and eighty
nine, which reads as follows:
"a. And be it enacted, That 1t shall be I'M
lawful for any person or persons to place
build, erect. fasten or use any tish-baskets,
gill-nets, pound-nets, tyke-nets, eel-weirs
Riddles, brush or facine-nets, or any perma.
nently set means for taking fish in the riv-
er Delaware above Trenton falls nor shall
any person at any time afhx any nets fish
baskets. fyke-nets, eel-racks or any kind Of
appliances or set means of taking fish to any
wing-walls in the river Delaware above Tren-
ton falls; nor shall any person or persons
erect, build or place, or cause to be erected
built or placed, any wing-wall or walls OF
stone or of any other substance or material
in the river Delaware above Trenton falls
for the purpose OF affixing, adjusting. plac-
ing or setting thereto, or adjacent thereto,
any OF the aforementioned Illegal Devices
contrfvances or appliances for taking fish
any person violating the provisions OF this
law shall be fined fifty dollars tor the first
offence, and be liable to Imprisonment for
one month In the county Jail, or both, AT the
discretion of the magistrate before whom
the offender is convicted, and any person or
persons so offending a second time shall be
liable to fine of one hundred dollars and
imprisonment for three months in the coun-
ty jail" be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
4. And be it enacted, That 1t shall be nm
lawful tor any person or persons to place.
build, erect, fasten or use any ish-bask ets,
gill-nets, pound-nets, fyke-nets, eel-weirs,
kiddles, brush or facine nets, or any perma-
nently set means for taking fish in the river
Delaware above Trenton falls; nor shall any
person at any time aff1x any nets, fish-bask-
cts, fyke-nets. eel-rachs, or any kind of APP
pliances or set means OF taking fish to any
wing-walls in the river Delaware above Trerls
ton falls ; nor shall any person or persons
erect, build or place. or cause to be erected
built or placed, any wing wall, or walls OF
stone or of any other substance or material
in the river Delaware above Trenton falls
for the purpose of fixing, adjusting, placing
or setting thereto, or adjacent thereto, anV
trivances or appliances for taking fish: anv
person violating the provisions OF this law
shall be fined fifty dollars for the first Of
tense. and be liable to imprisonment for one
month in the county jail, and any person or
persons so offending second time shall be
lined one hundred dollars and imprisoned for
three months In the county jail.
T. And be 1t enacted, That section seven
OF said act, approved the twenty second day
OF May, one thousand eight, hundred and
which reads as follows:
~. And be it enacted That no person shall
catch or kill in the Delaware river any black
bass or wall-eyed pike under six inches In
length, or any rock bass under nve Inches
In length, under penalty of Ten dollars for
every fish so caught; but should any such fish
be taken of less size than the above or
should any waIl-eyed pike or rock bass OF |
any size be taken within two years from the |
passage of this act 1t shall be the DUTY OF |
any one taking or capturing the same to re- |
turn the hsh Immediately to the water from |
whence taken any violation OF this law shall I