The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-20
DELAWARE FISH WAR ENDED.
Commission Reports TO The


DELAWARE FISH WAR ENDED.
Commission Reports TO The
Legislatures.
The Commissioners appointed by New
Jersey and Delaware to settle the 30-year
dispute concerning the fishing rights on
the Delaware River have met in Phil
adelphia and made a report to their legis-
latures. The reports were accompanied
by treaty bills to be adopted by the Leg
islatures of the two states, the appear
anc of which in the Delaware Legisla-
ture on Monday created something Of a
Juror.
The bill establishes fisheries rights be-
tween the two states and gives joint
isdiction from shore to shore does
not fix the exact bounda( line, which is
left as a subject for future adjudication.
The work efthe Commissions is told in
their report to the New Jersey Legisla-
ture as follows:
Persuant to the joint resolution of the
legislature to meet with similarly appoint
ed commissioners from the state of Della
ware to frame a compact between the two
states, with a view to the amicable termi-
nation of the suit between said states now
pending in the supreme court of the Unit
ed States, and the final adjustment of all
controversy relating to the boundary line
between the states.
The commissioners reported that they
met in Philadelphia March IL and IA and
conferred with Delaware commissioners,
who were John HUM, governor of Della
ware; Herbert H. Ward, attorney general
of Delaware, and Hon George H. Bates;
that after a thorough consideration of all
the differences between the two states an
agreement was reached and a compact
prepared, subject to ratification by the
legislatures of the respective states and
the consent and approval Of congress.
The compact received the endorsement
of all the commissioners from both states.
While it was not found practicable to
settle the exact geographical boundary
line between the two states, nevertheless
every interest of the state OF New Jersey
has been protected. All its riparian, fish
cry and other rights and other rights and
jurisdictions thoroughly ~safeguarded and
every question of practical difficulty be-
4r,aov, tho Two cfo%oc coff1o1 fnr oil f1p,n
Report signed by Franklin Murphy,
Thomas N. McCarter and Edward 9.
Stokes.
THE AGREEMENT.
Whereas, A controversy hath hereto
fore existed between the State of New
Jersey and Delaware, relative to the jur-
isdiction of such portion of the Delaware
| River as is included within the circle of
IL mile radius an arc of which consti-
tutes the northern boundary of the State
of Delaware, and it is the mutual desire
of said States to so settle and determine
such controversy as to prevent future
complications arising therefrom; and,
Whereas, There is now pending in the
Supreme Court of the United States, a
cause wherein the said State of New Jer-
sey is the complainant and the said State
of Delaware is the defendant, in which
cause an injunction has been issued
against the State of Delaware restraining
the execution of certain statutes of the
State of Delaware relating to fisheries in
said river, which said litigation hath
been pending for rs years and upwards;
and,
Whereas, For the purpose of adjusting
the differences between the said two
States arising out of said conflict of juris-
diction, Franklin Murphey, Thomas N.
McCarter and Edward C. Stokes have
been appointed commissioners on the
part of the State of New Jersey by joint
resolution of the Legislature of said State,
and John HUM, Herbert II. Ward and
George H. Bates have been appointed
commissioners on the part of the State of
Delaware by joint resolution of the Gen
eral Assembly of said State to frame a
compact or agreement between the said
States and legislation consequent thereon
to be submitted to the Legislatures OF
said two States for action thereon, look
ing to the amicable termination of said
suit between said States now pending in
the Supreme Court of the United States,
and the final adjustment of all c%ontrover-
sizes relating to the boundary line between
said States, and to their respective rights
in the Delaware River.
Now, therefore, the said State of New
Jersey, by its commissioners above nam
ed, and the said State of Delaware, by its
commissioners above named, do hereby
make and enter into a compact or agree
ment between said States as follows:
Article 1. Criminal process issued I'M
der the authority of the State of New
Jersey against any person accused of an
offence committed upon the soil of said
State, or upon the eastern half Of said
Delaware River, or committed on board
of any vessel being under the exclusive
jurisdiction of that State and also civil
process issued under the authority of the
State of New Jersey against any person
domiciled in that State or against proper
ty taken out of that State to evade the
laws thereof, may be served upon any
portion of the Delaware River between
said States from low water mark on the
New Jersey shore to low water mark on
the Delaware shore, except upon Ready
and Pea Patch Islands unless said person
or property shall be on board a vessel
aground upon or fastened to the shore of
the State of Delaware, or the shores of
said islands, or fastened to a wharf ad-
joining thereto, or unless such person
shall be under arrest or such property
shall be under seizure by virtue of pro-
cess or authority of the State of Delaware.
Article 2. Criminal process issued un-
der the authority Of the State of Della
ware against any person accused of an