The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-20

cry throughout, IN and over the waters
OF said river between the low water
marks on each side of said river betwoan
the said States, except SO far as either
State may have heretofore granted valid
and snbsisting private rights Of fishery.
Article !. Immediately upon the exc
cution hereof the Legislature Of the State
of New Jersey shalIappoint three COM
misslGners to confer with three commits
sioners to be Immediately appointed by
the General Assembly OF the State Of
Delaware for the purpose of drafting uni
firm laws regulating the catching and
OF fish in the Delaware River be-
tween said two States, which said COM
m~issioners for each State, respectively
shall, within two years from date OF their
appointment, report the Legislature Of
each of said States the proposed laws SO
framed and recommended by said Joint
commission. Upon the adoption and
passage of such laws SO recommended. or
of other concurrent legislation for the
regulation Of said common right Of fish.
cry, by the respective Legislatures Of
said two States, said laws shall consti.
tute the sole laws for the regulation Of
the taking and catching of fish in the
said river between said States. Said laws
shall remain in force until altered
amended or repealed by concurrent leg.
~islation of the said two States.
The faith of the said contracting States
is hereby pledged to the enactment Of
said laws SO recommended by said com.
m~issioners, or Of such concurrent lepis.
lation as may seem judicious in the prem
Uses to the respective Legislatures thereof.
Each State shall have and exercise ex
elusive jurisdiction to try, arrest and
punish its own inhabitants for violations
of the concurrent legislation relating to
the regulation Of the right of common
fishery herein provided for.
Article 5. All laws of said State relat.
ing to the regulation Of fisheries in the
Delaware River not inconsistent with the
right of common fishery hereinabove
mentioned, shall continue in force in said
respective States until the enactment Of
said concurrent legislation as herein pro.
yided.
Article 6. Nothing herein contained
shall affect the planting, catching or tax
ing oysters, clans, or other shell fish, OF
interfere with the oyster industry as now
or hereafter carried on under the laws OF
either State.
Article 7. Each State may on its own
side of the river continue to exercise
riparian jurisdiction Of every kind and
nature, and to make grants, leases and
~conveyances of riparian lands and rights
under the laws OF the respective States.
Article s. Nothing herein contained
shall affect the territorial limits, rights or
jurisdiction Of either State Of, in or over
the Delaware River, or the ownership of
the sub-aqueous soil thereof, except as
herein expressly set forth.
Article 9. This agreement shall be exc
cuted by the said commission when au-
thorized to do so by the Legislatures OF
the said States. It shall %thereupon be
submitted to Congress for it's consent and
approval. Upon the ratification thereof
by Congress it shall be and become bind
ing in perpetuity upon both of said States;
and thereupon the suit now pending in
the Supreme Court of the United States,
in which the State of New Jersey is COM
plainant and the State of Delaware is de-
PENDANT, shall be discontinued without
costs to either party and without prejud-
ice. Pending the ratification hereof by
Congress said suit shall remain in statu
quo.
Done in two parts Zone of which is to
be retained by the commissioners Of Della
ware, to be delivered to the governor OF
that State, and the other n of which is
retained by the commissioners of New
Jersey, to be delivered to the governor of
that state).