Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-21
THE LEGISLATURE.

which for the most part was confined TO the
introduction OF bills was rushed through in
quick time and both houses adjourned
within an hour until Tuesday morning at
ten o'clock.
The batch of appointments expected for
Governor Murphy did not arrive, the only
one received by the Senate being that of
Judge William II. Vredenbergh to succeed
himself as a member Of the court of errors
and appeals. The appointment, as usual,
was referred in executive session.
In the senate twenty Lone bills-were in
troduced and the house twenty. OF these
most were entirely local in character, ap-
plying to various municipal affairs through
out the State, while number were, as
usual, amendments to the fish and game
law.
In the house, Mr.. Miller, of Cumberland,
introduced a resolution asking the attorney
general for his opinion regarding the le-
gality Of the exemption of volunteer fire.
men from taxation to the extent Of $780,
Mr.. Miller said he had been besieged with
petitions from the fremen's association in
Cumberland county asking him to secure
on opinion from the attorney general as to
whether or not the firemen are entitled to
exemption under the act of 1903, Petitions
of like report were presented in the Senate
by Mr.. Ferrell, Of Gloucester county, and
Mr.. StrimpIe, of Salem.
Pursuant to his intention announced last
week, Mr.. DalrYmple, of Passaic, intro
duced an Amendments to the ru es. Of the
house, providing that when a bill is amend
ed all new matter shall be printed in italics
and all matter to be omitted in cancelled
legible type.
Mr. Hildreth, Of Cape May, introduced
in the house joint resolution calling upon
the representatives in Congress to support
the bill now pending before that body pro-
viding for a deep harbor at Cape May.
Assemblyman Hunt of Salem and Speaker
Avis both followed Senator Strimple in
introducing bills to repeal she fishing laws i
and Senator Horner, of Burlington, did
likewise. Mr.. Hunt also introduced bill
to permit the killing Of robins, meadow
larks and hickers. The introduction of
bills by senator Horner, and Assemhlyman
Hunt and Avis, Of the same character OF the
bills introduced by Senator Ssrimple last
week, looks as though these statesmen had
been caught mapping by the wide-awake
Senator from Salem.
Assembly bill No. 6 by Senator Mckee,
authorizes municipalities or school districts
to raise moneys for the purchase Of lands
and erection Of school houses, the bond at
any one time not to exceed sum equal to
per cent. of the taxable valuation in such
mum cipality or district, any charter limita-
tion to the contrary Notwithstanding,
Municipal Corporasions1.
Senator Strimple. Of Salem County, at
the opening session OF the Legislature int O.
duced three biils, two re ating to the fish
| ing interest and one to protect the farmers
from the TaVages Of rooins. The pr0vi
sions Of the proposed law regulating fish.
ing, is as follows:
An act for the protection Of shad and
game tiss, in the Delaware bay, river and
their tributaries =
| Be il enacted by the Senate and General
| Assembly Of the State OF New Jersey:
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in the Delaware bay, river, aud their trib
utarits within the juri dictioH of thi.
State, with gill Or drift nets aud haul
seines, the mesh thereof shall not he less
tran ewo aud three-f,ulths inches (2a), fol
8 iad herring, striped bass, sometimes called
rock, and peIch, except from the fifteenth
day OF june, and the tenth day Of August
III any Year, and from sunset on Saturday
untii twelve o'clock on Sunday night, u
each and every week.
| I'd II any person or persons or corpora
ti0n, shall fish III the Delaware bay, river
or their tributaries, within the jurisdiction
of this State, for shad, herring, striped bass
sonsel mes called rick, aid perch, with gill
ltels, drifJ nets, haul seines, or nets Of any
description or kind, between the fifteenth
day ef June and the tenth day Of August,
! in .auy one year, of between sunset IN sat
urday until twelve o'clock on Sunday
night Of each and every week, or with Il
gill net, drift net. or haul seine, the mesh
thereof being less than two and three
fantths inches, he. SHE, they, or il, 50
ef ndIng, shall forfeit and pay the sum Of
Que handrrd dollars together with costs Of
suit far each and every offence.
Sd Il shall and may be lawful to fish
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