Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-13

whose duties and powers are herein
after defined, and who shall hold Of
flee for one year, unless sooner re-
moved for cause: the compensation
of the said wardens shall be at the
rate of one thousand dollars per an
mum, payable monthly, and an al
lowance to each for expenses not ex-
ceeding two hundred dollars per an
mum; the payment of travelling and
incidental expenses of said wardens
shall be made upon the statement
of the warden. duly sworn to by him,
that the charge for which payment
is asked have been incurred in the
discharge Of official duties, and that
the bill is true and correct, such bill
to be certified to and approved by
said commissioner.
''5. The wardens shall enforce all
the laws of the State for the pro-
lection of marine fishes, and shall
have full power to execute all pro-
cesses issued for the violation of
such laws, and to serve subpoenas
issued for the examinations, investi-
cations or trial Of all offenses against
said laws; each warden shall keep
a daily record of his official acts and
shall, at the close of each month,
make n summary of such record with
such statements in detail as shall be
necessary for the information OF the
said commissioner, and report the
same to the said commissioner.
sc. The said commissioner and
| wardens may, in the discharge of
| their duties, cali in the aid of any
constable, sheriff or other peace Of
| ficer Of the State when deemed
| necessary, and any such officer neg
| lecting or refusing to aid, when
| thus required, shall forfeit twenty
| five dollars, to be recovered by ac-
ton of debt; the said wardens shall
| also have tue power of summary ar
rest in cases of fragrant violation OF
| the fishing laws of the State.
| az 1t shall be the duty of the COM
missioner of the marine fisheries and
his wardens to seize, remove and
| forthwith destroy any net or other
| device for taking fish found in or
upon any Of the waters of this State
| or upon any shore or islands of such
| waters where fishing with nets is
prohibited or Illegal and all such
nets Or other devices are declared
| to be public nuisance, and may be
abated and summarily destroyed by
any warden, and no action for dam
ages shall be maintained against any
| warden for such seizure or destruc-
ton.
SO. The ownership of and title to
all marine fishes in the State is here
| by declared to be in the State, and
no fish shall be caught, taken or
| killed, unless the person or persons
| so catching. taking or killing shall
| consent that the title to said fishes
shall be and remain in the State for
the purpose of regulating and con-
trolling the catching, taking or kill
ing of said fish; the catching, kill
4,.I~ ! Fs~I.
/ or in any manner by any person or
persons shall be deemed a privilege
+, and net a right. and shall further
more be deemed a consent of said
| person or persons that the title of
the State shall be and remain in the
State.
80 On or before the thlrtieth day
Of November of each year the marine
fish commissioner shall make a full
report to the Legislature of the Of
fetal transactions of his depart
ment, including the work of himself
and wardens and such other in
formation as may be valuable to the
| State concerning the enforcement of
the fish laws. He shall also embody
in said report such suggestions and
recommendations as he shall deem
useful.
30. The attorney general and his
| assistants shall advise the commits
| sioner of marine fisheries concerning
| the discharge of his duties, and shall
| assist him in the enforcement OF the
| marine fish law, aid in the prosecu-
| ton of cases arising under such law
| or in which said commissioner or any
/ of the wardens shall be interested
as such officers, and conduct the
prosecution when for any reason said
commissioner shall deem such prose-
| cution necessary.
| III. The sum of ten thousand dol
| lars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, to carry out the provi-
sions of sections three and four of
this act. payable out of any moneys
in the State Treasury not otherwise
annually, subject to the audit of the
comptroller, and the same shall be
payable to the commissioner of
marine fisheries.
'12 The term waters OF this
State for the purposes of this act,
shall be construed to mean all the
salt waters of the State, including
the waters within three nautical
miles of the coast line of the State
and all the tidal waters of the State.
"13. The sum of fifty thousand dol
lars. or SO much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated for
the purpose of erecting a station or
stations, at such points within the
State as may be advisable, for the
purpose of receiving and storing the
food fish caught under the jurisdic-
ton of this act as hereinafter stated
"a. The commissioner of marine
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