Unlawful to carry away oysters of certain size. Penalty. Proviso. Fish wardens may arrest CHAPTER CIV. A Supplement to an act entitled "An act for the preservation of clams and oysters," approved April fourteenth, anno domini one thousand eight hundred and fortysix. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to take out of and carry away from, or to take with intent of carrying away from, the waters of Ocean, Burlington and Atlantic counties, considered as a unit, in this state any oysters, unless said oysters shall be of such size that a bushel will contain no more than three hundred, and any person or persons who shall take out of and carry away from, or who shall take with intent to carry away from said waters, any oysters requiring more than three hundred to make a bushel, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof in any county of this state, shall be punished by imprisonment in the common jail of the county where such conviction is had, for a term not less than ten nor more than thirty days, or by a fine not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars, for each and every offense, together with costs of conviction; three-quarters of said fine to be paid to the county collector of said county where such conviction is had, for the use of the county, and one-quarter of said fine to be paid to any person who may furnish material evidence toward the conviction of any such offender or offenders; provided, that this act shall not apply to persons now controlling beds under any grant or lease from this state, as to taking oysters from said beds. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the offenders with or fish commissioners of this state and their successors, in without process. addition to their present duties, to instruct and direct the fish wardens each of the counties of Ocean, Burlington and Atlantic to enforce the oyster laws within the said counties by arresting with or without process, and prosecuting the offender or offenders; said officer shall be entitled to, in addition to his fees as fish warden, the same fees as constables in criminal cases, together with his pay as witness in such case, although he be complainant, and if the person or persons arrested by said fish warden shall be acquitted, said warden shall not be held liable to be prosecuted for said arrest, or pay any costs that may have accrued in the arrest or prosecution of said offender or offenders, unless it shall be proven that said warden made the arrest with malice and with intent to injure said person or persons, and not to enforce said acts; the said warden may in the discharge of his duties Wardens may call in the aid of any person or persons, when necessary, sons when necesand such person or persons shall not be liable to prose- for refusing. cution for rendering such aid; any person neglecting or refusing to aid when thus called upon, shall forfeit ten dollars, to be recovered by action of debt before any justice of the peace in any of the counties of this state having cognizance of such sum; the said wardens shall Reports to be make report to the board of commissioners of fisheries annually, of the number of arrests and amount of fines collected, and before what courts such convictions are had; and the fines collected shall be disposed of as provided by law for the disposal of fines imposed for violation of the fishing laws of this state. call in aid persary and penalty made. warden for ne 3. And be it enacted, That if the said fish wardens, or Penalty of fish any of them, shall willfuly neglect the performance of glect of duty. any duties imposed upon him by this act, he or they shall forfeit the sum of twenty-five dollars, to be recovered by any person who shall sue for the same, with costs. of suit, in an action of debt before any justice of the peace in any of the counties of this state. offenders how de 4. And be it enacted, That if the name or names of offender or any person or persons offending against the provisions of scribed. this act is or are unknown, it shall be sufficient, in any of the proceedings necessary to carry into effect this act, to describe such offender or offenders as "a certain person or persons whose name or names are unknown." Repealer. 5. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts conflicting with this act be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall be a public act and take effect immediately. Approved March 10, 1880. Court of errors may change time of holding terms. Proviso. Chancellor may change time of holding terms. Proviso. Supreme court may change terms. CHAPTER CV. An Act in relation to fixing the terms of certain courts. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the court of errors and appeals may, from time to time, change the times for holding the stated terms of said court; provided, at least three such terms shall be held annually. 2. And be it enacted, That the chancellor may, from time to time, change the times for holding the stated terms of the court of chancery and the prerogative court; provided, at least three such terms of each court shall be held annually. 3. And be it enacted, That the supreme court may, from times of holding time to time, change the times for holding the stated terms of the supreme court, the several circuit courts, courts of oyer and terminer and general jail delivery, courts of common pleas, courts of general quarter sessions of the peace and orphans' courts; provided, at least three such terms of each court shall be held annually. Proviso. No change to be operative until entered on the minutes of said courts. Schedule may be printed in the 4. And be it enacted, That no change to be ordered under this act shall become operative until the order therefor shall have been entered upon the minutes of the court making it, and publicly announced in the court whose terms are to be changed, at a regular term, prior to the change going into effect. 5. And be it enacted, That a schedule, showing the volume of laws. times and places for holding said courts, may be printed annually, in the volume of the public laws. 6. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect im An Act to provide for the establishment of an agricul tural experiment station. Agricultural ex Direction and 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of periment station the State of New Jersey, That, for the benefit of practical established. and scientific agriculture, and for the development of our unimproved lands, the New Jersey agricultural experiment station, with suitable branches, is hereby established. 2. And be it enacted, That the direction and manage-management of ment of this institution shall be committed to a board of institution. of directors, which shall consist of the governor of the state, the board of visitors of the state agricultural college, together with the president and the professor of agriculture of that institution. dent and secre office. 3. And be it enacted, That the members of this board Election of presishall be called together by the secretary of the board of tary and term of visitors, and shall organize by the election of a president and secretary, who shall hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are elected; five members shall constitute a quorum. Meetings of board 4. And be it enacted, That the board of directors shall for hold a meeting each year, at Trenton, on the third Tuesday in January, and other meetings, at the call of the president, at such times and places as may best promote the objects of the institution. to locate station and to appoint a 5. And be it enacted, That the board of directors shall Board of directors locate said experiment station and branches, and shall and branches, appoint a director who shall have the general manage-director, chemment and oversight of the experiments and investigations necessary to carry out the objects of said institution, and shall employ competent chemists, and other assis Report to be made. Amount of appropriation. tants necessary to analyze soils, fertilizers and objects of agricultural interest, so as to properly carry on the work of the station, and it shall make an annual report of its work to the governor of the state. 6. And be it enacted, That a sum, not exceeding five thousand dollars in any one year, is hereby appropriated to said New Jersey experiment station, which money shall be paid out from the state treasury on the presentation of the bills of said station properly certified by the president and secretary of the board of directors. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 10, 1880. When unlawful to fish with nets within certain boundaries. Persons convicted to be imprisoned or pay a fine. CHAPTER CVII. Supplement to an act for the preservation of fish, approved April thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That hereafter it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to fish with any net or nets or other contrivance whatever (except with hook and line), in any waters of the state, lying and being in the sea side boundaries of the Lower township of the county of Cape May, south of what is known as Black Bank channel, nor in the waters of the state within the boundaries of the city of Cape May, from the first day of June to the fifteenth day of September, in each and every year. 2. And be it enacted, That any person or persons who shall violate the provisions of the first section of this act, shall, upon conviction thereof, before any justice of the peace of the county in which said offence is committed, be punished by imprisonment in the common jail of the county for the term of thirty days, or by a fine of thirty |