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NEW JERSEY. 

 Acts of 1895, Chap. CCXXIV, p. 440. (Gen. Stats., vol. 2, p. 1562.) 



Fish and game commissioners: Sec. 1. That the present commissioners of 

 fisheries of this state and their successors shall hereafter be known and designated 

 as "The board of fish and game commissioners", and that after the expiration of 

 the terms of the respective members of the present board, said board shall be 

 appointed by the governor of this state with the advice and consent of the senate, 

 and shall be constituted of four competent persons, who shall hold office for five 

 years, and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified; vacancies occur- 

 ring by death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled in the same manner and for 

 the unexpired term of the commissioner whose office shall become vacant; provided, 

 that no appointment shall be made by reason of which more than two of the said 

 commissioners shall be of the same political party. 



Duties; Powers; Reports: Sec. 2. That the duties of the said board shall be 

 the protection and propagation of fish, birds and game animals and enforcement of 

 the law relating thereto, * * * , and [said board] shall have power, on view or 

 information, to enforce the laws for the protection and propagation of fish, birds and 

 game animals within this state, by arrest and prosecution of the offender or offenders, 

 without warrant or complaint, and shall make a full report to the legislature annu- 

 ally, at the meeting thereof, for the year ending on the thirtieth day of November 

 preceding, of all their official operations, with such suggestions and recommendations 

 as they shall deem useful. 



Wardens; Bond; Compensation: Sec. 3. That the said board of fish and game 

 commissioners shall appoint twenty-five a competent men, who shall be known as 

 fish and game wardens, whose powers and duties are hereinafter defined, and who 

 shall hold office for one year, or during the pleasure of the said board, and who shall 

 be subject to summary removal by the said board without notice; the said board 

 shall from time to time designate one of said wardens as the fish and game protector, 

 who shall hold such office during the pleasure of the said board and who shall, under 

 the supervision of this board, have the direction, supervision and control of the other 

 fish and game wardens; the fish and game protector shall give a bond to the said 

 board with sureties in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, and each of said wardens 

 shall give to said board a bond with sureties, in the penal sum of five hundred dollars, 

 conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties, such bond to be approved by the 

 commissioners, and upon default an action thereon shall be brought in the name of 

 the state; the compensation of the fish and game protector shall be one hundred 

 dollars per month, payable monthly, and he shall be allowed for the expenses in the 

 performance of his duties the sum of three hundred dollars per annum; the compen- 

 sation of the said wardens shall be at the rate of fifty dollars per month each, pay- 

 able monthly, and an allowance to each for expenses not exceeding two hundred 

 dollars per annum; the payment of traveling and incidental expenses of said fish and 

 game wardens shall be made upon the statement of said fish and game protector, 

 duly sworn to by him, that the charges for which payment is asked have been 

 incurred in the discharge of official duties, and that the bill is true and correct; such 

 bill so certified to by the said fish and game protector shall be approved of by the 

 said board before payment. 



Duties; Powers; Reports: Sec 4. That the fish and game wardens shall enforce 

 all the laws of the state for the protection of fish, birds and game animals, and shall 

 have full power to execute all processes issued for the violation of such laws and to 

 serve subpoeuas issued for the examination, investigation or trial of all offences 

 against said laws; each fish and game warden shall keep a daily record of his official 



a See Act of 1896, sec. 1. 



