Section 3 prohibits catching, taking, or having in possession at any time, any terrapin measuring less than 4 inches lengthwise along the undershell. Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine of $25, or imprisonment in county jail for three months. Section 5 prohibits robbing or destroying the eggs of any terrapin in the State of New Jersey Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine of $25, or imprisonment in county jail for three months.

Oysters. A supplement to an act entitled an act for the better enforcement in Maurice River Cove and Delaware Bay of the act entitled an act for the preservation of clams and oysters, approved April 14, 1846, and of the supplements thereto, approved March 21, 1871; General Statutes, 817. (Chap. 114, p. 188, approved March 29, 1898.)

Section 1 declares that no boat or vessel of any kind or description shall be used or employed in or about the business or occupation or catching or planting oysters in the waters of Delaware Bay or Maurice River Cove without first being duly licensed. Provision is made for seizing boats or vessels unlawfully used, together with all instruments and appliances and also the oysters taken.

Taking oysters in close season within the territory named is prohibited. Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine not exceeding $200, or imprisonment in county jail not exceeding six months, or both. Formerly the penalty was fine not exceeding $200, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both.

Section 5 prohibits catching oysters in the waters named before sunrise or after sunset, under penalty of fine of $100 and costs, with forfeiture of appliances used in so taking oysters.

Seed oysters. An act to amend an act entitled an act to promote the propagation and growth of seed oysters and to protect the natural oyster beds of this State, approved March 30, 1896. (Chap. 146, p. 349, approved April 6, 1898.)

As amended, section 1 divides the natural oyster beds of the State of New Jersey into six districts, the limits of which are herein defined.

Section 2 declares it unlawful for any person to rake, tong, dredge, or in any manner disturb or work upon grounds occupied for the purpose of planting shells until the second season after the spat have adhered to the shells so planted. Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine of $50 for each offense or imprisonment not exceeding three months, or both.

Section 3 prohibits taking oysters during the close season, from May 1 until October 1; also the violation of any provision of the "Culling act." Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, as above.

NOTE.-Embraces former legislation, with new features not affecting penalties.

CRIMINAL CODE.

An act for the punishment of crimes, revision of 1898 (chap. 235, p. 794, approved June 14, 1898). The six articles of this act deal with crimes against the State; against the public peace; against public morals and institution of marriage; against the public health and safety; crimes which involve private injury to the persons of individuals; to property by direct injury to dwellings and other buildings; and specify the crimes included under each article, said crimes being classified as misdemeanors, high misdemeanors, treason, misprison of treason, conspiracy, incest, bigamy, murder in first or second degree, manslaughter, and arson.

Section 217 declares that any person found guilty of any crime which by this or any other statute is declared to be a high misdemeanor, and for which no penalty is fixed in the statute, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $2,000 or by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, as the court may direct, for any term not exceeding seven years, or both.

Section 218 declares that any person found guilty of any crime which by this or any other statute is declared to be a misdemeanor, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, as the court may direct, for any term not exceeding three years, or both.

In the case of certain high misdemeanors a special penalty is fixed by statute, but in the majority of cases high misdemeanors are punishable as prescribed in section 217, and misdemeanors as in section 218. Other crimes, such as murder, treason, bigamy, etc., which constitute a class by themselves, have special penalties.

The following is an analysis of this act, giving the title of each crime, its classification, the penalty attached, and the penalty under the former law. In all cases of misdemeanors or high misdemeanors in which the penalty is referred to "as provided by law," the reference is to sections 217 and 218, as given above.

Analysis of the Revised Criminal Code of New Jersey.

1. CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE.

[High misdemeanor, fine to $2,000, imprisonment seven years, or both; misdemeanor, fine to $1,000, imprisonment three years, or both; h. 1.-hard labor; imp.=imprisonment.]

Bribery of members of legis- High misdemeanor. $5,000 or 5 years' h.

Analysis of the Revised Criminal Code of New Jersey-Continued.

II. AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE.

III. AGAINST PUBLIC MORALS AND THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE.

Unchanged.

Fine to $500 or imp. to 18 months, or both.

Unchanged.

Fine to $100, imp. 6 months. Fine $14 or imp. to 6 months, or both.

Fine to $5,000 or imp. h. 1. not more than 5 years, or both.

Do.

Fine not more than $100,

imp. to 12 months' h. 1., or either.

Fine $1,000 and hard labor
10 years, or either of them.

Imp. to 1 year or fine to
$1,000 for each offense.
No change.

Fine to $250 or imp. at h.
1. to 6 months, or both.

Not less than $50 nor more
than $100 for each offense;
court may commit minor
to reform school.
Fine to $100 or h. 1. not ex-
ceeding 1 year, or both.
First clause concerning ad-
vertising, fine not exceed-
ing $100 or hard labor
to 1 year, or both; second
clause, concernng em-
ployee, fine to $100 or
imp. to 2 years, or both;
third clause, as to owner,
fine $1,000 each offense-
fine to stand as a lien on
building till paid.
First part, as to transmit-
ting packages, etc., or tel-
egrams, etc., fine, $5,000
each offense; last part,
as to carrying messages,
etc., hard labor not less
than 2 nor more than 5
years.

a Special punishment in statute for this misdemeanor.

Analysis of the Revised Criminal Code of New Jersey—Continued.

III. AGAINST PUBLIC MORALS AND THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE-Continued.

Fine to $100 or imp. to
30 days, or both; on Sab-
bath, $20 and costs.
General statute, p. 1795, 49,
$20 and costs; but act
March 11, 1897 (see p. 145,
chap. 67, 1897), $100 or 5
months in jail, or both;
within 1 mile of camp-
meeting grounds, $20 and
costs.
First offense, $10 to $25 or
jail 10 days; second offense,
$25 to $50 or jail 30 days;
subsequent offenses, $50 to
$100 or jail 3 months, or
both.
Fine to $50, jail 3 months,
or both.

Fine to $100, 6 months in jail,
or both.

Fine to $200 or imp. h. 1. 12 months, or both.

cense.

Selling or giving liquor in

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court-house or jail.

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Liquor on election day and

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Sabbath.

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Analysis of the Revised Criminal Code of New Jersey-Continued.

IV. CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY-Continued.

Poisoning where death does High misdemeanor. Fine to $1,000 or