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London, England, 1830-11-27 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.

GAME,

ABSTRACT or A BILL TO CONSOLIDATE 'AND
AMEND THE LAWS tINT ENGLAND RELATIVE TO
GAME AND TO AUTHORIZE TUE SALE OF GAME.
The. preamble recites the numerous Acts io be
repealed. _ _ _

Clause I. Enacts that the word " Game" shall
be deemed to include Hares, Pheasants, Partridges,
arotise, Heath or Moor Game, Black Game' and
Bustards; and that the words " Lord of a Manor,
Lorifillip, of itoyalty, fir reputed Manor, Lordship
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or royalty," shall throughout this Act be deemed
toinclude a lady of the same respectively.
IL If any person (whether qualified or not to
kill Game as hereinafter mentioned) shall kill or
take, or use any dog, gun, net or other engine or
instrument for the purpose of killing or taking any
Game on a Sunday or Christmas Day, or shall trace
any hare in the snow, or shall at any time put or
place any poison or poisonous ingredient with intent
to destroy or injure any Game in any open or in-
closed ground where Game usually resort, such
person shall on conviction thereof before two Jus-
tices of the Peace forfeit and pay for every such
offence a sum to be determined. And if any per-
son shall kill any Partridge between the first day of
February and the first day of September in any year,
or any Pheasant between the first day of February
and the first day of October in any year, any Heath
Fowl commonly called Black Game, in England
(except in the county of Somerset or Devon, or in
the New'Forest in the county of Southampton) be-
tween the tenth day of Dec. and the twentieth day
of August, or in the county of Somerset or Devon,
or in the New Forest between the tenth day of
December and the first day of September, or any
Grouse between the tenth day of December and the
twelfth day of August, or any Bustard between the
first day of March and the first day of September,
or shall ,kill any Wild Duck, Teal, or Widgeon in
any, place of resort for the same between the first
day of June and the first day of October, or if any
person authorised to deal in Game by virtue'of this
Act shall buy or sell, or knowingly have in his pos-
session any bird of Game, from the respective days
in each year on which it shall become unlawful to
kill such birds PI Game, or if any person shall buy
or sell, ,or knowingly have in his possession any
bird of Game after the, expiration of a certain num-
ber of -days from the days in each year on which it
shall become unlawful to kill such birds of Game,
every such person shall forfeit for every' head of
such Game so killed or taken, sold, or found in his
house, is sum to be determined.

. 111. Every person not being seized of an estate
in possession for term of life, in any lands or tene-
ments 'either freehold or copyhold or both, of the
yearly . value of a mum to be determined, or not
being iossessed of a term of years granted for
ninety-nine years or for any longer term, in any
lands or tenements of the clear yearly value of a
siam to be determined or net being beneficially en-
titled to a certain annual, income arising out of ex-
chequer bills or of 'some of the public funds; shall
be deemed to he not' duly qualified to kill Game.
But Lords of Manors shall be qualified to kill Game
within their own Manors,

IV. Occupiers of a given number of acres of
land may be authorised by their landlords to kill the
Game on the hinds in their own occupation. Such
authority to be given in a certain form, and to be
registered with the Clerk of the Peace, who is to
give a certificate of registration.
V. Lords of Manors may permit unqualified per-
sons to sport on the wastes within their manors.
Vl.' This Act not to qualify a mortgagee who is
not in povession, nor to affect any existing agree-
ments respecting Game, nor any rights of forest,
chase, or warren.

VII. This Act not to affect any of his Majesty's
Forest Rights, &c.
VIII. Nor to extend to any cattle-gates or right
of commons.

Any Lord of a Manor or. any Steward of the
Crown of any Manor appertaining to his Majesty,
may appoint persons as Gamekeepers, to• preserve
or kill the Game.

IX. Deputations to kill Game to be made by the
Lords of the Manors, Sac.
X. Contains the regulations respecting the tip-
pointtnent of Gamekeepers in Wales.
Xl. This Act not to affect the existing laws re-
specting Game Certificates.
XII. Qualified persons and Gamekeepers (if nu-
thorised in writing) may sell Game to licensed
dealers.

XIII. Justices to bold a Special Session yearly
for granting licenses to persons to deal in Game.
XIV. Licensed persons to notify their licenses
to the Quarter Sessions ; and licenses to be void for
want of notification, or if the party becomes an inn-
keeper, carrier, Btc. _

XV. Innkeepers msy bell Game for consumption in
their own house.

XVI. Persons licensed to deal in Game must
take out a certificate with a duty of 2/. The duties
to be paid to Collector of Assessed Taxes, and the
receipts to be ti:hanged for certificates. The pe.
nalty for dealing in Game without II certificate, 201.
XVII. Collectors to make out lists of persons
who have obtained Licenses to deal in Game, and
to affix such lists on the Church doors. The hits
to be open to inspection. The duties hereby granted
to be levied in the same manner as under the Acts
relating to Game .Certlficates.

XVIII. Dealers in Game to put up a board with
the words, " Licenaeti to deal in Game," and to
keep an account of all Game received for sale.
XIX. Licensee to be void for any offence against
this Act.

XX. On complaint on oath made against Dealers
in Game, two Justices may order them to produce
their booki. The penalty of non-production of
books, or for false entries therein, 501.
XXl.—The penalty on unqualified persons killing
game, to be hereafter determined.
XXII,-.,The penalty for destroying or possessitig
the eggs of Game, &c., to. be hereafter determined.
XXIII. The penalty for illegal possession or ille-
gal sale of Game, to be hereafter determined.
XXIV. Justices, and Lords of Manors, within
their manors, may take away game, dogs, &c. from
persons not authorised to have or use the same.
a Anne, c. 14, a. 4.
XXV. Gamekeepers to be authorised by warrant
duly obtained to search for Game unlawfully ob•
tained, or seise dogs, &e , unlawfully used to kill
game.

XXVI. No person to enter on any land for the
purpose of- killing game without the permission of
the landlord. Persons so trespassing not quitting
When required, or refusing to give their names and
abodes, may be apprehended and fined.
XXVII. Any person entering land with a gun,
&c., or found with game in his possession, shaq be
presumed to have entered to kill game.
XXVIII. The provisions as to trespassers not to
apply to persons hunting or hawking.
XXIX. All penalties to be paid to the overseers
of the poor.
XXX. The Justices of the Peace by whom arty
person shall be summarily convicted to pay any sum
of money for any offence against this Act, msy
adjudge that such person than pay the same either
immediately or within such period as the said Ju►-
tices shall think fit; and that in default of payment
at the time appointed, such person shall- be impri-
soned, with or without hard labour, as to justices
shall seem meet, for any term not exceeding two
Months where the amount to be paid, together wish
costs, shall not exceed five pounds, and for arty
term not exceeding four months where the amou►it,
together with costs, shell not exceed ten .pournitt,
end for any term not exceeding six months in any
other case ; the imprisonment to cease in each Of
the cases aforesaid upon payment of the amount and
costs.

XXXI. In proceedings under this Act, it shall not
be necessary to negative' the particular qualificationa.
XXXII. As to persons destroying game or rab-
bits by night, to Ire committed for the first offence
for any period not exceeding three calendar months,