, 1865-08-07
The Illinois Game Law,
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Be II tndettd BY tAe neopIe ef the State er Iaoi.
represented u tie Geaeroi Ass<nhy:
SECTION I. That It shall be unlawful for ary
pereon 70 Hi, tap, net u ensna1e any dear. faw1,
Wild turkey, rrouee, prairie hen or chicken, OF
qu4il. between the Dirt dsY Of January and the
~ 41y ~ M9Has9sh
nor an! Wi:d dBee. Roose, o. hEant hetween the
fifteenth day Of April md the atteenth day o1
y r.. Est ~ .S. sTss, :, 5ss
o. eorpo.atlnn to buY, teIt or hare in posiett1ou
any Of the before mentioned animals or birds, be-
tween the tts1 day Q! January and the fifteenth
ta,d. which shall be killed. entrspued. netted or
entnasec: contrary to the provisions Of section
SEC. .. L Eh.ll he unlawful tor any person or
pe7sons TO destroy or remove from tha neata Of
any prsi1fe chicken, E1ouee or quan any egg or
eggs Of any sash htrd, Or fot my person O. pes,
sny .rch eFer. o. Wiliuliy 70 desIoy The nests ol
suCh birds, under penalty Of ave coiiRrs for each
and every ode1Ee, to be sued for and recovered 1t
prov ded in eec.i1a fire Of this act.
SEc.4 ANY person who ehall 40 upon the prem,
LEES Of any person CT perenri or eorporat on,
whether the same be eEelceed or not. WITH inNu:
ton 10 ensnare. trap OF net or be found enenar.
TONED fn1msls CT nudB, or 70 hunt Or be found
bunting or killing Eny Of the above mentioned
sn1E mir or BIRDS, Al or within the tins Aforesaid,
profe cutfd b fore any Justice 81 tic Feaee d the
ceurtJ wherein the said prsnlses may be, hy the
owrer or person in posseasiou Of the sane, In any
tcncn I ( lEeepase. Al hned IN sny sum not lett
th1n Eve dol sra nor more than t*en'y dollars, to
60 to tie owner or occupant OF tald premises
l1orsded, hoHe.e.. n, Judgment obtal9s3
the nito ct ctl1n thereof shsll be bss to any -
uncef the fourth section Of this act.
sEn s Any pt rfon Whn shali wi!tnltJ vto'ste
sry ths p!ovstons Of thie act shalt forfeit and
p*y dpe Of fifteen do1laFe for eaeh deer or fa1u
1tus killed, Fntfaposd. cnsnared, bought, 10 d,
o. held in possestlou, a. Efo,esk.d, aud the srm
Ss dof gs s'e2 sn9 every wfd
cock tins XIII. q, en.Iappcd. ensnared, nGtted,
bought or sold or held IN possession; for e.ch
AID very one Of them, to be eued for 9ut rccor.
y IN which TITS act thsll have been viola:ed, II
sn act11u Of debt. or before sny court having 10,
1'eoict1on thereof; one-ha1f OF eaid penslty shall
School TTnftcee Of the township In which thtt
act shsll have besn violated, to &c added TO The
school furd Of eala townth1p, the action to bs
EFT Of the complainant IN auy 1ae os penalty pro
vidtd tor by Ibis act shall cot affect his OF hel
eomperrcy a. a witness IN any suit or proceed
SEC. 9. That its hall be unlawful fot m? pereo1
fridge 1t my time sttet the passage Of this act
egss: s5s Il fsas Il AZ . ~
Fsyctfe. Bond, Cess. N. nard: I1ke, SCHUYLER
own. sco:t Wstntoston' gsns.son hnioa ni;,a
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III, Saline, Franklin, WaYne, EdWhrts, NC
Don1nah. Alexander, Paiasks. uaton, HaEain
Malssc, Wal1tp D. Renders N, Monroe, P4tfy. shel
Pope, Mon 'eomeiy, ChsftilAn and Green.
s1r. 8. 1he provisions Of thtt act shsl! not bt
construed a. applicable to any express compans
Of common carrier, Into Ehose possession any g
The ansEnsls or birds therein mentioned shsll
come In The ulsr course of the1s business, fol
transportation, ~hllet ther are in transit thfougt
this state, from any ,plsce without this Statt
where the na,inK OF fnld auimals or birds ehall
be hwfrt OF from anY Of the cauulea Of this stste
excepied f. section ssx Of this act. Bnt potwltb
stsnatng hi: provision, tho having or being IT
poaseRsio1 Of aEy slid 81.noals Of birds bY ap1
person OF person, company Or corporai.on, be
twcen the sad dsst dry Of Janu..y Of nlteen,h da5
Anenst. u elo1etaid. shall te aecu1ed snd tskef
a. primo ia te evidence thnt the SANG was eu
Epafeo, trapped. nefted or killed, in VOCATION o
the proristont Of this act
SEQ. 0. All scts and p3rtA OF ecta conf!cttoi
With the proyietons Of tn1s act are hereby 10
peAled.
SEC. 10. This act thall take effect and be Ii
force !zo1n AID after it1 passage.