Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-07-31
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.


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Farvesting-The weather has been
Mite unfavorable for harvesting grain
.uring the past week, and some which was
..o+ well shocked has commenced grow
.,,, ont. On Saturday there was still 4
.onsjderable quantity of wheat uncut in
1ifareut parts of the county, hands being
I,,rd 10 Get on account of a general indis-
,,,-frion to hard outdoor work of that
ind and some Of this will without doubt
.,,fI.r much loss from over-ripeness. The
n,ro however is growing remarkably,
and considering the planting viii yield
well.
The Game Laws.-It is surprising that
co many persons will contend there is no
law prohibiting the killing ofsquirrels i'll
this county before the 18th of August.
Even justices of the peace we are told are
unable to find such an act! If this is so,
-hcv must be rs blind as bats, for on page
IA Pamphlet Laws, 1866, it is as plain as
nriut can makeit. SO that ignorance may
hereafter make no plea for its violation,
we republish the act:
1s let f0y the protection and killing Of
anne. and inScc 'iU0rOus birds. tn certain
,auties IN this Commonwealth.
SECTION /. That from and after the
7.a--age of this act it shall not be lawful
0r auv person. within the counties OF
Chester. Schuylkili, Montgomery, Della
ware. Lancaster, Mitfiin, Northampton,
Allegheny. Lehigh, Lawrence and Phil
aInnhia. to shoot, kill, or in any way
iran or destroy any biuebird. swallow,
martin. or other insectivorous bird, at any
season Of the year, under the penalty of
TWO dollars.
~a.TIDN = That from and after the
massage. of this act no person shall shoot.
k.H or otherwise destroy, any pheasant,
between the first day of january and the
first day of September; or any woodcock,
Netwgeu the first day of January and the
fourth day Of July: or any squirrel. be-
tween the first day of January and fiji
teeuth of August: or any partridge. or
rabbit. between the first day of January
and the first day OF October, in the pres
ent wear, and in each and every year there
after, under the penalty of five dollars for
each and every offence.
SECTION 3 That no person Shal! buv,
or cau>e 10 he bought, or carry out of said
counties. for the purpose of supplyinganv
private, or public, house, or market, any
pheasant partridge, woodcock. or rabbit.
unless the same shall have been shot, or
taken, in the proper season. as provided
for in this act, under a penalty of five
dollars for every offence.
SECTION +. That no person shall at any
time wilfully destroy the eggs. or nests.
Of any birds, mentioned in the different
sections Of this act, within said counties,
under a penalty Of TIVE dollars for each
and every offence.
SECTION ). That the possession Of any
person, in said counties, of any of the
game and birds, mentioned in the differ
eHt sections of this act, shot. killed. or
otherwise destroyed, out of season. a.
aforesaid, shall he prilau fuciq evidence
to convict under this act.
SECTION s. That any person offending
against any of the provisions of this act.
and being thereof convicted before anv
alderman, or Justice of the peace, afore-
said, or by the oath, or affirmation, of one
or more, witnesses shall, for every such
offence, forfeit the fine, or fines, attached
to the same, oue-half to the use of the
county. aud the other half to the use Of
the intormcr: and if the offender shall re-
fuse 10 pay the said forfeiture, he shall be
committed TO the Jail of the county, for
every such offence for the space of ten
days, without bail, or mainprise: PrOUi-
de6, h9"erer, That such conviction be
made within sixty days after the commit
un- OF the offence; aud all laws, incon-
sl~teht herewith, 80 far as they relate to
saia counties, are hereby repealed.