The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-07-18
Preserve the Game.

We publish below the game laws now in
force, and hope that all good citizens will
not only obey the law, but viii see to it that
others do the same The 4th section of the
act gives the farmers an opportunity of put
ting a stop to the pot hunters and idle va
grants found tramping down their crops of
grass and grain, and numbering young chick
ems and quail between this and the 18th of
| August, and we mistake their feelings on the
| subject very much, if some such are not
brought to grief this season. Let the law
be enforced, and our game preserved for all
| future time.
SECTION ]. BE 1t enacted By the people of the
State of of Illinois, represented IN the General As
senably, That it shall be unlawful for any person
to kill, trap, net ensnare any deer, fawn, wild
turkey, grouse, prairie hen or chicken, or quail,
| between the first day of January and the 18th
| day of August and woodcock between the first
| day of January and the first day of July, any
wild duck, goose brant between the fifteenth
! day of April and the fifteenth day of August, in
| each and every year.
| , .. That it shall be unlawful for any person
or corporation to buy, sell have in possession
any OF the aforementioned animals of birds, be-
| tween the first day of January and the fifteenth
day of August, in each and every year, as atore-
| said, at any time when the killing, trapping.
netting ensnsring of such animals birds
| shall be unlawful, which shall be killed entrap-
| ped, Melted or ensnared contrary to the provi-
| sions of section of this act.
8. II shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to destroy or remove from the nests vi
| any prairie chicken, grouse or quail, any egg OF
| eggs of any such bird, or for any person per
sons to buy, SOIL have in possession traffic in
any such eggs, willfuliy to destroy the nest of
said birds under penalty of five dollars for each
| and every offense, to be sued for and recovered
as provided in section five of this act.
| = 4. Any person who shall go upon the premi-
| ses Of any person persons or corporation,
whether the same be inclosed or not, with inten-
ton to ensnare, trap or net, or be found ensnar-
ing, trapping netting any of the Instrumentation
ed animals or birds, ut or within the time aforc-
said, shall be deemed guilty of trespass, and may
| be prosecuted before any justice of the peace Of
| the county wherein the said premises may be, b,
! the owner person in possession of the same, II
| an action of trespass, and fined in any sum no
less than five more than twenty dollars, to g
| TO the owner or occupant of said premises: FRO
/ vided however, that a judgment obtained agains
/ any person. for a violation of this act, under tn
4 fifth section thereof, shall be a bar to any sui
under the fourth section OF this act.
/ 5. Any person who shall wilfully violate an.
of the provisions of this act, shall forfeit and pa
| n fine of fifteen dollars, for each deer or fawl
thus killed. entrapped, ensna-ed, bought, sold, o
| held in possession, as aforesaid, and the sum 0
five dollars for each and every wild turkey grouse
| prairie hen or chicken, quail woodcock, thu
| killed, entrapped, ensnared, netted, bought, sol
or held in possession, aforesaid, and for eac
and every one of them; to be sued for and recov
| cred before any justice of the peace of the coun
ty in which this act shall have been violated, i
| action of debt, or before any court having jur
| isdiction thereof. One half of said penalty sha
go to the complainant, and the other half to tn
fv1of IF fhaf in rvht oh
, shall have been violated, to be added to tn
| school fund of said township the action to b
brought in the name of said county. The in
terest of the complainant in any fine or penat
provided for by this act, shall not effect his @
her competency as q witness in any suit or pre-
ceeding authorized by this act.
/ g. That it shall be unlawful for any perso
to ensnare trap net any quail or Virginia pal
fridge at any time after the passage of this act.
Z 7. Nothing in this act shall apply to Ii
: counties of White, Wabash, Clay, Richland, Ja'
| per, Lawrence, Crawford, Moultrie, Efhnghau
Fayette Bond, Cass, Menard. Pike, Schuyle
r Brown, Scott, Washington, Jefferson, Mario,
t Hamilton, Jackson, johnson, Williamson, Gala
f in, Saline, Franklin, Wayne, Edwards, MeDon.
/: Pugh, Alexander, Pulaski Union, Hardin, Massa
4 Cumberland, Jersey, Calhoun, Randolph, Pop
i Montgomery, Christian and Greene.
ri Q o. All acts and part of acts conflicting vii
the provisions OF this act are hereby repealed.
+ = 10. This act shall take effect and be in for,
: from and after its passage.
Approved February 16, 1865. .-a
D SECTION /. Be it enacted by the People of Il
State Of Hinois, represented an the General a
sembty, That all the provisions ofan act enttle
can act for the preservation of game" approve
February 16, 1865 shall extend to and be in for,
in the counties of Bond, Fayette, Efingham on
: Marion, Clay and Richland, Hamilton, Wayn
/ | Warren, Henderson and Jersey counties.