Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-12-17
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esacyTEosx T. Be Is enaa<teA BY fne
General Assembly OF the State OF
Iowa, That ii shall be un.aWtui Tor
any person, except on his own prem
ises aud for his own exclusive use,
TO kill, ensnare, or trap any wilu
deer, elk or faWn, prairie hen or
chicken, between THE ilrst day Of
January and the first day Of August
in each and every year; any wO,Ei-
cock between the tirst day of january.
and July in each year; any quail,
ruta!llei grouse, or pheasant, between
the fifteenth Gay Of December and
the twelfth dag of September or any
wild turkey between the first day OF
February and the first Of September:
Pr0r,ied, That, except on his own
premises, II shall be unlawful for any
person to net, ensnare, or trap any OF
said game except In the month Of
December: And pForided further,
That except on his own premises, it
shall be unlawful for any person to
ensnare, net, or trap any quail at any
time of the year prior To the first OF
December, lS72.
SIC. ,. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person To buy or seliany ofthe above
mentioned animals or birds which
shalt have been trapped, ensnared. or
killed between the days above men
toned. The having in possession
any of the above animals or birds
recently killed By any person or
persons between said dates, shall be
deemed and taken Us priRsd fdcie
evidence that the same was trapped,
ensnared, or killed by the persons
having the possession Of the same
In violation OF this act.
SEC. 3. That any railroad, express
company, or other common carrier
in this State, or any Qf their agents
or servants, having any of the above
birds or animals in their possession,
for transportation or other purpose,
during the periods ab0veihniteda and
prohibited shall be punished hy !ine
of not less than slOD or iBo e than
500, or by imprisonment in the
county Jail 30 days, or by Eaik such
ts s4o sod so. .sts--.. s--.&
SIC. i. Any p2rs...l violating any
Of tie provisions of this t, shall
forfeit or pay a Inc of hfteen doiiar-.
F.yz. xgsvts ,sseew, faVvn, or ok shared,
entrapHed, killed, bought, sold. or
held ia possession, and i've dollars
for any bird uf game above mention
cd thus killed, trapped, ensnarel,
bought, sold, OF held in possession
gfd sIcn person may be prosecuted
either in the county In which the
ogieHsa WAS committed or where said
person has in his possession any OF
such animals or birls thus killed,
ensured, or trapped, bought, or sold
in vio alton Of law.
SEC. D. Any person who shall 60
upon the premises Of any other per
son or corporation. whether iuclosed
or not, and shalt be found hunting,
trapping, or ensnaring any OF the
aipuVe nanud birds or animals, in
violation of the provisions OF this
act, shall be deemed guilty Of tres
pas and may be prosecuted by any
person in posses ion OF said premises
before any jusd e Of the / eAce of the
county, or ther court OF competent
jurisdiction, and fined in any sum
not less than three dollars NOR more
than fifty dollars, 10 be paid to the
school fund Of the county for the use
and benent Of the schools Of said
eounty IasoriaetI, ba4p@geF, That IA
against a person for a vio~
lation Of this act under the first,
second, and third sections of the
same shall be a bar to any suit under
the fourth section of this act for the
same offense.
SEC. 9. "A prosecution may be
brought by any person In the name
OF the State Of Iowa against any per
son or persons violating the first,
second, and third sections of this act,
before any justice Of the peace of the
co mty IN which such violation Of
this art is alledged 10 have taken
place, or before any court of eompe-
tent jurisdiction thereof, and any
sum or sums so recovered shall be
paid to the school fund for the ben
eft Of the common schools OF said
county.
SEC. Z. All acts and parts of acts
to the provisions Of this act
be aud thesame are hereby repealed.
Approved April Z, 1868. 81
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