North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-15

The city council or trustees Of aHV
incorpated city or town, acting under
special charters, may, if they deem
best, cause to be certified up to the
the clerk of the board of supervisors
all taxes, rates and special assessments
the same as though said city or town
had been incorporated under the gen.
eral incorporation law, known as chan
ter 81 of the revision of 1850, and the
amendments thereto, and when 90
certified, said taxes, rates, and special
assessments shall be collected and &C.
counted for in all respects the same 81
provided by section 3, chapter Is, OF
the Tenth General Assembly.
Approved April Z, 1868.
State of Iowa,
Office of Secretary Of State,
Des Moines, May l, 1885,
hereby certify the foregoing to be
q true copy of the original role now
on file in this office.
ED WRIGHT, Sec'y Of State.
CHAPTER 100.
AN ACT to protect game.
Section l.. BE it enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa,
That it shall be unlawful for any per.
son, except on his own premises and
for his own exclusive use, to kill, en-.
snare, or trap any wild deer, elk or
fawn, prairie hen or chichen, between
the first days of January and the frt
day Of August in each and every year;
any wood-cock between the first day
of January and July in each year;
any quail, ruf1ed grouse, or pheasant
between the fifteenth day Of Decem.
Der and the twelfth day of September;
or any wild turkey between the first
of February and the first of Septem-
Der ; Provided, That, except on his
own premises, it shall be further un-
lawful for any person to net, ensnare
or trap any of said game except in the
month Of December; and provided
further, That except on his own prem
Uses 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, 1872.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to buy or sell any of the above
mentioned animals or birds which
shall have been trapped, ensnared or
killed between the days above men
toned. They havingin possession any
of the above animals or birds recently
killed by any person or persons be-
tween said dates, shall be deemed and
taken as paima tacie evidence that the
same was trapped, ensnared or killed
by the persons having the possession
of the same in violation of this act.
Sec. 8. That any railroad, express
company or other common carriers in
this State, or any of their agents or
servants, having any of the above
birds or animals in their possession,
for transportation or other purposes
during the period above limited and
prohibited, shall be punished by fine
of not less than 500, or more than
$500, or by fine and imprisonment.
Sec. 4. Any person violating any
of the provisions of this act shall for
felt or pay a fine Of fifteen dollars for
each deer fawn or elk shared, entrap-
ped, killed, bought, sold, or held in
possession, and five dollars for any
bird of game above mentioned thus
killed, trapped, ensnared, bought, sold
or held in possession, and such per-
son may be prosecuted either in the
county in which the offense was com
mitted or where said person has In
his possession any of such animals or
birds thus KILLED, ensnared or trapped,
bought or sold in violation of law.
Sec. 5. Any person who shall 60
upon the premises of another person
or corporation, whether inclosed or
not, and shall be found hunting, trap
ping, or ensnaring any Of the above
named birds or animals, in violation of
the provision Of this act, shall be
deemed guilty of trespass, and may be
prosecuted by any person in possession
of said premises before any justice Of
the peace of the county, or other court
of competent jurisdiction, and fined
in any sum of not less than fifty dol.
lars, to be paid to the school fund of
the county for the use and benefit of
the schools of said county !; provided,
however, that a Judgment against q
person for a violation of this act under
the first, second and third sections Of
the same shall be a bar to any suit un-
der the fourth section of this act for
the same ffense.
Sec. 6. A prosecution may be
brought by any person in the name
of the State of Iowa against any person
or persons violating the first, second,
and third sections of this act, before
any justice of the peace of the county
in which such violation of this act 70
alleged to have taken place, or before
any court or competent jurisdiction
thereof, and any sum or sums so recov-
cred shall be paid to the school fund
for the benefit of common schools of
said county.
Approved April 7, 1868.
State of Iowa,
Office of Secretary of State,
Des Moines, May l, 1858.
l hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true copy of the original role now
on file in this Office.
ED WRIGHT, Sec'y of State.