The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-09-24
CHAPTER ll3.
AN Act to Protect Game.

AN All 10
al. Be it enacted by the General As
emily Of the Satcof Ioua. That it shall
bsuplawful for any person, except
on his own premises and for his own ex-
elusive use, to kill, ensnare, or trap any
wild deer, elk, or fawn, prairie hen or
chicken between the first day of Janua-
~ and the first day of August i'm each
and every year; any wood-cock between
the first day of January and July in
each year; any quail, rutfied grouse, or
pheasant between the fifteenth day of
December and the twelfth day of Sep
TENDER; or any wild turkey between the
first Of February and the first of Septem-
Der, Prorided, That, except on his own
premises, it shall he further unlawful
for any person to net, ensnare, or trap
any of said game except in the month
December; and procided 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 1872.
az. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son to buy or sell any Of the above men,
toned animals or birds which shall
have been trapped ensnared or killed
between the days above mentioned
The having in possession any of the
nbove animals or birds recently killed
nv any person or persons between the
said dates, shall be deemed and taken as
,,yip,u facie evidence that the same was
trapped, ensnared, or killed by the per-
sons having the possession of the same
In violence of this act.
. g. That any railroad express com
pany or other common carriers in this
state or any of their agents or servants,
having any of the above birds or ami
mails in their possession, for transporta.
ton or other purpose, during the period
above limited and prohibited, shall be
punished by fine of not less than 500
or more than $500, or by imprisonment
in the county Jail 80 days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
. 4. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this act shall forfeit or pay
n fine of fifteen dollars for each deer elk
or fawn, shared, entrapped, killed,
bought, sold, or held in possession, and
five dollars for any bird Of game above
mentioned thus killed, trapped, cnsnar-
ed, bought, sold or held in possession,
aud such person may be prosecuted Ell
ther in the county in which the oifense
was committed where said person has
in his possession any otsuch animals or
birds thus killed, ensnarcd or trapped,
bought, or sold in violation Of law.
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the premises of any other person or cor
poration, whether inclosed or not, and
shall be found hunting, trapping, or en-
snaring any of the above named birds or
animals, in violation ofthe provisions IF
this act, shall he deemed guilty Of tres
pass, and may be prosecuted by any per-
son in poss .ssion fsaid premises before
any Justice of the peace of the county,.
or other court of competent Jurisdiction
and fined in any sum not less than three
dollars nor more than fifty dollars, to be
paid to the school fund of the county for
the use and benefit OF the schools OF said
county; l,roridcd, hoarercr, that Il judg-
ment against a person for q violation Of
this act under the first, second and third
sections of the same shall be bar to
any suit under the fourth section Of this
act for the same otfense.
! 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 or third sec
tons of this act, before any justice OF the
peace of the county in which such vio-
1ation of this act il allegelto have taken
place, or before any court of Competent
Jurisdiction thereof, and any SUM or
sums so recovered shall be paid to the
school fund for the benefit OF the com
mon schools of said county.
Z. All acts and parts of acts contra
ry to the provisions of this act be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Approved April !, 1858.
STATEoF Iowa,
OFFICE or SEC'Y OF STATE,
Des Moines, May l. 1868.
I herebyscertify that the foregoing is