Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-05-14

TIE New GAME LAw.-The following Is
the text OF the new game law, which we hope
all our readers viii carefully read aud scrupu-
lously observe. Unless we have strict laws
rigidly enforced we viii soon be without game
in this section of the country:
SEcuoN ]. BE il enacted Bg the Senate and
House q Representatives Of The Com8oa-
icedah Of FeaRsytraaia ia General assembly
met, and u Is hereby enacted bg the authority
Of the same That it shall not be lawful fur
any person or persons to kill, hunt or take by
any device, means or eontriyances whatever,
or sell or expose for sale or have unlawtully
m his OF her possession, or worry or hunt
with hound or dogs, any deer or fawn, be.
tween the thirty first day of December in any
year and the first day OF September ia any
year; ff0rjdcd, That nothing in this section
shall apply 10 tame deer or those kept in
parks.
SIT, ,, Any person violating the foregoing
provision Of this act shall be deemed guilty of
a mlsdemeauor aud shall likewise be liable to
/ a penalty ofhfty dollars
SEC. 9. No person shall kill or have an
| lawfully in his or her possession, or expose
ior sale auy ruHed grouse or pheasants be-
! tween the 20th day OF December and the first
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ridge between the 10Th day OF December and
the Isl day Of October, or any fox or gray
squirrel or rabbit between the Ist day OF Jan.
nary aud the lst day Of August, under pen
atty Of FIVE dollars for each aud every bird or
squirrel so killed or Gnlawfully had 10 pos
session or exposed for sale
SEC. 4. No person shal! kin, capture, take
or have in his or her possession, any wood
cock between the 18th day Of November and
the 4th day Of July, under a penalty of FIVE
dollars for each aud every bird so killed or
uniawiuliy bad IN possession or exposed for
sale,
SIC. ). No person shall at any time Kin.
trap or expose for sale or have in his Or her
possession after the same is killed any night
hawk, whippoorwili, finch, thrush, lark, spar
row, wren, martin, swallow. woodpecaer.
dove, bobaiiHd, robin or startling, or any
other insecuyerous bird, nor destroy or rob
the nests of any wild birds whatever, under
penalty of five dollars for each and every bird
SO killed, trapped or exposed for sale and for
each nest destroyed or robbed.
SEC. 6. No person shall at any time with
intent so to do, catch any speckled brook
trout, with any device save only hook and
line, and no person shall catch any trout or
have in his possession save only in tie months
Of April, May, June and July, under penal
ty of five doliors tor each trout so caught OF
bad in possession.
Sec Z. There shall be no shooting, hunt
ing or trapping, on the first day Of the week,
called Sunday, aud any person offending
against the provisions of this act. shall, on
conviction, forfeit aud pay a sum not exceed.
ing twenty five and not less than FIVE dollars.
OF be Imprisoned in the county Jail where the
otteuse was committed not less than ten DAYS
nor more than twenty FIVE days for each Of
fense.
SIC. s. No person shall at any time feed.
or bait, OF build blinds, for the purpose of
siIIing, or to trap, or snare any Wild turkey.
or ruled grouse, or pheasant or quail, or
Virginia partridge, or WoodcOck, under a
penalty Of five dollars for each and every bird
SO taken, trapped or suared Pr0Uided, That
nothing in this act shall be construed TO pre-
vent individuals or associations for the pro-
lection, preservation and propagation Of game
from gathering alive, bY nets OF traps, quails
or Virginia pa7tridges, tor the sole purpose Of
preserving them alive over the winter, from
the 10Th day of November to the 1st day Of
January, aud for no other purpose whatso
ever.
Sac. 9. It shall be the duty Of any consta-
ble having knowledge of the violation of any
of the provisions of this act, 10 make report
thereof, 10 any Justice of the peace, of the
proper county, aud any other person having
such knowledge, may make complaint before
such justice, and the said justice shall issue
his warrant tor the arrest OF the offender. aud
proceed TO hear, aud determine the matter in
issue, in the same manner as provided in
other cases, and any officer found guilty of
making willingly false return or uegectng
20 make report Of the oileusa vheu brought
70 his notice, shall be considered party TO
the misdemeanor, aud be liable 10 payment
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incompetent to fulfil the duties Of his Office
aud his Office shall be deemed vacant
SEC. 10. That any person offending against
the provisions OF this act, aud being thereof
convicted before any alderman or Justice of
utfs. i-a1v ssttsrrsarI. wil1aE JGcfsiu6 suaf DE
final. either 10y confession Of the party so Of
fsgdlng, or by the oath or affirmation Of one
or more witnesses, shall for each and every
Odense forfeit the sums attached TO the same
one half TO the iHformcr and one half to the
use of the county, which forfeiture shall be
levied by distress aud sale of the Offenders
goods and chatties; aud Tor want of such dis
tress, if the offender shall refuse to pay the
said forfeiture, he shall be committed to the
jail of the county for the space of ten days
without bail OF mainpTise: Procidsi, bOucrCr,
That such conviction be made within six
months after the committing of the o1euse.
SEC. II. When any prosecution commeuc-
ed under this act, proving the possession of
The fresh skin or carcass of a deer. during
any portion Of the year, excepting from the
Gss day Of September to the first day ofJauua-
ry shalii IN the absence Of better OF other evil
ieuce, be sufficient TO warrant conviction
under the provisions Of this act and the In.
former shall in all cases be a competent wit.
ness.
SIC. l.. That any act or parts OF acts in
consistent herewith be and the same are here
by repealed.
SGC 10. Thai the counties Of Monroe and
Pike are hereby exempted from the opera
ton Of the first section of this act: Irocided
further That the provisions Of this act shall
not apply to the counties of Columbia, Mon
tour, Northumberland, Sullivan, Indiana,
jefferson, Bradford Wyoming, SusC Cuehanna
Clarion aud Schuykill; Pr0rided, That pro
visions Of iAis act shall not apply to the coun-
ties Of Iioga and Warren, so far as relates to
the taking or killing Of deer and taking CT
catching Of trout.
JOHN CIAEE,
Speaker of the House of REPRESENTATIVES.
WILMER WoBTHrNGToN,
Speaker Of the Senate.
ApP&oyED-The Twenty first day of April.
Ammo Domiui one thousand eight hundred
and SIXTY y-Ene. JSo. W. GEiEY.
without II Good Di-cst,on.