The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-05-27
The New Game Law

ana House OF Representatives of the COM
nse'aaoedtht Of Pennsylvania IN General
assembly met, and at5 as hereby enected bv
asttbosity Of the same, That it shall not be
lawful for any person or persons to kill
hunt, or take by any device, means, or
contrivances whatever, or sell or expose
forsale, or have unlawfully in his or her
possession, or worry or hunt with hounds
or dogs, any deer or fawn between the
thFty-first day of December IN amy year
and the first day of September in any year:
Rsooided, That nothing in this section
sllah Apply 70 tame deer or those kept in
parks. 90
SEC. 2. Any person violating the fore
going provision of this act shall be deenfed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall likewise
be liable to penalty of fifty dollars
SEC. 3. No person shall kill or have
unlawfuily in his or her possession, or ex-
pose for sale, any rufied grouse or pheas-
ants between the goth day of December
and the first day of August or any quail
or Virginia partridge between the 20th
day of December and the 1st day of Octo-
Der, any fox or gray squirrel or rabbit be-
tween the 1st day of January and the. 1st
day of August, under a penalty of4fve
dollars for each and every bird or squirrel
so killed or unlawfully had in possession or
exposed to sale.
SEC. 4. No person shall kill, capture,
take or have in his Or her possession, any
woodeock between the 10Th day of No
yember and the 4th day of July, under
penalty of five dollars for each and every
bird SO killed or unlawfully had in posses
sion or exposed for sale. 5dT-tOfI -
Sec. 5. No person shall at any time kill,
trap, or expose for sale or have in his or
her possession after the same is killed. any
nighthawk, whipporwill, finch, thrush,
lark, sparrow, wren, martin, swallow,
woodpecker, dove, bobolink, robin, or star
ling, or any other inseetiverous 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 de-
stroyed 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 a
hook and line, and no person shall catch
any trout or have in his possession save
only in the months of April, May, June,
and July, under penalty of FIVE dollars
for each trout so caught or had in posses
sion.
SEC. Z. There shall be no shooting,
hunting or trapping, on the first day Of
the week, called Sunday, and any person
offending against the provisions of this
act, shall, on conviction, forfeit and pay
sum not exceeding twenty-five and not
less than five dollars, or be imprisoned in
the county Jail where the offense was COM
mitted not less than ten days nor more
than twenty FIVE days for each offense.
SEC. 8. No person shall at any time feed,
or bait, or build blinds, for the purpose of
killing or to trap, or snare any wild
turkey, or ruffed grouse, or pheasant, or
quail, or Virginia partridge, or woodcock,
under penalty of five dollars for each
and every bird so taken, trapped or shared:
Provided, That nothing in this act shall
be construed to prevent individuals or
associations for the protection, preserva-
tion and propagation of game from gath
ering alive, by nets or traps, quails or
Virginia partridge, for the sole purpose
of preserving them alive over the winter,
from the 10Th day of November to the
last day of January, and for no other
purp ,se whatsoever.
SIC. 9. 1t shall be the duty of any con-
stable having knowledge of the violation
of any of the provisions of this act, to make
report thereof, to any justice of the peace,
of the proper county, and any other per
son having such knowledge, may make
complaint before such justice, and the
said Justice shall issue his warrant for the
arrest of the offender, and to proceed to
hear, and 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 neglect
ing to make report of the ofense, when
brought to his notice, shall be considered
party to the misdemeanor, and be liable
to payment of the fines herein imposed,
duties of his Office, and his Office shall be
deemed vacant
SEC. TO- That any person offending
against the provisions of this act, and be-
ing thereof convicted before any alderman
or justice of the peace aforesaid, whose de-
cision shall be final, either by confession OF
the party SO offending, or by the oath or
affirmation of one or more witnesses. shall
for each and every ofense forfeit the
sums attached to the same, one half to the
and one half to the use of the
which forfeiture shall be levied
by distress and sale of the offenders goods
and chattels; and for want of such distress,
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 or mainprise: PrOvided hour
cUer, That such. conviction be made
within six months after the committing OF
the offense. 8e9a @
SEC. II. when any prosecution COM