Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-05-12
THE NEW GAME LAW,

The Legislature
Srctios ! b. Il enacted, &C., That
IL shall not be lawful for any person
or persons 10 XIII, hurt OF take, by
any device, means or couirivancc what
ever, or sell, or expose for sale, or
have unlawinlly IN his or her posses
sion, or worry or hunt with hounds or
dogs, any deer or hwn, between tho
thirty. iirst day Of December in any
year. and tho first day Of September,
in any ycar: Prorided, that nothing
in tho section shalfnpply to tame
deer, or those kept in parks.
SIC. 2. Any person violating the
foregoing provision Of this act, shall
be deemed guilty of misdcmeanor,
and shall likewise be liable TO a penalty
of fifty dollars.
SIC. 3. No person shall kill or have
unlawfully in his or her possession, or
expose for sale, any ruiied grouse or
pheasant, between the twentieth day
Of December and the first day Of Au-
gust, or any quail or Virginia par
fridge between the twentieth day Of
Decemberand the first day Of October,
or any wild turkey between the first
day Of January and the first day of
October, or any fox or grey squirrel
or rabbit between the first day of
January and the first day of August,
under a penalty of five dollars for each
and every bird or squirrel so killed or
unlawfully had in possession or ex-
posed for sale.
SEC. l. No person shall kill, capture,
take or have in bis or her possession,
any woodcocll between the fifteenth
day of November and the fourth day
Of July, under a penalty of five dollars
for each and every bird so killed Or
unlawfnlly had in possession or ex-
posed for sale.
SEC. 5. No person shall at any time
trap. or expose for sale, or have in bis
or her possession after the same is
killed, any night hawk, whippoorwill,
finch, thrush, lark, sparrow, martin,
swallow, woodpecker, dove, bobalink,
robin, wren or starting, or any other
insectiyorous 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.
SIC. 6. No person shall atany time,
with intent so to do, catch any
speckled brook trout, with any de-
vice save only 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
possession.
SIC. 7. There shall be no shooting,
hunting or trapping on the first day
of the week, called Sunday, and any
person offending against the provis-
ions of this act, shall, on conviction,
forfeit and pay sum not exceeding
twenty y-five nor less than five dollars,
or be imprisoned in the county Jail
where the offence was committed not
less than ten days nor more than
twenty five days for each offence
SEC. g. 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 rutfed grouse, or
pheasant, or quail, or Virginia part
ridge, or woodeock, under a penalty
of FIVE dollars for each and every bird
so taken, trapped or shared Provided,
That nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to prevent individuals or asso-
Citations for the protection, preserva,
tion and propagation of game, from
gathering alive by nets or traps,
quails or Virginia par;ridges, for tho
sole purpose of preserving them alive
over the winter, from the 18th day of
November, to the lst day Of January,
and for no other purpose whatever.
SEC. 0. II shall be the duty Of any
constable 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 person having
such knowledge, may make complaint
before such justice, and the said JUS
tice shall issue his warrant for the
arrest of the offender, and proceed to
hear and determine the matter in is
sue, in the same manner as provided
in other cases, and any officer found
guilty Of making wilfully false re-
turn, or negleoting to make report
Of the offence, when brought 10 his
notice, shall be considered party TO
the misdemeanor, and be liable to the
payment of the fines herein imposed,
and be declared incompetent to fulfill
the duties Of his Office, and his Office
shall be deemed vacant.
SEC. 10. That any person offending
against the provisions of this act, and
being thereof convicted before any
alderman or justice of the peace,
aforesaid, whose decision shall be final,
either by confession OF the party so
offending, or by the oath of affirmation
Of one or more witnesses, shall for
each and every offence forfeit the sum
attached 20 the same. one half to tho
informor and one-half to the use of the
county, which forfeiture shall be levied
by distress and sale OF the offenders
goods and ohsttels and for want OF
such distress, il the offender shall re
fuse to pay the said forfeiture, he shall
be committed TO the Jail of the county
for the space of ten days without
bail or mainprize; Provided, hoioeuer,
That such conviction be made within
six months after the committing on
the offence.
SEC. IL. When any prosecution
commenced under this act, providing
the possession of the fresh skin or
carcass of deer, during any portion
of the year, excepting from the lst
day of September, to the first day Of
January, shall, in the absence Of better
} or other evidence, be sufficient to
warrant conviction under the pro-
visions Of this act, and the informer
!, shall in all cases be- a colnnetent