Middletown transcript., 1873-09-27
The Game Law.

lhe following Is portion OF tho new
Game Law passed by the Legislature Of
this State a, its las, session. We print it
for the benefit Of our spor,smcn and Of all
others whom i, may concerns:
Section l. ThA, il any person shall kill.
take or destroy, sell, or expose TO sale, or
have in his or her possession after the same
has been killed in either Of the counties
Of Kent or Sussex, any partridge. pleas
ant or rabbit between the fifteenth day OF
February and the first day Of November,
or in the county Of New Castle between
tho FIRST day of January aud tho first day
of November, or any woodcock in either
of the said counties between the first day
Of January and the frs, day Of July, in
any year, such person shall be deemed
guilty Of common nuisance, and upon
conviction thereof before any justice Of the
peace in this State shall be fined ve dol.
lars for each bird or rabbi, SO killed taken
or destroyed. sold. or exposed to sale. or
in his or her possession after the same has
boon killed, and If such person shall fail
or refuse to pay such fnc aud all costs i'm
mcdatcly. the said justice shall forthwith
commi, him to the custody of tho sheriff
until the same are paid, one.half of said
fine for tho use of the S,ate, the other hal (
for tn. nformer. Prorided, that this sec
ton shall no, prohibit any person from
killing game on his own land a. any time
Section H. II any person not a citizen
Of this State shall himself, or by his agent,
a.
ployment Of another person, whether such
other person be or be not citizen of this
State, kill. take or destroy any partridge.
pheasant, woodcock. or tolan ,or recd.b
rail, or rabbit, in this State, upon land not
owned by himself, without licenss frem the
owner or occupant thereof. such person
shall be deemed guilty Of common uu-
sance, and, upon conviction thereof before
any justice Of the peace in this State. shall
be 6ned fvc dollars for each bird or rab.
bit so killed, taken and destroyed, and
shall be liable as a trcspasser, aud il such
person shall fail or refuse to pay such fine
and all costs Immediately, the said Justice
shall forthwith commi, him to the custody
Of the sheriff until the samo are paid.
II any such person shall have in bis pos
session such bird or rabbi, j. shall be evil
dcnco Of his having killed. taken or des-
,royed the same, or that il was killed, ia.
ken or destroyed for his use in violation Of
this section, unless otherwise proved ; one
half Of said fine for the use Of the State,
the other half for the informer
Section l5 II any person within either
Of the counties Of this State shall kill, take,
or-destroy. upon lands no, owned by him
self. any Of the following birds. viz Robin.
blue-bird martin. swallow. mock ing bird j.
thrush. wsod pecker. sparrow. wren, whip.
poor will. cat-bird. night-hawk. wake.up.
dove. cuckoo, king. bird, oriole. fire or
red-bird. ow-bird, humming bird /.
ground-robin. feld-lark. sky lark. brown
thrasher, flicker. ssp-sucker. or other in
ssctivorous bird, or shall wllfully take or
destroy tho eggs or nest Of any Of the
aforesaid birds. such person shall be deem.
cd guilty Of common nuisance. and. upon
con yiction thereof before any justice Of the
peace 10 this State, shall be 6usd one dol.
lar for each bird SO killed. taken. or des.
,royed. or for each nest Of birds-eggs ia
ken or destroyed. as aforesaid; and every
person having such bird in his possession
shall be deemed to have taken. killed OF
destroyed the Same in violation sf the pro-
visions Of this section. unless the contrary
be proved and IL such person shall fail OF
refuse 10 pay such 6ne aud all costs immo.
diassly, the said justice shsll forthwith
! commit him to the custody Of the sheriff
until the same are psid; one half Of saii
One for the use Of The State and the o,hel
half for the iniormsr.
Section 10. II any person OF person.
> shall enter upon any lands not swned b,
) himself with gun and dog. or with guI
|. alone, for the purpose Of shooting any kline
Of birds or game without 6rst obtaining
pet mission to do 20 BY the owner or occu
psnt. be sbsll forfeit aud pay One Of 6v
: dollars; ad II be shsll not pay the ssi'
: Zoe b shsllS Sbrisit bis gus until rsdesn
!, q. = hsssinsitss provided. The jussis
u tks peace shah hold the said gul
: S6r thirty days. fos The pu,poss Of sivinI
. oke owner time % rodoom Il by povinR Is