The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-05-21
CAME, BIRDS, AND WILD FOWL.


Sec 3 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, in any place, to catch, kill or in
jure, or pursue with such intent, any
quail or Virginia partridge, or any wild
turkey, between the first day of January
and the 18th of October, inclusive; or
any ruffied grouse or pheasant, pinnated
grouse or prairie chicken, blue-winged
teel, mallard or wood duck, or other wild
duck, wild goose or brant, at any time
between the first day of January and tn e
first day of September; or at any time
between the first day of January and the
fourth day of July to catch, kill or iniure
or to pursue with such intent any wood
cock; or to catch, kill or destroy, or to
pursue with such intent, between the
first day of January and the first day of
October, any wild rabbit or hare; and it
shall be unlawful for any person, at any
time, to catch by snare or trap any quail
or Virginia partridge, and it shall be un-
lawful for any person, by the aid of any
swivel or punt gun, or any other than
the common shoulder gun, or by the aid
of any push boat or sneak boat, used for
carrying such gun, to catch, kill, or
wound or destroy, or to pursue after with
such intent, upon any of the waters,
bays, rivers, marshes, mud flats, or any
cover to which wild fowl resort, within
the State of Ohio, any wild goose, or
wild duck or brent
Sec. g. And it shall be unlawful for
any person to destroy or disturb the eggs
of any of the birds protected by this act
and any person offending against any of
the foregoing provisions of this act, shall
be fined in any sum not less than two
dollars nor more than twenty dollars
for each offense, on conviction in the
proper court, or be imprisoned in the
county jail not more than twenty days,
or both, at the discretion of the court,
and pay the cost of prosecution.
SEC. 4. No person when shooting on
the land of another, shall discharge any
fire arm on any lawn, pleasure ground,
orchard or other ground which is direct
ly appurtenant or within gun shot of an
occupied dwelling house. The penalty
for violating this section shall be fine of
not less than five nor more than twenty
dollars, or be imprisoned not more than
thirty days, or both, at the discretion of
the court, and to pay the costs of prose-
cution.
SEC 5. 1t shall be unlawful to shoot
at, kill, or pursue with such intent on
the enclosed or improved lands of anoth-
er, any of the birds or game protected
by this act after receiving notice to leave
such land or premises by the owner,
his agent or any person having charge
thereof. This notice may be verbal or
written, served on the party to be noti-
fed, or by putting up board not less
than two feet long by one foot wide. in
scFibed with legible characters, in Eng
lish, that no shooting or hunting will be
allowed on these premises" which shall
be set up at leat ten feet from the ground
on post, in some conspicuous place ON
the premises, either of which shall be
deemed sufficient notice under this act
Provided that nothing in this section
shall apply to any person who has re-
ceived express permission from the own
er, or person in lawful possession Of land
to hunt or shoot thereon, until such per-
mission is withdrawn.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to deiace or pull down any such
board or defaoe the notice thereon. Any
person offending against any of the pro-
visions of section five or six of this act,
shall, on conviction be fined in any sum
not less than five nor more than twenty
five dollars or be imprisoned in the
county Jail not less than five nor more
than thirty days, or both, at the discre-
ton of the court, and pay the costs of
prosecution.
WILD DEER.
SEC. Z And it shall be unlawful for
any person, between the first day of jan
uary and the first day of October to kill
any wild deer. Any person offending
against this section of this act shall be
fined in any sum not less than ten nor
more than fifty dollars, or be imprisoned
on conviction not more than thirty davs