The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-08-05
GAME LAW NOW IN FORCE.

BE enacted Ly the legislature u the State Of Kansas:
SECTION l. IL shall be unlawful for any person to kill
take by any device, contrivance whatsoever
turkey deer elk awn between the first day Of March
anu the inst day Of August OF any quail or pheasant be-
in each and every year SIrushes robins & y bnebirds
mockneb birds, yeilowhanlners peewees (pewitsJ swa
lows martins bluejays killees, snOwbirs wrens mead
ow-larks, and doves, shall not be killed any time.
SEC II shall be unlawful for any person to buy or
sell any of the above mentioned birds animals which
shall have been killed taken during the time when the
killing or taking OF the same is prohibited by the last
unn and the having in possession Of any of the above
persons shall be deemed and held prjHd fdcie evidence
that the were killed taken by such person per
sons having possession of the same, violation of the
| provisions of this act.
SEC , Every person offending against the provisions of
subject to fine of fifteen dollars each deer elk or
awn and three dollars for each bird of the classes above
killed. or destroyed having bought sold had in his
Possession.
Sc T. 1t shall be unlawful for any person at time
to take catch or kill within this State by Of any
trap net on Of kind any the birds game
anu any person offending against the provisions of
TINS section shall be subject the penalty pre-
Tor oienses against the first two sections Of this
act.
SIC Any person who shall go upon the premises of
another or of corporation whether inclosed
and shall be found hunting trapping or ensnarinc any of
the above named birds animals in violation of the pro
visions oil this act shall be deemed guilty of trespass and
be prosecuted by any person in possession of said
premises before Justice Of the Peace of the County
penalty IN any sum not less than five more than fifty
dollars To he paid moety the complainant and
moety into the County treasury for the benefit of the
common school fund of the County; Prorided ho,oerer
that Judgment against for violation of this
act under either of the first sections thereof shall
bar to any prosecution under this section the
Offense.
SIC g. All fines imposed under the first four sections Of
this act shall be paid into the County treasury
use Of the school fund of the County which the oense
was committed
(See General Statutes, 1s6s, page 5Io)
In ls7l, the following supplement enacted:
BE enacted By the Legislature Of the State Of Kansas:
SECTION l. On and after the first day of March, s7l and
until the first day of November 1876 il shall be unlawful
for any person persons to entrap shoot
any manner capture or kill bird known the California
quail.
SEC = Any person who shall violate this act shall up
on conviction thereof be fined not than fifty dollars
nor less than thirty dollars for each oense and tho pos
session of such bird killed captured shall be pd
dee evidence Of violation of this and that such per
sons shall stand committed until said fine is paid
released by due process Of law.
tSee Session Laws 1871, page 2sl)
In ls72, the following supplement was enacted:
BE It enacted By the Legislature Of the State Of Kansas
SECTION l. That any person who shall hunt with gun
dog net or any limiting apparatus the enclosed
grounds lands of another without first obtaining leave
of the owner to do shall be deemed guilty of misde
and shall conviction thereof before Justice of
the Peace be punished by fine of not less than five dol
lars, more than twenty dollars for each ofense.
Session Laws TT. pagc1s5