The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-04-22
THE GAME LAW.

THE GAME LAW.
AN ACT for the preservation of Game,
Animals AMI Birds in the State of Mis-
sissippi.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted IN tie
Legislature Of the State Of Mississippi,
That it shall be unlawful in any
place in this state to catch, kill or
iniure, or pursue with such intent
any wild buck, deer, doc or fawn,
between the fifteenth day of May
and the fifteenth day of September /;
and it shall be unlawful to catch,
kill or injure, or pursue with such
intent any wild turkey, between
the first day of May and the if
teenth day of September; and it
shall also be unlawful to catch, kill
or injurc, or pursue with such in
tent any quail, sometimes called
partridge, between the first day Of
April and the fifteenth dav of Sep
TENDER; and il shall be also unlaw-
full to catch, kill or iniure, or pur-
sue with such :ntent any turtle dove,
sometimes called mourning dove, or
any startling, commonly known as
fold lark, between the first day of
April and the fifteenth day of Sep
TENDER ; and it shall be unlawful ut
any and all seasons 20 catch, kill or
injure, OF pursue with such intent,
the mocking bird, cat bird, Or
thrush.
SIC 2. Be hfartb-r enacted, That
no person sha!, destroy or rob the
nests Of any wild bird whatever.
except crows, black birds, blue jays.
hawks, owls, and other birds of
| prey.
SIC. 8. Be it further enacfed, That
it shall be unlawful for any person
to purchase, have in his possession
or expose for sale any of the birds
or game, mentioned in section one
of this Act, during the season when
the catching, killing ~ Injuring the
same is prohibited.
SEC. 4. Be Il further enacted, That
it shall be unlawful for any railroad
company, express company or 9th
CIR company, steamboat, or carrier,
or private individual to have III pos
session or receive for transportation
or carriage or for any purpose
whatever, any of the birds or game
mentioned in section one OF tins
Act, during the season when the
catching, killing. or injuring the
same is hereby prohibited.
SEC 5. Be it further enacted, That
any person or persons violating the
provisions of this Act, by killing,
selling or offering ior sale, or hav
ing in possession any of the birds,
or game mentioned in this Act, dur
ing the season hereby prohibited,
or any fresh venison, during the
season mentioned in section one,
shall for each of the birds, and each
head of game, and each piece of
fresh venison so killed, sold, or cx-
posed for sale, or had in possession,
on conviction thereof; forfeit aud
pay q fine of not less than three
Or more than ten dollars, for each
bird, and not less than ten, or more
than twenty dollars for each buck,
deer, doe, or fawn, or piece OF fresh
venison, and three dollars tor each
nest of eggs destroyed as afores;,d,
together with costs of prosecutions.
SEC. 6. Be 1t further enacted, That
any violation of the provisions of
this Act may be prosecuted before
any Justice of the Peace or any
other officer or court having juris-
judgment of such court shall be en-
forced in like manner, as in other
cases of misdcmcanor.
SEC. 7. Be 1t further enacted, That
upon collection of any judg nent re-
cord for any violation of the pro-
visions of this Act, one half of such
fine or Judgment shall go to the IN
former and tho other shall go to
the common school fund.
SEC. 8. BE it further enacted, That
1T is hereby made the duty Of all
Sheriff., Constab les, Market Masters,
members of Boards of Supervisors
and police officers to arrest all per-
sons violating or in the act of vio-
lating any of the provisions of this
Act, and take them before a Justice
of the Peace or other Office having
jurisdiction to Aear and try COM
plants for the violation of the pro-
visions of this Act.
Sec. 9. Be 1t fu,thtr enacted. That
if any person or persons shall take,
catch or kill, or attempt to take,
catch or kill any of the birds or an =
imals mentioned in this Act upon
the lands or premises of any owner,
who has posted the same, forbid
ding such trespass, unless he or
they shall first have obtained the
consent of such owner or owners
or other person or persons in charge
of such land or premises, shall be
deemed guilty of q misdemeanor,
and fined not less than ten nor
moro than fifty dollars, to be re-
covered in the same manner and
appropriated as other fines under
this Act; Prorided, That this Act
shall not apply to any shooting OF
birds on his place to prevent them
from depredating upon his vine
yard or garden.
SEC. 10. Be 1t further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved, March 81, 1876.
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