The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-02-10
A Bill for tho Protection of Birds.


The following is the text of a bill in
troduced into the Lower House by
Hon. Geo. w. Click, of Atchison coun-
ty. After prolonged discussion the
bill passed the House, and is now in
the hands of the Senate Committee on
Agriculture:
SECTION l. That it shall be unlawful
for any person at any time to catch, kill
or injure, or to pursue with such in
tent on the premises of another, or on
the public highways, streets, alleys or
public common, any sparrow, English
sparrow, robin. blue-bird, martin,
thrush, knocking bird ,pewee or phoebe,
snipe, swallow, oriole, redbird, catbird,
chewing or ground robin, king bird,
bobolink, yellow bird, wren, cuckoo,
indigo bird, nuthatch, creeper, yellow
hammer or flicker, woodpecker, war;
bier, plover, finch, quail or Virginia
partridge. grouse, pheasant, prairie
chicken or California quail, or any bird
of the feathered tribe; and any person
violating the provisions of this act
shall be fined in any sum not more than
twenty-five dollars for each and every
bird caught, killed or injured, to be re-
covered in any court of competent ju-
risdiction in the proper county; pro
Uided, 1t shall not be necessary on the
trial of any prosecution TO allege or
prove the true name of the bird caught
killed or injured; it being sufficient to
show that bird was caught, killed, JIM
jured or pursued by the defendant.
SEC. ?. That it shall be unlawful for
any railroad company. any express
company. or employee, or agent, to car
ry or receive any of the birds men,
toned in the first section of this act,
for the purpose of shipping, transport
ing or carrying the same from one place
to any other, whether in or out of the
State Of Kansas; and any railroad
company, express company or other
common carrier, that shall, by its agent
or employees, receive, carry or trans
port any such bird or birds mentioned
in the first section of this act, shall be
liable for penalty of 500 for each and
every ofense, to be recovered in any
court of competent jurisdiction-one-
half of said sum to be paid into the
treasury of the proper county for the
benefit Of the school fund, and the 9TH
er half to be paid to the informer; and
the possession of any such birds, by
the agents or otherwise of any such
companies herein mentioned, shall be
evidence Of violation of this act and
any agent or employe Of any company
herein mentioned or referred to who
shall violate, or aid in any manner in
violating, the provisions of this act
shall be fined in any sum not more than
S25, nor less than $500, TO be recovered
in any court of competent jurisdic-
ton
SEC. 3. That it shall be unlaw full for
any person to keep for sale or expose
to sale, any of the birds mentioned in
this act. Any person violating the
provisions OF this section shall be fined
in any sum not more than $50 nor less
than $40.
SEC. 4. The court before whom any
action is prosecuted under the provis-
ions of this act, shall tax as attorneys
fees the sum of $40, to be paid over to
the attorney prosecuting said action,
and no appeal shall be allowed from any
judgment rendered for the violation of
this act and one-half of the fines, when
collected, shall be paid to the treasu-
rer of the county for the use of the
common school fund, and the other
half TO the informer.
SEC. s. This act shall be in force
from and after its publication i'll the
KaaSQS Farmer