The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-01

year, under II penalty of not less than
five nor more than twenty-five dollars
for each offense.
Sec. 4. BE it further enacted, etc,
That no person shall catch, kill or pur-
sue with such intent, or have in pos
session, after the same has been caught
or killed, any whippoorwill, sparrow,
finch, oriole, bule bird, swallow, night
hawk or black bird, except whe,, the
~ me shall he obstructive to the fruit
or grain crop, usder Il PENALTY of not
less than five nor more than twenty
five dollars for each ofiense.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc,
That no person shall rob or destroy the
nests or eggs ofany wild bird whatso-
ever, save only those Of a predatory ma
ture, and destructive OF game or in,ec
tivorOus birds, under u penalty of not
less than five, nor more than twenty
| five dollars for each Otfense.
Sec. 6. Be 1t further enacted, etc.,
That no person shall entrap, net, kill
or pursue with such intent, or have the
same in possession, at any time during
the year, any song bird, especially the
knocking bird, except domesticated
birds, except the birds be entrapped or
netted for the purpose Of demonstration,
under a penalty OF not less than five nor
more than twenty-five dollars for each
offense, except when the same shall
prove destructive to the fruit or grain
| crops.
Sec. z. Be it further enacted, etc,
That the possession of any animals, or
birds, intended to be protected by this
act, within the periods for which their
| killing or pursuit is hereby prohibited,
| except such as are dOmesticated. shall
lie prima f,cie evidence that the said
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| or killed and the possession thereof I'M
lawful.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, etc,
That amy person exposing for sale any
| OF the animals or birds intended to be
protected by this act within the period
for which the taking and killing there
OF is hereby prohibited, shall, for each
animal or bird SO exposed for sale, ex-
cept such as are dOnIesticated, be SUBJ
jjcct to the same penalty as hereafter
provided for the unlawful killing or
taking of such animal or bird.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc,
That the unlawful killing, catching or
possession of each and every one of the
animals or birds, intended to be pro-
tected by this act, shall constitute a sep
,,rate and distinct otfense, and shall
be punishable accordingly; and two or
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warrant or Indictment therefor, and the
person SO offending, if convicted, shall
he fined for each Otfense.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That no person shall at any time during
the period forbidden by this act, kill or
take any of the animals or birds intend
ed TO be protected by this act, by means
of any trap, snares or other like devices
under Il penalty of not less that five
nor more than twenty-five dollars for
each animal or bird SO trapped, shared
or taken; provided, nothing contained
| it this act shall apply to migratory
birds or fowls.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc,
| That all transportation companies,
steamboats,, railroad or other public
carriers, of whatever character, are
| hereby prohibited from transportingany
game bird or animal mentioned in this
act during the period provided for the
protection of such game birds or ami
| NAL, under a penalty of not less than
| five dollars nor more than twenty-five
dollars for each otfense. .,
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc,
That all fines, collected for violation of
the above provisions of this act, one.
half of said fine shall be- paid to the in
former, and the other One-half shall be
palu 10 the treasurer OF the parish
school board in which said fines are inn
posed, and shall be applied for the ben
eft of the parish school.
Sec. ID. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That any person convicted of violence
Of the provisions of this act failing to
pay the penalty or penalties prescribed
herein, shall he imprisoned in the par
ish jail for II period not less than ten
days nor more than thirty days.
Sec. IA. Be it further enacted, etc,
That all acts and violations of this law,
denOminated as OtfenSeS in the fOregO-
| ing sections, shall be and are hereby
declared to be crimes against the State
of Louisiana, and it shall be the duty
of all district attorneys, and district
| attorneys pro tempore of the State, to
prosecute, hrtore any court of competent
jurisdiction, all offenders and persons
committing misdemeanors under the
provisions of this act.
Sec. Is. BE it further enacted, etc.,
That this act shall take effect from and
after the first day of June, 1877, and all
laws or parts of laws in conflict with
this act he and the same are hereby
repealed.
(SiGned) LOUIS BUSH,
In fNt To-,