Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-22

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY %. 1877.
Protection OF Game.

The following is the text of bill for the
protection OF game 10 Virginia. which has
passed the House Of Delegates, and will, it is
believed, have the concurrence of the Senate
and approval Of The Governor at an early day:
Be 1t enacted BY the General assembly,
! That it shall not be lawful for aoy person to
kill or capture, or offer for sale or buy, any
partrldseS or quail between the lst day OF Feb
ruary and the 18th day OF October of eac1
year within this State; nor shall it be lawful to
capture partridges at any time, by means Of
nets or traps of any kiod, except on his own
land.
.. 1t shall not be lawful for any person 10
| kill or capture pheasauts or rutt1ed grouse be-
tween the first day Of February aud the first
| day of August of each year; nor woodoock be-
tween the first day Of February and the first
! day Of July Of each year; nor robins between
the first day Of April and the first day Of No
vember of each year; nor shall it be lawful at
any time to kill or capture any brown thrush,
oriole, wood robin, blue bird, house martin, or
starting, or to destroy their nests
3. 1t shall not be lawful to kill or capture
any wild waterfowl in this State between the
lst day Of April and the first day of Septem.
Der of each year, except the wild duck com.
monty known and called the summer duck or
during the night-that is, between dark aud
daybreak, nor shall it be lawful to kill wild
water fowl except with gun that can be raised
at arms length and fired from the shoulder
without rest. Wild geese may be killed either
during the day or night; provided, that 10 no
case shall floating rehectors or lamps be used
10 shooting wild geese in the night time.
4. It shall not be lawful to kill or capture wild
turkeys, between the lst day of February aud
the 18th day of October Of each year, nor at
any time by traps ofauy kind.
). 1t shall lot bc lawful for six years from
the passage Of this act TO capture mockIng
birds, or to buy or sell tho same, and both
buyer and seller shall be subject to the penalty
imposed by this act, and 10 addition each shall
be fined one dollar for every bird sold and
bought; but this section shall not apply to any
person catching or having caught the same on
his own promises unless Tor sale.
+. 1t shall not be lawful TO kill or capture
deer withn this State between the 18th day OF
December and the 18th day OF August Of tho
next succeeding year.
:. Any person ofleudi6g against the provis
ions of this act shall be guilty Of misdemea
nor, aud On conviction thereof in any court, or
balJre Justice of the peace, shall be fined $40
for each offence, and shall be imprisoned till
said fine is paid, but not exceeding thirty days.
The possession OF auy prohibited bird or deer
within the prohibited period mentioned n this
act shall be held prinia tacIc evidence OF Its
violation, and subject the person 10 possession
TO its penalties.
s. This ac; shall be given in charge to the
grand jury at every term Of the court at which
a regular grand jury may be cmpsnecd.
9. This act shall rcpea! all acts IN conflict
with it, and shall take effect from aud after the
first day Of July ncxt.-Rtch. Enquirer.
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS. Until
further notice the following will be the hours
Tor tho opening and closing Of tho mails
OPENING.
Northern mails, S:4j u. III. and 200 y. N.
Western mails, SID n. III. and 200 p. III.
Southwestern, via Lynchburg and Gordons-
vile, 100 p. III.
Wushn gtcn and Ohio. Round Hill TO Alex
andria, 3:3O p. IN.
Manassas Division, $50 p. m.
SUutsrn mails, via Richmond and froder-
icksburg, Va, S:45 q. N. and l:3O p. IN.
Northern and Western mails, 1:35 y. m. and
900 p. N.
Southwestern, viz Gordonsville and Lynch
burg, 600 n. n.
Washington and Ohio, Alexandria to Round
Hill, Va, 500 Il. m.
Munu.sts Division, G:uU Il. III.
Southern vim Fredericksburg and Richmond,
Vn.,lI5 y. IN. and $50 p.
1s3,"General delivery window closes 1T oOO =.
m. Doors close 81 200 p. m
le.s-Oprn on Sundays at = il. m. and closes at
$50 II. III.