Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14
House Bill No. 290.l

CHAPTER CxvI.
 An Act Concerning the Preservation of
 Game.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened:
 See. l. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to hunt or pursue, kill. destroy, or attempt to kill any woodcock, quail, or any rufled sgrouse, (commonly called partridge), between the first day ot January and the first day. of October in each and every year. And every person so offending shall, for each and every of- fense (the killing or destroying or having in possession of each bird shall be deemed separate ofense), be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars for each and every bird killed, and cost of suit, and shall stand committed 10 the county jail until such fine is paid: prOUi- ded, that such Imprisonment shall not ex- ceed twenty-five days for each and every offense above named,
 Sec g. It shall be unlawful for any per- son or persons to destroy or remove from the nests of any birds mentioned in sec, tion one of this act. any egg or eggs of such birds, or for any person to buy, sell or have in possession such eggs, or willful- ly destroy the nests of such birds or either of them. And any person so offending shall, on conviction, be fined not more than twenty-five dollars for each and eve- ry nest robbed or destroyed.
 Sec. 3. No person or persons shall, at any time, (except on his own land) with a trap, or snare. or net, take or attempt to trap, snare, net or take any woodcock, partridge, (so called) or quail. And every person so offending shall, on conviction, be fined not more than twenty-five dollars and costs of shit, and shall stand commit ted to the county jail until such fine is paid; proVided, that such imprisonment shall not exceed thirty days.
 Sec. 4. No person or persons, or trans portation companies shall buy, sell, or ex- pose for sale or have in his or their posses sion, for the purpose of selling or expos ing for sale, or for transportation, or for any purpose. any of the birds mentioned in section one of thls act during the peri cd in wEich it shall be unlawful to kill such birds; and any person or persons so offending shall on conviction be fined and dealt with as specified in section one of this act.
 Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for any per- son or persons to hunt with gun or dog within the enclosed grounds or lands of another, whether persons or corporations, without first obtaining from the owner, agent, or occupants of such grounds or lands, his. her. or their permission so to do; ioroUaded, each owner shall have placed six printed signs or notices in six different conspicuous places on his, her, or their land. Each notice board shall be at least one foot square, and the letters shall be plainly made.
 Sec. 6. Any person or persons violating section fifth of this act, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,' and shall be fined in a sum not less than seven dollars and not exceeding twenty-five dollars, ex- elusive of any damage by trespass. Sec. '. There shall be no shooting or hunting or having in possession in the open air the implements for shooting on the | first day of the week called Sunday, and any person violating the provisions of this section shall be liable to penalty of not more than twenty-five dollars. nor less than seven dollars for each offense. Approved, March IA. 1877.
 When fond wife decides to accompany her husband to soda water fountain, and while she says ''sarsaparilla" and he leans over GO whisper to the attondan6,. the Syf- mp he takes comes from under the count CT and looks like thin molasses.
 The fact that large party of American young ladies is about to make tour of the Rhine and Switzerland this summer has been pretty we'll advertised, and many French count or German is wearing but one paper coNar a week, in order to save up money enough to take the field. Much has been written against the ac- cordeon. but the first evening after a young man who practiced on one moved into the second floor of house on Union Street, smile lit up the face of the aged citizen who lay in sickness on the floor | above. He said that he was now recon Eciled to eath.-NorUitch Bulletin. Prof. Tyndall who was among the speakers at the recent meeting in London in favor of the opening of the pubic i- braries on Sunday, unintentionally gave ciergymen severe slap during his speech. After alluding to Dean Stanley and sever. al other CIerpymnn who wora r,raoo,,k lo