Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-05
NO. l59.
Alefau0rla Q6az&tte
THURSDAY EVENING, JULY6.
Laws Tor the Protection of Game.

The following act Of Assembly for the pro
tection OF game, passed at the last session OF the
Legislature, and approved March 49, 1877,
went into effect last Sunday:
|. BE- it enacted by the General Assembly,
That it shall Tot be lawful for any person to
kill or capture, Of offer Tor sale, or buy. suy
parlrl1Ccs or luails between the hrst day of
February and the iir=; day Of November "f
each Year, within lhis Slat"; uor shall II ~
lawful 10 capture p1rtr;iges AT aoy time by
means OF nets or traps OF any kind uotil after
the expiration Of two years from the passage CT
this act
| 2. 1t shall not be lawful for any person to
kill or capture pheasants or rufed grouse be-
tween the first day of February and the first
day Of August 0! each year; nor woodeock be-
tween the first day ct February and the first
| day OF July Of each year; nor robins between
| the first day Of April and the first day of No
| vcmbcr OF each year; nor shall it be lawful st
| any time to Kill or capture any brown thrush,
cat bird, cardinal or red bird, house wren
orioIe, wood robin, blue Bird house martio or
| starting, or TO destroy their nests.
3. 1t shall not be lawful to kill or capture any
wild waterfowl r this State between the first
day of April and the first day of September OF
each year, except the wild duck commonly
known aud called the summer duck, aud exoopt
the wild fowl commonly called the sora, or dur
icg The Dght; that is between dark and day
break; nor shall it be lawful to kill wild water
fowl cxccrt with q gun that can be raised at
arms length and fired from tho shoulder with
out rest. Wild geese may be killed either
durinc the day Or night; provided, that 10 ~
case shall foaiog rchectors or lamps be used
10 shooting wild geese in the ight time.
4. 1t shall not be lawful 10 kill or capture
wild turkeys between the first day of February
and the fifteenth day OF October Of each year,
nor at any time by traps of any klud.
s. 1t shall not be lawful for six years from
the passage or this act, to capture mocklng
birds, or 10 buy or sell tho same, and both buy
CT aud seller shall be subject to the penalty lm,
posed hy this act, and, IN addition, each shall
be fined one dollar for every bird sold aud
bought; but this section shall not apply to any
person catching, or having. or having caught,
he same on his Own premises, unless tor sale.
&. 1t shall not hc lawful for aoy person to
shoot, or in auy manG2r whatsoever kill or dc
stroy, the bird known rs the marsh hen, nor to
take its eggs later in the season 10 any year
than the twentieth day OF June. NOT shail II
be lawful Tor any person within the limltS Oh
said c0uny TO shoot, or IN any manner XIII or
destroy, the bird known as the willet, nor take
it's eggs later 10 the season than the tWentleth
of July in any year. Nor shall 1t be lawful Tor
any person within the limits OF SAID couoty to
shoot, or in any manner kill or destroy, tho bird
known as the gull or striker, in aoy year before
the first day Of September, nor tuko their egga
later in the season than the twentieth OF July.
Any person offending against the proVlslons OF
this section shall forfeit ard pay lor each OF
fcDca not less than five nor more than ten DOL
lars, recoverable before {: justice OF The peace.
:. 1t shall not be lawful to kill or capture
deer within this State. between the fifteenth
day OF December and the fifteenth day OF Au'
gust Of the next succeeding year.
s. Any person offending against the pro7is
ions Of this act shall be guilty of nsdem eanor,
and on conviction thereof 10 any court, or be-
fore justice OF the peace, shall be tined ten
dollars for each offence, and shall DC imprisoned
till said ine is paid, bat not exceeding 80 days
The possession Of any prohibited bird or deer
within the prohibited period mentioned ln this
act, shall be held prima tace evidence OF Its
violation; and subject the person IN POSSESSION
! to its penalties.
| 9. This act shall be given in charge to the
grand jury at every term Of tho court at "nlcn
a regular grand Jury may be cmpanneled. And
it shall be the duty OF tho sheriff OF the county
or CORPORATION 10 which the offence IS commit
ed to prosecute the offending party promptly
and vi gorouSly; and in every case OF wlIltu fail
urc to perform this duty he shall, on complaint
Of any person 10 the county or corpo alton Judge,
be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than
twenty dollars. a
10. This act shall repeal all acts in oonh!ot
with it, aud shall lake effect lrou and alter the
FIRST day Of July next.
OLD AFTER KNOWLEDGE Among the grad
ustes at tho Univeriity Of Pennsylvsnla last
Thursday was quiet old gentleman aged above
seventy years Ho received tho degree OF doc,
tor of philosophy after passing course OF full
| acieDtiii. examination. 1t WAS Stephen Town
sond lsther of George Alfred Townsend.
| Without college advantages IN carly llto.
/ he studied and graduated in medicine al tho
age olirty ge, and in the sciences tseVenty one.
Inc under graduates gave him shout as he
plscidly took his sheep skin and degree OF doc'
| tor Of philosophy.
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