Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-04-18

AN ACT FOR THE Projection OF
GAME. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly, That it shall not be lawful
for any person to kill or capture, or Of
fer for sale, or buy, any partridge or
quail between the first day of February
and the first day of November of each
year, within this State !; nor shall it be
lawful to capture partridges at any time
by means Of nets or traps of any kind
until after the expiration of two years
from the passage of this act.
2. 1t shall not be lawful for any per-
son to kill or capture pheasants, or
ruffed grouse, between the first day of
February and the first day of August Of
each year +; nor weodcocks between the
first day Of February and the first day
of July of each year nor robins be-
tween the first day of April and the
first day ofNovember of each year; nor
shall it be lawful at any time to kill or
capture any brown thrush, cat bird,
cardinal Cor red) bird, house wren,
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 1st day of April and
the lst day Of September of each year,
except the wild duck commonly known
and called sora, or during the night,
that is, between dark and daybreak;
nor shall it be lawful to kill wild water
fowl, except with a gun that can be
raised at arms length, and fired from
the shoulder without a rest. Wild
geese may be killed either during the
day or night; provided that in no case
shall floating refleetors or lamps be
used in shooting wild geese in the night
time.
4. 1t shall not be lawful to kill or
capture wild turkeys between the lst day
of February and the 18th day of Octo-
Der of each year, nor at any time by
traps ofany kind.
5. 1t shall not be lawful, for six years
from the passage Of this act, to capture
knocking birds, or to buy or sell the
same, and both buyer and seller shall be
subject to the penalty imposed by this
act, and in 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 premises, unless
for sale.
6. 1t shall not be lawful for any per-
son to shoot or in any manner whatso-
ever kill Or destroy the bird known as
the marsh hen." nor to take its eggs
later in the season, in any year, than
the Goth day Of June. Nor shall it be
lawful for any person within the limits
of said county to shoot or in any man
ner kill or destroy the bird known as
the ''willett,' nor take its eggs later
in the season than the Goth of July in
any year. Nor shall 1t be lawful for
any person within the limits of said
county to shoot or in any manner to
kill or destroy the bird known as the
gull or striker" in any year before the
lst day Of September, nor take their
eggs later IN the season than the Goth
Of July. Any person offending against
the provisions Of this section shall for
felt and pay for each offence not less
than five nor more than ten dollars,
recoverable before justice Of the
peace.
:. It shall not be lawful to kill or
capture deer within this State, between
the 18th day ofDecember and the 18th
day Of August of the next succeeding
year.
s. ANY person offending against the
provisions of this act shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof, in any court, Or before a justice
Of the peace, shall be fined ten dollars
for each offence, and shall be imprison-
ed till SAID fine is paid, but not exceed
ing thirty days. The possession ofany
prohibited bird or deer, within the pro-
Inhibited period mentioned in this act,
shall be held as prima .facie 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 the
court at which regular grand jury may
be empanneled; and it shall be the
duty Of the sheriff of the county or
corporation in which the offence is
committed to prosecute the offending
party promptly and vigorously; and in
every case of wilful failure to perform
this duty he shall on complaint by any
person to the county or corporation
judge, be fined not less than ten dollars
nor more than twenty dollars.
10. This act shall repeal all acts in
conflict with it, and shall take effect
from and after the LIST day of July next.