The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-12
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
EXTRA SESSION OF 1877.

the state Of Louisiana.
SECTION /. Be h enacted by he Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the State Of Louas!-
ana, in General Assembly conUened. That it shall
be unlawful in this State to catch, kill, or pursue
with such intent, any wild buck. doe or fawn, or
to have the same in possession after 1t has been
caught or killed, between the first day OF Feb
rary and the first day of August OF each year,
under penalty Of TWENTY-FIVE dollars for each
offense.
SEC. 2. BE ii further enacted, etc., That no
person shall catch, kill, or pursue with such in
tent, or have the same in possession after it has
been caught or killed, any wild turkey, between
the first day OF April and the first day OF Sep
TENDER in each year, under penalty OF not less
than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dol
lars for each Cffense.
SEQ. 3. Be ii further enacted, etc., That no
person shall CATCH kill, or pursue with such in
tent, or have in possession. after the same has
been caught or killed. any quail, partridge or
pheasant, between the first day OF April and the
fifteenth day Of September in each year, under
penalty Of not less than five nor more than twen
ty-five dollars for each offense.
SEC. 4. BE IL further enacted, etc., That no
person shall kach, kill or pursue, with such in
tent or have In possession, after the same has
been caught or killed, any whippoorwill, spar
row, finch, oriole, blue bird, swallow, night-hawk
or black bird, except when the same shall be de-
structive to the fruit or grain crop, under pen
atty OF not less than five, nor more than twenty
five dollars for each offense.
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person shall rob or destroy the nests or eggs OF
any wild bird whatsoever, save only those OF
predatory nature. and destructive OF game or in
nectivorous birds, under penalty OF not less
than five, nor more than Twenty-Five dollars for
each offense.
Sec. 6. BE IL further enacted, etc That no
personehall entrap, net. kill pursue. with such
intenkspr have the same in possession. at any
time during the year, any song bird, especially
the hooking bird, except domesticated birds, ex-
cept the birds be entrapped or netted for the
purpose Of domestication, under penalty OF
not less than five, nor more Than twenty five dol
lars for each offense, except when the same shall
prove destructive to the fruit or grain crops.
SEC. z. Be 1t 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 prohibit
cd, except such as are domesticated shall be
pri,na facie evidence that the said amin al or
bird was unlawfully caught or killed and the pos
session thereof unlawful.
Sec. 8. BE ID further enacted, etc, That any
person exposing for sale any of the animals or
the period for which the taking and killing there
Of is hereby prohibited shall. for each animal or
bird SO exposed for sale, except such as are
domesticated, be subject to the same penalty as
hereafter provided for the unlawful killing or
| taking Of such animal or bird.
SEC. g. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That the un-
lawful killing, catching or possession OF each and
every one OF the animals or Birds intended to be
pEOt6CLeu ny tHl5 dCb, bnAll COHbutuGo SephIdto
and distinct offense, and shall be punishable &C.
cordingly; and two or more offenses may be
joined in the same warrant or indictment there
for, and the person so offending, il convicted,
shall be fined for each offense.
FEC. 10. Be ii further enacted. ETC., That no per-
son shall at any time during the period forbidden
by this act, kill or take any of the animals or
birds intended to be protected by this act, by
means OF any trap, snares or other like device,
under q penalty OF not less than five nor more
than twenty-five dollars for each animal or bird
so trapped, ensnared or taken; provided, nothing
contained in this act shalt apply to migratory
birds or fowls.
SEC. IL. Be IL ftu.tte, enacted, etc., That all
transportation companies, steamboats, railroads
or other public carriers, OF whatsoever character,
are hereby prohibited from transporting any
game bird or animal mentioned in this act dur
ing the period provided for the protection OF such
game birds or animal, under penalty OF not
less than five dollars nor more than twenty five
dollars for each offense.
SEC. 10. Be IL further enacted, ETC., That all
fines, collected for violation OF any Of the above
20 to the informer, and the other one-half shall
be paid to the treasurer of the parish school
! board in which said fines are imposed, and shall
| be applied for the benefit of the parish schools.
SEC. 10. Be IL further enacted etc., That any
person convicted of violation Of the provisions OF
this act falling to pay the penalty or penalties
| prescribed herein, shall be imprisoned in the
parish Jail for period not less than ten days nor
more than thirty DAYS.
SEC. H. Be IL further enacted etc., That all acts
and violations Of this law, denominated as ofenses
In the foregoing sections, shall be and are hereby
declared to be crimes against the State of Louis-
ana, and it shall be the duty of all district attor-
neys, and district attorneys pro tem,pore of the
state 70 prosecute before any court OF competent
| Jurisdiction, all offenders and persons commit
ting mlsdemeanors under the provisions Of this
act.
SEC. Is. Be afnther enacted etc., That this act
| a pffanf Fto IL er,k lor ~
June, 1877. and all laws or parts Of laws in con-
fict with this act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
(Signed) LOUIS BUSH,
| Speaker of the House of Representatives,
| (Slgnedl LOUIS A. Witt,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved April 10. 1877.
| {Signed) FRANCIS T. NIOHOLLs,
| Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
| WILL. A. SInoNo,