The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-06-12

- $500.
game fish. Following is a synopsis of i
provisions
The first section provides that 40 pelso
shall kill or pursue, in any part of til
State, any elk or wild deer, save only iron
the first day OF October in any year to th
sixteenth day of December following; nc
have in possession or offer for sale. an,
deer, elk, or antelope. or fresh vsnison
from The first day oil October 10 the st
of December next following; nor sha.
any person pursue any elk or deer wit
dogs. Any person offending against tn
provisions of this section shall. be deemc
guilty of a misdemeanor. and shall be LA
bic under a penalty OF fifty dollars 70
each elk, deer, or lawn SO killed or pursu
ed.
The remaining sections of the act en-
brace the following prohibitions
The killing Of squirrels is prohibited be
tween the first day of January and tn
first day of September, under a penalty o
five dollars for each and every squire
killed, exposed for sale or had in posses
sion.
Rabbits are not to be killed between thu
LIST of January and the 18th of October
under penalty of five dollars Tor each ant
every hare or rabbit so killed, Oh exposed
for sale or had in possession; and no per
son shall hunt rabbits with ferrets unde.
a penalty of ten dollars.
Wild duck or geese shall not he killed
between the 10Th day of May and the LIST
day of September, with any device or in.
strument known as swivel or punt gun, or
with any gun other than such guns as are
habitually raised at arms length and fired
from the shoulder, under a penalty Of ter
dollars.
The killing OF wild turkeys is prohibit
ed between the first day of January and
fifteenth day of October, under a penalty
OF ten dollars for each bird SO killed, ex-
posed for sale or had in possession.
Upland or grass ployer shall not be kill
ed or exposed to sale between the first day
of January and the fifteenth dag OF July,
under a penalty Of ten dollars TOR each
bird.
Ruled grouse, pheasant, or pinnated
grouse, commonly called prairie chickens,
are not to be killed between the first day
January and the fifteenth day of October,
under a penalty OF ten dollars for each
bird.
No person shall kill or expose 10 sale, or
have in his or her possession after the
same has been killed, any quail or Virgin
ia partridge, between the ifs day of Jan
uary and the fifteenth day of October in
any year. under a penalty of ten dollars
for each bird SO killed, exposed for sale or
had in possession.
No person shall kill o fexpose to sale, or
have in his or her possession after the
some mas been killed, any woodcock, be
tween the first day of January and the
day OF July in any year, under a
penalty OF ten dollars tor each bird 50 kill
ed, exposed for sale or had in possession.
No person shall kill, or expose for sale
or have in his Oh her possession, after the
has been killed, any rail bird or reed
bird, except in the months of September.
October and November, under a penalty
Of five dollars for each and every rail or
reed bird so killed, exposed for sale or had
in possession.
Night hawk, w~hippoorwill, sparrow.
lark, finch, martin, chimney
swallow, barn swallow, woodpecker, flick
sr, robin, oriole, red or cardinal bird. ce-
lar biru, tanger, cat bird. blue bird, or
my insectiverous bird shall not be killed,
raped or exposed for sale, under a pen
llty of five dollars for each bird. This
hall not apply to any person who shall
Kill any of these birds for the purpose OF
scientific investigation.
No person shall destroy the eggs or
lests of any wild birds, only those of such
predatory birds as are destructive OF game
md insectiverous bids under a penalty
If ten dollars each. This shall not apply
o any person that collects such eggs for
scientific purposes.
NOperson shall kill, catch or discharge
my fire arms at any wild pigeon while on
is nesting grounds, or in any manner dis
urb il, or the birds therein, under a PEN
lily OF twenty dollars.
Wild turkeys, rulied grouse, pheasant,
partridge, or woodcock, or rail or reed
bird, or pinnated grouse, shall not be
AIKEN within the limits OF this State, with
net, trap, snare, or tOrchlight, nor be ex-
posed Tor sale under a penalty of ten dol |
for each bird.
No speckled trout snail be caught at
my time, with any device. a q rod. |
nook and line, except for the purpose of
propagation, under a penalty of twenty
i've dollars for each offense.
No sea salmon or specklel trout shall
De caught OF exposed for sale save only |
to months of April, May. June and
July, under a penalty OF ten dollars for
but this shall not prevent any per-
from catching trout with nets in water
,wned by himself to stock other waters.
Any per Son trespassing on any lands for
he purpose OF taking fish from private
ponds or streams, after public notice on
he part OF the owner or occupant thereof,
hall be deemed guilty Of trespass, and
hall be liable, in addition TO damages, in
he penalty of n hundred dollars for
very such ~ofense. Procided, h0uerer,
This section shall apply only TO such
,onds, streams, or springs as shall be i'm
proved Tor the propagation of fish or game
ish.
IL shall not be lawful for any person or
to place any fish basket, gill nets,
)ond nets, eel wires, kIddles, brush or
acme nets, or any other permanent set
means of taking fish, in any waite rs of the
Commonwealth; any person violating the
provisions of this section shall be liable to
/ penalty OF twenty-five dollars for each
md every ~offense. Pr05ided. That this
prohibition shall not apply to the fishing
with gill nets in the river Delaware below
Trenton Falls.
1t shall not be lawful at any time 10
;atch fish by drawing seines in any of the
OF this State, under a penalty OF
.wenty five dollars. ProriGed, That this
.ection shall not extend to shad fishing;
md, Proejded further, That no seine
'hall be drawn within one-fourth of a
nile of any dam across any river OF this
Commonwealth, under penalty of fifty
tor each and every offense.
Ii shall be lawful to fish with fyke or
hoop nets in any Of the streams of this
Commonwealth ~uninhabited by brook or
Ipeckled trout, during the months of
April. May, September, October
md November of each year; Pr0rided,
That the meshes of the nets shall not be
ess than one inch in size, and not placed
1t the confluence of any wing walls; and
further. That any salmon. bass,
Kind OF fish introduced into any of the
of this Commonwealth for the
purpose of stocking the same, shall. if
be returned TO the waters alive,
Under the penalty OF twenty-five dollars
or each ~offense.
No black bass, green bass, yellow bass,
bass, rock bass, Lake Erie or green
pass. pike or pickerel, or wall-eyed pike,
commonly known as S~usquehanna salmon,
shall be caught between the first day of
and the first day of June, nor
shall any such species OF fish be caught at
my other time during the year. save only
WITH a hook aud line, troll or speer, an
Ter q penalty OF ten dollars for each of
No speckled trout. yellow bass, green
bass, willow bass, or black bass, Lake
Erie or green bass, or other fish shall be
by shutting or drawing off the wa