Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-18
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correspondence Of the A'cxaudr;. Gazette.
RICHMOND, Feb. l7.-Mr. HU0tot's game
bill passed The House 70 day. Various amend
MEETS were offered 10 the bill, bat rome we're
passed. The bill, as it passed The House, is as
fclows:-
|. Be it enacted By the Geno-s! Assembly oi
Virginia. That il. shall not be lawful Tor sag
person to kill OR capture cry Wild W:tos.ioHL Ia
Fairfax and Alozandris counties OF tins state,
between the FIRST day of -lsy and The Hrs! day OF
September Of each year; Eor shall It BE Lawful
10 kill or capture any water-:oT! o! sny lime
during the night, that is, between DIRK sEd dsy-
light; nor shall i. BIO lawful TO xii. wild wster..
fowl except with gun thst can be ihiEed :|a
fred at arms length without res.
2. It shsll Tot be lawfal tor any person 10 XII
| or capture any sora, or ortolsn, red BIRDS aNc
| black birda, between the first day CT January
| and the frat dsy of September of esch year
8. 1t shall not be lawful to Ri or capture 7srei
or rabbits from January the fifteenth l5l 10 Sep
| tember the fifteenth l6) of czech year.
/ Any person so offending tgains. the above
| law, in the counties of &lexandra and Fsirt.x,
shall be fined .he cum of ten dollars (ol0) and III
default shall be committed 10 jsil toc ne. less
than two nor more than five days.
law, in Alexandria and Fairfax couDtio:, cin be
arrested with or without II ws.raEt oy my c!.i
Zsn of this commonwealth, on land or water,
and carried before magistrate Tor tria.
| 6. This act shall be in force fcon lis passage.
Mr.. Hunter, in supporting the bin. sid The
bill was merely for the LEGAL s:c;i0as o. Aiexan.
dria aud Fairfax. lie said he bad received a
petition signed by nearly every farmer Ct his
| section asking for the passage Of The bill, Il"
said the bill was to prevent tie paoy!a tram
| Washington asd Margla Coming ever apa
killing everything ca the lands CT The farmers.
| Mr. BohaSan moved to strike out tie filth
section OF the bill, which provides for the arrest
of the offender wi:h2u! q Warra5t. Ibis c:u5Gd
much discussion.
Mr. Hunter quoted from the C0ja to show
thet this very language had beac cSat III tic
| previous Law.
Mr. Lacsy-l desire 10 ask my iIicad ql;s
ton. whether the pa0po OF Faliaz a!c IA lazar
Of the bill 7 ! see ths representative ron
| Fairfax is not 10 bis seat. ri0Yo 10 PISS The
bill by.
Mr. Hunt, r-The ganlls!n.a !r-m FA;ri;S
| cordially concurs with NE.
Mr. Hunter said that this bill VS. 10: 0ciy
signed by the people Of Fairfax and Alexan-
dria, hut it IVES sent TO him by TIC Game Pro
| tcoliye Association Il AlcxGuGr;.. lie said
that crowds Of people came or2r 10 Tie coua.
| ties Of Alexandra and FailfsX aad 'resuas3g.i
| 90 the lands Of the market g:idoacEa. ard iGC
farmers Gc.c poTerlsss to Prevent IN:
Mr. Fart said Mr.. Hunter had spoken ABOUT
this BILL and be agreed with him. Al he i!&a
| said about the annoyance 10 iho teIulSIs Was
true. So far as OLD havc6 were clacGrpcd Re
hoped the gentleman from Alexandria wsui2
| teko the rcspol sbly Of tic CID haze !u?:::On
| upon himself.
| Mr.. Hunter assisted ti!a! us!c5s tha siita s,c-
ton of the bill was passed Tic bill yes w0Iiii.
less. He said, What are 70 c:ics 0 % il :.
man comes over on our lands III? GEO msy
conc in gnugs Of thirty CT t1T;y al i
time. How arc wa GGi3& 10 ar.
rest th:m? low 90 wa aoop The
mans Eame? Do you suppose lie is goi1g 10
wait fer al hcuT un!il VIC c2n gft t7ar!aJs ia
bis arrest. | ask tbs good sense Of sEia House
on this bill. 1t is lucs! bill to lT0tcG! cur
people against these gags Of boys and nosrocs
that come over and 90 over this cauntEy Ut Nl
We have 70 rercdy. This bill is noting more
than what is tight tor The people there. | 81
peal to the coed ssGsc OF inc llouso and TO
every fair minded man here nGt 10 cl-scl!aic
the bill 10 this w.Y.
The House did e!rikc out th2 seci2r, hog
ever, nni this again brouph; or tic discussion.
Dir. Far mavcd to reconsider. ir. iigaG:, CT
Richmond, opposed the uo;i2n to rcclnsid2c.
lie considered that this section allowing aGy
person to arrest the offender f.ithou: wa5:aai
vas violation OF tic constitution,
MIR. Hunter replied and Sir. F5uniier0y, OF
Winchester, spoke earnestly il favor c Tsc N
sideration and the vote va rCGoGS.GGf@G and
the bill passed 1st IS it came from? lGo co;G-
miltce.
Mt Taylor, OF firgaAca, attempted 10 g4t
| bniora tho House to dlg q su.StiUtn for tbs re
| port Of the committee IL aaclGmcGts TO tho
constitution. His substitute pcosi@cj 10 sub
stance for the call OF q constitutions! con7aptoo.
! When the House has Ties, long djs;u aiGrs
the committee clerks &c CT course net 50 ,caV
ily pressed with work. Nov to GGv the I.c:D
bars OF the House used rpUah Ct thc tins B
speaking. hence tbs coa.ui;tee clerks LAD their
usual rouad. They warc sitting Hrcund The
table aud we're quit. y tal newspaper ICED
whose eyes t8iDkled bahiad pair d coli sues
tcoles c,me and cast fro BRAID in their midst
cud then left lie started them on discussion
about "tbe Future State" Waterman ara
Kelly, and Good a1d W. Jacques Bigger and
Basset French oil went at cach ether 90 tic
| Future State.
! The season here has been Gee o; The gagest
known in Richmond for s2ma year, bat the
following conversation between Two bellies q {.
ball few nights si0co elbows tbat lis briIiiancy
| has beeo Ginned by a little circumstance: They
were speaking about the sess2n aud enc re
| marked to the other :-"Well dccTain this
! has baen the mcst prcf!css season here ita.1
ever knoTp; | don't hear Of single engage
mcnt." The other replied :-'We ! an s0rty
! to hear the girls have not c'aarcd expense"
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