The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-03
GAME Law

TEere having been frequent requests
mssCle Of US 10 publish the game law of
Kansas, and as majority Of the people
seem TO be unaeqGaInted with the pro
visions of the law, we herewith print it
in full:
ia 1T fer IKE profseties, + birds, aad "a
reg1osEl chapter - - i.'lrs II 1876.
Be u enacted - tSs LTisI.,esrsss, II the Ss,ffs
81 hdssS.ES-,
for any person or persons : any time 70
catch, kill or trap, Ert or sssnaFe. or IL
pursue With sIlch intent. al.. Wild bind.
except the Wild eD0Se. duck hawk, owl
and SniPe; and any IssVSs'ns = persons
violating the provisions of IL sci shall
be fined in any sum not nor. sllaa nj
teen dollars nor les than I'VE dollars, foE
each and eVeyv offenSe, tn be recovered
IN any court or competent jurisdiction in
the proper county,: Pf,sris'egl, ThSt !:
shall not be unlawful ~ xiii the prai
RE chicken between the fiTSt Slay
OF August and the first DAY of February
aud il shall not Ike unlawful TO Kill Quail
from the first day of October ~ the firS;
day Of january tnf each ycaFs lad prs
cjdsd .fsSrfkes', IL shall nOt he necessary
ON the trial OF any action ar pFoSecuiioi
10 prove the name of the bird caught
killed, trapped, Melted ar easaared-ii
being sufficient tn show that Wild bir5
other than those eScsfate,i III this act WAS
caught. killed, trapped. nettell or cnsnar
cd hy the defendant or defendants
SEC, ,. Ii shall he unlawful lor any
person Intentionally 20 destroy or Temoys
from the nest of any wild bind any eS-c
or the young of such bind; or i,4r :.ny
| purpose u buy, sell ar have in isssS>s'S
sion, or traffic in SuCiNesSS, or wsltOilN
destroy slle nest OF any wild bird anI
any pcYSSn 81 Offending, on coEVtcli og
thereof. shall he fsnrd in the sum os liIi
dollars for each and every oiiense.
SIC. =. 1t shall DC unlawful for .sny
person, railroad corporation or eNpTcS;
company, or any common carrier, Know
insly TO transport, or 20 ship, or to receiS,
for the purpose of transporting OF ship
ping, any wild bird in or out of IN,
State Of Kansas and any common car
rier 80 offending shall be fined in th'
sum Of one hundrcd dollars for eacl
and every offense, 20 be recovered in al
action brought in the name of the Stat
OF Kansas hy any person against am
person, corporation or company, hefor
any court 0f competent jurisdiction, il
any county into or through which Sai,
game may he taken; and any agent O
any such person, corporation or com
pany, who shall knowingly violate tn
provisions of this section ny receiving
ar shipping any such game, as the agen
| ot any such person, corporation or com
pany shall, on conviction thereof, b
fined in a sum of not less than ten no
more than my dollars for each offenSc
and the having in possession any viii
bird, dead or alive, shall he deemed an
hcld as pTima .f,seie evidence that III
same were killed or taken ny the CON
pany, corporation or person havin
possession of the same, in violation {
the provisions of this act, PEerIIS,
That such penalty shall no, apply to III
transportation of such wild birds i
transit through This State from otht
States and territories, or To the import;
tation at lnScctiVerOas birds,
Sic, l. The provisions of this act Sha
not apply Ia any person who shall Ii
ar catch any wild bird or birds for III
sole purpose ofprcScrving them as spec
mems tor scientific purposes, nor To- an
person who shall collect the eggs or nesI
ct any such Wild bird for such Scientili
purposes; Preceded, That in proSec,
ton for the violation at any of the pr
visions of this act il shall not hc nCceSS'
ny for the prosecution tn prove that IL
killing or catching Of any wild bird, q
the taking Of the nests or eggs, as III
case may he, was not done for scientit
; purposes.
Sic, ), All prosecutions or suits und,
this act shall be commenced within thr,
months after the otfense is alleged {
have been committed; and the court b
!, fore whom any action is prosecuted III
der the provisions of this act shall IL
rs part of the costs of the case again
the defendant ON conviction the sum
ten dollars, to be paid when collected
the attorney prosecuting such action.
SEC. q. Chapter eighty-two of the Se
= sion laws of eighteen hundred and Sc
enty-siN is hereby repealed.