Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-07-28

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the year in such waters shall
anyone be permitted to drag or
haul any ish-net or seine with
meshes less than two and one
half inches square, and any one
violating the provisions of this
article shall, upon conviction,
be fined in a sum not less than
S2nor more than $50.
Article 424. For the pur-
pose of thoroughly protecting
the fish now being propagated
in our brooks, tanks, ponds,
lakes, creeks, rivulets and riv-
ers, and not private and indi-
vidual property, noperson shall
be permitted to set, place or
use any fixed net, trap or other
Continuance for trapping fish in
said waters, and any one violat-
ing the provision of this article
shall be deemed guilty Of a mis-
demeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof before anyjustice of the
peace or other court of compe-
tent jurisdiction, he shall be fin
ed IN a sum not less than Sir
nor more than IS, together with
all costs in the case accuering,
which fine shall go to the COM
mon school fund, and each day
that any fixed net, trap or con-
trivance for trapping fish, as
contemplated by this article,
shall remain set, or placed, shall
constitute a separate offense un-
der this article, provided that
nothing in this bill shall be con-
strued as to prohibit the fish
commissioner of this state from
taking any and all fish at any
time and by any means for
breeding and scientific purpos-
es, and for stocking other wa
tiers.
Article 425. If any person
shall catch or take or attempt
to catch or take any fish in the
state by use of line, china ber-
ries orany poisonous substances
placed in the water, he shall be
fined in a sum not less than $50
nor more than 500.
DEER.
Article 426. It shall hereaf-
Ter be unlawful for any person
to kill, trap, ensnare, or in any
way destroy any wild deer IN
the period of time embraced be-
tween the first of December in
any year and the first day of
June of the year; and any viola
ton of this provision shall be
considered a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction before any JUS
tice Of the peace, or other court
Of competent jurisdiction shall
be fined in a sum not less than
SAG nor more than $50, togeth-
er with costs Of suit, which fine
shall go to the common school
fund, and upon conviction Of
said offenses as well as those
provided against in Article 424
and AIS Of this chapter, the per-
son SO offending and convicted
shall stand committed to jail un-
til such fines and costs are paid,
and any butcher, huckster,
marketer, carrier or express
agent, or any person found in
possession of fresh-killed veni-
son one day before the above
specified open season begins, or
ten days after theopen season is
closed, shall be deemed equally
guilty of the violation OF the
provisions of this article, and
liable to the same proceeding
therein provided.
TURKEY.
Article 426 IL. It shall be
unlawful for any purpose to kill
or trap for immediate use or for
market any wild turkey in the.
period Of time of each year be-
tween the 18th day Of May and
the first day of September, and
any one so offending shall be
proceeded against as provided
in Article 40 of this act, and,
upon conviction, fined in the
sum of SIS, the same to be
used in accordance with the
provisions of that article.
PRAIRIE CHICKENS.
Article 427. If any person
shall in any manner catch or
kill any pinnated grouse lprai-
ne chicken), in this state in the
month of March, April, May,
June and July, he shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemean-
or, and upon conviction there
for before any justice of the
peace or other court of compe-
tent jurisdiction shall be fined
in the sum of $40. together
with costs of the suit, the fine
to be disposed of in accor-
dance with the provisions on
that subject in Article 426 of
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