Delta chief., 1883-10-10
The Game Law.

The following is the game law as amended
by the last Legislature. We publish it for
the information OF all whom it inny concern:
SECTION /. That section three of chapter
,forty-one Of the general laws entitled, An
Act for the Protection of Wild Game and In
sectivorous Birds is hereby repealed, aud the
following shall stand in lieu thereof as section
three: (3.) No person shall kill or wound
ensare or trap any elk, deer buffalo or bison
fawn, antelope mountain sheep within
this State between the first day OF January
aud the fifteenth day of September in each
and every year. No person or persona, eN-
cept butchers and dealers in meat who have
regularly established stands or places of bu-
sness shall offer To sell or expose to sale,
the saddle or hind quarters of any elk, deer,
buffalo or bison, inwn, antelope or noun
tain sheep, without oiurin. or exposing
khcrewith the foreguariers Of the same. No
pcr-on or persons shall wantonly kill and
destroy any of the game, birds or animals
mentioned in this act. And any person or
persons outside of any incorporated town or
village found in possession of two or more Of
the saddles or hind quarters Of any elk deer
buffalo or bison, tawn, antelope or mountain
sheep without having the forequartcrs there
of, shall be deemed guilty of violating the
provisions Of this section, and such possess
sion shall be prima fdcie evidence Of his
having wantoniy killed and destroyed said
animal. Any person or persons offending
against the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of misdcmeanor, and upon
conviction thereof before any justice of the
peace. shall be fined in any sum not less than
fifty nor more than two hundred dollars for
the first offence, and for each subsequent Of
fence shall be fined in any sum not less than
fifty nor more than two hundred dollars, and
be imprisoned in the county Jail not less than
thirty nor more than ninety days. Any per
son arrested and brought before any Justice
,,r f,ru ..f fha
ions of this section, shall be entitled to
trial by jury of six, unless he shall waive
the same and If the jury find him guilty the
justice of the peace shall assess the fine and
costs, and fix the term of imprisonment as
the case may be. And in case the fine and
costs be not paid, the same shall be collected
in the manner provided for the collection Of
fines in eases of assault and battery before
justices of the peace. One-hIlf of said fine
shall go to the informer, and onc-half to the
school fund, as provided in section two of
this act.
SEC. 2. Section six (6) of said chapter
forty-one is hereby amended NO to read as
follows, tO-wit: For the more certain detoc-
ton and punishment of violators of this act,
il is hereby made the duty of county com
missioners, shcrifs and constablcs, or any
other person of the several counties when.
ever violation of its provisions is brought
to their knowledge to file or cause to be
fled, an affidavit before n justice of tho peace,
charging the person or persons with the
oifcnse committed, and thercupon warrant
shall issue for the arrest Of said person or
persons, and trial shall be had as provided
ip>section three of this act. Justices of the
peace are hereby empowered to appoint
special constabes who of their own know
ledge or upon the information of a reputable
citizen Of the county, may arrest without
warrant any person or persons violating the
provisions ofthis act, and take him or them
before the nearest acting justice of the peace,
where trial shall be had as provided in section
three of this act, after the proper affidavit
shall have been fled as though warrant
had issued in the first instance. And this
section shall be a full protection to any such
officer or person above mentioned, who
causes the affidavit, or the arrest TO be made
in good faith, or upon the information of u
reputable citizen Of the country.