The Russellville Democrat., 1885-03-05
Spare the Game.

game law approved Monday by the
governor, which will he read with
interest. The bill was introduced
by Mr.. White OF Nevada:
4 Dill for an act to be entitled San act to aid
in the preservation of the eggs of certain
BIRDS and to prohibit the catching, killing,
inurng or chasing OF deer, turkeys, quails
aud prairie, chickens during certain seasons,
and for other purposes"
Section l. "Be it enacted by the
general assembly of the state of Ar
kansas" that it shall be unlawful to
catch, kill or injure, or pursue with
intent TO catch, Kill or injure, or pur-
sue or chase with dogs without such
intent, any wild buck deer, doe OF
fawn. in this state between the lst
day of February and the LIST day OF
September in any year; and it shall
also be unlawful to catch, kill or in
iure or pursue with intent to catch,
kill or iniure any wild turkey be
tween the lst day of May aud the
lst day of September In any year;
and it shall also be unlawful to
catch, kill or injure, or pursue with
intent to catch, kill or injure any
pinnated grouse commonly called
prairie chickens, between the lst day
of February and the lst day Of Sep
TENDER in any year, or any quail
sometimes called Virginia par
tridge) between the 1st day OF
March and the LIST day of October
in any year.
See. 2. 1t shall be unlawful at any
catch or kill by means of an par
fridge net or other net, or by traps,
peas, pits or other devices OF any
kind, any pinnated grouse. common
" called prairie chickens, or any
quail, sometimes called Virginia par
fridge, or any wild turkey; provided,
that nothing in tins section shall be
construed to prohibit any person, or
the minor children Of any person,
from netting, trapping or otherwise
killing or catching any of the birds
aforesaid on his or her own premis
es, in the open or unprecedented sea
son; nor shall it prohibit any person
from killing on his own premises any
of the birds aforesaid in the act of
destroying fruit or grapes.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be unlawful TO
destroy, disturb, or rob the nests of
any wild birds whatsoever, except
those of crows, black binds, hawks,
owls, eagles and birds of prey.
Sec. 4, 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to purchase, have in pos
session, or expose for sale any OF the
birds or game mentioned in section
Of This act, during the season when
The catching, killing or injuring
thereof is by this act prohibited.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be unlawful for
any railroad company, express com
pany, steamboat company or other
company or corporation, OF private
person TO have in possession or re
ceve for transportation or carriage.
or for any other purpose whatever,
eny of the game or birds mentioned
in section / of this act, during the
season when the killing, catching or
mining the same is hereby pronib-
tied.
Sec. 6. ANY person violating any
of the provisions of this act, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
aud upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in any sum not less than three,
nor more than ten dollars for each
bird killed, caught or injured, or had
in possession, and not less than ten
nor more than twenty dollars for
each buck deer, doe or Iawn, caught.
killed or injured, or chased or had
in possession, and not less than three
dollars nor more than ten tor each
nest of eggs destroyed as aforesaid,
together with costs OF prosecution.
Sec. Z, Any violation of this act
may be prosecuted before any officer
or court having Jurisdiction to try
cases Of mIsdemeanor, in like man.
ner as in other cases OF misdemean.
or; and il is hereby made the duty
of all sherifis, constables, coroners,
marshals. markct.masters and police
officers to arrest all persons found
violating any OF the provisions Of
tais act.
See. s. That this act shall take
effect and be in force from and after
10 a.. genpp