The Sunday herald., 1886-08-29
IMPORTANT TO sPORTSMEN.

The ortolan and reed bird seasons opens IN tue
District OF Columbia on "Wednesday mex. ineie
has been change In the law reaiive 70 o'hese ohus
since last year. The season opens IN Marylahu vi
September 8, the law there relative 10 khl'ne VI.
Ortolan and reed bird also remains rs II was last
season. Important changes have. however, peeh
made in the law relative to killing other game IN
Prince Georges and Anne Arundel Counties. for
the benefit OF sportsmen we quote the changes
made:
SIC, /. BE IL enacted by the General Assemog o,
M1,.uiand That section three of Chapter sixteen OF
the Acts OF Eighteen hundred and eighty four, en-.
titled an Act for the Protection OF Birds IN Ifnse
sse s hereby e repeaie and re.enaccG 80
read as follows, and that new sect'ohs oe a"'e"
thereto. ,o ,ou
full for any person or persons In said countess 10
shoot, Kill, catch, or in any way to entrap any
llartrfdJe or qtian in said counties, between the
twenty fourth day OF December and the hrst day OF
November in each and every year, nor any 'sood, ,1
fourth day OF July In each and every year, nor any
rabbits between the fifteenth day OF January anu
PROVIDED that il shall not be lawful 10 shoot, or
catch any partridge, woodcocR, or rabbit III Biauens
burg district, in Prince Georges County at any iime
before the first day of November In the year Eghleeh
hundred and eighty y-seven. -
SEC-And be Il further enacted, That any person
or persons violating any of the provisions OF the
proceeding section of this Act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction tnereOI
before any Justice of the Peace in the county where
such violation occurred shall pay fine OF hve
dollars for each and every partridge, wooucock, o,
rabbit shot or TAKEN one-alf OF sa nne 70 sree e as
directed, and on failure to pay said ins snaii % oe
committed to the House of Correction or tne county
JAIL in the discretion of the Justice trying the cause,
SEc.-Imd be It further enacted. That 1t shall not Of
be lawful for any person not bona Hde resident OF
said counties to shoot any pdrtid1e, ,coodroch; ~
rabbits in the said counties, without having MT, M
obtained from the Clerk OF the Circuit Court LOT SAFE
connties a License permitting the person named 10
such License to shoot said game IN said conn.es ioI
ssues se and that the party named therein or party
procuring suc License, shall pay TO SAID Clerk ioi
such License the sum OF sfr dollars when aIun nv
School Commissioners for the use OF the iubuc
Schools, and D cents to the Clerk Tor ms rec ioi
issuing said License. and any nonresident convicted
before Justice of the Peace of said counties for
cunning within the limits Of said counties without
and every ofIense, on failure TO pay said fine tht
offender shall be confined In the County jan OF I'M
days; Provided that any landowners may exient
the privilege of killing said game upon ms or he'
Viction for any olense under this Act, one-haf Of
all fines imposed shall be paid to the iniornes ane
the other half OF said fines shall be paid 70 the boai.
in which the onense occurred, for the use OF I'M
Public Schools in the county In which such hne
sEC-And De IL further enacted, That the posses
sion by any person within said COMMITTEES, OF any o
tions OF this Act, at any time in which the shootln
or trapping OF the same Is prohibited by said pre-
cedlng sections shall be priind Jdcie evidence O
violation OF this Act.
SEc.-And De II further enacted, That the fine
may be collected by Sny Justice OF the Peace Q
said county under the provisions of this Act, and IN
money paid TO said Clerk OF the Circuit Court 10
Licenses under the provisions OF this Act be paid p
said Justice OF the Peace aud the Clerk TO the Count
Commissioners of said counties, to be by then
placed to the credit OF the School Fund Tor sai
counties.
SEc.-And be II further enacted, That u shall b
the duty OF the COnstables OF the several electlo
districts OF the counties aforesaid 10 arrest any pei
son or persons violating any OF the provisions OF IN
Act and take them before the nearest Justice OF I'll
Peace to be dealt with as this Act has heretofor
directed.