Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-30
Pro rEcrroN or aAMr.
Annual Meeting of the Delaware Gam
Protective Association.

The annual meeting of the Delaware
Game Protective Association was held
in Dover yesterday week. There was a
good attendance, those from Will
mington being Thomas B. Brison,
George d. Cleland, William Baxter and
William II. Hartlove. President Isaac
N, Mills presided.
The annual report of the president,
secretary and executive committee was
read as follows:
Your president and secretary with the
executive committee beg TO submit the fol-
lowing report as to the receipts and expen-
ditures OF the game association during the
past year.
Balance on hand from last year. ......s Ss5es
This years receipts. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. G49.O5
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81, oaoOO
Expenditures as per books. ..,,........ 960.0s
Balance on hand, ....................S 5g02
The association has paid every debt and
shows the above balance on hand. We find
on our books 81 nonresident members and
ll3 resident members, who have paid
their dues and are in fair standing. We
have as members according To bylaws all
told about 400 nonresident members and
l15 resident members.
The association has more members now
than ever before. We distributed in Kent,
New, Castle and Sussex counties, 1,722 live
quail. This distribution was the most
thorough possible, and the reports from
our State are the most favorable for years.
Almost without an exception we find every
part of Delaware covered with quail SUI
ficient for good shooting.
Our detective has arrested, tried and fined
about 40 cases for violation of the game
law in the State.
The annual meeting was postponed for
one week, as You are aware, in the OK
peclatlon that the suit now pending against |
Richardson at Laurel would be settled |
definitely last week at the term of court at |
Georgetown, but our attorneys employed |
thought it better to postpone until Janu- |
airy, when it can be tried before a full |
bench. AS the question is purely con- |
stitutional one, the facts in the case not |
Delng disputed, we have every assurance
from our counsel that the association has
taken the right stand. In this connection |
it seems to be understood that the officers
of this association can effect a compromise
in cases of this kind. We can Of course
remit this portion Of the fines that may
belong to us, but we cannot affect those
belonging to the State or informer, and
therefore cannot compromise such cases
after the parties appear before magis-
trate
The fines to come to the association have
services. We find The uroperty
holders and sportsmen in our State have
taken more interest in the past season than
ever, trying TO protect the game until the
game law allows it to be shot. A great
many farmers have notified our detective,
md therefore have been the cause of many
siolators of the law being arrested and
fined.
The report was accepted and filed.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
President-Isaac n. Mills, Clayton.
Vice-Presidents-A. II. Cahail, Kent
county; w. H. IIartloye, New Castle;
Z. A. Rosenbaum, Sussex.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. G. hill,
clayton.
Directors for New Castle county
i,eorge D. Cleland, William Baxter, c.
VI. Buckmaster, r. A. Cochran, G. A.
Miller, i. I. Beggs, James Thornton,
}. 9. Mahoney, II. II. Hanes.
Directors for Kent county-John F.
A. Is. Conner, William Eli
on, A. II. Cahall, George A. Millington,
Y. I. Anderson, j. X. Lohand, 0. b.
foshell, Amos Cole.
Directors for Sussex county-D. T.
larvel, !. N. Fooks, John Derrickson,
J. +. Giles, j. Twilight, Thomas Curry,
sbe Tunnel, Hon. Charles Q. Stockley, |
'hlip Cannon. /
The following legislative committee !
las appointed Isaac N. Mills, w. G.
I'LL, Thomas Gray, William Baxter, !
ienton v. Weldin. :
A committee to distribute game {
the State was appointed, as
blows New Castle county, Thomas
J. Brison, Wilmington; Kent, w. Il.
anderson, Woodside; Sussex, Thomas q
Tray, Bridgevile. /
The fines collected for the benefit of g
he society from persons violating the
unning law, amounted to 1850 for the
asst IL months