The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-26
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The second meeting Of local sports
men who are interested in the passage
Of new law TO prevent the too rapid
extinction Of game and fish in this
state was held last evening at the Nc,
Lure House Among those present
wereoapt 9, ], Rawlipg, who presided,
=, /, Hoge, John Garden, Charles Berry,
Thomas DaFEah, G, o, Smith, Dr.. A, +,
Gasmire, Will Miller, Peter Bosley,
John L. Rice, Charles Senseney, John
Miller, w, III. Tallman, Harry McLnre,
y. A, Penn, u, NJ, StatleF q, X, Hogg,
William Brand, George r. Peabody and
The committee selected at the last
meeting to draft o bill to present at
this session Of the legislature made q
report, which was adopted by sections,
The following gentlemen drafted the
bill, which is almost a complete amend
ment OF the old law; Judge q. .,
Boyd, o, ]. Rawling, Thomas N. Oar
ran, r. i. Hoge, Charles II. Copp, ], A,
Penn and s. /, Brlce.
The earnestress Of the effort now be-
ing made by the sportsmen in this
end OF the state was shown by the care.
tul manner in which each section OF
the bill was gone over before adopting
1t, Each is aimed directly at the root
OF the evil. The bill contains number
ofgood points, which are big improve
ments over the old law. This has been
a law only In name, and hardly ever
enforced, the illegal depredations on
game and fish being committed almost
every day in the year.
The new law provides that no person
shall hunt, chase, kill or wound deer
from December 10 to September 10 fol-
lowing. This exempts owners Of pTi-
yate deer, and allows three months for
ALL Rewards are fixed for any one
caught killing gray or red foxes, 80
centsj wild cats, 81; weasel, 25 cents,
each hawk, Is cents; owls, Is cents.
A heavy fine Is prescribed for any
illegal killing OF fish except by hook and
line, gig or spear, from April Ito De-
cenber |. II is also lawful to destroy
AA0H A9Nu AAh lbl6E NA0HE
streams. tits made unlawful to destroy
game birds between December 90 and
October 90 following This allows two
montha OF good shooting. The use Of
ferretiin rabbit hpntinsis prohibited.
Among the other important features Is
the appointment by the governor OF an
officer who shait be styled a game and
fish warden, whose duty in shall be to
see that the laws are enforced and to
protect the game and fish throughout
the state. A salary Of $1,000 a year and
ten cents mileage Is to be paid to that
official.
T The bill also requires the sheriff and
deputies Of each county TO inform
against and prosecute all who break
these laws. Failure to do so will sub
ject them to a fine. The bill also deals
severely with any one using large
seines and dynamite to destroy fish.
II also touches up the wholesale man
merlin which game Is trapped in large
quantities and shipped TO other mar
kets, the new bill making it illegal to
ship game in large amounts out Of the
state. Bills are being offered against
tho 4het oueuhelu number Vi hthted
this year on the same subject, TO keep
the game within their boundaries.
Mr. g. o. Smith and DR.. .. o. Myers
were selected to secure some prominent
member Of the legialatureor attorney to
push the bill through this session.
The state association, formed at Mar
tinsburg last October, will cooperate
with the movement. Mr.. j. A. Penn
will also open up correspondence with
all the sportsmen in all Of the large
towns in the state, trying TO get them
to do likewise. The spoftsnen's Assoc
lciatio OF Charleston has already taken
the initial step, and is asking that tho
Kanawha valley be restocked with
game. Ills hoped the bin, which is a
good one, will meet with success.
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