Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-18

Session of the General Assembly.
The following fulltrXt Of the "Act for
the protection and preservation Of game
in this state and tor other purposes"
passed at the recent session OF the Lesisla-
Lllrc, will prove Of interest to many people;
Sec. [. Strike out all Of section | Of chap
ter iO7, Vol. NNll., Laws 81 Delaware,
down to the word or in the eighth line
and insert in lieu thereof the following
That from and after the passage Of this
act il shall be unlawful for any person III
the State Of Delaware to hunt, Kill, take Or
destroy, sell, or expose for sale, or have III
his or her possession alter the same has
been killed. amy partridge, quail or ,Pheas-
ant before the first day Of November, A.
~, 1891. Andhfrom and after November
first, ISL il shall be unlawful to hunt,
kill, take or destroy, sell, or expose Tor
sale after the same has been killed, any
partridge, quail or pheasant, except be-
tween the first day of November and first
day Of January in each year, or to hunt,
kill, take or destroy, sell or expose for
sale, or have in his or her possession after
the same has been killed, any rabbit or
hare, except between the first day OF No.
yember and the first day of January in
each year
Sec. .. That from and after the passage
OF this act it shall be unlawful to shoot or
Kill by tire arms any species of ducks on
the marshes III or bordering on this state
in the nighttimc; that Is to say, from one
hour after sunset to one hour before sun
rise, any person violating the provisions d
this act shall be fined as prescribed in sec
ton >, chapter 5D7, Vol. Xviii, Laws OF
Delaware.
Sec. 5. That from and after the passage
Of This act 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons within this state at any
time to buy for purposes of profit or sal
| any partridge, quail or pheasant; and al
acts or parts of acts authorizing the issiiin!
| Of licenses to dealers III said birds be an'
| the same are hereby repealed, as TAR a
| they relate to the buying Of said birds
| Any person or persons violating the pro
visions Of this section shall he fined, a
| prescribed in section 5, chapter ouI, Vol
! XVII Laws of Delaware.
Sec, 1. All acts or parts of acts lnconslsl
ent herewith are hereby repealed
Sec. s. That any person charged befor
justice Of the peace with u violation q
any of the provisions OF this act shal
have the right of appeal to the stpcrlo
court for the county wherein the hearin
before the Justice Of the peace shall tax
] place. Such appeal shall be allowed by til
justice Ill any time within 10 days frof
The day Of giving the judgment and N
after counting the day as one upOu tn
party entitled to the appeal, or his agen
or attorney praying 1t, And Offering 81
ticAnl security III such sum rs the luStit
shall deem sufficient 10 cover the iudgmet
appealed from ana the costs on the appca
the justice shall make an entry thereof /
follows:
On the 49, day of -----, IS, the sal
- appeals and - becomes surety
the sum Of --- that the said appeal sha
be presented with effect and also that All
Judgment which shall be rendered again
the said . OF his executors or admin
traitors upon said appeal shall be satisic
which entry shall he signed by hesureti
or it shall lie void. When signed it sha
be an obligation of record to the extent
the sum therein expressed, such suretl
and their executors and administrator
jointly and seyerally to satisfy any jud
nicnt that shall be rendered on the apPc
against the party appealing or his exec
, tors administrators, and II the appe
shall not be duly entered in court or sht
, be dismissed there to satisfy the iudgmc
appealed from with all costs on lie appei
Actions of debt may be sustained on SUI
entry before IL Justice if the demand sht
not exceed two hundred dollars or ii aDo
J that sum inCulrt or ii the appeal shall n
| be entered or shall be dismissed execute
may be issued against the defendant ~
surety according 10 section n, chapter
{ of the Revised statutes
: Passed at Dover May It'll, 1898.