The record-union., 1894-12-18

to be taken. Proof of possession of any
quail, partridge or grouse, which shall
not show evidence of having been taken
by means other than net or pound, shall
be ''prima faciei' evidence in any prose-
cutIon for violation OF the provisions of
TINS section, that the person in whose
possession such quail, partridge or
grouse is found, took, killed or destroyed
the same by means of net or pound.
Section IL. Every cold-storage COM
pany, person keeping q cold-storage
warehouse, tavern or hotel-keeper, res
taurant or eating-house keeper, market
man, or other person. who shall sell, ex-
pose or offer for sale, or give away, or have
in his possession in this State, any quail,
bob-white, partridge, pheasant, grouse,
dove or wild duck, during the time it
shall be unlawful to kill such birds.
whether taken or killed in the State of
California, or shipped into the State from
any other State, Territory, or foreign
country, shall be guilty of misde-
meanor.
[Section II reads the same as Section II,
but adds: Except between the 10th day
OF November and the 18th day of Jam
uary OF the following year." This means
that shooting for the market must be
confined to these dates.
Section Is. Every person who shall use
shotgun OF larger caliber than that
commonly known and designated as
NO. 10 gauge, for the purpose of killing
or destroying any wild duck, rail. quail,
partridge, pheasant or grouse, shall be
guilty OF mlsdemeanor.
Section Ii. Every person who, upon
any Inclosed or cultivated grounds, which
are private property, and where signs are
ulsplayed forbldding such shooting, shall
shoot any quail, bob white, pheasant par
fridge, grouse, dove, deer or wild duck,
without permission first obtained from
the owner or person in possession of such
grounds, shall be guilty of q mlsde-
meanor.
Section 10. Every person who shall ma
HclousIy tear down, mutilate or destroy
any sign, signboard or other notice for
bidding shooting on private property
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 10. Every railroad company,
express company, transportation COM
pany or other common carrier, their Off
GERS, agents and servants, and every
other person, who shall transport, carry
or take out OF this State, or shall receive
Tor the purpose OF transporting from the
state, any deer, deerSkin, buck, doe or
fawn, or any quail, partridge, pheasant,
grouse, prairie chicken, dove or wild
duck, except for purposes of propaga-
ton, or who shall transport, carry or
purpose of transporting from this State,
the carcasses of any such animal or bird
shall be guilty of Il miSdemeanor.
Section IL. Every person who shall at
any time hunt, shoot, shoot at, take, kill
or destroy, buy, sell, give away or have
IN his possession, except for the purpose
OF propagation, or for educational or sci
entlhc purposes, any meadow lark,
canary. California oriole, humming bird,
thrush or mocking bird, or any part of
the skin, skins or plumage thereof, or
who shall rob the nests or take or destroy
the eggs of any of the said birds shall be
guilty of misdemeanor.
This section is now, and should have
been enacted befpre, as it protects the
songbirds from ruthless slaughter
Section Is. The Board of Supervisors of
each county in the State shall, at their
first meeting of each year, appoint suit
able person 10 serve for the period of one
year from the date of his appointment, as
Fish and Game Warden Of said county.
which office is hereby created. The du-
ties OF this office shall De to enforce the
State laws regarding the protection of
fish and game within the county for
which he is appointed. said Warden
shall receive salary to be fixed by the
Board Of Supervisors and to be paid in
the same manner as other county officers,
not to exceed 500 per month.
tIhe convention found the laws for the
protection of fish very perfect in most
cases, the difficulty being in the want of
their proper enforcement. 1t therefore
touched only on such amendments as
were absolutely necessary.