The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04
PROJECT YOUR POULTRY.

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The time is drawing nenr for the open.
ing OF the hunting sea ion. and the Bis
marck papers already report that lawless
pot hunters are maraudinR around killing
half grown birds, presumably for express
shipment. As the birds become scarce in
that section, these wofthies with breecl,
leaders and trained dogs will be up this
way slaughtering for the market, very
soon. AS the chickens around the grain
fields are protected and fec by the farm
ers in and out OF season they naturally
dislike to see the leasure loving tresspas-
ser come upon their premises and slauph-
ter the helpless birds 70: their own per-
sonal agrandisment-fo the money that
is in it.
For the benefit of our farmers who de-
sires to protect themselves from these
tresspassing chicken slayers, We publish
the following legislative enacment which
is the law now in force in this State. With
full knowledge of the law on the subject
the farmer can act intelllgently, and here
it is.
AN ACT FOR PROTECTION OF SMALL
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota.
$ Amendment. That Section 2, of
Chapter So of the Laws of 1887, being
Section 1856 of the being amended to
read as follows:
5 .. Unlawful to game at certain times. I
1t shall be unlawful for any person to
shoot, trap, snare or kill any prairie
chickens or pinnated grouse or sharp tail
grouse or rufded grouse, or wild duck be-.
tween the 1st day of December and Goth
day of August of that year following or
any song bird at any time, or to hunt
upon the enclosed or cultivated premises
of another, except uncultivated lands of
non-cultivated lands of non-resldents Of
this State without consent of the owner.
tenant or ageLt thereof; Provided, how.
ever, That the owner, tenant or agent
of such premises shall first post and
maintain in ut least two conspicuous
places, notices signed by such owner, ten.
ent or agent of such prohibition ON each
highway running bv and contiguious to
such premises and one such notice in a
conapicuous place on each quarter Sec
section, owned or controlled by the party
prohibiting such shooting; such notices to
be ON that part of the premises most
likely to give warning to hunters not en-
tering such premises by the highway,
such notices to lie fastened to stakes driy-
in into the earth, and shall be at least |
three feet above ground and shall be legi-
BILE at all times.
Sc. Penalty.] If any person shall
shoot, kill, take or trap, ensnare buy, sell,
ship or have in possession or ship, take or
ship, or take or carry out of the State
to the provisions of this act, any
Of the birds named in this act or willfullv
destroy any nests or eggs of any bird
named in this act or shall hunt upon the
premises Of another contrary to the pro-
visions of this act or shall hunt upon the
premises of another contrary to the pro-
visions of Section of this act, such per-
son shall be punished by q fine of ten llO)
dollars for each bird shot or killed and ten
dollars for each nest or eggs therein SO
and ten (lO) dollars for each
Time be shall hunt upon the premises of
another contrary to the provisions of Sec
ton of this act, end shall stand commit
led to the county jail unless such fine
and the costs of the prosecution be SOON
er paid; Provided, That no prosecution
under this act for hunang upon the prem
ses of another shall be maintained ex-
sept upon information furnished by the
owner, tenant or agent of such premises.