Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-09-21
THE HUNTING SEASON.
THE PRIVILEGES OF HUNTERS AND
RIGHTS OF LANDHOLDERS.

RIGHTS OF LANDHOLDERS.
In view of the proximity of the opening
of the hunting season we give below the
game law passed by the last legislature for
Augusta, Highland, Allegheny and Bath.
We also give with it the State law regard
ing the punishment of trespassers who
shoot OF fish on man S land without hav-
ing previously obtained his permission
An act TO regulate the killing and capturing OF
deer and other game IN the counties Of AlteghG1y.
Bath. Highland and augusta.
Approved February s. 1894.
l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia that it shall be unlawful to kill
OF capture any deer or to chase the same with
dogs in the counties of Allegheny, Bath,
Highland and Augusta at any time, except
between the first day of October and the first
day of December of each year.
2. Amy person violating the provisions of
the preceding section shall, for each offence,
be fined not less than fifty dollars OF more
than one hundred dollars, and shall be i'm
prisoned in the county Jail until the fine
and costs are paid, but such Imprisonment
shall not exceed the period of thirty days.
One-half Of any fine imposed under this act
shall go to the informer. The possession of
any fresh venison OF green deer skins during
the prohibited period shall be prinaG tacie evil
dence Of the violation of this act.
s. 1t shall be unlawful to kill or capture
at 0ny time within said counties, the red
breasted robin, red bird, catbird, brown
inr I'd How.
and it shall also be unlawful to kill or cap
ture the turkey, pheasant and ruffied grouse,
the partridge or quail, snipe OF woodcock at
any time in the county of Augusta, Allegha-
ny, Highland and Bath, except between
the first day of October and the first
day of December in each year, &C.
cept IN the county Of augusta, where the
time for hunting quail shall be between
the fifteenth (15) day of October and fifteenth
day of December. Any person violating this
section shall be fined not less than $40 for
each offence, one-half of which shall go to
the informer, and the party convicted shall
be confined in Jail until the fine and costs
are paid, but such confinement shall not ex-
coed ten days in each case. All fines recov-
cred under either of the preceding sections
said county, respectively, and be accounted
for by the treasurer thereof as other county
school funds are accounted for, except as to
the one-halt paid to the informer in the cases
named.
t. Proceedings under this act may be by
warrant before a justice of the peace OF by
Indictment in the county court.
s. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
THE LAW REGARDING TREsPAssING
HUNTERS.
The following are the sections of the
Code of 1887 as amended by the legislature
of 1912:
Sec. 9O71.-If any person, without the
consent Of the owner OF tenant, shoot, hunt,
range OF fowl on OF in the lands of another
OF in the waters On said lands, he shall be
deemed guilty of a trespass and in addition
to his liability i'll an action for damages,
forfeit to such owner OF tenant SIS for each
offence, and double that sum in any in
stance if the offence be committed in the
night or on a Sunday.
Sec. gO72.- He shall besides being
liable to such owner OIL tenant in an action
for damages, forfeit to the informer So for
the first offence. Sc for the second, and 50
for each succeeding offence. The forfeiture
in each instance to be double if the offence
be committed in the night or on Sunday
and he shall likewise forfeit to the inform
Ell in each instance his boat OF other means
of conveyance, his gun, dogs and all his
shooting apparatus, and be liable for all
costs and expenses incurred in apprehend-
ing and prosecuting him.
Sec. 9O73.-Any person violating either
of the two preceding sections may be ar
rested and the property forfeited under the
last Of said sections, may be seized with OF
without warrant by any sheriff OIL consta-
BILE OF any citizen Of the Commonwealth, and
held to await judgment. The offender
shall be carried before Justice Of the
county in which the offence was committed
and report he made to him of the proper
| ty, if any, seized. The Justice shall pro-
coed to try the case and give judgment
thereon. If judgment be rendered against
the offender it shall be for the forfeitures
pecuniary and otherwise and the costs and
expenses incurred, and any property seized
adjudged to be forfeited shall be delivered
to the person entitled to the forfeitures in
part satisfaction of the judgment. If the
offender does not satisfy the judgment in
full the Justice shall commit him to jail
for one month unless such satisfaction he
sooner made. If the offender be acquitted
any property seized shall he returned.