The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-07-27
H new GRME LAW
AS AMENDED BY THE LATE
LEGISLATURE.
Cut it Out and Paste it in Youv Mai
Some Radical tCharees-MoNse and
Elm nc Longer Trotected-SOme
Definite Figures.

Says the hlrpecra.ic MAXIM. Art il
long. life il short, experience deceptive.
ann judgmen; difficult" That this maxim
applies 10 legislative bodies il demonstrate
ed by the fac. that every assembly tina: con-
venes within this state changes the game
law. hardly ever tor the better. and GER
tainlv Che ias. act has been Tie worst.
After cropping through the codes. together
with the amendments O. the third and
fourth assemblies, it il believed that the
following Is the law upon The subjects
mentioned. The new law MAKES the open
season tor and birds from August II 20
December 81, and TOR deer, Rocky Mountain
goat, mountain sheep and antelope from Sep
temher 70 December 81. |, also .!m!.e the
number OF grouEe and prairie Chickens one
man may taoot during any open season to
100. Ii allows n person 10 kill TWO oull
oose and three bull elh in a single open
season. which tor these SEima lk IL from Sep.
l to Dee. IS. These animals have heretofore
been absolutely protected at all seasons.
SEC. ITO. Every person. whe willtuly
shoots or kills, or causes 70 DC sho: or killed
any bison. buffalo, quail Or chinese pleas
ant. or any female moose, female elk. otter
or beaver. or who between December 18th
OF one year and September 1st OF the :ol-
loving year, shoots or kills or causes 10 be
shot or killed. any male moose or elk, OF
who. IN a single open season, shall Kill or
shoot, or cause 10 be Killed or shot. more
than two bull moose OF three bull elks. or
one hundred grouse or prairie chickens. is
punishable by q tine OF not less thar two
hundred dollars nor more than i've hun-
dred dollars, or by Improvement in the
county Jail OF not less than two nor more
hlx months, or both: and the possession OF
the meat, or skin. or the Offering for ssle
the head or horns OF any Q, the above men
toned animate, is declared pvlma tac.e evil
OF the violation OF this section
SEC. 1ll2. Every peron, who, between
January ] and September ], Q: each year.
willlully shoots or kills. or causes 10 De
shot or killed. any deer. mountain sheep,
Rocky Mountain goat or antelope. OF who
in any single calender years open season
shoots Or kills, or cause. to We shO: or kill
w.: " oAo CA6AC NCCA, CIEHt uAUuNIHlU
sheep. eight Rocky Mountain goats. or
eight antelope. 10 punishable by q fine OF
not less than NO. nor more than 800, or
imprisonment in the county jail not less
than thirty. Ior more than sixty days. or
both"
SEC. 11l4. Every person. who. between
the first day vi January and tue 18th day
OF August OF each year. willfuIly shoots or
kills, or causes to be shot or killed, any
grouse. prairie chicken, tool hen. pheasant
or partridge: or who At any season Of the
year shall. tor speculation. market or sale,
willfully kill or shoot. or caused to De Kill
ed or shot, any OF the above mentioned!
than S25 nor more than $50 Act approx,
ed March n. 1885.
SEC. 1885. Tha, any person or persons
who shall w~ilIiully shoot or Kill or cause 20
be killed. any wild geese CT wild ducks.
brant or swan between the first day OF jan
uary and the first day OF September OF each
year shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in any sum not less than ten dol.
lars, and rot more than twenty-five dollars
for each ofense committed. or imprison-
ment Tor not more than thirty days Or both
such fine and Imprisonment in the discre-
ton of the court. Act approved March l..
1898.
Every person. who, williully hunts,
chases, or runs with dogs any OF the ami
mails mentioned in the proceeding
sections at any time. is punishable by the
not exceeding twenty-five dollars. The
use OF dogs. however, to capture any such
animals after they have been wounded Is
not q violation OF thia section.
Every person who willtully shoots or
otherwise kills or causes TO be killed any
robin, meadow lark, blue bird. thrush,
oriole. w%oodpecker. knocking bird, gold
finch, snow bird. cedar bird, or any other
of the small birds, known IS singing birds
is punishable by = FIVE not exceeding ten
dollars.
Every person who wllltully destroys the
nests or carries eft the eggs from the meets
| OF any Of the birds or wild fowl mentioned
in this chapter, is punishable by a line not
exceeding ten dollars.
The possession Of the dead bodies, or
skin, or any part thereof. OF the animals.
birds, or wild fowls mentioned IN this
chapter Is prina iacie evidence that the
person havia: such possession is guilty Q!
killing the same.
The foregoing sections are deemed TO be
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