Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-03-12
THE GAME LAW.
A New Measure of Moment to Bust
ness Men and the Sports in
Particular.

Appended is copy of the new act re-
specting the killing of game in New Mex
leo:
Section mo r.1ruu shall kill or
wound, ensnare or trap, any deer, elk,
fawn or antelope within this territory be-
tween the 1st day of January and the lst
day of October in each and every year.
Sec. 2.-No person shall kill, ensnare or
trap any wild turkey or quail within this
territory between the 1st day of March
and the 1st day of October in each and
every year, provided further, that it shall
be unlawful to ensnare or trap quail at
any time.
Sec. 3-No person or persons except
butchers and dealers in meat who have
regularly established stands or places OF
business shall offer to sell or expose to
sale the saddle or hind-q uarters of any elk,
deer, fawn or antelope or mountain sheep
without offering or exposing Herewith
the fore quarters of the same.
Sec. 4. - No person or persons shall
wantonly kill or destroy any of the game,
birds, or animals mentioned in this act nor
shall it be lawful at any time for any person
or persons to kill, ensnare or trap any elk,
deer, fawn or antelope for the sole pur-
pose of securing the hide or skin of any
such animal or animals, nor shall it be law
full for any person or persons or corpor-
ations during the close season to have
in their possession any of the game here
in mentioned for any purpose whatever,
provided, that this section shall not be
construed to prohibit any person or per-
sons or corporation from importing the
game mentioned in this act from any
other state or territory, and any person
or persons outside of any incorporated
town or village found in possession of
two or more of the saddles or hind
quarters of any elk, deer, fawn Or ante.
lope, without having the forequarters
thereof, shall be deemed guilty of violat-
ing the provisions of this section, and
such possession shall be prima facia evil
dence of his having wantonly killed and
destroyed said animal or animals.
Sec. 5.-That it shall be unlawful for
any railway, express company, or any
common carrier, or their agents or en-
ployes, to transport outside of the terri
tory, or receive for such transportation,
at any time, any of the flesh or meat of
any of the birds or animals named in this
act, that may be offered for transporta-
tion at any station or place in this terri
tory.
Sec. 6.--Any person or persons offend
ing against the provisions of this act
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof, before any
justice of the peace, shall be fined in
sum not less than $25, nor more than $50,
or be imprisoned in the county Jail for
not less than ten days nor more than
thirty days. Any person arrested and
brought before any justice of the peace
for any violation of the provisions of
this act shall be entitled to a trial by jury
unless he shall waive the same, and if the
jury find him guilty, the justice of the
peace shall assess the fine and costs and
fix the term of imprisonment as the case
may be, and in case the fine and costs be
not paid, the same shall be collected in
the manner provided for the collection of
fines in cases of assault and battery be-
fore justices of the peace, one half of
said fine shall 60 to the informer and one
half to the school fund of the county in
which the offense was tried.
Sec. For the more certain detection
and punishment of violators of this act,
the county commissioners of any county
shall have the power to appoint special
game wardens who shall serve without
pay and who shall hold their offices dur
ing the pleasure Of the board and it is
hereby made the duty cfsuch game ward
ems when 80 appointed and of the county
commissioners, sheriffs and constables or
any other person of the several counties,
whenever violation of the provisions of
this act is brought to their knowledge, to
file or caused to be filed, an affidavit be-
fore justice of the peace charging the
person or persons with the offense COM
mitted and thereupon warrant shall is
sue for the arrest of said person or per-
sons and trial shall be had as provided in
section of this act.
Sec. 8.-All acts or parts of acts in con-
fiict with this act are hereby repealed and
this act shall take effect from and after
its passage and approval.
Approved Feb. 16, 1895.