Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-11-26
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game law of Mississippi, which
will doubtless prove OF interest
just at this season of the wear
to our citizens generally.
The term game includes oil
kinds of animals and birds found
in the state of nature, and com
monty so called, and the term
'fish, as used IN this chapter.
embraces all manner of fresh
water fish.
The board of supervisors are
given tull Jurisdiction and au-
thority for the protection and
preservation OF game and fish
IN their respective counties. and
To conserve the same for the
use and consumption of the in
habitants.
/ The boards Of supervisors
have authority To regulate the
times and the places in which
and the circumstances under
which game and fish may be
taken, and by whom and i'm what
quantities, and TO what extent
the same may be marketed; but
the board cannot authorize the
taking of game or fish at a time
In which SO doing Is prohibited
/ by law.
The boards of supervisors
may adopt. and from time to
time modify or repeal. such
needful regulations, not contra
~ To law, as they may deem
necessary or proper for the pro-
lection and preservation of the
game and fish in their counties.
and may prescribe the duties of
civil officers IN carrying out the
regulations and the provisions
of law, and may enforce regula-
tons, orders and resolutions by
reasonable fines, penalties and
forteItures- and all such resuIa-
tions, orders and resolutions
shall. from the date at their
adoption. or from such prospec-
tive date as may be specified.
have the same force and effect
.ls II enacted by the legislatures.
The boards Of supervisors
shall cause the publication ui
the regulations. orders and reso-
buttons adopted by them respee-
lively IN such manner a. they
may Judge most expesiient.
The boards of supervisors
may entirely prohibit the taking
Of any species of game, or the
catching of fSh, Tor one or more
years or SEASONS when they be-
lIeve that the speeies of game
Is about To be destroyed or be-
come extinct. or the supply of
fish Is about To become exhaust
ed The prohibition may be ap-
piled To the whole county. or
any part thereof ar water
therein
All game and fish taken con
trary To law or the regulations
of the board of supervisors. a.
well as the guns, dogs. traps
and appliances for taking game.
and the seines, nets. rods, and
the like for catching fish which
may be used in taking game or
catching fish unlawfaIly, shall
be forfeited: and the court ad-
Judging the forfeiture IN civil
or criminal prOeeediE. shall be
allowed a reasonable eOmpensss-
ton out of the proceeds To the
prosecutor for his troabie.
IL shall be competent for the
board of supervisors. in ease OF
forfeiture of the articles seized.
10 determine the disposition tn
be made of them; and il there
be any delay given To the party
arrested for the hearing of the
case, the magistrate may cause
the game or fish seized To be
disposed Of before the hearing
and the proceeds TO be held to
abide the result.
The boards of SUPERVISORS
may prohibit the use of seines.
haFrel-nets, gill-nets, and other
like eontrivances for taking fish.
or any of them, or may restrict
the use of the same tn water
courses, lakes or ponds which
annually 90 dry; may prohibit or
regulate the use of the same in
particular waters, and may pre-
scribe what kind OF seines or
nets may be used, and when and
where.
The boards of supervisors
may prohibit the putting of fish
traps in creeks and rivers. or
IN particular waters, or they NAV
regulate the same: but every
fishtrap which shall be so con
strueted az To wholly 0bstruet
the passage Of fish shall be un-
lawful, and may be removed as
a nu;sonee.
The judicial administration of
the game laws and regulations
of the boards Of supervisors
pertains, as a matter of police,
to any justice of the peace,
whether the act be done in his
district or not, or To the mayor
or police justice of any city. I
town or village in the country:
and the breach of any reguIa-
ton, order or resolution of the
board OF supervisors shall be a
misdemeanOr and a violation of
police order, and shall subject.
to forfeiture the game and fsh
taken, and appliances used in
the taxing thereof. in violation
Of such police regulation, or TO
Dne or more of these penalties.
Such matters shall be summarily |
heard and disposed of as other
affecting the public a