The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-06
birds believe. arc the only books which
give colored pictures Of our birds, and

| but very Few nave ever seen these.
| History has shown that this country.
| when In possession Of the savages, CON
tanned an abundance of game everywhere
and the supply was no, diminished, but
where civilization plants Its foot there
should be restraining and prohibilory laws
| for its preservation.
! At present your State Is looked upon
ana visited by men from all parts of this
| continent as a great free game preserve,
where they may go and destroyl for
amusement anu, or , Tor pec,unlary beneft to
| straint The cordialty and hospitality OF
| your sportsmen and people has been SO
! deighfully told aga and again that one
can almost Imagine that your people long
! TO So, the annual crowd Of market hunt
| crs and game destroy.rs visit your best
! game resorts.
| Your Legislature convcncs the coming
| winter You are wise IN having meeting
at this time to get your people Informed
ana unit Il in framing and passing some
| good laws for the FISH bird and game pro
/ lection. The failure of states to pass
laws ON TINS important subject is usually
because the bills arc not presented early
! IN the session and because the friends of
tAe measures not organized and do
not persste1tly press them for passaSe.
In compliance with your request for
suggestions, | would say. have read
carefully your laws on fish and game ana
! desire to say frankly and respectfully
| that you need entirely new and more strn-
| 3 1T laws, and that the laws be enacted
| Tor he whole State AID not portions of II.
| | would suggest that those who frame
/ -
| sections of laws which the supreme courts
have passed upon ana confirmed.
The FIRST great 11ing to put in your new
! law is IA non-cxport section, prohibiting
/ me shipment of game out of the State.
! II you VIII copy the Connecticut statute
on this point You will have II late decision
| of the United States supreme court for
! a guarantee that 1T can be enforced A
| clause forbidding all sale of game Is also
another excellent provision, and this must
i'on be the universal law of every STATE,
| as II IS of many OF the States now. Game
| belongs to the people, ana no person has
| the right to become a rohh-r Of the peo-
| pies property for his own pccunary adj
| vantage.
The limiting of the quantity of game a
person may capture in given time should
he specifically mentioned. Netting, trap
! ping, rohhng bird nests. etc should ro-
| ce!Ve due attention. Night shooting and
! shooting before SUNRISE using large guns.
ani all devices for capturing game except
| hX using an ordinary gun, should be pro-
| h.bited.
| oninion. worth copying, after . careful ex-
animation Of two decisions by their SUI
preme court, which passed upon one or
| TWO OF the sections during the past year
| Tho penalties should he a fine certain
| amount TO he charged costs IN each
offcnse, which should 20 to the inforrner,
| = d provision for commitment On -onViC.
| ton The xxi thing. equally important
! with tho game law. Is y game warden law,
! | would suggest that the warden law of
/ Minnesota be eAamincd-also that of
! Aiaine-for adoption
! r-venite fund tnr can,o ,an o,f,r , az
| and protection. 4 small tax would make
! a large fund tho dog tax of Chicago
tI1at t,Xinq ~ ON, ~ i, aim oo.s 49,
! the onlv t,So tlo.T f.,iib1o e. NM,
h.r o. ,.t IN , ca 'uit, y '"tee huIu-
mir f,,n,i ft,, ar opposcu 10 ua,IS
! and Iar,,- liza 10 9a'',S NJ" ~
| travel why not pay something for the
game which Is preserved? IT,! tho gun pay
| Tor lha run. MICHIGAN and North Dakota
naNu v, y. enhpehei. IN sell -deie nse 10
A." i,c-Ilsc Zee 10 nuut to keep their
. ~ .,,,., VI, e.. " ,At'''sul shtn
tns afi"r ,,,b,Is2 'o ch~n a,'s'n soinc
| 81 70. - -, - -" - - W. ny
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stl,e H;ou rn,,,r,,a,,,; 49, , 1l Hour
| ann, 'h T 9L iosD''.'i.ei'u thht you ~, g.
si,hi,,1t ns lei, nsh Isws OF MihneSota, Tie
lection as" ~ in,,;,a amu ,sn pro-
| Tho urouln of y, , " s,. importance 10
| /, ~ I'm, ,, ~ eNsiS SUE
| .bo,ri ula ~ nle tnat your convention
and lurn,s's ana th,n nrocoad ~ ~ m, ,,
tAcm mo effect. There should b. a COM
| ST. ho q, IT,, , ,Vu o. your Aplc lawyers 10
| law bin "a game warden Iii = S,,,iers,
license bin or a tax on guns dor revenil,i.
an posS bly, an amendment to your reve-
should be drafted and completed iei ms p pe.
| combor L. lSqG. r.alv 10 bo off.rN a,unn,,
the nrsf bills in thr scssi"u ~ yam ito
laturc - Wv 9'''i' VI S''" 'FbiS-
/ | would rccommond that ,.,,,r ,cr,.o,tio,,
eve wide circulation thTou',b 30 ,'e.
ana othorUisc If ~, tt.i,3' ','e il'S ,
and the plans 1t aIonts v
| bespeaE for Won no u,s, ,oo,,,. aud
active co-oner,tion ~ H. , n.art ~ "a
ali tIc ,.'l,i,loI l 81 'lr pli'"fS IRA
BIRD ami Fish Protec i' '".i"',9 Lame;
can positivriv ss,,r ~, ~, 10 W. lo"
o. thousands OF sports,sn ,hr"u.,h ,, ~ ~
"i"lI N,'ih VIII r"lo. 't t. in1W that
mrs TO protect Your aa,i the,r ,n,pratorv
thirds. ~" '"'"'S
wouli ,e,o,r,,,o.,,, , ,,..s.., .,.,.. -.
your law .o,nn,ittco nr = "a ca ,.'ra htiuIE, ~
down in tho raec of tho tii ,' ~, -i'', i"i'
tltc IN. ~; E1kur w. teer, decided by
March . 1896 which docis,nr a, =. ~, W.,
long d.sn,,tad 'i'cu utc'sto q acltles many
thp mowers of St,t ,'' i.,t N',n rrictehoc 10
stringent laws Tor the nrotcction Of .,an1,
success in YOUR ur,ot. 1"ls,.,, t.'oV 10
sincerely. Maurice =. ,sorirc.
p ro.ar,ii,NN 'tlonaI Game Bird and Fish
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