Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-25

equalize the election districts IN Chris
tiana hundred, to amend the charter OF
the Delaware Fire TO-, 70 as to give
the company an additional annual
appropriation of $500, and to divorce
William j. and Mary IA. Hickman.
The Rev. DIR. Strong of Harrington
opened the session in the House with
prayer. te
The House bills in relation to oysters.
and changing the boundaries Of School
districts No. sc and 81, in Kent county.
were reported unfavorably from com.
mittees and indefinitely postponed.
The House passed the House bill
amending the liquor law SO that saloons
need not be cloued on school election
days. The Senate bill to divorces
Martha P. and Robert II. Argo was
also passed.
The labor organizations Of this city
have filed with the Legislature protest
against the State wafkhouse bill.
Dover, March 80 & Yesterday was
game law day in the General Assembly,
but, nevertheless, nothing was accom-
plished.
In the House Representative Wilson
called up his bill permitting any land
owner to shoot game on his own prem
ises, and after it had been read moved
to amend by including the hired labor
of farmers. Mr.. Donaldson objected to
tho amendment, on the ground that it
would leave loophole whereby farmers
could permit friends to gun on their
promises under tho curse OF being en-
ployes Mr.. Dempsey favored the
amendment. On motion of Mr.. Cheairs
the bill was recommitted. &
Representative johnson gave notice
OF bill 10 incorporate the ,Eussex
county Game Protective Association.
The incorporators are Charles @. Stock
10y and Charles w. Cullnn OF George
town hundred, Charles Barker OF Cedar
Creek, Charles II. Atkins OF BIoaukiln,
William NJ. Jefferson OF Lewes and Re
boboth, Paynter Frame Of Indian
River, Charles b. Houston of Days.
boro, Everett Hickman of Baltimore,
Lander Il. Hearne of Gumboro. John
Fl. Elliott of Little Creek. George w.
nington of Seaford, Thomas Curry of
Nanticoke and Harry p. Cannon of
Northwest Fork. Organization is to be
affected on the first Tuesday in May
by the electi on of president, vice-
president. secretary and treasurer and
l3 directors, one from each hundred.
The association may adopt It's own by
laws. Section of the bill provides
"That hereafter any porson or persons
non-residents of this State, who shall
hunt, take, kill or destroy any Fart.
ridge, moor-fowl, ruffed grouse tcom-
monty called pheasantl, epinnated
grouse or prairie chicken or any kind
of grouse, quail, wpodcock, Wilson or
grey snipe. reed-bird, rail-bird or
totan, wild goose swan, prent-goose,
black.duck, grey.duck, sprig tail teal
duck, malard or any other kind OF
wild duck or water fowl, or any hare
or rabbit, at any time. or shall catch
any speckled brook trout or speckled
river trout, or any black bass or other
| game fish at any time within the
| county of Sussex without first comply
4 ing with the by ylaws-of the association.
then the person or persons so offending
| shall forfeit and pay $50 for each and
every offence" Ii the fine is not paid
the offender may be- committed 10 Jail.
Ono half the forfeit money is to GO to
the constable making the arresJ and
the other half to be paid to the asso-
citation. There is also provision in
tho bill that nothing in the act shall
prohibit residents of this State from
taking game or fish, subject to the ex-
listing laws of the State. The member.
ship fee in the association is to be s.
for non residents for the first year AND
SO for each succeeding year. For resi-
dents tho membership fee shall be 50.
Persons may be admitted by letter.
The secretary of the association is tc
be required on or before the first of
November in each year to furnish each
director with 10 printed lists of mem
bers who are nou-residehts,, and the
Justices Of the peace of the county are
each to be furnished with two lists.
ANY person loaning, selling or transfer
ring his certificate of membership shal
forfeit it and not be readmitted tc
membership EXCEPT on payment of $40.
Persons using CERTIFICATES not theii
own shall he liable to a fine Of $50
Whenever the funds Of the association
shall amount to 5000 the president ano
directors may authorize the purchase
and distribution OF such game birds
and fish as they deem best for th'
county. The secretary and treasurer il
to receive 10 per cent of the annual re-
roads as fullows "That the act entitled
AN Act to Incorporates the Delawar,
Game Protective Association passet
the 2Sth day of March, A. D., 1879, h,
and the same is hereby repealed, re
toked, made null and void and OF Mt
effect"
Mr.. johnson also gave notice Of
companion bill entitled San act fo
the protection OF certain game" The
bill provides that it shall be unlawful
, after the passage of the act, for an.
person in the State to hunt, take, xii
or destroy, sell or expose for sale, o
, have in his or her possession after sucl
| game has been killed any partridge
, quail, pheasant or rabbit between Feb
ruary lst and November 10Th of eacl
, year, or any reed. bird, or tolan or rail
bird in either of the counties OF tn
: State between January 1st and Septem
! ber LIST, or any Wilson or grey snipe be
J tween January 1st and April Ist, or an
: swan, wild goose, brent. goose, or an
wilu duck, except the summer or wood
, duck. between April 18th and octobe
18th, and imposes fine OF SO for viola
! tiuns. The shooting OF woodcock be
tween July lst ana October 1st is per
mitted. Section provides that
a shall be unlawful for residents of tn
, State TO kill partridge, ruffed grouse
8 prairie chicken or any kind of grous
i before November 10th, 1901, and from
0 and after that time between Januar
, lat and November 10Th, 1t shall be un