Evening journal., 1897-03-23

be unlawful for any person within this
state in any way or manner to kill,
take or destroy and partridge, ruffied
grouse, commonly called pheasant, PIN
mated grouse, or prairie chicken, or any
kind CT grouse, before the fifteenth day
CT November. 1901, and from and after
that time between the first day of jan
uary and the fifteenth day of Novem-
Der in every year. 1t shall be unlaw-
full to take or destroy any Summer or
woods duck before the first day of Sep
tember, 1900, or at any time TO rob or
destroy the nest or nests Of any Sum
mcr or woods duck and from and af-
ter that year between the first day of
January and the first day Of September
in every year, under penalty Of S25 for
each and every bird so taken or killed,
and possession shall be construed as
prima facie evidence Of guilt.
It shall be unlawful to kill or destroy
any partridge, grouse, woodcock or
quail in the night time, which is to say
from one hour after sunset to one hour
before sunrise. or at any time to take.
kill or destroy any of the aforesaid
birds by net, trap or snare, under pen
atty Of So for each bird. A penalty OF
S25 is provided for hunting with lights
and So additional for each and every
bird killed by means of such device.
The bill also makes It unlawful for
any person to take. kill or destroy any
robin, bluebird. marten, swallow,
mocking bird, thrush, wakeup. wood
pecker, wren, whippoorwill, night
hawk, oriOle, red bird, yellow bird
humming bird ground robin, skylark,
flicker or yellow hannah, or TO destroy
their eggs or nests. Hawks, owls,
crows and English sparrows are left
open for general slaughter at all times
but all sorts Of game shall be protect
ed on Sunday.
No person who is not a bona fide
resident Of the state shall hunt, take
or kill any Of the birds or animals for
The purpose Of sale or profit under
| penalty of So fine and costs, and shall
not ship out of the state for purposes
of sale or profit any partridge, grouse,
| quail woCdcock, rabbit or hare, under
penalty Of 50 for each and every bird
or animal; provided that nothing in
the act shall prohibit any person from
shipping taking or carrying out of this
state game killed by himself for sport
or by any member of any game protec-
tive association within the state. on
shall not prohibit any person from
shipping, taking or carrying out Of this
state for the purpose OF presentation tC
a friend if the number shall not ex-
ceed one dozen birds cf half a dozen
rabbits or hare The bill provides pen
alties for transportation lines TO trans
port any game out Of season, or at any
other time excepting when the person
shipping or carrying the same exhibits
his license from a game protective as
sociation in this state.
SUSSEX MEN WANT IT ALL.
Representative Johnson to-day in
troduced an act TO incorporate the Sus
sex County Game Protective Asgocia
ton. IL is designed to take the place o
the Delaware Game Protective AssO
citation, and 1. n. Mills and William
Baxter will be compelled to put thei
fighting clothes on to defeat it. TN
4 incorporators are O. c. StOckley ant
Charles w. Cullen, Of Georgetown hun
dred; Charles Barker Of Cedar Creek
Charles II. Atkins, of Broadkiln; viii
liam M. jefferson, of Lewes and RehO
both; Paynter Frame, of Indian River
Charles b. Houston, of Dagsboro; Lou
der 4. Hearne, of GumbOrO; John II
Elliott. of Little Creek; Harry c. Pen
nington, of Seaford, and Henry p. Can
non, of Northwest Fork The charte
provides that any person or person.
nonresident of this state who shal
hunt, take or kill certain game bird
and animals or fish, without comply
ing with the bylaws Of the associa
tion, shall be fined $50 for each an
every offense, half of the fine and cost
going to the constable and the othe
half to the Game Protective Associa
tion of Sussex county. Nothing In th
act shall prohibit residents Of thi
state from taking game or FISH, subjec
to the existing laws of this state. Tn
fee for membership in the association
shall be s. for the first year and 70
each succeeding year 81 for non-resi
) dents For residents of this state tn
membership fee shall be 81 for eacl
, any every year. Members OF the asso
citation shallreport all violations of la'
which ccme beneath their notice.
In conclusion. the bill contains tn
following provision:
THAT the act entitled An Act TO In
corporate the Delaware Game Protee
! tive Association, passed at Dover tn
2Sth day Of March, 1879. be and IN
same is hereby repealed, revoked an
made null and void, and Of no effect.
MUST PUT UP OR SHUT UP
e. Several days ago Philip Plunkett, {
r. Wilmington, sent a telegram to Speake
s Riggin offering the city of Whining
e ten $4,000 for that portion of Rec
e street which the Blumenthals wish va
e Gated for their benefit, but for whic
= they offer but $4,000. This magnan
p nous tender gave the bill a black ey
G in the House. and it has been held Il
g by the Committee on Roads and Va
- cant Lands in spie ofthe effortsOf th
legislative agent of the Blumenthals {
n have it reported. During the noon n
= cess yesterday the committee and seV
r. eral Of the interested parties got tS
u gether in the House and it was decide
r TO request Mr.. Plunkett to make goC
e his offer. or in case Of his refusal to d
2, So let the Bumenthals have the stree
: between Monroe and Adams streets.
y y WILSON'S BILL RECOMMITTED.
Yesterday afternoon Representati'
t. Wilson called up his amendments
v the present game law This bill ALLOW
+ a landlord or tenant or any of q
- members of their families to shoot an
@ kind Of game found on their premis