The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03
FUNDS provided for the enforcement OF

this act.
- Said board may employ such other
persons as may be necessary for the
proper performance of it's duties at such
compensation as the board may deem
proper.
II. Said board shall have such powers
as are now or hereafter may be commit
ted to them by law with all powers neces--
sarily incident to their due execution, ana
shall have seal which shall be used in
authenticating documents. appointments
and certificates issued by them.
Sec. 5. Said board shall appoint one
of it's members to act for it and to exer-
else for it, when it shall not be in SeS
sion. all the rights, powers and authority
vested in said board. Such person shall
be known as the executive agent of the
board of game and fish commissioners of
the State of Minnesota, and shall devote
all his time to the discharge of the duties
of such position. He shall act as such
executive agent during the pleasure of
said board, and be subject to its direction
and control He shall receive such COM
ceeding two thousand (2000 dollars per
annum. He shall have charge of the
office of said board in the capitol build
ing.
He shall, before entering upon the dis
charge of his duties give bond to the
State of Minnesota in the sum of five
thousand 10000 dollars, conditioned for
the faithful accounting of all state prop,
erty coming into his hands, said bond
to be approved by the board.
Sec. 6. Said board shall elect one of It's
members to act as treasurer. Such treas
urer shall have custody of the funds Of
said board, and shall, before entering
upon the discharge of his duties as such
treasurer. give a bond to the State of
Minnesota, with two or more sureties to
be approved by said board in the sum
of five thousand $4,000 dollars, condi.
toned for the faithful performance OF
his duties as such treasurer.
Sec. Z. The property owned or leased
for use by said board shall be exempt
from taxation so long as held and used
for the purposes herein specified.
Sec: s. The executive agent of said
board all its members, and all wardens
appointed by said board shall have full
power and authority to serve and execute
all warrants and process of law issued by
any court in enforcing the provisions of
this act or any other law of this state
relating to the preservation of game and
fish in the same manner as any constable
or sheriff may serve and execute the
the provisions of this act they may call
to their aid any sheriff. deputy sheriff
constable police officer. or any other
person. and it shall be the duty of all
sheriffs, deputy sheriffs. constables or
police officers and other persons when
called upon to enforce and aid in enforc-
ing the provisions of this act.
Sec. 9. No person shall at any time or
in any manner acquire any property in
or subject to his dominion or control, any
of the birds, animals or fish within this
state of the kinds herein mentioned, but
they shall always and under all circum-
stances be and remain the property of
this state. By killing, catching or TAX
ing the same, however, in the manner and
for the purposes herein authorized and
during the periods when their killing is
not herein prohibited the same may be
used at the time, in the manner and for
the purposes herein expressly authorized,
but not otherwise; and whenever any per-
son kills, catches, takes ships or has in his
possession, or under control any of the
birds, animals or fish mentioned in this
act at a time or in a manner prohibited
by this act. such person shall thereby
forfeit and lose all his right to the use
and possession of such bird, animal or
fish, and the state shall be entitled to
the sole possession thereof.
Sec TO- No person shall catch, take,
kill or have in possession or under control
for any purpose whatever, at any time,
any whippoorwill, nighthawk, bluebird,
finch, thrush, linnet. lark, wren, martin,
swallow, bobolink, robin, catbird, or any
other harmless bird except blackbirds
and English sparrows. except as herein
after allowed; (but nothing herein con
keeping of song birds as domestic pets.
1t shall be unlawful and is pro-
hibited to catch, take, kill or
cock. turtle dove, snipe, upland plover,
prairie chicken or pinnated grouse, white
breasted or sharp-tailed grouse, between
day of September following; or any quail,
cartridges, ruffled grouse or pheasant be-
tween the first day of December and the
first day of October following; or upland
the thirty-frst day of October and the
fourth day of July following; or any Mon
golian H., English or Chinese zine pheasant at
Der A. D. one thousand nine hundred
and four Q90p. The sale, exposing for
sale. having in possession with intent, to
sell, or the shipment to any person, either
within or without this state, by COM
mon or private carrier, of any ruff1ed
grouse, sometimes known as partridge or
pheasant is hereby prohibited and made
unlawful.
Wild duck of any variety, or any va
rety of wild goose brandt, or any va
rety of aquatic fowl whatever, between
the fifteenth GO day of April and the
first day of September following.
Except that when, the birds mentioned
IN this section have been lawfully caught,
taken and killed within the time herein
allowed, they may be had in possession
for ten 90. days after the time hereinbe-
but not otherwise. Whoever shall offend
against any of the provisions of this sec
ton shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by fine of not less than ten G0)
dollars nor more than twenty-five (25)
dollars and costs of prosecution, or by
imprisonment in the county jail for not
less than ten Q0 days nor more than
thirty 800 days for each and every bird
so caught, taken or killed. shipped or had
in possession or under control.
. Sec. IL. No person, for any reason or
purpose whatever, shall take or have in
possession or under control, break up
destroy, or in any manner interfere with
any nest, or the eggs therein, of any Of
the kinds of birds the killing Of which is
at any or all times herein prohibited
Any person offending against any provi-
sion of this section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor. and upon conviction there
of shall be punished by fine of not less
than ten Q0) dollars nor more than one
hundred 900 dollars and costs of prose-
cution, or by imprisonment in the county
Jail for not less than ten QO days nor
more than ninety 600 days.
Sec. II. No person shall at any time
catch or kill any of the birds permitted
to be killed by this act at any. time in
person discharging the same.
No person shall at any time set, lay or
prepare any trap, snare, net, bird lime,
swivel gun or any continuance or device
kill any of the birds in this act men,
toned, whether the same are caught or
not, nor make use of any artificial light,
battery or any other deception, contriv-
ance or device whatever with intent to
attract or deceive any of the birds in this
act mentioned, except that decoys and
blinds may be used in hunting wild geese,
ducks and brandt No person shall at any
time hunt or shoot from any boat, canoe
or contrivance or device whatever on any
waters in this state between dark and
daylight. And no person shall at any
time make use of. hunt or shoot from
any floating battery. sink boat or Sunken
tub or any similar device, on any of the
waters of this state.
Whoever shall offend against any of
the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of a miSdemeanor and on convic-
ton thereof shall be punished by a fine
of not less than ten 0W dollars nor more
than one hundred Q0O dollars and costs
of prosecution, or by Imprisonment in>the
county Jail for not less than ten Q0) days
nor more than ninety 600 days.
Sec. Is. No person shall at any time