The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-27

IN violation OF law (Which net shall DO
destroyed by order Of the Justice or
courtl, and pay = hne or not less than
ton dollars nor more than Twenty-Five
dollars OF be confined In jail not exceed
Ing ton days
And no person shall kill any fish by
the use OF dynamite or any other eHplo-
slVe mixture, or by the use-of any polls
OnOus drug, bait OF f0Odi any plTaon
violating this provision shall DC guilty
OfSR mlsdcmeanur and on conviction
shall, for each and every onensc DC
fined not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than two hundred dollars and
shall be confined on conviction thereof
In the county Jail not less than one nor
more than six months.
Asto IlirdS,
II is unlawful for any person to catch.
XIII or lnjurc. or to have in their possess
sion any bird whose habits are not es-
sentlally predatory upon and destruct-
i've TO the agricultural products OF man.
It Is unlawful 10 catch, Kill or injure
any quail or Virginia partridge, Wild
turkey, rufied grouse. and pheasantS
for the period OF two years from the
present time: or any RULED grouse.
pheasant, pinnncled grouse or prairie
chicken between December 10 and NO
Vember 10 following; Wild turkey be-
tween January 1 and October 10; blue
winged teal, mnllard, or wood duck, or
any other Wild duck, Wild goose, or
btant between April and October ]:
snIpe except between March and July
]; woodcock except between July 10 and
November !. II Is unlawful FOR any
person at any time to catch by Seine,
net or trap wild turkey, rutlied grouse,
pheasant, quail or Virginia partridge.
The use OF swivel or pivot gun or the
aid Of any push, or sneak boat In hunt
ing wild fowls Is prohibited.
II Is made the duty OF the clerk or
market master OF any city or town to
watch and arrest all persons violating
any Of the above provisions recited. II
Is also the duty OF all prosecuting at
'pSo1oJu9 81 AM on 1UVl COS o. sASulOl
likewise the sheriff and his deputies
and constAbles OF the counties.
Penalties ImPOSei.
II shall be unlawful for any person to
purchase or offer for sale, or have in
his possession. any OF the birds or game.
either dead or alive, mentioned In this
chapter, caught or killed during the
time when such catching. killing or de-
stroylng Is made unlawful hereby, and
the possession OF such birds or game
shall be pfima facie evidence that the
same were killed o. caught by such per-
son or persons, having possession OF the
same. unlawfully within the state OF
West Virginia. Any person Offending
against the provisions OF this section.
shall on conviction be fined not less
than 1--WE nor more than twenty-five dol
lars for each oftense. and may be I'M
prisoned In the county jail not exceed
Ing thirty days.
II shall be- unlawful for any person
to have In his possession for the pur-
pose OF using. or 10 use ferret for the
purpose OF catching rabbits Or driving
them from their burrows Any person
convicted OF an ofIensc under this Sec
tlon shall be fined not less than i've nor
more than twenty dollars for each Of
Tense.
AN fines imposed and collected shall
be divided. one-half going TO the In
former and the other half TO the officer
or person making the arrest.
In delivering his chargr TO the grand
Jury 1t shall be the duty Of the judge to
call its attention TO this act, and direct
1t TO inquire into any violation thereof.