Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-07

this chapter, except that decoys may
be used in hunting wild geese and
ducks, but no person shall at any time
hunt or shoot from any boat, canoe,
continuance or device whatever on any
of the waters of this state between
sunset and sunrise.
Sec. 1862. No person shall at any
time, or at any place within this state.
trap, shoot or kill for traffic any pin.
mated grouse or prairie chicken, wood
cock, quail, ruffied grouse or pleas
ant; nor shall any one person Shoot or
kill during any one day more than
twenty-five of either kind of said mans
ed birds; nor shall any one person,
firm or corporation have more than
twenty-five of either kind of said
named birds in his or their possession
at any one time, unless lawfully re-
ceiyed for transportation; or catch or
take or attempt TO catch or take, with
any trap, snare or net any of the birds
or animals named in the preceding Sec
ton; or in any manner wilfully de-
stroy the eggs or nests of any of the
birds named in this and the preceding
section.
Sec. 1858. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to kill, trap or ensnare any
beaver, mink, otter or muskrat be-
tween the first day of April and the
first day of November, except where
such killing, trapping or sharing may
be for the protection of private or pub
lie property.
any person, company or corporation
tn, hr,vy r,,11 ,s.>r,
any of the birds or animals named in
this chapter, during the period when
the killing of such birds or animals is
prohibited, except during the first five
days of such prohibited period; and
the possession by any person, company
or corporation of any such birds or
animals during such prohibited period,
except during the first five days there
of, shall be presumptive evidence of a
violation of the provisions of this
chapter relating to game.
Sec. 1855. No person, company or
corporation shall at any time Ship take
OF carry out of this state any of the
birds or animals named in this chap-
ter; but it shall be lawful for any pre-
son to ship to any person within this
state any game birds named, not to ex-
coed one dozen in any one day, during
the period when the killing of such
birds is not prohibited; but he shall
first make an affidavit before some
person authorized to administer oaths
that said birds have not been unlaw-
I, fully killed, bought, sold or had in pos.
session, are not being shipped for sale
or profit, giving the name and post
Office address of the person to whom
shipped, and the number. of birds to- be
so shipped. A copy of such affidavit,
Endorsed "a true copy of the originaP'
by the person administering the oath,
shall be furnished by him to the atfi-
ant, who shall deliver the same to the
railroad agent or common carrier re-:
ceiying such birds, for transportation,
and the same shall operate as a release
to such carrier or agent from any LA
hility in the shipment or carrying OF
such birds. The original affidavit shall
be retained by the officer taking the
same, and may be used as evidence in
) any prosecution for viola don of the
sections of this chapter relating to
game. Any person knowingly and will
fully swearing falsely to any material
fact of said affidavit shall be guilty OF
perjury.
Sec. 1856. If any person shall use
any device, kill, trap, ensnare, buy,
sell, ship, or have in his possession, or
ship, take or carry out of the state,
contrary to the provisions of this
chapter, any of the birds or animals
named or referred to herein, or shall
wilfully destroy any eggs or nests of
the birds named or referred to in the
preceding sections, he shall be punish
ed by fine of $40 for. each bird, beav-
er, mink, otter or muskrat; and $40
for each nest and the eggs therein, SO
killed, trapped, ensnared, bought, sold,
shipped, had in possession, destroyed,
or shipped, taken, or carried out of
the state, and shall stand committed to
the county Jail for thirty days unless
such fine and costs of prosecution are
sooner paid.
Sec. 1857. If any railway or express
company or other common carrier, or
any of their agents or servants, receive
any of the fish, birds or animals men
toned or referred to in this chapter
for transportation or other purpose,
during the period hereinbefore limited
and prohibited, or at any other time
except in the manner provided in this
chapter, he or ii shall be punished by
fine of not less than 500 nor more
than $500, or by imprisonment in the
county Jail for thirty days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
Sec. 1858. If any person shoot OF
Kill any wild duck, goose or brant with
any swivel-gun, or any lkind'of gun ex-
kcept such as is commonly shot from
the shoulder, or shall use indicated
or poisoned food to capture or kill any
of the birds named in this chapter, he
shall be fined twenty-five dollars for
each offense, and shall stand commit
ted to the county Jail for thirty days,
unless such fine and costs of prosecu-
ton are sooner paid.
Sec. 1853. In all prosecutions under
this chapter, any number of violations
may be included in the Information, but
each one shall be set out in separate
count, and upon conviction there shall
. be taxed as part of the costs in the
. case fee Of SIS to the informant, and
like fee of SIS to the attorney prose-
; cutting the case, upon each count upon
! which there is a Dlea or verdict of pIIiy-