Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
GUNNERS ARE ALERT
Interest in Approaching Reed Bird
and Ortolan Season.
FULL PROVISIONS OF THE new Law
Prospects for Excellent Sport When
Migration Commences,
LABOR DAY SHOOTING
I'LL. PROVISIONS OF THE new Law
LABOR DAY SHOOTING

The approaching reed bird and ortolan
season, which opens this year August 20,
instead of in September, as formerly. has
caused numerous inquiries to be made as to
the provisions Of the new law governing
marsh cunning. An impression seems to
prevail that ducks, geese, brant, plover and
snipe can be legally shot after August 20,
as we'll as reed birds, ortolan and black
birds, but this Is Incorrect The season
which opens August 90 is for the three lat
ter birds exclusively, and it will not be legal
to kill geese, brant, ducks, p1over or snipe
until September 1.
In order to equip prospective gunners
with complete information the new law is
printed herewith in full
The Law in Full.
1t was approved March g. 1880, and is as
follows:
An act for the protection of BIRDS preser-
walton of game and for the prevention of
its sale during certain closed seasons IN
the District of Columbia
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
or Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled that no
person shall kill, expose for sale or have in
MS or her possession, either dead or alive
any partridge, otherwise quail, between the
1st day of February and the 1st day of No.
Vember: nor kill, expose for sale or have in
his or her possession, either dead or alive
any Woodcock between the 18th day of jan
uary and the 18th day of July, nor kill eX-
pose for sale or have in his or her possess
son. either dead or alive, any prairie
chicken, otherwise pinnated grouse, be-
tween the 1st day of February and the LIST
day of September; nor kill. expose for sale
or have in his or her possession. either dead
or alive, any ruffed grouse, otherwise known
as pheasant, between the 26th day of De-
cember and the LIST day of November, eX-
cept the English ring-neck pheasant or
other pheasants of foreign origin, Matched
and raised in farm poultry Enclosures; nor
XIII, expose for sale nor have in his or her
possession, either dead or alive any wild
turkey between the 18th day of December
and the list day of November; nor kill, ex
pose for sale nor have in his or her posses
sion. either dead or alive, any rabbit, except
the species known as the English rabbit or
squi eel. between the LIST day of February
and the list day of November; nor kill, ex-
pose for sale or have in his or her posses
sion, either dead alive, any snipe or
plover between the list day of May and the
LIST day of September: nor kill, expose for
sale or have in his or her possession, either
dead or alive, any wild duck, wild goose or
brant between the 1st day of May and the
list day of September: nor kill, expose for
sale or have in his or her possession, either
dead or alive. any water rail or ortoian,
reed bird or rice bird or marsh blackbird
between the LIST day of February and the
Goth day of August: nor shoot at nor kill
the same except on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays between the 21st day of Au-
gust and the 1st day of February, under
a penalty of s. for violation of any of the
provisions of this section, and in default
thereof to be imprisoned in the workhouSe
for a period not exceeding thirty days.
Sec. 2. That no person shall expose for
sale or have in his or her possession any
deer meat or venison, between the first day
of January and the first day of September,
under a penalty of $40 for such exposure
for sale or having in possession, and the
forfeiture of all such deer meat or Venison
to the officer making the arrest, who shall
destroy the same; and, in default of fine,
to be imprisoned in the workhouse for a
period not exceeding sixty days.
Sec. 3. That no person shall expose for
sale or have in his or her possession dead,
at any time, any turkey buZZard wren,
bluebird. humming bird blue Jay, robin or
migratory thrush, wood or song robin,
martin, mocking bird, swallow, oriole, red
or cardinal bird, catbird, pewit, Whip-poor-
will goldfinch, sapsucker, hanging bird,
woodpecker crow blackbird or other in
sectivorous bird, save for scientific pur-
poses upon permit from the superintendent
of police of the District of Columbia, in &C
cordance with such restrictions as the sec
retary of the Smithsonian Institution may
prescribe, and excepting the English spar
row; nor rob the nest of any wild bird OF
eggs or young or destroy such nest, except
in the clearing of lands of trees or brush;
nor trap, net or enSnare any wild bird or
water fowl mentioned in this chapter, or
have in his possession any trap, snare, net
or Illuminating device for the purpose or
killing or capturing any wild duck, wild
goose, wild brant or bird, under a penalty
of S. for each wild duck, wild goose, wild
brant or bird killed or captured, or birds
nest and eggs destroyed. and, in default,
to be imprisoned in the workhouse not ex-
ceeding thirty days.
Sec 4. That no person shall kill or shoot
at any wild duck, wild goose, brant or wild
bird in the nighttime; nor kill or shoot at
any wild duck, wild goose, wild brant or
wild bird with any other frearm, gun or
device than such as are habitually raised
at arms length and fired from the shoulder,
under a penalty of SIS for each wild duck
wild goose, wild brant or wild bird killed
and in default thereof to be imprisoned in
the workhouse for a period not exceeding
thirty days; and the further penalty of $50
for having any firearm gun or device other
than the gun habitually used at arms
length, in possession, for the purpose of
violating the provisions of this chapter,
and, in default, to be imprisoned in the
workhouse for period not exceeding nine
ty days.
| Sec 3. That to carry out the provisions Of
this chapter any police officer, game warden
| having police authority, or health officer, in
| the District of Columbia, with sworn in
| formation presented to such officer or
warden, is authorized and empowered to
| thoroughly inspect any house. boat, market
| box stall cold storage, or other place of
whatever character or kind, where he may
| believe game, meats or birds, as heretofore
mentioned in this chapter may be stored or
kept and any proprietor, agent, employe
or other person refusing to permit such in
| specton shall be deemed guilty of inter-
! ference with the police and, upon convic-
| ton therefor be fined not more tian 500
nor less than $25, and, in default of such
payment, to be imprisoned in the United
| States jail not exceeding six months.
Sec. 6. That any person who shall know
ingiy trespass on the lands of another for
| the purpose of shooting or hunting thereon
| after due notice by the owner or occupant
| of lands, shall be liable to such owner or
| occupant in exemplary damages to an
| amount not exceeding 500. That notice
| shall be given by erecting and maintaining
| signboards at least eight by twelve inches
| in dimensions, on the borders of the prem
| Uses, and at least two such signs for every
| fifty acres; and any person who shall ma
| liciously tear down or in any manner de-
| face or injure any of such sgnboards shall
| be liable to penalty of not less than s. for
| each and every signboard torn down,
| defaced or injured; and, in default to be
imprisoned for period not exceeding thirty
| days in the workhouse.
| Sec I. That there shall be no shooting, or
| having in possession in the open air the i'm
plements for shooting on the first day of
| the week, called Sunday, except to trans
port said implements within without the
| District of Columbia; and any person vio-
| lating the provisions of this section shall be
liable to a penalty of not more than $50 for
each offense.
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