Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-16
BILLS BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE.
AN Act for the Pratecuon OF Gsms-An
Act TO Prescribe a Normal School Course


protection Of game in this State. II Is
as follows;
Section /. From and after tho pas,
sage Of this act, il shall be unlawful
for any person in tho State of Della
ware to trap, hunt, take, kill or de-
stroy, sell or expose for sale, or have |
in his or her possession after the same
has been killed, any quail, partridge,
pheasant or rabbit, except on and
after the 18th day of November in any
year, and on or before tho 10Th day oil
January in any year, provided, how
over, that 1t shall be unlawful for any
porson within said State to hunt, kill
or destroy, at any time while the
around Is covered with snow, any pnr-
fridge, grouse, quail, woodcock, rabbit
or hare, or have in his or her posses
sion any bird or animal mentioned in
this act which has been killed or
taken as aforesaid. Ii my person shall
violate any OF the provisions OF this
section, such person shall. be deemed
guilty OF q common nuisance, and,
upon conviction thereof before any
Justice OF the pence in this State,
shall be fined IS for each and every
bird or animal so taken. killed, sold
or exposed for sale, or had in his or
her possession. ~
Sec. 2. Any person, not u resident OF
the State of Delaware, coming into
this State for the purpose OF hunting
or killing my of the birds or animals
mentioned ia this act shall pay to the
clerk of the peace of any of the coun'
| ties of this State, for the use of the
State, the sum of g, and thereupon
such clerk of the peace shall issue to
such person u license permitting him
to hunt or kill any OF said birds or
animals within the State aforesaid in
this State; and, in addition to said
SUN of ~, any person procuring such
license shall pay to the clerk of the
peace for issuing the same o fee Of %
cents. Said nonresident shall have
the privilege OF carrying not more than
36 pieces OF game out of the State OF
one time.
Sec. ). Tho justices OF the peace oil
this State shall have plenary. juris
dictjou of all offences against the pro
visions of this act, and, upon an aifi
davit made that any person has vic
lated any Of the provisions Of this act
1T shall be the duty OF any iustice o.
the pence in tho county in which thu
offence was committed, or OF any othel
county, whore the person complained
of has had or has in his or her pos
session any bird or animal named IL
this act taken or killed in violation 0
the provisions of this act, to forthwith
issue his warrant. directed to any con
stable of his county, commanding hin
to arrest the person SO charged, and Il
bring him forthwith before said iustic
for trial; and, il, upon such trial, tn
said Justice shall find that the persol
arrested has violated any of the pro
visions of this act, and such perso
shall fail to pay forthwith the fine i'm
posed by ssid Justice, together wit
; the costs of prosecution, such persol
shall be committed by said Justice t
, the custody Of the sheriff of the count
} for 30 days, unless said fine and cost
be sooner paid.
J Sec 4. All laws or parts OF laws In
consistent with the provisions OF thi
act are hereby repealed.
NORMAL SCHOOL COURSE.
, Senator Alice has given notice Of a
, act providing II normal school cours
{ for teachers in the public schools {
Delaware.
1t provides that the State Board {
Education shall establish course {
i study, including branches best adapte
' to the purpose Of training persons to |
!, teachers in the public schools. 1t sha
change tho course, and make new
4 paper announcement of the fact on I'll
i first day of January of each year. Al
d white person, under the age OF
a years, who attends the normal soho
q course, at the Wilmington Conferen,
i Academy, shall be entitled 10 recei'
II NNat - Nal
a enable him or her t,j qualify hinlse
of this State. Each person who con
n pletes the first year Of the prescrib,
!. study shall receive $50; tho secor
n year, $40, and the third year, 500,
d be paid out OF the State treasury upt
order of the chairman OF the Sta
a. Board of Education to the principal
d the Wilmington Conference Academ
to be credited by him on the accou
le of the person named in the order. 4
Is such beneticiaries must give bon
with warrant of attorney to confe
As Judgment, to teach, or offer to teac
il as many consecutive years in t
n public schools of Delaware as he
m she received aid from tho State, u
IN aminations shall be held in Dover,
4. June or July of each year. Ea
il Representative district shall be G
h. titled 10 two such beneficiaries, q
is the superintendent of schools Of ca
IL county shall select tho two from on
district who shall obtain the high,
re- average OF excellence Mt competiti
no examination, to be held by the sup
intendents In June or July OF ca
year. III any persons decline, thu
obtaining the next highest averal
,x shall be selected to fill the vacanci
nd In case a district has no applioan
those from other districts may be 8,
of stitutod to fill the vacancies.
on SALE AND smIPMEST OF GAME.
20 Representative Short has introduc
w an act providing TINT no license sh
H. be required, or fees paid, for the pri
D. lego Of selling game in this State.
No citizen of this State, II says, sh
" be required to pay any fee, or obtl
n. any license, to enable him to ship d
T. game, bird or animal, dead or alive,
'ie or out of this State, but every citi.
OF this State who has obtained fir
49, the clerk Of the peace of any count
NJ license emitting him to buy and i
goods, wares and merchandise 81
y. have the privilege OF selling and sh
els ping any game, bird or animal In {
out of this State without obtaining ;
a; additional license, or paying any ad
no tionul fee.
Dover, Feb. 10. - representa-
Burps has introduced an act anne
ing ing chapter 27S, Vol. XIX, Laws
Delaware. 1t is as follows:
RS Section 1. That the act entitled 90
the act to provide employment ut b