The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-11
Protect THE GAME.
n, 10 The Farmers and Other
owners Of Land
y, THAT THE LAW is ENFORCED
INV the Last he9i-'" t"re
Il fs''ea - -. Being Utterly
b csaa ..u, Force or Eject

rn,,, pecemser 1.-THE e, o' Iaio'
pN ~" came and Fish Protective ass9'
y BIZ Ven a.sn,red an address to 'ana-
Va J" and live stock men REQUEST
sn am asopt the practice OF posting
o. ~. "a afterwards enforcing the Jaw
h'es s., ~ a penalty for persons hunting
'is'' ,.5a without permission OF Int, IN.
's'a ~ ga association eriticises the last
~ y s,o,setion Of land from hunters
10 NE , ~ vas TO enable persons own
- NJ acres Of land TO posi- m,, s fails
W. W and besides, III counties are
. 's Nv, It's provisions. and In those
PsN y. III !, i imperative. The law pas ss
k'as y ,.,islaiure. which the association
.. - no protection whatever IS en- !.
ns.'' 49, y to promote agriculture and
n :. and 10 prohibit the hunting win
si'n as. mon the inclosed or posted
n d another within all COUNTIES u ,r ,
n y ..rscially named as exempt rom
W nN We nj This act and to proViue d
ro.lsse...,sa Ii is SAID by the associa-
kaiu as burden OF proving that me vlo-
= nav I lsw knew that he was nuh'in
tk y ~ The owner mad posteu ana ina.
ala NV within the provisions OF tue ast
AM is.s s,als and the state VIII rareiy
~ " y mia 10 make such proof Inc toi-
c.rr d Tie address; o,s tive stock
~ nrmsrs, Landowners ahd Law "'0e y
|xsi !. y mas sa december s.--Gentlemen: II
|s.s Van you ant wholly upon you 10 pr
n ~, ~ ,c,al anuiiilation oil game anu vi us
81 .i,s !. sia,e Of Texas, ana IN oroer 10 uo
~ ~ ana Of you owning Lard must p9s'
~ ~. ana must afterwards report III WV
II. 4 ycur notice to the county astolhes
n, district attorney. or tue srahu JUL!
Justice OF TIE peace, IN o .,, "
~, nrssstution and CONVICTION, neIe u
m asudiug on the statute BOOKS, passeu
is nd amended in 1875, from wnlsh NJ ~
Iers In the State is exempt ana unue. ,u':
|, s,sons owning 2ONu acres oi iahu y. ~" s
4, M, me same and protect II from tht
Erditipn Of gunners. II tnls Is uohs sam.
|. s,,ss vii be preserved and people ma!
~ n the bird songs and enjoy the bene'
I, ,.sr destruction of pernicious insects
M rsms az all sorts will multiply anr
n. Nm n plenty OF sport for legitimate
[,,ss The last legislature enacted oil
I,s.sts 10 authorize owners OF land orei
y .Jss 10 post the same aud If that law
Y Nm properly written II would be I
[svr. 10 the state. Tor under it the larg'
"a Al land might be protected ana IN,
n nd animal slaughierers would soon hnt
E-slyss without an occupation. This Law
4 ns.rd as wholly useless and OF no avail
IA rl be seen from reading the law tina
\ A. t,st place II is so involved 10 IL
kssrt and so complicated that there vii
.,y, IL any. convictions under 1t, an!
NJ ia he next place the counties in which
Isrretion o. game is most INDUCED In ar
ks.r from It's provisions.
IN rsr Of the conditions described and tn
|rkls slaughter In progress. which is no
k.tied to animals and birds used for food
/. mates to everything on hoofs or possess
Y fathers and includes in the wide de
Srpaicu SONG and insectiyorous birds, we
Setlsft. heseech the farmers to act upon tn
hv, 10 universally post their lands. I
kaNs the law against all offenders and Il
h reantlme we are preparing 70 obtain tn
esH action Of all classes Of people. lookin
STATE convention 10 be held next yea
u,ee upon a bill from which there shal
) n exemptions. and which will cover III
IN State like blanket, protecting ever
Pal md bird nom humiliation at tn
pa Of unlawful gunners and trappers.