Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-05-09
PROTECTION or GAME.
The Act for the Protection Of Game and
Fish In the Tertiary.

The law setting a limit for ihe killing
OF certain game. the restrictions ~ to
the kiling Of quail, ana other matters In
reference to hunting and fishing, reads
a. follows:
Section THAT after the passage OF
this hct II shall be unlawful TO Kill.
wound, snare or trap any quail, grouse,
prairie chicken, pheasant paftrluge or
wild turkey, Or ~ xii, wound or ia any
way destroy ANY antelope. deer, elk on
mountain sherp, except that said birds
or animals, The animals being with
horns. may be KILLED with q gun during
the months OF September. October and
November OF each year In the counties OF
Rio Artiba, san Juan, Taos. Colfax,
Union, san Miguel, Guadalupe and santa
Ne. aud during the months Of october,
November anu December In ali the other
counties OF the territory; and. provided
that no person shall kill or have In his
possession more than one antelope. elk,
mountain sheep or deer at any one time.
sec. 2. Whenever IN any county In this
territory IA petition shall be signed by
afty qualified voters thereof aud present
ed 10 the board OF county commissioners
OF such counties praying for the prohib
ition OF the killing, destroying or sharing
oil any deer, antelope, turkey or other
wild game tr game birds in said county
or any part thereof. where such petition.
ers reside, particularly described I'm said
petition. or Tor the prohibition OF the
catching Of tish by line or In any other
manner In said county, or In any partic
ular stream. pond. lake or reservoir OF
portion thereof particularly described IN
such petition. III tbs neighbour Jod where
such petitioners reside, II shall be the
duty OF such board OF county commits.
stoneTs TO publish notice OF the pre-
hibitiOn under this act against the
killing, destroying or SHARING OF such
birds or game described In such peti
ton In said county or portion thereof,
particularly described In such peti
zion, or the catching or killing OF any
Dish IN said county or IN any particular
stream, pond, lake or reservoir or portion
thereof described In said petition. which
said notice In both spanish and Euglisb
shall be published In four consecutive
publications In some weekly newspaper
in general circulation published In said
county, and from the date Of the compile
ton OF such publication and for a period
OF two years thereafter, II shall be un.
lawful In said counties 10 kill any game
OF game bird. mentioned In said petit.
ton In said county or In any part there.
Of described In said publication, or TO
catch or kill any fish 10 described In said
county or such stream. pond, lake or ree-
ervoir thereof 10 particularly described
In said petition and publication.
Sec. 3-Nheneyer the owner or lessee
OF lands within any enclosure or pas.
ture In this territory shall desire TO pro.
tect or propagate any game birds or ant
mails or any fish In any stream In said
enclosure, he may publish notices OF said
such fact in both English and Spanish,
warning all persons not to hunt or fish
In such enclosure or pasture or water
described, which notice shall be by hand
bills posted in at least three con
spicu0us places on said premises, and
by publication In some newspaper OF
general circulation In ssid county.
which notices 40 posted and published
shall be for the period Of three weeks or
three consecutive publications Of the
paper In which the same may be pub.
lished. After the publication Of such
notice, II shall be unlawful for any per
son or persons 10 trespass on said prem
ises FOR the purpose OF hunting or fish
ing. ''and any violation OF the provisions
OF this section shall be and constitute "A
misdeameanOr." And the presence of any
person OH such premises with dogs or
guns. or line, or either, or other imple-
ments OF hunting or fishing, shall be
presumptiye evidence for the purpose of
trespassing.
Sec. THE violation OF any OF the pro-
visions OF this act shall be deemed a mis-
demeanor. and any person convicted
thereof shall be lined In q sum OF not
less than f25 or more than 500 for such
Offense and upon default In payment
thereof shall be- imprisoned In the county
Jail for q period Of not less than ten days
or more than sixty days.
Sec. 5-The provisions of this act shall
apply TO all Indians on or of the reservs
tiOns or coming 10 this territory from
adjoining states or territories. and IL ~
hereby made the duty Of the secretary OF
the territory TO make certified copies Of
this act within ten days after the
passage thereof, and send the same by
registered mail 10 each and every Indian
agent In the territory OF New Mexico.
Sec. 6-Upon the presentation to the
board OF county commissioners OF any
county OF the petition OF twenty. five
resident householders OF any precinct In
such county praying for the suspension
OF the restrictions OF section | OF this
act, M to the killing OF quail In said
precinct, II shall be the duty Of said
board OF county commissioners before
which such petition IL presented to msks
and enter In the official record OF pro-
ceedings OF such board Of county com
missiOners an order extending the time
within which quail may be killed.
shared or trapped, In said precinct, for a
period OF two months from and after the
time limited In the exception created In
said section /.
Sec This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage.