The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-05-24
The Game Law.

follows:
Deer shall not be killed between
the 10Th day of December and the
10Th day of the succeeding October.
1t is unlawful at any time to kill
or have in possession deer, Wild
turkey, quail, or pheasants for the
purpose of sending them outside
of the state.
Any person may at eny time de-
stroy any nets, seines, or traps, or
any other devices for catching fish
found in any of the creeks or runs
in the state. And it shall be law
full to destroy them in any of the
rivers of this state between the LIST
day of March and the 18th day of
November
1t is unlawful for any person to
be found upon the creeks or small
streams" of this state with any
seines, except minnow seines, in
their possession, and such posses
sion shall be prima faeie evidence
that the same have been used I'M
lawfully.
Meshes and seines, except min
now seines, shall not be less than
three inches in extension.
No net or seine of any kind shall
be used in the rivers, the meshes
of which are less than stated.
1t is unlawful to kill fish at any
time, or in any stream, by the use
of dynamite, or other explosives, or
by any poisons.
It is unlawful to kill grouse,
pheasant, or prairie chicken be-
tween the 10Th day of December
a I'd the 10Th day of the October
following; or any wild turkey be-
tween January 1st and September
10Th; or any quail or partridge be-
tween December Goth and Novem-
Der LIST following; nor shall any per-
son kill more than twelve quail or
partridge in any one day.
1t is unlawful to kill any wild
duck, geese or brandt between
April LIST and October 1st; or any
snipe from the LIST day of July to
the LIST day of March following; or
any woodcock from the LIST day of
November to the 10th day of July
following.
It is unlawful at any time to
catch by net or trap any turkey,
grouse, pheasant, or quail, or shoot
duck, or other water fowl with any
swivel or pivot gun, or push boat
or sneak boat.
It is made duty of clerk and
market masters to watch for viola
tions of this law. The prosecuting
attorney is required to prosecute
all cases, and fee of $1,000 is al
lowed him to be taxed as part of
the costs.
Section II requires that any per-
son not citizen of this state must
obtain license to hunt in this
state, from the clerk of the county
court of the county in which he
desires to hunt. A nonresident
must file an affidavit with the clerk,
in which he must state his name,
age, residence, post Office address,
color of hair and eyes, weight and
height, and pay fee of $25.OO, for
which the clerk shall issue him
license good only during the open
season of that year Such license
shall be good only in the county in
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transferable.
The clerk shall keep record in
which he shall record all the
licenses that he issues.
The foregoing is the substance
of amended sections one, six. eleven
and sixteen, and added sections
seventeen and eighteen of the game
law already in existence. If any
body understands the old game or
fish law, which has been considered
moro of mystery than an Egypt
ian inscription, they can probably
have some idea now how to conduct
themselves SO as to keep out of Jail.
Cabell county farmers who con.