Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-18
10 PROJECT HUNTERS
Bill introduced in Legislature to
Require Non Resident Sports
men to Pay License.
Fee Of Ten Dollars For Each Coun-
ty-Fund to Aid Game
Warden.
Speaker Bowen's Committees Salts,
factory to House Members Gov
Larrabee's Successor.
,pacial to Times Republican.

Special TO Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. IS Senator Me- /
Arthur. of Burlington. has introduced
a bill to require nonresident spori smen
TO take out a shooting license fefore !
being allowed to hunt With gun any
bird or wild animal in the state. The I
license fee is fixed at SO for each I
county ana the applicant is required to /
file his application with the secretary
of STATE, stating name, age and place of /
residence of the applicant and the
county in which he desires to hunt. Be
sides the SO fee q fee of 30 cents must
be paid to the secretary of state for
Issuing the license. The holder OF such
license may take from the state not 10
exceed twenty-five birds of all kinds
killed by himself and his operations
must be confined to the legal season.
1t is made the duty of all county at
torneys Ia see that the provisions of
this act are enforced in their respect
ive counties and they are required 10
prosecute all offenders on receiving in-
formation of the violation of the pro-
visions of this act. 1t is made the duts
lof all sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, con-
stables and police officers 10 INFORM
against and prosecute all persons
| whom there is reasonable cause o be-
lieve are guilty OF violating any OF the
/ provisions of this act. The receipts
from the sale of licenses and also from
4 fines imposed arc 70 be turned illto the
{ STATE treasury 10 form fund KNOWN
as the state game protection fund aud
snail be disbursed by the stale treas
\ urer on warrants signed by the gov
einor and countersigned BY tho STATE
ifish and game warden when such war.
rants are accompanied by vouchers
siSned BY he auditor Of state showing
* the liabilities Of the state incurred in
the protection Of game. Wild fowl and
/ birds.
THE passage d this bill is greatly de-
sired bg the sportsmen Of the stats.
who are required TO pay gun lirenss
il adjoining states when theg cross the
line to hunt II those states. Iluitlers
j from other states have been free to
come into Iowa and hunt al they
Pleased without paying cert Of
license. Ii is eniy within Very recaat
4 years and during the administration OF
4 the present isn and game warria;a M.
q Deleyan. that the game laws have been
q enforced 10 amy great extent. Mr. Dele
van is hearth. in faepr OF this islw
and believes that il Will greatly aid in
making the game laws effective. 1t
s viii provide an additional fund with
wllieil 10 pay the necessary expenses
4 of enforcing the law Senator Nc
Arthur is representing the wishes os
Mr.. Delevln and the sportsmen of the
state, and especially those u tile city
Of Burlington. who have been forced 10
pay gun license to cross the river
into Illinois for the privilege Of shoot
ing on the game preserve which is their
private properly.
s.s
The orgafization9 OF the house by
Speaker Bowen is much more satiS1ae-
tory than would have hea thought
possible TWO weeks ago by one VINO did
:. not thoroughly understand the pur-
poses and the policy OF the men who
elected DR.. Bowen To the speaKersllip,
They did not intend or desire TO afase
1.-THE power, OF the spelSersfip by using
"a 10 punish, those who were opposed 10
SENATOR Gear. Speaker Bowen has
given such fair recognition To those
iwho opposed him and Senator Gear
that there can be little or no complain;
of his makeup Of the committees Ex-
Speaker Byers signitied 10 Or. Power
some TIME ago that he did not desire a
chairmans hip. He would have beer
given an Important place had he de-
Sired it5nr been willing 10 accep1 il, bul
he has had all the honors to be had il
the house and he preferred that other.
!. should receive The ohairmans hips ans
that he be simply assigned to goot
I committees whore he could work. HI:
( wish has been gratitiad as he is on thu
VANS ana means. judiciary. municipa
corporations. private corporations
constitutional amendments, building
and loan, schools, normal schools In
bor and rules DR. Bowen expressed hi!
regard for his competitor and persona
friend. Mir Eaton, by making him
chairman Of the ways and means com
nittee. the most important committe
!, IN the house He did this rather agains
the protest of Mr. Eaton and in recog
!. milton of the generous spirit which Mi
Eaton has shown during and since III