The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-24
TO FORM A LEAGUE
Wichita Men 10 Join League
of American Sportsmen
TO UPHOLD LACEY LAW
Charles Mosbacher Expects
Membership of Sixty-Five.

Mr.. Charles Mossbacher announced yes
terday that there would soon be formed
in Wichita local branch OF the League
Of American Sportsmen. a national organ
ization Of great power which has 10 do. as
part OF its duties, with protecting game
from unlawful slaughter The League
aims at maintaining a standing army OF
spcrtsmen who viii work for more strsn-
gent state laws. see that lawlesSness is
punished and discourage game slaughter.
The dues are only dollar year. II Is
said there has been = decrease of Is per
cent in the game birds Of this country In
the last fifteen years.
A1r. Mossbacher thinks that the local
branch VIII have az least sixry-fiye mem
bers- There are already two members OF
the League in Wichita, Dr.. Shuts and
Charles Payne, the latter charter mem
Der. Mr.. Payne is known to the officers
OF the League and takes a prominent part
in its affairs. II was he who suggested
10 Mr. Lacey OF Iowa the need OF a ma
uonal game law. Mr.. Lacey passed the
biz at the last session OF congress and Ii
IS the talk OF the sportsmen of the coun-
Try. Uncle Sam IS a game protector The
law reads:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States
OF America in Congress assembled, That
the duties and powers of the department
OF agriculture are hereby enlarged so as
to include the preservation, introduction
and restoration OF game birds and other
wild birds. The secretary of agriculture
Is hereby authorized TO adopt such meas
ures as may be necessary TO carry out the
purposes OF this act and 70 purchase such
game birds and other wild birds as NAV
De required therefor, subject, however, to
the laws Of the various states and terri
tories. The object and purpose OF this
ac- is to aid in the restoration Of such
birds In those parts OF the United States
adapted thereto where the same have be-
come scarce or extinct. and also to regu-
late the introduction of American or for
eign birds or animals in localities where
they have not heretofore existed.
The secretary OF agriculture shall from
time to time collect and publish useful in
formation as to the propagation. uses and
preservation of such birds.
And the secretary Of agriculture shall
make and publish all needful rules and
regulations for carrying out the purposes
OF this act, and shalt expend for said pur-
poses such sums SIS congress may appro-
pirate therefor
Sec. ?. That IT shall be unlawful for
any person or persons TO import into the
United States any foreign wild animal or
bird, except under special permit from the
United States department of agriculture:
Provided. That nothing in this section
shall restrict the importation Of natural
history specimens for museums or scten
tine collections. or the importation of GER
tain cage birds. such as domesticated
canaries. parrots, or such other species
as the secretary of agriculture may deslg-
nate.
The importation Of the mongoose. the
so-called flying foxes" or fruit bats. the
English sparrow. the starting. or such
other birds or animals as the secretary Of
agriculture may from time TO time declare
injurious 10 the interest OF agriculture or
O.
such species u9on arrival at any of the
ports Of the United States shall be de-
stroyed or returned at the expense OF the
owner. The secretary OF the treasury is
hereby authorized TO make regulations for
carrying into effect the provisions OF this
section
Sec. g. That Il shall be unlawful for
any person or persons TO deliver to any
common carrier, or for any common car
rier 70 transport from one state or terri
tory to another state OF territory, or from
the District Of Columbia or AlaSka 70 anv
state or territory. or from any state or
territory TO the District OF Columbia or
Alaska, any foreign animals or birds the
Importation Of which Is prohibited. or the
dead bodies or parts, thereof OF any wild
animals or birds where such animals or
birds have been killed in violation Of the
avs II the state, territory or district "a
which the same were killed: Provided.
That nothing herein shall prevent the
q any dead birds or ami
mails killed during the season when the
same may be lawfully captured. and the
export OF which is not prohibited by law
IN the state territory or district in which
the same are killed
Sec. AZ That all packages containing
such dead animals. birds. or parts there
81. when shipped by Interstate commercs.
"a provided IN section ! OF this act. SHAH
be plainly and clearly marked. so that the
name and address Of the shipper and the
nature OF the contents may be readily as
se-tszned on inspection 81 the outside %
such packages. For each evasion or vfo-
ation Of this act the shipper shall upcn
conviction, pay q fine % net exceeding
&c. and ths conslgnee knowingly rsoe!v-
ing such articles - SHIPPED ard trans
ported in violation q this act shall. upon
conviction, pay aue ast sxeeAls7x szn6
Ind TIE carrier knowingly carving Or
transporting the same shat. upon cen
.iceiGn- pay a aas 0f not exceeding $40
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-hersof. Of any foreign game animals. Or
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vhleh "a prohibited. or IKE asad bodies. c.
-arts theraof. q suy Wild animals. or
zane o. song BIRDS transported into any
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