The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

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,nan thirty days nor more than six
months.
| THAT no person shall kill. expose for
/ sale: or have in his or her possession.
| either dead or alive. any water rail or or
| tolan, reed bird or rice bird. marsh black
| bird. CT other game bird not previously
| mentioned. between the Ist dag of Feb
/ ruary and the lst day Of September, under
| . penalty OF p for each water rail or
! ortolan. reed bird or rice bird, marsh
! blachhird CT other game bird not pre-
! yiousiy mentioned. killed exposed for
| sale, or had in his or her possession
| eith6r dead or alive, and in default thereof
| to be imprisoned in the workhouse for a
lerlod not less than fifteen days nor more
than six months.
Sec. 3. That for the purposes of this
act the following only shall be considered
| game birds: The Anatidae, commonly
known as swans, geese, brant river and
sea ducks; he Ralldae. commonly known
as rails. coLts. mud hens. and galIimuIes;
The Limicolae, commonly known as shore
birds, DloyeFs. surf birds. sn.pe wood
cock. sandpipers, tattlers. and curlews:
the Gallinae. commonly known as wild
turkeys, grouse, prairie chickens. pleas
ants, partridges. and quails, and the spe-
cieS OF 1cteridae, commonly known as
marsh b!ackbirds and reed birds or rice
birds.
That no person shall kill catch. ex-
pose for sale, or have in his or her pos
session. living or dead any wild bird
other than q game bird, English sparrow
crow. Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk
or great horned owl; nor rob the nest of
any such Wild bird of eggs or young; nor
destroy such nest except in the clearing
Of land Of trees or brush. under Il penalty
OF 50 for every such bird killed, caught.
exposed for sale. or had in his or her
possession. either dead or alive and for
each nest destroyed. and in default there
Of to be imprisoned In the workhOuse for
period not exceeding thirty days. Pro
yided. that this section shall not apply to
birds or eggs collected for scientific pur-
poses under permits issued by he Super
intendent OF Police of the District OF Co
iumbia in accordance with such instrur-
tions as the secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution may prescribe, such permits
10 be in force for one year from date Of
issue and non-tra miserable.
THAT no person shall trap. net or en-
snare any water fowl or other wild bird.
except The English sparrow. or have in
his or her possession any trap, snare, net
or Illuminating device for the purpose 4
killing or capturing any such bird. under
It penalty OF 50 for each water fowl or
other wild bird except the English spar
row. killed or captured and in default
thereof be imprisoned in the workhouse
not exceeding thirty days. Provided, that
this act shall not apply to birds or ami
mails heretofore stuffed or to birds or
animals hereafter killed in open sea son
and subsequently stuffed
Sec. !. That section eight OF an act for
the protection of FISH in the District OF
Columbia. 70: the maintenance of per
manent spawning ground in the Potomac
River in said District, and for other pur-
poses, is hereby amended so a, to read
- Sec. s. That all nets. boats. or other
contrivanees, the property of any person
or persons convicted under the provisions
Of this act, shall be confscated to the
District OF Columbia. and the same shall
be sold at public auction TO the highest
bidder. by the property clerk of said Dis |
trict, and the proceeds therefrom be de-
posted with the Collector of Taxes, as
are other District revenues
Sec. 9. That section 2 of An act for |
the protection OF fish in the District Of |
Columbia, for the maintenance OF a per-
manent spawning ground in the Potomac |
River in said District. and for other pur- |
poses, approved May II. 1898 be, and is |
hereby amended TO read as follows:
Sec. 2. That no person shall catch or |
kill in the waters of the Potomac River or |
its tributaries within the District of CO. |!
iumba any black bass otherwise known |
as green bass and chub). crappie (other- |
wise known rs calico bass and strawberry |
hassl. between the Let day OF April AID |