The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-12
THE DISTRICT GAME LAWS.
Provisions of the Bill Amending Ex-
isting statutes.


| Monday as District day, when he will call
up the bills acted upon yesterday.
The bill amending the game laws of the
District, which was ordered fayorably re-
ported, provides as follows:
That no person shall kill, expose for
| sale, or have in his or her possession,
either dead or alive, any partridge. other
| wise quail, between the LIST day of Feb
ruary and the list day of November, under
a penalty of s. for each partridge, other
wise quail, killed, exposed for sale, or had
| in his or her possession, either dead or
alive, and in default thereof to be i'm
| prisoned in the workhouse for a period
not less than 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 woodcock be-
tween the list day of January and the LIST
| day of July, under a penalty of IS for
each woodcock, either dead or alive and
in default thereof TO be imprisoned in the
workhouse for n period not less than
thirty days nor more than six months.
That no person shall expose Cor sale
or have in his or her possession, either
dead or alive, any prairie chicken. other
wise pinnated grouse, between the 1st day
OF February and the list day of Septem-
ber under penalty of s. for each prairie
chicken, either dead or alive. and in de-
fault thereof to be imprisoned in the
workhouse for period not less than
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 wild turkey or
ruled grouse. otherwise known as pleas
ant, between the 10th day of December
and the list day of November. except the
English, ring-neck or other pheasants of
foreign origin Matched and raised in farm
poultry enclosures under a penalty of So
for each wild turkey or ruffed grouse,
otherwise known as pheasant, either dead
or alive. and in default thereof TO be i'm
prisoned in the workhouse for period not
less than thirty 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 squirrel or rab-
bit, except the species known as the Eng
lish rabbit, between the 1st day of Feb
ruary and the LIST day of November, under
a penalty OF 81 for each squirrel or rab-
bit either dead or alive. and in default
thereof TO be imprisoned In the workhouse
for a period not less than fifteen days nor
more than three months.
That no person shall kill, expose for
sale, or have in his or her possession.
either dead or alive any wild duck, wild
goose. brant, snipe, or plover between the
LIST day OF April and the LIST day o. Sep
TENDER, under a penalty of So for each, /
either dead or alive and in default there
of to be imprisoned in the workhouse for
period not less than thirty days nor I
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
ortolan, reed bird or rice bird. marsh
backbird. or other game bird not pre- |
viously mentioned, between the LIST day OF |
February and the LIST day Of September, |
under a penalty of 81 for each, or other |
game bird not previously mentioned, either |
dead or alive, and In default thereof to be /
imprisoned in the workhouse for period !
not less than fifteen days nor more than
six months.
For the purposes of this act the fol-
lowing only shall be considered game I
birds: The anatidse, commonly known as
swans, geese, brant, river and sea ducks;
the rallidae, commonly known as rails,
coots, mud hens, and gallinules; the lin
icolae, commonly known as shore birds,
plovers, surf birds, snipe, woodcock, sand
pipers, tattlers, and curlews; the gal
linae, commonly known as wild turkeys,
grouse, prairie chickens, pheasants, part
!
cteridae, commonly Known as marsh
Dlackbirds 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 a game bird, English sparrow,
row, Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk,
Or great horned owl; nor rob the nest
1f any such wild bird Of eggs or young;
nor destroy such nest except in the clear
of 10 nf dor I
penalty of S. for every such bird, either
lead or alive, and for each nest destroy /
ed, and in default thereof to be impris-
1ned in the workhouse for a period not
exceeding thirty days; provided, that this
section shall not apply to birds or eggs
for scientific purposes under
issued by the superintendent OF
Police of the District of Columbia in ac-
,ordance with such instructions as the
Secretary Of the Smithsonian Institution
nay prescribe, such permits to be in force
or one year from date of issue and nom
Transferable.
That no person shall trap, net, or en-
mare any water fowl or other wild bird
except the English sparrow, or have in
lis or her possession any trap, snare, net,
IT Illuminating device for the purpose of
,illing or capturing any such bird, under
/ penalty of IS for each water fowl or
,ther wild bird Except the English spar
-owl killed or captured, and in default
hereof to be imprisoned in the work
house not exceeding thirty days"
Favorable reports were also ordered on
he following bills,
Authorizing the Dewey Hotel Company
o construct and maintain an electric and
steam conduit in Stanton Alley so as TO
connect with house zoos Thirteenth Street
northwest.
Senate bill amending the act relating
o the criminal laws of the District so
hat any person who commits an offence
riable in the Police Court may be re-
eased by furnishing bond or depOsiting
money as collateral security in such
AMOUNT as the Court, Assistant Attorney
or the United States the special Assist
mt Attorney for the District Of Columbia,
,r the lieutenant or acting lieutenant Of
police of the precinct in which the person
s detained may determine.
To provide for the closing of part of an
,Iley in square 1863, in the city of Washing
on, District of Columbia, and for the sale
hereof to the Young Mems Christian
association of the city of Washington.
To enable the directors of Providence
Hospital to increase the accommodations
If that institution by the erection Of ad-
iitionaI buildings.
The Senate bill for the relocation Of
certain tracks of street railways in the
District OF Columbia was also favorably
exported. The object of the bill is TO re-
,uire the lexington ard Soldiers Home
Street Railroad TO locate its tracks out
,ide the Bunker Hill Road.
THE CIRCUIT BILL HEARING.
lore Witnesses Before the senate