The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-15
HUNTING STARTS TODAY
GAME LAWS FOR CARTRIDGES
 EXPIRED LAST NIGHT.
Whirr of Wings and Crack of the Gun Will Be Heard About the Hills and
 Dales.

| The 18th day of November-what un-
 ailoyed joy this simple statement car | res to the hearts and minds of local | nihrods and the sportsmen of Montgom- | cry County in general.
 As thousands of clocks all over Mont- l gomery County changed the hour of mid | night last night these same clocks also | Lolled the requiem of thousands of happy
 law for partridges expired at midnight, | ana before another day Is born hundreds | Of sportsmen with their beloved dogs
 and guns will be headed in the direction of innumerable sage fields and other | haunts of the timid birds It Is said that there are more part l ridges this season than has been the case for number of years past, the ing the mating and breeding of the Bob Whites. An unusually wet summer drowns great many of the f1edglings
 and when the fall season arrives very ity of the birds being old cocks and
 hens.
 The dove law expired on the 18th day of July. and thousands of the birds of promise have been slaughtered since then.
 The only change made in the local game l law by the last Legislature was in re- | gard to the posting of land. Heretofore | man not wishing his property hunted on would have to post it-the last Leg | islature made 1t a penalty to hunt or
 shoot on another's land without first obtaining his consent, the posting not | being necessary.
 Following is the game law as given
 in the local acts of 1S9S-99:
 An act for the preservation of game
 in Montgomery County.
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
 eral Assembly of Alabama. That 1t shall
 be unlawful at any place in the county of Montgomery to catch. kill injure or pursue with such intent and wild duck, doe, fawn. wild turkey or partridge be-
 tween the 18th day of March and the 10th day of November; or any dove be- 18th day of July; and 1t shall be unlaw- ful at any time to catch Kill, injure or
 pursue with such intent the mocking
 bird. eat bird or thrush.
 Sec. 2. Be it further enacted That
 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
 catch, take or kill in this county or
 have in his or her possession or under
 her control any wild buck, doe. fawn.
 the 18th day of November to the 18th day of March; or any dove except from the 18th day of July to the 18th of March.
 Sec 9. Be 1t further enacted, That 1t
 shall be unlawful at any time to catch. trap. net or kill any wild buck, doe. fawn, wild turkey partridge or dove n any other manner than by shooting with
 a gun.
 Sec. I. Be it further enacted, That | any person violating any provision or this act shall be guilty of misdeme amor. and on conviction thereof shall be lined
 not less than one nor more than ten dollars for each offensc, or in dt fault of payment thereof be imprisoned in the county jail for period of one day for each dollar of penalty imposed.
 See S. Be 1t further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws contrary to the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed
 Approved February IS, 1S99.' The State game law is In substance the same as the local law with the exception that the dove law exuiree on the 18th of August instead of the 10th of July: as
 in the local law. In the State law there is also very stringent clause for the .xclusive benefit of pot hunters making 1t unlawful for any person to kill or
 trap game birds, or mammals and offer
 the same fo~ sale. In this law the Pro
 bate Judge of the several counties Is
 instructed to lay before the grand jury
 any infringementn of the game law
 State or local. This is done to enforce
 the protection Of the game in Alabama
 which If late years has been sadly de-
 pleted, pot hunters being in the main
 reeDonsiblc.