Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-23


view to discussing in an informal
way the recommendations of the at
torney-general, copies of the decision
dent and Major Lacey.
Knox Opinion covers All Points.
The opinion of Acknowledgement
Knox covers all the phases of the ques-
tion. Mr.. Knox gives some practical
suggestions as to the need of certain
legislation and holds that forest re-
serves being situated within terri
tory of the United States, the Federal
legislative power is ample.
Government Has Authority.
The opinion treats at length the
question of the governments author
ity over these reserves, and concludes:
''As to the public lands within state
the government has all the rights of
an individual proprietor, supplemented
with the power to make and enforce it's
own laws for the assertion of these
rights and for the disposal and full
and complete management, control
and protection of it's lands
May Forbid Killing of Game.
Continuing, Mr. Knox says: 81 am
decidedly of the opinion that congress
may forbid and punish the killing of
game on these reserves, no matter
that the slayer is lawfully there and is
not a trespasser. If congress may
prohibit the use of the reserves for
any purpose, it may for another, and
while congress permits persons to be
upon and use them for various pur-
poses, it may fix limits to such use
and occupation and prescribe the pur-
pose and objects for which they shall
not be used
After considerable attention to the
whole subject have no hesitation in
expressing my opinion that congress
has ample power to forbid and pun
ish any and all kinds of tresspass upon
| Or injury to the forest reserves, in
Guiding the trespass of entering upon
or using them for the killing, capture
or pursuit of game"
National Law Not in Conflict.
"The object of all state laws Mr.
Knox says, SIS the preservation OF
game and national law would not in
terfere with the state laws as both
look to the same end" He is of the
opinion that an interstate commerce
law to prevent the shipment OF any
live or dead animals, or their skins, as
a method of curing the evil is INSULT
cient and inadequate.
81 would suggest, in view of the eX
listing law as to arrest without war
rant, whether it would not be well tt
give marshals and their deputies ant
their superintendent, supervisors
rangers and other persons charged
with the protection of these reserves
power on the public lands in certain
cases approaching hot pursuit to ar
rest without warrant. Very often thu
place of illegal acts is so far from thu
Office of any magistrate and the means
of communication such that before
: formal complaint can be made and al
officer with warrant sent there thu
offenders are beyond successful pul
suit"
Attorney General Makes Suggestion.
The attorney general suggests tina
, a clause should be inserted in an
legislation enacted making it an OF
, tense to be on any public reserve wit
the intent to kill or capture an
, game.
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